Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-07-26
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FROM OUR paRfs coRREspoNDENE

FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.
PARIS, JULY Z, 1851.
The great question Of the day 10 now rapidly ap-
preaching the moment of its solution. The report
of M. DE TocQuEvIILE is announced tor to-day,
and the debate upon it may be expected next week.
The positions of parties with respect TO It, and pros
meets of the attempt to modify the Constitution,
have undergone no change since last alluded to
the subject.
The PREsIpENT has been twice absent from the
capital for day or two since last wrote, and
upon both occasions he has made use Of what ne
calls " his tribune in way which, while it does
not awake the storm that did his late speech at
Dion, confirms the suspicion of his enemies as to
the honesty Of his intentions, and makes his de-
fence more difficult to his friends. 1t seems now
pretty clear that the President and his friends, in
anticipation of the refusal by the Assembly to mo-
dy the Constitution SO as to admit of his legal re-
election, are preparing, as one resource which,
others failing, may procure the desired prolonga-
ton Of power, coup Getat by the people, with
the ballot in hand instead of the musket His late
speeches mean, so inimates the Constitutional,
and fears NJ. LAMARTIsE, that be will be voted for
by the people n 1882 in spite Of the constitutional disability
under which lies and that be will accept this irregular and
revolutionary candidacy This plainly threatened; but the
threat not think, faught with much danger, and for
these The petition movement now near its close
has notwithstanding the immense administrative pressure
which has been spped resulted in the procuring Of more
than half million of signatures that demand renewal Of
NJ Bo.ArAaTs's term Of Office. This is very liberal pro-
baby too lssge allowance But there fghHul yetin-
sructive disance from this number to the x millions who
elected him in ls4s. Where he to get the two mil
lions necessary the validity Of popular electioni
Again, his six millions in ls4s consisted ofthe united
narchst parties against the republic But if the leaders Of
the various monachcal parties in the Assembly rrevoca
bly, opposed the reelection of M. BoxAPARrE and
willing to in measures legal illegal having that
reelection in view, may be counted confidently that
they will have sufficient influence with their respective par
ties in the country prevent that being effected by popular
coup dtat which they refuse to effect Legislators More
the President has done much to depopaarize himself
since la4e by introducing sanctonng advocating, and
executing, BY taking steps procure the repeal Of the
restrictive, unpopular, oppressive laws which the
satutebook He cannot succeed do what he will in throw
ing the responsibility and the odum of theseIaws upon the
Assembly Besides rather than the universal suffrage
under which the elections Of l84s and 1919 took place. the
Assembly would dare legislative coup etat
provoke from the President knowing that revolution in
more formidable shape would speedily follow dono ap
Prehend therefore, any thing serious from the threats implied
in the Presidential speeches. and expressed in his journals Of
revolution by the ballot boz If M BosAPARrE is in power
after May, 1852 it will be by virtue Of military anti-con-
sisuona movement, operated by him. Of similar parlia
mentary movement effected for him, which the reaction
may be compelled by the imminent danger Of democratic
caism Iappehend, notwithstanding the determined
friendly tone with which they speak, that the eaconit
parties would still prefer BoSArARrE CAvAIeSAc-and for
this reasons They know that the former found
eng any thing; and they would prefer the provisional under
vih he thofae
converting the provisional into the defnive Of it's choice,
to the denise, most certainly hostile to all their preten
sions, that might be founded by Cavaignac.
The Assembly is discussing, and has been doing SO
for several days past the expedency Of abandoning the
nopoy hitherto held by the State othe steamboat mail
in the Mediterranean There erey prospect that thedeci
sion wall be that wisdom, policy, and the public interest
properly understood would dictate Heretofore Government
in obedience that depoabe system of Capitalization which
paies private enterprise keeping the nation perpetuay in
strajacket the State with its boats, and it's own
agents. has badly performed this SERVICE immense
happens that wealthy and powerful private association,
the sMessageres Nationes" (Na.ions Stage Coach Com
pany has been compelled. by the extension of railway lines
the whole surface Of France, eusta operations
to make the continued existence of the company for the
purposes Of its original foundation unadvsabe and the COM
pany will proceed to the liquidation Of its affairs and final dis
to Government for undertaking its account the Medi-
mail service should be acceded TO- The project has
found able and supporter in M. DurAURE Of the
Assembly The whole Right and the moderate Left seem in
cned to vote it while the MOnagnayds and Socialists Of
the Extreme Left oppose the project believe, to man.
These gentlemen with what but hold to be yery in
consistent democracy, insist article of their political
creed upon the "rght to labor" They therefore desire
that Government should possess itself of all railroads of all
canals, Of all enterprises Of general interest that it should
seize upon and monopoze the national labor in all its depart
men in order that it may be ready to satisfy this
rght to labor which they in vain to get inserted n
the Constitution Of ls4s. Leaving view the immensely
important and quite decisive financial commercial and eco
nomca considerations which bear upon the question: these
ulIademocrats do not will not see how really an-demo-
cratic are their notions politically They forget that all Gov
ernmens conservative, and easily become despoc in prac
tce by natural inherent prociviy They do not see what
fearful amount Of personal influence the realization Of their
views would centre in Government what irresistible political
power would give to Government making millions Of work.
men, with their families dependant for daily bread upon the
daily stretching forth Of the Governments hand what slaves
and instruments Of despom they must inevitably become
Away with such deestabe democracy as this Away with
this abomnsble slavemaking doctrine Of the fright TO la
bor All ask for myself and for my country s the liberty
OF labor as It Is understood and paced in the United States
Let Government have little do with me- come as rarely
possihls lo.vo NO fao ..