The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-08-22
THE NATIONAL ERA WASHINGTON D. C, AUGUST %, 1850.

see; and that the President has determined TO
dismiss him from the Cabinet at an early period.
Certain il Is that NJ. Baroche did not deny that
the offensive articles had been prepared at the
Elysee, that the President medtates q usurpa-
ton, or that the attempt Is TO be shortly made.
His speech, examined closely, contains only one
substantial assertion which is, that the Ministry,
as at present constituted, will not officially aid
any such attempt. In the circumstances, this Is
as much as NJ. Baroche could say, for it is well
known that two parties exist in the Ministry
itself on this subject. And on the whole, we
may congratulate ourselves that the storm has
blown over An explosion now between the
Legislature and the President would be the sig
nal for revulsions far from profitable to the
people.
Last week, a warm discussion was kept up be-
tween the two journals, lie PonUoir, and IDS
s~nbles Rationale, attacking and the other de-
Tending the Assembly. You may be surprised
to learn that these journals bitter TO each 9TH
err, are owned by the same person, published in
the same Office, and edited, for the most part, by
the same body Of editors. One is the champion
of the Executive, and the other Of the parlia-
mentary power.
Ii Proseri, monthly commenced by the ex-
lies at London, has not appeared this month.
The Paris publisher has refused to continue its
publication, having been menaced by the Govern
ment with the withdrawal of his license to print.
II Is probable that this magazine win cease to APP
pear.
The discussion of the budget Of 1851 progresses
rs,,i,ii, IN ,e assrioss,,. "HllSiS Slsy.szs are
vot ed in single sitting. The dowry Of the
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Of peers have passed almost NSiASSS >Ssssd&iSa
A warm debate sprung up on the chapter rela-
ting to public instruction. The committee on the
budget, M. Berger, chairman, had In its report
attacked most insidiously the university for the
benefit Of the Catholic clergy. For instance, the
normal school, which supplies the colleges Of
France with professors, was menaced with a
duction in its annual allowance which would
have ruined il altogether, and the colleges were
to he reduced in number, and to lose their chairs
of Philosophy and History. These measures
were voted for by the Catholic party and their
allies the bugraUes or chief of the royalist par
ties but the mass of the members rallied in de-
fence of the university. NJ. Berger, who dis
played in the discussion good deal of his former
adroitness and eloquence, was beaten
On the Army budget, General Grammont pro-
posed to reduce the credit for the immense army
Of Paris. He alluded in plain terms to the no,o-
rious quarrel between General Changsrnier,
commander-in-chief of the army Of Paris, and
General D'Hsutpoul Minister of War. | say
them have made it matter of common fame.
When General Changarnicr arrests colonel for
answering a letter from the Minister; when he
countermsnds an order by the Minister for the
removal from Paris of large number Of troops,
'ai,a by thas aSaSiI movement Of the troops occa-
sions an expense Of about thirteen millions which
is evident on the budget when he breaks up, by
his decided opposition, the Minister'S plan of
forming a camp at Versailles; and when these
L. Lca col1 al ~ al - ID
resignation of the Minister a resignation not ac-
cepted by the President one would suppose it i'm
possible to deny the dissension. But this is pre-
cisely what the Minister did in the discussion,
adding many compliments to M Changarnier.
The naughty General did not answer, except by
stroking his moustaches, and the Minister found
that his humiliation must be its own regard.
The Assembly has resstablished the censure on
theatres, under pretext of public morality. This
institution existed under the reign Of Louis Phil
ippe, without any famous moral benefit to the
people. II operated only the elimination of allu-
sions to the King or Government, but let pass the
dirtiest puns, the most gross double-entendres,
and the most revolving obscenities. II was un-
der the censure that the filthy theatrical pieces
Of NJ Granville were in such vogue, and that such
dramas as that Of the Paris Ragman were produced.
The Provisory Government abolished the Gen.
sure, and the theatres have rather improved than
otherwise There are more political pieces, but
the filthy ones have in q measure disappeared
On the ground of moralising the theatre, the GEN.
sure is reestablished, though confessedly made
quate TO the end. The whole policy of the As
sembly, on the subject of theatres, is incompre-
hensble. Only Q few days since, a large sum
was voted as donation to the theatres of Paris.
These establishments are considered so moral as
to be the worthy recipients of large portion of the
taxes wrung from people groaning under its
burdens and week after, 90 immoral as to need
censor. IL the Government withdrew its aid,
one half Of the present theatres Of Paris would
not be sustained by the people They would fall
almost to the level Of such institutions in the
United States.
The Assembly Is now discussing bill for
granting better terms to the companies which
have undertaken to construct the railroads from
Orleans to Bordeaux, and from Tours to Nantes
In behalf of the companies, IL is affirmed that
their stock has deprecated to such degree
that they are unable to fulfil their contracts
The Government favors the bill granting them
new privileges. The opposition says that if the
companies cannot fulfil their contracts they can
abandon them, and leave the State to finish the
roads, and that the bill puts improperly into the
hands Of the companies q million more than it
would cost the State to finish the roads This
last statement is not contested but il is probable
the bill will pass. LIE Journal des DebGts opposes
its passage, and the opposition press looks on it
as the commencement of series Of acts of favor
itism, like those which produced 30 much scandal
under the reign of Louis Philippe.
In the sitting Of the goth ult, M de Flavgny,
Of the majority, pronounced a passably violent
philippe against the United States, for the seiz-
ure Of certain French merchant ships at San
Francisco. The orator declared that English
ships seized at the same time had been released.
uh Ia fha had lana tpa1
as to have suffered great deterioration in value
The goods they bore had been sold at auction
with heavy sacrifice on the value. He de-
handed what measures had been taken to procure
compensation for the loss on the cargo and the
deterioration of the vessels. He was answered
by M. Lahitte, in very polite and diplomatic
speech He stated. that as soon as he had heard
Of the seizure, he had taken the necessary steps
at Washington, for the release of the vessels !;
the order had been given Immediately, and only
delayed in its execution by the length of time re-
qured to transmit 1t to California. Heintended
to prosecute the affair TO the end and anticipated
no difficulty in doing so successfully. His diplo
matte expressions, translated into plain English,
mean that the Justice of compensation has been
admitted by the Government Of the United States,
but the amount has not yet been agreed on
The papers state the number Of condemna-
tons Of vendors of journals, since the entry
Of M. earlier into office, at three hundred.
The English papers will give you the full de.
tails of the combats Of the oath, and the battle
Of the 23th ut, in the Duchy of Schleswig. As
the description Of movements of troops, and
changes Of fortune during the day, would little
interest your readers will conHne myself TO the
general result. Their victory has put the Danes
in possession Of the whole Duchy Of Schleswig,
while the army Of the Duchies has retreated into
Hoistein. The two corps Of 1t have effected their
junction, and await the attack Of the Danes II
is doubtful whether the Danish army will cross
the Holsten frontier, as such step is protested