Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-06-01

babe, but adds, as General CHANGARNIER's s opin- |
ion, that the most formidable disturbance could be
put down in two hours. No doubt is expressed Of
the Adelity Of the army.
FROM OUR P.aRIS CORRESP ONDENT.
PARIS, MAY 9, 1850.
AT the date of my last the "solution" of the
Constitutional, openly advising, remedy to the
evils of the actual political condition of France, an
unconstitutional prolongaton for ten years of the
Presidential term by the Legislative Assembly,
promised to be the burden Of discussion in the press
and in the salons for the ensuing week. But that
discussion has given place to another, of hardly less
Importance in itself, and possessing, moreover, the
attractive stamp for pressing actuality.
mentioned the nomination by the Minister Of
the Interior Of a commission to report notifications
to the existing Electoral law This nomination
instantly attracted universal attention. The As
sembly itself seemed to be thinking of little else
than this capital move Of the Government The
press and the public were no less disposed to con-
slider il of critical interest very likely to bring
about, in favor of whom and what nobody could ex-
acty te the final solution to the difficulties of
the moment. The commission, composed of the
leaders of the parliamentary majority, was not of a
nature to reassure the Republicans to the char
acter of the notifications which would be pro-
posed to the electoral law. II contained no Repub-
lcan, nor even member of the Constitutional,
third party, of which De Tocquevillc, Cavaignac,
Beaumont, and Dufaure are the representatives. II
contained but two members, Berger and Vati-
mesnil, Of the moderate legitimist party. It was
thoroughly re-aconist and almost entirely Orlean-
st. Piscatory, the most active partisan of that fac
tion Jules Lasteyrie, the friend and correspondent
Of the Duchess of Orleans, and three ex-Prime
Ministers Of Louis Philippe, occupied the most dis
tnguished places. Nothing more was necessary to
bring out in full chorus against the anticipated
forms, the whole Republican press. This is now
composed in Paris of nine daily papers. Perhaps
the DiG Decembre since it has changed hands,
should in justice be added to the number of Repub-
lican journals; making in all ten. These are all
in advance as to what will be the character of
the measures proposed, volative of the letter and
spirit of the constitution, but with two exceptions
they pray the people to be calm and to bear! Let
the reaction 90 on and do what they will, they
cannot legally abolish or impair universal suffrage.
The general elections Of 1862 will soon come round,
and then the party Of the people. swollen to many
millions by operation of the very efforts of the re-
actonsts of to-day to embarrass and crush it, would
with magnificent impulse and overwhelming pow
er the ballot in hand and the sacred constitu-
tion in the other, sweep away the puny men Of the
fallen dynasties, and their puny measures, to nsti-
tute in very truth the Democratic Socialist Repub-
lie in France, soon to be followed by the Repub-
Hque u,aiUerselle ct h,tmaaifaire.
Yesterday M. Baroche, Minister of the Interior,
reported to the Assembly the bill prepared for him
by the commission Ipassed, as it almost certainly
will be, will violate, and it will be intendedto vo
late, the plain spirit OF the constitution, which de-
clares universal suffrage to exist in France 1t will
deprive the elective franchise some three four
millions who have hitherto exercised it. predict
that the people will not stand il. The principal pro-
vision of the new bill Isl that it exacts as qualif-
cation to vote residence Of three gears instead Of
six months as by the actual law) IN the same COM
niuae. You will apply American ideas of law and
justice and gain some idea of the character and eff
fects of this provision when / inform you that a
member Of the National Assembly represents de-
parfmenf and not commune; that France is
divided into less than ninety departments and into
more than fhirty-seuen thousand communes. Yet,
70 vote for representative of department, con-
tinued residence of at least three years in particu
lar commune is required. The residence is to be
proved in manner that will render exclusion still
more extensive, and the law still more odious-by
inscription on the roll OF personal taxationby the
written declaration Of father or mother in certain cases where
msy no, have e the paernal mansion by the similar
declaration Of masters patrons in The of domestic
wants laborers living in the house with the
paro Measures taken also prevent the votes Of the
army from beng known and commented they have hher-
10 becn to the great disquiet Of the community This is
right The Of the army should be confounded WITH and
inseparabc from, the vote Of the Of citizens.
The Minister presented his bill yesterday with the pre-
amblc Of which may be taken from the preamble Of
law Of unconstitutional repression enacted during the
les, two years. - &e 8ts
He asked the decaon Of urgency, that is that the bill
In question may be exempted from the discussion and ordeal
Of three readings. and pass finally sitting. favor
able vos by large majority decided that the demand of
urgency should be taken into consideration. After this vote
and stormy session. the Assembly adjourned to Friday
In the midst Of the greatest excitement.
Ths e Of the 4h Msy, in honor Of the proclamation Of
'he Repubc BY ihe Constituent Assembly psssed off without
trouble favored BY magnificent weather." The decorations
o he Place De ID Coucorde tasteful and imposing
The ilumnaons (publc, there none or almost none
Psivas) were elegant and splendid as uminaions gener
ally IN Paris and he usual amount Of powder was burned
IN fireworks ss r4p.as. rf3s5 a