The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-05-23


luton is now in the second stage new gene
ration Of politicians has arisen which have pushed
from the stage Of action Louis Blanc, Lamartne
Cremieux, Marie, and others, who founded the
Republic. Success is dawning on the principle
they advocated, but the time not yet arrived 10
place their busts in the inches Of the great temple
of Freedom. They have shared the fate of all
Reformers, who are the first to be swept off by the
flood they have let loose They are in prison,
exile, or obscurity.
The fate of the founders of the French Repub.
lie will be that, my dear sir of yourself and your
colaborers in the great cause of human rights
You will be laid aside by your age but the in
cense of history will burn for you, the enduring
homage of the human heart will be your reward.
The early friends Of the slave have opposed their
voices TO the angry clamors Of the multitude
| they have attacked mighty power in behalf of
an ignorant and helpless class, which did not
know or understand its champions they have
had no encouragement, strength, or hope, except
what they drew from the cause itself; fred by a
holy love Of justice and right, they have pressed
| on 10 their object without looking behind to see
whether they were followed. Sir, there are no
reformers on whose names the pen of the historian
will linger more lovingly than on those of the
early American abolitionists.
beg pardon for this depression, if it be one 10
pass from the cause of liberty in the Old World
Il defenders
each have hard battle to fight, and have need of
each others sympathy and aid The causes are
identical. II is a remarkable fact, that Sbglcher
Perrinon, and other persons who have signalized
themselves in France by their devotion to the alb
| clifton cause, all socialists The representa-
tives Of the liberated blacks all sit on the benches
of the Mountain.
The election in the Department Of Sdone-ei-
| Lore took place also last Sunday and Monday.
| The result was the same as at Parasitic whole
Socialist ticket was elected by majority of about
| twelve thousand.
The Government is so much frightened by the
repeated victories of the Republican party, that
1t is about to present q law providing that no
more elections shall be held until the vacancies
to be filled shall amount to ffy. This suppress
sion of the popular voice viii enable the Royalist
sheets to misrepresent public sentiment at pleas
ure. We shall then have the old song Of " This
people will have King
w The Government is striking at every mode Of
anifestation of public opinion Not only voting,
| Tut the Press is TO be annulled. An implacable
war is now waged by the Project of Police, NJ
earlier, against the republican journals. Some
old law gives him the right Of licensing the vend
| ors of journals in the streets-his only duty be-
ing to see that they of good character, and not
likely to sell prints or papers of an obscene char
! sSter. But NJ. earlier claims and exercises the
right to license not only street criers, but shop
J. keepers and booksellers t. sell journals, and to
stipulate the condition ehat no Socialist journal
is to be sold by them. As if this were not enough,
he arrests the carriers of Socialist papers, the
pretence that they are selling on their own ac-
count throws them into prison. seizes their papers
and, when they are tried next day, 1t is too late
TO take the journal TO subscribers. On Tuesday,
FIVE thousand copies of the Epenemet were con-
fscated by the arrest of the regular carriers
This is Nj. Bonsparte's way of combating Social
ism, and a rough one he will be apt to find it,
The press, the popular vote the right of petition
the right to hold public meetings and every other
check which the people should have on their
agents. the officebolders terrible to the faith
less men now at the head Of the French Govern
| ment.
A great many reports are ahoat as to the in
| tentions of the ministry Some say it will pre-
sent very severe laws against every liberal inst-
tuition others, quite as we'll informed, say that
it will present none of these, without being well
assured in advance, of the disposition of the ma
jority to pass them. IL is said that the present
ministry is to be dissolved as soon as their sue
cessors can be found A few assert that the Pres
| ident will make himself Consul, and assume the
| dictature. Your correspondent inclines to the
opinion that little will be done besides attempt
| to change in some points the election law. The
greater number of the members of the Legisla-
tive Assembly are unwilling to follow the chiefs
in extreme measures, and are already preparing
to look on the opposition as likely to get into
power, and, therefore, to be treated with respect
The attempt against the electoral law may give
rise to trouble but that is the only serious dam
ger. We may expect the ministry to present in
the coming week, some projects Of law, designed
to feel the pulse Of the Assembly. They will act
as Clayton does before ascending, himself into the
ar-let off q few small balloons TO find the direc-
tion of the wind. II all be right, we shall have
their grand ascension.
The Royalists are now trying to brighten Paris
by agitating the question of removing the capital
to Bourges or Tours. Several petitions have been
presented to the Assembly for this purpose. The
provincial Royalist journals are out in full cry
for this measure. To believe them, it would be
the work of q few hours or minutes the Presi
dent would 90 down to Bourges on mornings
train, and, preaoy Bourges would be the capital
of France One of the Mira journals cites the ex-
ample of the United States which never has a
large commercial town for its capital IL says that
Baton Rouge, Albany, Washington, Frankfort
and Columbus, are all small towns, and therefore
the French capital should be at some village in
the interior. They will gain no votes by this
agitation.
The news has reached town to-day by telegraph,
that the Erfurt Parliament has been adjourned
The King ofPrussa declares that he adjourns 1t
only for q time long enough to permit the differ
ent States to express their resolutions in relation
to the Constitution adopted but fears are enter
tanned that he intends to prevent its re-assemblng
lie scarcely knows what to do, and is, most prob
ably, continuing the temporising uncertain course
he has 80 long held on the same subject.
The difficulty between the King Of Prussia and
the Catholic priesthood has been compromised.
The latter make among themselves written dec
laration that they do not consider the oath they
are about to take as conflicting with their duties
to the Church, and afterwards take the oath with
out reservation. What is the preliminary paper
but reservation
The Austrian Emperor has just published some
ordinances giving increased power to the Catho-
lie clergy in the business of public instruction.
The late law in Piedmont, abolishing the priv
ileges Of the ecclesiastical courts, and submitting
the clergy to the jurisdiction Of the civil tribu-
mails, In common with other citizens, has been the
cause Of great discomfort among the scolop-batted
gentry. The Archbishop Of Turin addressed
circular to the clergy, urging them to rebellion.
An indictment was found against him, and he
was ordered TO appear and answer, but escaped
with the aid Of friends.
No great measure Of mercy or policy has sig
nalized the return Of the Pope to Rome. One Of
the few items of interest from that quarter is the
report of the committee Of censure of the press
known under the title Of Sacred Congregation OF
The Inder" The particular duty of this commit
tee is the maintenance and spread Of ignorance.
II has prescribed in the Papal dominions, the
works of Bacon, Pascal, Milton, Leibnitz, Des-
cartes, Mslebranche, Locke, Montesquieu, Kant,
Bentham, and, more lately, the works Of M. Co
querel, the Protestant divine who votes generally
with M. Montslembert, an Italian grammar of
English, geography, and several Greek and
Latin dictionaries Besides these, it has proscrib-
ed large number OF books and PAMPHLETS sus-
pected Of bad tendencies and want of respect for
the holy and most tolerant Pontif.
The Austrian Government has demanded of
Druoaa he eviradf;op NJ all Hmm In, her