The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-24

thrice an insurgent, after election by six millions
Who proclaimed himself Napoleon the Sec ond sensiy
subsde into the role of private gent eman smbar-
raised by pecuniary difficulties? 1t is very gene
rally believed he will. No men are more likely to
know his intentions than Lords Normandy and Pal
merston. II Lord Palmerston has good reasons for
believing in such exercise of the virtue of abne-
cation, the noble Foreign Secretary may be right
in expecting 1852 to be peaceful year. Should
this be SO, the prestige of the name of Bonaparte
wi by strange reverse and contrast Of infuencss,
have rendered memorable services to the peace of
Europe. Republican France ought to build
bridge Oh gold for the retreat of this Pretender-
But he is to be followed by another. The French
republic cannot be satisfied without prince at the
head Of it.. The candidature of the Prince de Join
vile is serious. He has many friends in France 1t
is said he would be very republican President.
The newspapers quote very generally his declara-
tions in favor of universal suffrage sit has been
proved to him." he says g that it is favorable to
speaks in the name of universal suffrage he declares
is the only one which can save the country" 1t
would be odd thing if the suffrage were to be re-
stored by a Bourbon after being restricted by
Bonaparte
The restoration of universal suffrage would pre-.
vent the expected evils 1t alone can create an
authority able to dominate the crisis. In May,
1852, three or four, it may be fl We millions of men
who have three times voted as citizens will find
themselves excluded from the suffrage as the vile
multitude" Will they ubmit to it! Should they
do it, the event would be of the most curious
in history. Such Frenchmen would be miracles of
self denial. The expectation Of it, on which the
law of the 3lst of May rests, seems to US super
stitious delusion of the grossest description.
There Frenchmen who believe in the cab
bage Of Rose Tamisier, which was large enough
to feed whole convent; and in pictures of
Madonnas which bleed and wink but the
political super stiton of tn men like Fauoher Mole
Guizot, Montaembert, and Faloux, who deem it
safe at once to disfranchise 100000 of men, is
much wilder and sillier stage of mbece credulity.
This deusion supposes that the people are not flesh
and blood, but dead wood The restricted suffrage
has been we'll described as an Internal machine for
kindling civil in all parts of France Lord Pal
merston may know that this machine will be
abolished when the National Assembly meet in
November. We do net know it. We therefore
fear the machine may do its work. The noble
lord and his colleagues, we remember, were among
the number Of those whom the events Of 1913 were
q surprise. We were not
Necessity may compel the royalist factions of
France to combine in favor of the candidature Of
the Prince de Joinve. Meanwhile, We notice two
circumstances which show strikiDgly the hold
which manhood suffrage has obtained on the French
people. The candidate Of the Bourbonsts at pre-
sent is Larochejacquelin, and of the Orleanists,
Joinville and both persons who have declared
themselves strongly in favor of universal suffrage
This institution is justly regarded by the clearest
thinkers in France as the cork Of safety for the
country, not merely during deluge as in 1913, but
by the prevention of deluges.
In sixty years the hereditary principle has failed
four times in France. 1t brought Louis XVI. to
the block, it ruined Bonaparte, and it crumbled
down under Charles X. and Louis Philippe. Yet
clever men are to be found who cannot rid their
| minds of the prejudice which deems it a basis of
stability and prosperity. The first republic Of
France did net feel it was betrayed and suppressed
The sovereignty of the people has never failed
Wherever it reigns there are security and prespe-
rity. In June, 1885, it withstood the most serious
shock any Government ofm times has ever had
to sustain. Ia respect of fighting, nothing occurred
on the Continent like the five days of Paris; and
Cayaignac was victorious in the name Of universal
suffrage.
On the whole, Lord Palmerston propheses a
peaceful year, and we hope he is right but
not see any path to 1t except that which to him and
his friends is an object Of aversion and scorn-the
way of universal suffrage.
The Quarters Revenue or Great Britain.
From the London Observer, Oct. s.
The official returns Of the quarters revenue will
be madeup on Friday evening next, the 10th inst.
Although not yet quite complete, enough Is
known to enable to state that the returns for the
current quarter will continue to present most ia
vorable result
In spite of all the remissions of taxation, the
present quarter will show an increase over the
responding quarter Of last year.
With such greatly diminished expenditure as
the late productions have produced, the surplus
revenue from receipts, which, Notwithstanding all
reductions still keep up their actual amount, pro-
misses to be even greater in the next financial year
than IL has been in the year 1870 or 1901.
There will be falling of in the stamps of about
OOO0O, which is less than the loss calculated on
the reduction Of stamp duties, and which the Chan.
celor Of the Exchequer estimated at c5OO,000
year.
There will also be very small comparative de-
Gcisncy in the item Of taxes All the other items
are good, and will more than cover the deficiency
above stated.
The customs viii show an actual increase over
the October quarter Of last year, amounting to
| something near c5o,0OO, Notwithstanding the re-
ductiops that have come into operation during the
year in the import duties upon sugar, coffee, tim
Der, sc and that, in the quarter just ended the
Is. per quarter duty upon corn yielded less than
| usual.
The excise, too, is eminently satisfactory, aud
will show an increase of about the amount as
the customs. This is even greater test than the
| other. Some Of the now abolished brick duties
were collected in the October quarter Of last year
Tho increase is chiefly observable In those articles
| the consumption Of which botokens a substantial
accession to the comforts Of our working populs
| tion.
The property and income tax is also better, and
indicates a complete recovery from the falling of
| Observable in the last quarter.
The Post Office, too, will show considerable and
| substantial increase.
favorable and prosperous condition in all theiI
The returns Of the Board Of Trade, which were
issued on Saturday, are equally satisfactory and
| conclusive.
| The Chinese Insurrection and the Standing
| Army or china.
| From the British Army Despatch, Sept %
By the OroLand Friend Of China, Of the 2itt
july further intelligence has been received Of tn,
| progress Of the insurrecton In that empire, which
| appears to be making yet more successful heaC
against the imperial power
In the early part OF June last, the Chinese Lieute
nant General, Wu-lan-tai, had left Canton will
the intention Of coaescing with the commissioner
sent by the Tartar Emperor to put down the rebel
lion But the insurgents had no intention Of allow
ing him to form the coalition with the ease it wou
appear he had anticipated; and giving him battl
at pass called Luk-wo-ee, he was totally routed
with loss Of upwards Of one thousand men, tn
general himself being so severely wounded that ~
said he will have to undergo the amputatien OK al