Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-06-04

next day, and appoint comm ssoners to procure sigma
lures written instructions as has been done in Bedford
| This Is the mosl efficient plan alter all.
STATE OF FRENCH POLITICS.
Paris Correspondence of the National InteHgencer
PAIRS, May Is, 1851.
| The COnStituti0nneps famous article of last Satur
day. advising to the great surprise OF all France, the
dona repeal OF the electoral law of 3lst May, 1850
and which stirred thor oughly The political press of al
shades to have created hardly less disturbance ii
the Ely see itself and in the Cabinet The w or formally
invoked upon himselfthe whole indignation which he
unsuggesed, and that M. Veron alone should be
held responsible. Notwithstanding This declaration
and notwiths landing the testy reproot provoked
by precedent article which had just been inflicted up
on the Constitutionnel through semi-ohcial even.
! ing Journal, the public continued 10 suspect thai
the article of Dr. Veron preached project personal &c
the President ct the Republic, entertained by him op
position 10 the majority oil his Cabinet and which woulC
probably induce the dsme7a of several his Ministers
to wit, the introduction OF bill restoring to thespeople
universal suffrage. The Constitutional ntimatec
tha tins measure might be resored to by M. Bonaparie
it the assembly should refuse authorize the revision
OF the constitutions and the possible consequences OF the
restoration OF universal suffrage, viz the wheming
President and Assembly in common ruin, were
| port OF the revision.
The President and le Docteu Veron are not serious
~ quarelIng with each other, and | suspect myself
that the former had more to do with the article of
the 10Th than the latter sdmits. But do not believe
that he seriously contemplates revocation of the law
OF the 3lst May I'm the first place. it is quite doubtful
whether he could command in the Assembly such
numter OF votes as, united with Republicans and De-
mocrats. would form ma lony for such repeal. His
| refining M minister's would certainly carry with them
upon this question very many of The large Oreans d.
vision, who have lately rallied to the temporary sup.
port of the Eysee. 1t held impossible in spite of the
many gorgeous cases OF regeneration witnessed with
IN the last three years, that ac,ual Ministers would
lend ;hemselvesto the ploect. 1t M. Faucher
n the that Il Jat.
ed the bill last year. Baroche and Rouher were the
Ministers that introduced The tH.H TIM a1ll a.ein
and very recently they have avered their intention %
maintain that law in tact. No later than last FJiday
M. Faucfer forwarded to the department o. Landes
where an election about take place. telegraph.
lie despatch enjoning all public uucouaes TO support
the candidates who wee in favor of this law; yetl is
remembered that few weeks ago. upon an important
OCCASION when Ministers protested the conc dence of
opinion OF the executive and the legislative powers
upon this subject the personal friends Of M. Bonapare
declared loudly That The declarato lust made bound
the actual ministers solely. and that the President,
with new Ministry would be free to PROPOSE should
he see mt 10 do So repeal OF the law OF the 3lst May
ltwoud be on the part of the President bold des.
pefae stroke for popularity Perhaps If he aeere sure
the taH aoould be rejected he would introduce It, ex.
rect'ng TO gain popularity by the proposition and throw
the odlum OF rejection upon the Assembly. That would
be master move but the chances are too much in ia
vor OF himself being swept away, with the Assembly
by the flood OF Democracy and Socialism that upver-
sal suffrage would let in upon France, to allow him
10 PROVOKE repeal or The law oil 3lsL Nav
Reports have been rife during The last three or four
days that min slella crisis provoked by the dissen-
sons upon this subject between NJ Bonaparte and his
Ministers, IS IMMINENT and that Odilon Barrot is to
hea Cabinet the first article of whose program.
me will be the restoration Of universal suffrage
You may remember that in May lS49 NJ Faucher,
then las now Minister OF the Interior Addressed 10 he
departments telegraphc despatch with the evident but
implied view OF influencing The elections The Assem-
bly,, justly indignant, censured him by an almost unani-
nous vote here being only five dissenent voces and
M. Faucher instantly went out of office. On the 9th
instant he Was guilty OF much more fragrant offence
oil the same nature. Ihave never known a more un-
blushng yet shameful abuse Of executive influence
Listen:
"Ihe Minister of the Interior TO tie Hrefect of the
LandeS:
opposition is directing against the law of 3lst May,
1850, you should declare, and your sub projects
TO declare that, in the opinion of the Government,
the electors friends of ORDER cannot if they consult the
interests OF The country, live their votes to any other
than candidate very decided 10 defend and maintain
the electoral law OF 3lst May"
"Nota The party OF order unanimously supports
General Durrien-he only one of the candidates who
has declared that he desired The maintenance oithe
law of 3lst May"
The above is a copy OF the despach-the "nota" be-
ing added by the printer OF the copies intended for cir
cuation in the department.
M. Emile de nardin Immediately made this des-
patch matter OF comment from the tribune, hoping to
provoke from the assembly vote similar thai OF the
14th May, 1S49 There assuredly abundant cause
but
Temporal mutantur, ct nos muiamur in Ills"
The Assembly adopted the order of the day. pure
and simple, refusing thus to censure or even to ex-
press opinion respecting this extraordinary despatch
The truth OF the matter lie, that upon this occasion M
Faueher was sure beforehand of impunity He knew
that the majority of the actual Assembly desired the
MAINTENANCE OF the law of 3lst May and the election
OF Gen Durrien, and that they would sanction, in
their own favor an abuse OF executive influence which
they severely censured when exercised in a cause
which did not po- IS their symDathes The Aeaem-
bes, to be sure, not nonlnaly the same but the
men are so nearly, and The are similar except
that this is much the stronger
we have not this morning any authentic returns
from the elections of the Lardes which took place
last Sunday. They have resulted $50 says common re-
port in favor OF the Democratic candidate Duclerc
who was member OF the Provisional Government in
lS4S, and moderate Republican of the Cavaianac
school There weIeb but two candidates; M. Guizot
refused to run.
Tire Assembly has just finally passed bill conced
ing tor nne'y-nlne years 10 an English company, The
railroad Of the west, from Versailles 10 Renncs Ii has
consecraed by this decision the wise system OF leaving
to private enterprise ard capital the construction of
these works OF general interest," The whole Left land
herein think they were Inconsistent with their repub-
llcan professions, and did not show intelligent COM
prehenson OF the true principles OF liberty were in
favor OF the Government retaining this and all the other
railroads in its own hands, building and working them
at the public expense. in older that Government might
thus be enabled 10 afford useful labor TO the masses
who, according the vi ra doctrines OF The day hare
The right to demand ii from their rulers.
Another ljnk in The very important chain OF railroad
connecting Paris with Maseles has just feen conple
ed and oiened, viz the iection between Djou and Ton
nerre, There u now uninterrupted rail communca-
lion in that direction from Paris to Chalons -Saone
-43O miles. Al Chalons commences steamboat nayi