The New York herald., 1851-08-02
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Our Paris Correspondence.

Our Paris COrrcspondonce.
PARIS, July II, 1851.
The Revision of the CorstitWiow-Progress of the
Delate-Ihs Speeohes-IAe Political Ca.echism-
Candidates for 1852 The Orleans Famly-King-
iy Pra1pd9s-Nec Ministry of Portugal-Re-
call of Captain General Concha from Cuba-hems
from Various Points, &c.
The grand debate on the revision Of the constitu-
tion has come, and after the first days debate 1t is
certain was beforehand suspected, that the whole
affair will end like the we'll known fable Of Esop:
Parturient Montes, nascitur ridic,ilus mus
There is no doubt that the majority will be
against the "mending" and "patch ng" of the con-
sttution. The republicans. of course, are opposed
to anything of the Sort and the mon archsts of both
parties-either Legitimists or Oreanists-do not
wish to serve the am bition of Louis Napoleon,
and, consequently, put of the realization Of their
dream, which is, as is well understood, the recall
of Henry ", or that Of the Count Of Paris,
Louis Philippe II. An immense audience has
listened during the four last days to the speeches Of
Messrs. De Falloux, Cavaignac, Michel de Bourges,
and Berger. am told that the desire to be pre-
sent at these debates was great among the stran
gers now in Paris that tickets sold at from $40
to s25 for the first day. Now, the usual price is
from S5 to So.
M. Dupin, the Speaker of the House, opened on
Monday last the debate by an address full of feel
Ing and conf airing the orators to be moderate, in
order to reassure the country with respect to the
future Of our politics
After a short speech by M. Payer, in favor of
the republican principle, came M. do Falloux, who,
boldly, without any preamble, demanded the entire
revision, but with an appeal to the people, either
for monarchy or a republic-either for King or q
President.
M de Mornay, the third orator, opposed the re-
vision, which, according to his belief, only to
uttered the same kind of opposition, in favor Of re-
publicanism.
The most eloquent part of the speech of M do
Falloux, during the first sitting, was that in which
he referred to the speech of M Thiers, who, on
another occasion, had said that '' the republic was
in France the government which had the least power
to divide the partisans Of order" "On the con-
trary, said he, " 1t is government which allows
them to be always divided and never to agree"
The second day was entirely occupied by the ad-
versaries Of the revision-Messrs Coquerel, La
rochejaquelin, Grevy. and Michel de Bourges.
Each, in his turn, spoke against tho project Of the
against any motion to upset the present state of
things The speech of NJ. Michel, 1 must say, was
brilliant and full of pathos The peasant of the
Danube" as he is called by his colleagues, refraaed
from his ordinary violence, and came out gently,
but with strength and energy, against the false
friends Of the republic, who had but desire-to
upset it, One Of the richest passages of his speech
was his expression of sympathy in favor Of the Or
leans family
On the third day, M. Berger, the leader of the
legtmst party, spoke in favor of the revision, but
in favor of change in the form Of our government
in order to allay, before 1852 all the dangers by
which France is threatened His discourse
very eloquent defence Of the national principle Of
the right Of Inheritance. Through the lightnings
OF his witty oration he pointed at the radical impo.
tence Of the republic and also proved that this sort
Af tha
tions, manners, and wants of the French nation. l
must add, nevertht less, q shade to the picture,
that this brilliant apology was not complete, but
the omissions must be attributed more to the par
Gamentary situation Of the orator than to failure
Of his eloquence.
1t is believed in the political circles that the de-
bate will be over at the end of the week, and II
not, early in the beginning of the next.
1t is rumored that the agents sent to the depart
ments very busy about the petition in favor o.
the revision. The object of the government is to
produce, all at once, during the last sitting, lirg
number Of petitions This will be Of no use. Ac
cording to some reliable reports, the secret ballo
will be required, and the presence Of seven hundred
embers Of the House is relied upon, for all those
who absent have been requested to return to
Paris.
The newspapers of Paris have published very
queer catechism, which is distributed in the pro-
vinces to the agriculturists and peasants My
readers will decide upon the subject. Let me only
say, that in order to render IL easy to be kept
Of the Ten Commandm cnts -
/. I'm senl pi.u tu sdoreras,
I'm prorogeant lie President
Dieu vain tu ne jureras
Nj blameras IL Pfcsi lent.
Q Les dimanches tn garderas,
En- vcncrsnt le President.
l. Tes pcre ct mSre honoreras,
Presqu's legal du President,
s. Ton epouse tn cherirss,
Tes enfants ct le President
g. Ton patrimoine tn gardcrss,
81 tn gardes 10 President.
T. lie bi~n d'autrui tu ne prendras,
Laisssnt % place President
8 Faux temoignage ne diras
Bur les vertus ou President.
La vertue pure observeras
En- signsnt pour le President.
10. Lbertt convoterns
De nommor autre President.
A change Of the present ministry Is also spoken OF
in political circles, and Mess. Barrot and Tocque-
vile to DO placed at its head according to new
rumors. But before this takes place, We have the
nomination Of General Magnan rs Commsnder.in-
Chief Of the army Of Paris, in place Of General Bs-
rsguay d Hilliers, who, few days ago, sent his
resignation, just after the vote passed, upon the
demand Of M Noel Parfat, by which no repre-
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