The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-30

hunters, presidential asplIants, and politicians, have
passed an anxious week The variations in the price OF
stocks the arrests OF Germans. the fluctuations in bank
values the searches made OF the houses OF different
calisis, the uncertainty OF the great fees long prom
Used The decisions Of The general councils on lhe
revision question: and the dubious reception given TO Tue
candidatesbp OF the Prince de Joinve mpart exiIaof-
dlaIy interest 10 the last few days might ada 10 hese
domestic matters the news from Cuba, which has made
no small sensation in all classes OF society
The BouRsE AND BANK.-Specuation was never basier
at the Bourse than Those VINO nave played ior
rse in stocks succeeded Monday beyond their expect
atoms the five per 50 ceniimes, and the three
Der cents 49, This too much, and nothing but
slight fall Yesterday prevented the run OF large number
of sueeulaoIs on small SCALE aud also, as is said, of
several agents de Change Stocks OF the Bank OF France
do keep pace with those OF government that insl
tuition is doing comparatively little, and specie is
mualing daily in its vaults, owing to the indsposltion of
commercial men 10 engage in large enterprises
GENERAL coUEcIL.-Out or 800 reimbursement coun-
ellis only 1870 voted for the revision This is to be ac
counted for by the fact that the members belong general
ly TO the middle classes indeed, there many mechan
les among them.
The general councils as have already explained are
composed almost exclusively OF the richest OF the
different departments To this class belong nearly all the
politicians in them, The Legllimiss. though forming
the majority in only from four TO six departments have
the majority in between forty and fifty general councils
while the socialists, though the majority in from fifteen
to twenty departments scarcely represented IN the
councils and have not the majority in single one The
votes OF the councils are as follows:
Three refused TO pass any political resolutions.
Two rejected the resolutions offered.
One voted for partial revision in order to strengthen
the republican form of government
Five voted TO repeal article 49, which orbds the Presi
dent becoming candidate for election Two OF these
councils were presided over by cabinet minister's and
Corsica third.
Twenty three voted for pure and simple revision This
is the ultra egimists vote.
Fifty declared in favor Of revising in accordance with
the text OF article ILL., This the royalist coalition vote,
and is hostile 10 the pre,ensons of the BoDaparlsts
The political compexons OF the councils may be stated
as follows: sr willing to continue the republic, either
in its actual or a modified form sir are Bonapass and
OF
which Paris is situated has voted in this matter and
will not; its vote would be rdiculous as all its mem
beers nominated by the executive. Out OF 81 coun.
ellis, 10 have voted for revision.
PRESIDENTIAL AspIRANTs.-The Bonapartists are not
only vexed but frightened at the reluctance of the upper
classes to rally round the standard of the Prince Pfes
dent They begin 10 think seriously of curryng favor
with those whom they have excluded from The polls,
Since the result Of the votes OF The councils has been
known, all the Bonapartst journals have ceased sus
tanning the limited suffrage law, and the attacks OF LIE
Constitutional upon it are more vigorous than ever
Even La Parif, earnest in lis support, now IN
Inmates that is TO be modified essentially Three months
ago expressed the opinion that the Bonaparisls would
be forced TO come to this and the signs now more
numerous than ever. do not believe, however, the re-
port indnslriousy circulated that the President will
place Nj. Lamarne at the head of cabinet TO d.
rect the new policy.
Another cause OF uneasness OF the Bonaparsts the
cand!ateshp OF The Prince de Jonville, who person
ally popular than the President, though he has not
the advantage OF great name The Princes friends
say be is not regularly candidate but that if France
thinks she has need of his he ready 10 render
them This is canddaeshp yelled in diplomatic form,
which permits the Prince TO withdraw with honor, if he
should be unsuccessful Ii is that he has changed
his mind and will not let his 90 before the people
ne rs + IN the held with the approval Of his family
fagGble in his efforts in behalf OF Henri V, went TO
Claremont TO dssuade NJ do Jonvile from presenting
himself candidate tina, he very codly received
and back Paris suffering all the pangs of wound
ed PRIDE aud that decacy prevented his attacking openly
the y The mss soy 10
To return 10 the candidates M LarochejaGuelIns
name seems TO be accepted by good many Of the eg
msts, but M. Berger has gone Froshdor 70 get the
orders OF Henri that subject and il is but prudent
10 await the result.
Among the socialists the candldateshp OF M Carnot is
gaining ground rapidly The idea of bringing forward
workman does not TO have taken. Great numbers
Of persona do easily abandon old modes and traditions
the royass OF them being wealthy and more in
cned 10 lead the workmen than TO be led by them An
other project to adopt Ledu Rollin The candidate
This is still favored by most OF those socialists who
enrolled in the numerous secret societies Most OF these
associations have been formed under the auspices of NJ
Ledru's agents. and in constant communication with
him by their means. But his ambition meets with a firm
opposition among the more intelligent class OF workmen
the truth he told, they consider him pretty much
oil demagogne dis private lite has not shown much
auseriiy and they are not prepared 10 be led through
sterile agiiaions by French UConne They say If he
was fitted for the post OF chief why did he consent 10 all
the measures which, under the provsory government
ruined the republican causel II he had not loved power
better than principle he would have opposed at least the
increase OF taxes Aud certainly he could moi have been
Minister OF Foreign Atairs-pbrases which ihnly yelled
the abandonment Of The popular cause IN Europe For
these and other reasons the intelligent wokmen think
M. Ledru Rollln should play much modest role
than the marked out for him by his friends They
greatly prefer M. Carnot
This last named gentleman is the OF the famous
Carno OF the first revolution. He has always been a
republican, and OF late years a socialist. His wealth,
social position and problly would make him valuable
ally TO any party In ls4s he filled the post of Minister
OF Public Instruction. from which be driven IN June
OF that year In 1s49 he elected by the city OF Paris
to the National Assembly His talents extrsor
dlnary but he supposed 10 be honest thing
among political celebrities. Should the socialists
unite upon him. and the other parties remain divided be
tween Louis Napoleon the Prince de Joinville M. Mole,
and M Larochejaquelin, any two OF them, his
success very possble he will have the support of
great number OF the middle classes and OF the Cayaig
nacisis besides that OF the socialists proper
Two CoMPLoTs.-Mr Gladstone thinks il a heavy ac- |
cusatiOn against the King OF Naples that he NAL
contents without proof hoping to find il in their papers
IL IL every day occurrence in almost every county
the continent A descent made last week the |
houses OF several persons connected with the La Vo,I
du Prosera, and consequently with it's edor--Ledru
Rolln MsAntoine, the director OF the Cabinet Makers
Union, also arrested. His brothern-law, NJ Care,
is associate Judge of the Cour de Cessation.
preme court, and is also implicated in attempt TO
throw the present republic Most of the prisoners have
been released few still in custody The arrests
caused however, an indescribable panic among the
cass heir number being greatly exaggerated from the
iact mat great numbers OF Germans arrested the
time.
N. earlier 10 have had a sudden attack of Ger |
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