Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-05-04

haste Time presses Let evil passions get the start of
Advise, devise, and make immediate application to
lieve the prevailing distress.
The capital just entering upon another agitang electoral
campaign. A defective provision of the law on elections
permits the individual be candidate in several de-
parmentsat the time, while perhaps his residence is
not either If elected in several he chooses which he will
represent and elections ordered for the Others The
result perpetual double elections which agate the country
and the time Of citizens Many of the departments
are crying loudly against Capitalization, which keeps all
France n subsection the capital One Of the
Of breaking down this republican system would be adopt
the rule that Representatives must reside in the departments
which they represent M. Vidal socialist and ultra Of the
deepest nge elected last month both in Paris and the
department Of the Lower Rhine He exercised his option for
the latter New elections ordered for the 2sh instant
and parties marshang their forces for the struggle The
Red Republicans have not yet announced their candidate
Primary assemblies elecng delegaesto form grand
committee. This committee is charged to call before il and
examine all the candidates. and after due consideration, it
inmates for whom the people vote with great unanimiy
Gardn, the unpnciped but talented editor of La Press
has the years been offering himself by turns to all
parties in all the departments. All cove his support and
fear his opposition but none dare make him their repre-
sentative Of being betrayed AT the present moment
he is ua-repubcan and socialist and courtng SUCH the
nomination He failed last month, and is almost certainly
destined to fail again AS for the honest moderate Republic
cans, there such party in France individuals there
are they have the influence the numbers necessary
form party Most Of the Amis de la Constitution have
already in despair ned the Socialists As for the reaction
list parties their divisions about to make certain another
triumph of the ulras. The Legmss declare that they will
not for Fer. Foy, whom the eacon committee have
nominated for the coming election he having been highest
their list which beaten by the Socialists last MONTH Foy
is son Of the distinguished LIBERAL Gen. Foy, who made
enlightened and firm opposition reactonist under
the Restoration The very name of Foy is held in abhor-
by the Legmss 1t is bis only which has
commended the Oeanss the candidate Of to-day He is
the of his father That suiced to him support.
Unless, which is hardly be anticipated, great many of
the ninety thousand who absaned last month,
out the 2sh and prove to be Orleans the Socialists will
triumph again in Paris expect it. And expect, the
consequence, such increased audacy the side, and
rgor Of illegal compression the other, will hasten
violent crisis long before the legal term for the trial of the
actual constitution shall have arrived
In view Of the unanimous opposition Of the press Govern
has resolved urge before the Assembly, until
after the elections the niqutous and unnecessary gagaw
re-esabishng the stamptax and increasing the security de-
pose required from newspapers It is more than probable
that the bill will be Withdrawn if not that the Assembly
will reject it. vote in the Assembly of more than three
hundred already assured against the BILL think,
however the bill for the absolute inercon during another
year, of all popular meetings for the discussion Of politics
will in face of the express constitutional guaranty pass into
law.
The Assembly is engaged in discussing important ques-
tion viz Whether the completion of the railroad connecting
Paris with the Mediterranean shall be undertaken by the State
or left to individual enterprise and capital fear
the comprehension and adoption of sound principle much
financial embarrassment which has induced Government
to recommend in this instance the latter PLAN II the State
executes the work. important loan must be resorted
Under other circumstances contradictions which is the rule
of this, Of all despotc Governments, would dictate State
monopoly. vote of the Assembly, 443 against 205, de-
cded day before yesterday against it. Inconsistency enough
the Democrats voted in the minority Lamarne has spoken
upon the question, and he received Of
Late the frequent applause of the majority And he deserved
it. His remarks distinguished by sound views and
strong argumen, ably put
By the way he has just obtained another triumph in
his line, and which he will find none disposed contest
tragedy from bis pen 1oussant Louerte in five acts
and in verse; nightly attracting crowds to the theatre Porte
ST. Martin. It is gotten up with great effect and at
expense There singular novelty accompanying
this performance 1t not till the Sd act when the
passes in the French camp, that white appears upon
the stage An acclaim which must have called mind the
shouts Of February 4s at the Hotel de TN hailed the
Of Lamartine the evening when it was first played
The Madrid papers deny that the Count de Miraso is
hozed under any circumstances treat for the transfer Of
Cuba to the United States and the contrary, declare that
the Spanish Government resolved to oppose to the last
emy all foreign aggression and internal conspiracy, having
for its object the dsjuncion Of Cuba from the mother land
bovo hv
ter reaches you, Mr. Arthur Dillon, appointed French Consul
for San Francisco California He bears dispatches to the
French Minister touching the custom house difficulties which
have lately arisen in California Yours, &c.
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