Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-08


orators of the majority as evidence Of an intent to
put aside the Constitution, the Republic, and all
the royalist expedents which might be IN iavor
with different portions of the country and OF the AS
sembly, in order to make way for the restored em.
pire. Berryer and Dufaure followed Remusat IN
the same strain. Baroche and Rouher, in behalf
of Government, attempted to explain the motives OF
the removal of Gen. g., but not coming out frankly
and boldly with the truth, they made SO sophisn-
cal and embarrassed replies, covering themselves
with the constitutional right OF the President 10
nominate to military commands, and protested SO
humbly their desire and hopes 10 still hnd them
selves, as heretofore. accordance with the mao-
rity, that upon descending from the tribune their
case before the Assembly and before the country
was clearly aggravated. M. de Remusat moved
that the Assembly Immediately retire to its bureaux
and nominate members of committee charged to
report TO the house such measures as the circum-
stances might seem to require. This revolution
ary proceeding was voted in the midst oil the great
est agitation: $40 against 273 More than hall
of the Extreme Left refused to vote, declaring
that they were opposed to the Ministry and 10 the
President, and would cheelfully join in vote OF
general distrust and censure, but they would not
consent 10 unite in any glorifcation OF Gen. Chan
GARNER, whom they held in as little esteem as
sound republican and friend to the Constitution as
M. Bonaparte himself. The Legitimists voted al
most without exception for Nj. Remusat's motion,
following the lead Of M. Berger. The Orleanists
voted twoIto one against the resolution. Lamar
tine. you viii be surprised TO learn, almost alone Of
his party France, retaining unwavering faith in
the henesy Of the President and Of the sincerity Of
the professions in his message Of llth November,
voted forthe Ministry; and being chosen by his
bureau ID delegate in the committee, he proved,
with oneiother, TO be the only friend of M. Bona
pare in The Committee of Fifteen, or of Parliament
tary Safety, as il is called. The committee imme-
diately set to work in execution of its mission.
The Minister M. Baroche restored himself consid-
erably the next day in the esteem Of the Assembly
by requesting the Assembly not only to authorize,
as the committee requested, access to the sealed
minutes of the Committee Of fPermanence, which sat
last summer during the recess, but to have the same
printed and published.
Day before yesterday the committee rendered its
report. 1t was eminently hostile. 1t passed in re-
view all the acts of the President, the Ministry and
his friends and partisans in the Assembly and coun
try, which made, in the opinion OF the committee,
irresistible the conviction that there was settled
purpose on the part Of Government to get rid of the
Republic and introduce an imperial restoration.
State this opinion quite as plainly as | have done,
the committee with tact which cannot qualify i
terms which would be at all respectful TO the mehk
bers OF the committee, expressly the Pre-
sdent from all blame and all responsibility, casting
the whole upon his poor Ministers, as by fiction
they would be compelled to do, if, instead of being
President of a Republic, M. Bonaparte were an in
violable and irresponsible monarch. They conclu-
ded by resolution in the following terms, which
they recommended the Assembly to pass as suffi-
cent for the occasion:
"The National Assembly, while admitting the incontesa-
IF IN
mands bames the which has been made Of by tho Min
sty and declares that the exgenera nchef of the OF
Paris has preserved all his claims to the testimony of conf
dence which given to him by the Assembly by its vote
| on the Sd Of January last"
The discussion on this resolution commenced
yesterday and is continued to-day. 1t is quite
doubtful if it will pass. 1t cannot do SO without
modification in its present form. Cavaignac, a
member Of the committee, was willing to censure
the Ministry generally but refused to vote the clause
in favor Of Gen. Changarnier. .. "