The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-02-01

Each Of them & anxious TO get out alone, and poo.
eesing the mastery"
But ono being "A obstacle to the other, they arc
forced to fall back on legal ground, their only
fage. Such will be the moral Of this spologue, in
which the political chronicles make General Chan
GARNER and Louis Napoleon TO play the characters
oftwo miners. The latter has been 20 ably cir
cumvcned by the strategists of the encmy's cam
that after the retreat of his cabinet, it became i'm.
possible for him to turn either to the right to the
left Placed between the Royalists, who are aban-
doning him, and the Republicans whom be has
abandoned. ne has not been able to find ministry
which could reconcile these two enmites and these
two contradictions. The report was spread for a
short time that the President was going to throw
himself into the arms of Messrs. Biauit, Jules
Favre, Crevy. and other members Of the Moderate
Left. Mr. Vieillard, his old preceptor. it IL said,
advocated this vindictive combination. which he
had announced by saying in low voice "Thc
Left will be satisfied" But MIR. vieiliard has
contradcted the first part of this rumor, which ap-
pears TO have been spread for the purpose of fright
ching the men Of the Right, and Of bringing them
to terms.
Finally. after having for four days vainly searched
for minister that was not 10 be found-ike Doge-
mes who searched Athens for mantle President of
the Republic resolved to gamble openly with the lead
of the legislative majority, and to make Of them
in turn checks and pawns. For this purpose, or
Wednesday he ordered 10 the Elysee Messrs. De
Broglie, Dupn, Mole, Berger. Odilon Barrot,
Theirs. Daru, and Montalembert, who had met at
M. dc Broghe's along with Mr.. Leon Faucher 1t
was thought that the last mentioned person might
have been offended at an omission of which he
the object But he said to his colleagues " It 10
not an oversight but an attention to which attach
great value" Mr.. Leon Fauchcr is undoubtedly
ard hor ~J.k aof ~ o,f~~
to use the expression Of an intellectual man.
In conference of which he had taken the initia-
tive, Louis Napoleon declared to the eight Bur-
graves that he ready to accept their assistance
in forming cabinet, but that he resolved to
withdraw from General Changarnier his extraord-
nary powers, which were source of perpetual con-
fcts. If you wish troops,' said he to Mr.. Dupin,
"you shall have some but for enemies. promise
you that you shall not have any His remark
full of sense and point, and made apparent
the absurdity of the terrors Of which the Assem-
bly, had given US a comedy.
The eight Representatives unanimous in
their opposition, notwithstanding the versions to
the contrary. Each Of them successfully made a
long speech with view of demonstrating the dan
gers Of deprving General Changarnicr Of Office,
which would be. they sale, real canss bsi between
the two powers; but the President cut the matter
short by saying:
al wish to remain in the most perfect harmony
with the Legislative authority To promote this
good understanding between the two powers, will
make all necessary sacrifces-the composition Of
q ministry of the opinions and according 10 the
advice Of the majority; the surrender of the endow
ment, if it must be SO; every thing except the right
which has been given me of revoking the appoint
ment OF A sUBALrERn J"
al will be infiexible were the last words of this
conference, which lasted five hours, and the termi
-. r. Il
thence by the Assembly. On learning the nature
of it, the Right struck with CONSERVATION; but
General Changarnier showed himself more smiling
and conversational than ordinary with the mem
bers who surrounded him, which caused one of the
Mountain to observe: " He must feel himself in
great danger, for he is conversing." On learning
that the public funds had experienced slight rse
another person uttered this observation, no less
profound: I" The Bourse is rising because the As
sembIy is falling After their return to the Bour-
bon Palace, the Burgraves held council in the
apartments of Mr.. Dupin, where Mr.. De Brogie
proposed toappoint General Changarnier president
Of the Assembly, if we may believe the Gazette de
France, which adds that perpetrator of sorry
jokes, responding to this luminous idea, proposed
to give to Mr.. Dupin the command of the troops
whose duty it was to guard the Assembly.
Things at this pass on either side This
morning the Monite~ 06icfel was eagerly seized
for the purpose of seeing whether General Changar
nier was simply dismissed, or whether he ap-
pointed marshal Of France, as it appears there
idea of doing in the laboratories of the Eysec,
in order to gid this bitter pill But the Moniter
was again silent The Pouroir even speaks of
general reconciliation, in consequence of which
everybody will embrace and every one remain in
his place. But if such pacific and comic denoue-
ment is not impossible, it il highly improbable,
after the clear and firm declarations Of Louis Ma
poleon.
These declarations found lively sympathy in
public opinion. majority of the people are evil
IDENTIFY on the side of Louis Napoleon in the pre-
sent crisis, because they have faith in his loyalty,
and believe that he takes pleasure in idle quar-
rcls The President of the Republic is not depend
ent on the Assembly, except when he asks for
dotation contrary to the simplicity Of republican
government, or aspires to authority which is pro-
hibited by the Constitution.
On the day in which he renounces useless luxu |
ry and unconstitutional hopes, he will recover in
liberty, popularity, and dignity what he loses in
pomp and ephcmeral authority. In the duel in
which he is engaged with the Assembly, the victo-
ry will be the side Of the one who shall remain
on just ground.
II may be said that this is a narrow ground, and |
that the Constitution has surrounded it with reefs
and quicksands, which is true But Just as no tool
is good for sorry workman, there is no tool 80
bad that good workman cannot make use of IT, |
Institutions too often take the place of men in the
prisoners bench of the assizes opened by the judges
of human affairs. FREDERIC GAILLARDET. |
Commission on Claims against Mexico.
THURSDAY, January 80, 1851.
The Board met according to adjournment; pre-
sent all the members.
The following memorials were submitted, exa. |
mined, and suspended for further consideration:
That of Peter L. Laguerenna, for himself and as |