Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-11-28
THE SITUATION Nv FRANCE.


gives Gear resume OF the critical situation of affairs
at the French capital
PARIS, Nov. 10, 1851.
We have had verv animated week in French po-
lltcs. On Thursday Tie qursers of tn Assembly, at
the suggestion, as pretty well aceFiained, OF III.
Mole, Theirs and Changarnier, introduced bill
showing the part of the majority marked hostility
and disttu9t toward the President oil the Repuolic
The first clause declared the constitutional right Of the
Assembly to determine the military force designated
for its projections and to nominate its military COM
mander 1t declared also the right OF the President of
the Assembly to apply directly to all military officers,
and to all civil unctionaries, whose cooperation in de-
fence Of the Assembly he might desire. The second
| gave the President the right ofdeegatug his powers
of the questors. The third required the law to
be inserted The order OF the day othe army, and
be posted up in all the barracks of the Republic This
bill toek every BODY by surprise; for certainly nothing
indicated on the part OF NJ. Bonaparte the slightest
Intention TO do immediate violence 10 the Assembly, in
imitation Of al IS brumajre. The mosl plausible in
terpreta ton OF it is that majority in the Assembly
wished to pro yoke VI. Bonsparte to openly hos.
! tile act thai would give the Assembly legal hold on
him. But the President has received the provocatior
with the mastery impassbllity OF which .e' has given
repeated evidence. Urgency requested for the bill
| it went into committee; the report and discussion are
now daily expected; but already the majority give
| signs OF retreat No one believes he danger Of execu-
tive violence to be imminent at present. The most
Important fraction OF the majority have, in q parlia-
menarY club declared aganstlt. The majority OF the
| Democrats would vote against it. The reactionist
press preends 10 wonder that such ado should
have been made about simple measure OF mere tor
maly, which Its promoters at all meant should
have an aggressive character. II seems, in fact pretty
certain that the bill will be withdrawn Il pushed to
vote that it will be rejected 10 either event the po-
stion Of M. Bonaparte will be strengthened.
As for the more important executive measure Tor the
restoration OF universal suffrage, it has not yet
to vote and every thing at present iorobodes hat the
action OF the Assembly viii be ci the decidedly hostile
character mat have all along Indicated There is as
yet sign oil flinchng upon either side The commits
tea IF n has bPpn
tered will report thirteen Ia two ia favor o rejection
The votes in the bureaus tor the domination OF this
committee gives the measure OF opposition in the As
semby, 552 for reJecon, Go9 Tor acceptance OF The
bill restoring universal suffrage. The report by the
above majority will recommend simply the rejection
of the bril- refusing accept it with amendments
making it thus the vehicle OF such notifications as
they willing apply 10 the electoral law OF 3lst
May. These notifications, not affecting the princi-
pie othe law, curtaiug the three years residence
required but simply giving additional fscities Tor
the proof of that residence, will be made hereafter, in
the malorys good time, matter OF new bill, OF which
| the majority will take the initiative But OF one thing
am certain, that modification OF the electoral law
to which the MAJORITY may consent Will DO accepted
! as satisfactory by the Republicans, tor such modhea-
ton will TALL short OF the universal suffrage Instituted
| by the constitution
| The refusal to sincerely restore universal suffrage
will make tile instruction ofthe Democrats imminent
Tor spring. Ii tho insurrecon successful we shall
have the red Republic upon with all its terrors and
horrors Ii crushed in its incipent subsequent ages,
which only be effected by the union OF all the reec
ZIONIST partes M Bonapare viii Ind mSe pushed by
the very ma jory in the assembly which now showing
itseso hostile very 10 the consummation OF his
amoluon. Many believe i'll q purpose OF tue majority
| to provoke the President TO act which may be
made the ground OF his impeachment. This will give
| the descriptions Assembly the opportunity OF esab'
! fishing military dictatorship in the hands OF Gen.
Chapganler. Ihis Mock OF France would then
store OF the ate dyn ates; but which! This pro-
eet is of such doubtful deaouement and SO likely TO
bring about tfighttu melee OF all parties, ending in
! marc q re-
suit certain to establish nothing upon nrm basis
that the timld and prudent civilians VINO have con
ceyed the project will ere long abandon it Tor
more practicable and promising mode OF healng back
the advancing ranks OF democracy. In justice 10 vi.
Bonapare, whose intentone all are so ready to presume
TO be little respectful TO the constitution, let cite
the concluding passage Of his address Yesterday (Sun-
day. to the corps OF officers OF the newly arrived
ments, who were formally presented at the Elysee oy
Gen. Magnan, commander in Chief OF The army OF Pa
rs. Ia Illusion the d flcut emergencies which the
army had passed through, and TO those possibly still in
reserve, NJ. Bonapare said:
Il trust thst these trials will not return; but if the
gravity OF events should bring them back and force me
appeal TO your devotion, that DEVOTION certain,
| would not TAIL me, because, as you well know, l
would ask OF you nothing bat what was consistent with
my right recognized by the constitution, with military
honor, and with the interests OF our counry because
| have placed at your head men who have my entire
confidence, and no merit yours because, it the
day OF danger should come, would not acl as the
| Governments preceding me have acted, WoaId not
| say to you, March | ani following YOU, but | would
| say to you, marsh! .IoAoW me
We have above the iiist assurance M BoNAPARTE
has delgued for long time give that he sought
nothing but chs night recognised by the constitution"
The last sentence IS not 50 clear, Ii not lle piece
OF innocent bTavado-it 1t has any sisnlhcatlon-lt
means something OF doubtful cehstulonaIty IN
view Of article fifty, which prescIibes as follows ~
''He Che Presidency disposes ct the armed force,
without beng ever able to command 1t Ia person.
This is the first ntmation M. Bonapare has given
that, come what may, he will not, ike Louis Phil
lippe, jump into cab and fly from the scene, but he
will stop and dare the worst Nous verrons,
An election has been ordered In Paris Tor the 30h
instant, to choose repre- enative IN the Assembly to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation OF General
Magnan.
ties of all shades, which, contrary his custom, Gen
Cavagnac present. In view OF the executive FRO