The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-28
ARRIVAL OF THE ARCTIC.
ADDITIONAL INTELLIGENCE FROM EUROPE.
The Ministerial Crisis In the French Republic,
ABs.. 30. So.

yhe MINISTERIAL Cr1oas I'D the Frenen kopubIR,
As.. 60. SO.
The American mail steamship Arctic, Capt. Luce
arrived at her wharf last evening from Liverpool ria
Halifax She sailed from Liverpool on Saturday the
18th inst.
Our tesgrsphio despatch from Halifax, published on
Saturday, contained al the points Of the news.
The latest accounts from Paris state that there has
been no ministry formed The only obstacle In the
way appears to be General Cbsngsrnisr who the Pre-
sident insists upon being dismissed. Although, as
matter OF course, various continue to be
StDt the general impression is that the majority the
old cabinet win retain office It is also thought that
when General Chapgarner has received his dismissal
the Legislative Assembly will not proceed to the
creme measure Of setting him up In opposition the
win ofthe President.
The accounts from the German States continue sa-
1isactorv. The Austrian and Prussian commissioners
have hs- An interview with the Stockholders OF the
Duchies but nothing has trsnspired to the result
Of the conference. At Vienna rumors prevalent
OF ended convention of the Provincial Diets and
the suspension Of the state of siege.
Measures oFvioenee and com pulson were still pro.
ceeeded with at Cassel and permanent court martial
had been established.
The commercial treaty between Belgium and the
zellveren had been prolonged for another year,
In consequence of some disturbances which took
place ut Genoa, on the Sd inst the French govern.
ment, with view to insure rsnquiity In Italy pro-
posesto station number Of steamers along the coast
tempest broke out at Nugis on the Sd December
where tribe generally established its camps; 1es per-
sons aS 900 sheep 1900 herses 400 camsls and 800
oxen we're killed.
1t stated, via Trieste that Bem, tn. celebrated
Hungarian General, is dead.
The Board Of Trade returns for the month ending
December 1860, show that the exports Of British and
irish produce amounted In value to 1852 sl9 against
.24eSl161 in the same month Of 1s40 being an in
o ease of fC7115s During the eleven months ending
December 1885, the exports amounted to eco 4oO525
against f5sos9,so0 In the corrasp spondng period OF
1s4a being increase Of 7e6 and IS compared
with 184S Of f16,092 613
The Ministerial Crisis In Ffance-The Posi-
ton or the President.
From the London Times. Jan. 10.l
The irregular but inev able Intervention OF military
power by means not provided tor in the re Of the
constitutional compact Is the inherent disease Of the
republican form OF government The duties and ex.
s'Oits Of abroad and at home, the defence of
invest the successul military chsfain of the day With
aparanonnt command Hi. political Influence grows
rotation Of positive obedience to the sovereign but
~telh, in fact share Of sovereignty, It re,ts in
ton to preserve or TO cru,h the institutions which
set limits to his power. In republican Rome, the
wise jealousy OF the ssnats prohibited general in
person, within an extended radius of the city and
though the conflicting and Institutions Of the
Roman people condemned them to life OF incessan
perturbation and mutual violence their bert es were
preserved until the successfni geuerals Of the Com
monwealtn occupied and overshsdowed the . tt OF
power Such reflections might pass for the merest
frnsms Of history, 1t they not repeated
own eyes with that degree OF novelty and excitement
which app ertains to cotemporary persons and events
Tne French nation seems destined to leave no ex.
Porinent uarepeated and to demonstrate at its own
cost every proposition which had obtained even in
sntSuity the stamp Of experience and the assent Of
General Changsrner fills in France this great mill
asry position inconsistent alike With the positive
Assembly lie belongs neither 20 the one nor to the
0theri but be Ia the impersonation OF Independent
muiary rorcs iolowing line sf policy which 10 not
authorities What that line Of policy lie on. hss
pretended to divine. II General Changarnisr has
other quality Of General Monk he shares at least his
inpenstrstle secrecy IL can only be affirmed that 1t
does not suit the purpose of the commsndsn OF Paris
party and that he neither Intends to promote the per-
rooa ambition Of ths Bonapsrss, nor to pledge him
popular Assembly lie stands therefore obno xious to
he hostility OF the former and ths dstrust of the
board be has selected and prepared his position With
80 mach address that he covered by other pieces
the board snd cannot be swept of Il without leaving
1he President in check by his oppon.nts
Louis Napoleon has, therefore taken advantage Of
mi. crisis snd perhaps augmented IL. original i'm.
vcrtsnce for the purpose OF removing at all hazards
this formidable antagonist The extraordinary mill
tsry poveSs committed to General cnansa At the
time when Paris was hourly threatened by insur-
ssctlon, have no longer any object. such powers
lsnies,ly inconsistent with the ordinary executive
duties Of the government, and they are more so than
ever since they have been op-nly thrown into the
balance Of political opposition On the strictsst con-
stitutionsl principles, military authority ought TO
cease from The moment when IL gives just umbrage to
regular branch Of the civil power. We entirely con
cur, therefore In the opinion tina, Louis Napoleon
could longer tolerate military authority which
refused TO acknowledge itself amsnabe to his govern
msnt and which evidently a.pir.d to extend its pa
irons the State objects Witch have not b,en
clearly diHclosed, but which be suspected Posi-
by the had st stronger motives for his deci
m la n w n ha haf
aDy rate the fact that the esps Of France and
lusntly his own person aud the whole body OF the
general whoss obedienee and dsf.rencs he could
only rely m - certain point sesms to US 10 con,ti
hazard, to end such state OF things wAs Ct lasts,
there 4, In fact no security for either OF the rv.
extremity, IL Is evident that q bloS aimed at the
President would equally insure the subsection of tho
tons its chief Is absolute IL therefore tbs Republic
be worth preserving from military dcspotisrn II the
authority u the President derived from popular cleo
son Il to be respected AZ the soverrsnty OF France 4.
70 be shared BY an independent deberative Assembly,
and " The country s 20 BE- protected sssin a1sther
moved We are not insensib- 70 the services he has
r.ndersdto The cause OF order, but at this tine his
thcrity has bsoome extremely dangerous 70 the cvil
liberties OF tho country since acraly dsturbs the
Tree and legal action Of the civil poser.
But thosgh We entertain no doubt that Louis Nspo
leop's resolution 10 remove Chsngarner ~ entirely
consistent With principle and With tho interests OF all
parties, the opportunity Of suoh a measure Is more
open TO discussion; and at lsa,t amongst the Leading
Statesmen Of france he has found bold enough
10 agree with him and to coubtersgn such ordi-
n anos. In this dilemma he seems TO have been re-
ducsd again to turn to that cass or politicians who
dsposed 10 favor the moval of the Com sndrr
in CHIEF from different motte.; which is, Ia fact. 70
xsceds from the conservative majority 10 the verge Of
the mountain The proposal OF q Biliaut ministry
has no ether meaning, aud must Htil be regard
ed a. threat rather than deliberate project
We regret tfe conduct pursued by tho chiefs Of the
msjority. We apprehend the. Ia endeavoring to
bend the Presidents neck under tho military
power OF the General In Chief they are only pre-.
pairing yoke for themreives and for the country
But these rersonages are notorou.y st the head OF
Organized ssssm olages, which only waiting for
= suitable occasion TO effect arcvolo0n 10 favor OF
their peculiar faction and the President has little
from the past, or sr the uuro @ rely on the