Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-01-25
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.
PARIS, DECEMBER 81, 1850.

FROM OUR Paris CORRESPONDENT.
PARIS, DECEMBER 81, 1850.
must do the American steamer Franklin the
wrong to suppose that having four days the start
of the English steamer from Liverpool, it will not
convey to you the first intelligence from the CONT
nent. We have since last week the prospect for
the future of little excitement than has char
acterized French news for the last six weeks. The
sky of politics is becoming troubled again. Two
severe thunder-claps have just startled those whom
the sedatives administered in the Presidents mes
sage had lulled into security. But to drop figure,
the antagonism between the Executive and Legisla-
tive powers, which seems inseparable from all
French practice, if, indeed, it be not portion of
their idea of free constitutional Government, is
again displaying itself in very threatening man
ner. 1t would really seem that in French theory
animation is to be sustained in constitutional gov
ernment by the strife of these two powers, and that
thus only the fatal supremacy of one or the other
is to be prevented. The French do not seem to
comprehend that these two powers are, in truth,
distinct and independent portions of an harmonious
system that no jarring is necessary; in fact, that
the machine of constitutional government can only
work well and successfully when each member per-
forms regularly its separate function, without clash
ing with any other. l have often alluded to this
antagonism, and expressed the opinion that occa-
sion must speedily arise to it into deplorable
activity. l doubt if it would not exist here, who
ever the men and whatever the parties which might
find themselves charged with the conduct of Go
vernment; but actual and actual parties such
greatly aggavate, and must render disastrous the inherent
tendencies Of the system Two highly significant incidents
have marked French politics since my letter Of last Thursday
ALIAS the police agent Of NJ YoE the Commissay
of he oft tbo Noto
think mentioned upon his trial last week before the Judicial
tribunals for calumnious denunciaion It he whose
report to his superior NJ Yon, threw the Permanent Com
msson and indeed all Paris into such violent commotion
early in November, by pretending to have discovered
spacy for the assassination of Gen. CHASaARsIER and Pre-
siden DurIr The plot had been previously, after judicial
investigation, declared utterly groundless and fictitious
ALIAS found guilty of the charge against him. and
fenced imprisonment for year, and to fine Of sixty dol
lars While this prosecution progressing, the Minister
of the Interior NJ BARocHE addressed letter to President
Dup in which he expressed the opinion that the position
of M Yon resulting from developments appeared to
him incompatible with the honorable and responsible func-
tons which he exercised in the service Of the Assembly He
the Minister thought proper that M Yon should be dis
charged and requested the Of M Dupn and of
his colleagues members Of the Bureau Of the Assembly in
that opinion. NJ. Yen be it remarked had held his Office
since ls4s He had been nominated by the Constituent As
sembly which, acuaed by that dsrust of the Executive
and perhaps of NJ BoNArARrE personally to which alu
has SO often been made had also provided that the Com
missay of Police charged to watch the safety of the
Assembly should be removable by the Peect of Police
by the Minister HIMSELF except with express consent
of the officers Of the Assembly composing lis bureau, to wit
its President Vice Presidents Secretaries and Questors
body Of fourteen members There be doubt that but
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have been dismissed The i-wl of his superior, the Pre-
feet Of Police CARLIEn Of the Ministry, of the President of
the Republic himself and Of all bis friends had been unequ
vocaly evinced upon than occasion The Eysean
press was daily overwhelming him with its opprobrous ep
hets NJ Durrs replied to the Minister that he would
suit with his colleagues touching the ministerial communca
ton and it was afterwards resolved postpone decision till
the trial Of Aas should be over. The condemnation Of
Aais would be the virtual condemnation of Yon, argued the
Bonapartist press and would render him obnoxious to the
spoach Of completely with Aas, least of easy
weakness character and of ncapacy disquang him for
the office he held was known that the Bureau Of the As
semby would meet last Sunday to draw up their reply to M
BARocHE. Their decision the subject in anticipation of
dent and anxious curiosity President DurIS reported to
have expressed himself frequently and with much warmth,
In favor of Yon, whose devotion 10 the Assembly and aHpa
thy to Bonaparsm notorious. II generally be-
eved however, in view Of the pacific arrangement Of many
previous difficulties, which appeared quite mpacticable
this that under the pressure of the causes the same
result would be had viz. the real abandonment of their po
son yielding for the sake Of peace and vote that the
honor and dignity Of all parties had been saved
In article, published upon the Of the meeting Of the
Bureau, dpecang decision in favor Of Yon, and intend
ed doubtless to ghen the majority again with the cry which
had been often effective, the Constitutionne says
"Le US compare the consequence of decision removing
NJ Yon with those Of one confirming him his appointment
The first strikes adminsrativey unctona. The second
strikes society at the heart The first is individual mis-
fortune merted by grave faults The second is veriiabe
public misfortune, for the Assembly, putting itself in this mat
n d'accord with the Minister voluntarily aims stroke
ahe honor Of the executive power and the reputation for
proby m it's decisions and investigations Of the judicial
thorities"
And the first remark Of the Constitutional after the bureau
had made known its decision, was nothing be more
serious than the resolution taken in full view Of tho Executive
opposition and Of the judgments lately rendered the courts
That resolution was, by vote Of eight six that NJ Yon
should b retained IN office Comssay Of the Assembly
The annosncement produced marked sensation among the
representatives, who had assembled the presidency to
scco the members Of the bureau they retired The con-
suaOn had lasted four hours The discussion is known to