The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-01
French Affairs.
[ Correspondence of the Courier des Etais- Unis.l
PARIs, March |, 1850.


has made choice Of three names which 1t wishes to
display as flags in the approaching elections of
Paris. These names are those of M. DE FLorTE,
-viscount, ex lieutenant of vessel under LOUIS
PHILIPPE, ex-member Of the famous BLASoUI club
and ex- exile of June of Nj. FRANCOIS VIDAL, edi-
tor of communist journal, and the alter ego OF
LOUIS BLANC and of nj. CARNoT, ex-count III the
line of his Industrious father and minister OF pub
lie instruction, known for his circular in honor Of
ignorance. The choice of these three men Is, In
the opinion of the Socialists, protest against the
Punishment Of the insurgents OF June, and against
the expurgation of the primary teachers, and AT
the time an implied gorif cation OF the barri-
cades and Of the doctrines OF political economy en-
tcrtained by the Luxembourg.
The working classes have not accepted this lis'
from the managing committee without complaint
for it has seemed to them little aristocratic. "a
journalist, count vscount, and not sing lie
workman" was the exclamation OF disappont-
ment in Socialist club. The journal LIE Steele,
which would rather the risk disappearing even
| a deep red Republican than one OF too pale hue,
| readily accepted Messrs. VIDAL and CARNor, but
could not swallow M. DE FLoTTE, who is protesta-
ton against General Cavagnac and the Constituent
Assembly, the original authors OF the decree oftrans-
portation. The National and the Presse were less
scrupulous they accepted all This submission is
much the more heroic on the part M DE GIRARpIN,
since he has right to charge the Socialist commit
tee with ingratitudc, that committee having given
him forty-eight Of two hundred and twenty
three, after making him undergo most dangerous
examination, for publicist whose opinions have
been as changeable those of the editor of La
Presse. SO nj. DE GmARDIN stranded on this rock
notwithstanding the ability with which he Inaneu-
vred. The principal of his shipwreck has
been his answer to this question Do you place the
Republic above universal suffrage' NJ DE GIRAR-
| DIN answered no to this proclamation of
theory-a theory which demonstrates that our demo
Gratis also believe in divine right well as the
Legitimists whom they have SO often ridicu-d. The
Legimsts have in their behalf at least the religion
of the past and their regard for traditions lost in the
night of ages M. DE GIRARDIN developed in his
journal his courageous to the Socialist COM
| mittee by establishing invincibly that the
| regnty of the people without a submission of the
minority to the legally expressed wishes of the
| jority would be anarchy He added that uni
versal suffrage did not as an inevitable consequence
exclude constitutional royalty, and that the right
the people better maintained under hereditary,
king sheltered by responsible ministers, than un-
der elected President whose ministers were shell
tered by him. This new heresy will probably be
regarded by the pure Socialists as more monstrous
than the first, and it will lead to the absolute ex.
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self ousted by all parties. The principle which he
has proclaimed in the face of our modern Lycur-
guses the less the key of the vault of social
order. "In state of nature, we wrangleo he
correctly said " in state of society, calculate,
With him il should also be said, regards govern
ment, that the substance is worth more than the
FORM and that liberty under a monarchy taking
all things into consideration is better than tyranny
under republic.
The Conservative party has not yet chosen the
three names which it will oppose in Paris to Mes
seurs de FLoTTE, VIDAL, and CARsoT; it has only
determined on a list of candidates from which a
preparatory election will be made in two or three
days. All the moderate journals have promised to
recognise the result Of this preparatory election ex
cept the Ndpoleon, which inclined to sustain
the candidacy of M. ARRIoH DE PADouE, a relative
by marriage of the Bonaparte family. The Napo
leon has not only committed this imprudcnce. In
an article which, according to the Assemble Ma
onde, was written entirely by the hand of the Pres
dent the Legtimsts better dealt with than the
Jacobins These inconsiderate attacks have excited
sharp rctorts from the Union and the National
The latter paper addressed its answer 10 its ascon
frere M. LOUIS BoSAPARTE." More courteous and
always paying respect to constitutional FORMS the
Journal DIES Debats has addressed its epigrams 10
the Cabinet, observing that the first thing 10 be ac
complshed in order to obtain the strong govern
ment which has been much spoken of at the
Elysee, is TO obtain strong ministers.
In the midst of these election skirmisbes, the an
nivcrsary Of the oath Of February has passed off
without any revolutionary "reminiscences. A fune-
raj service celebrated in the principal churches
and the Legislative Palace was illuminated; but II
was remarked that the Elysee remained destitute
OF lamps, and that the President did not assist
at the religious service. Some wreaths laid at
the foot of the Column of July, which con-
! tains the remains Of the victims Of the reyolu-
ton OF ls4s, gave rise on Tuesday last TO a sort
Of popular emotion the Place dc Ia Bastile
A peace officer having, by his private authority,
caused these pious emblems Of mourning to be re-
moved, new wrcaths Immediately thrown in
profuson into the enclosure Of the funeral monu-
mcnt by workmcn and women, amid the huzzas of
the crowd and cries OF "Yipe la repuJiqusp' The
Minister Of the Interior, on being informed Of what
had taken place, dismissed the peace officer who
had committed this excess Of zeal, and caused the
emblems which had been 30 imprudently carried
away to be restored. This wise measure of repara-
ton dissipatcd a storm which il would have been
better not to have excited Prevention IL better
than cure, and this axiom Of Gaen or Hippocrates
may be applied TO politics, which are only the med
| icine Of the social body. To the embroiled codcx
Of which this much argued science IL composed the
Elysee has just attempted 10 add new formula,
invented, il is said, by the President himself
This formula IL comprised in a private insti.
tuition, which il TO take the title Of Bank Of Loans
on Honor and the object Of which Is 10 have loans
made by the rich TO the poor, without any security
from the latter kept their word Of honor.
The bank creates a sign Of credit, which
sign is not capital, bot honor and morality 10 be
appreciated by councils, Of which win be pre-
sided over by the bishop Of the dioecss, and the
other by the curate of the commune There u a
certain grandeur In this idea, which n rather ITO
plan than practical. II iss finahcisl romance; and
Of the journals asserts that the vile prosers of
the Legislative Assembly laughed, with very little
respect, at this lucubration which was called impe
rial socialism.
The Bourbon palace Is undoubtedly jealous Of the
Eysee.
In regard to the first, my late letter informed you
that the Legislative Assembly would not succeed
without difficulty in bringing 20 n favorable terrni