The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-12

deetiy by suggesting that II was perhaps beSuse the
Tame sas 20 small that the man appeared great NJ de
fersgny then said Your generosity and your noble
feelings are we'll known All the friends Of the country
hope that on an occasion or Importance which
distant you viii mount the tribune TO support the
OF the President Of the Republic which the cause Of
order AMI OF socsty II Is thought that you will sacri
bce your feelings OF the altar of your country
To this formal speech General Changarner merely
piled that he not Of resentful disposition and
would be always ready to defend right and law" n dc
Pergny then spoke ut length the state OF the
country, and hinted vaguely, but in a manner that
obliged General Changarnier at the question
OF the proongation Of powers General Changarner re-
pied in equally vague and with the greatest
reserve. lie showed no hostility TO the President,
any decided Intention OF taking part against him but he
at the time abstaned from anything that could be
construed into intention his part 10 second tn,
vitws of the Eysee. In the Of the subsequent
conversatpa NJ: de Pers'gny made Of the following
expre-sisp 81" The Assembly has been vanquished
In the question respecting you, and it ought 70
main yanluished An exprt ssion which hao given
great offence to the representatives. and to which
General ClaDgarnier made reply At the end
of the interview NJ de Parsgny declared explicitly that
tae President Of the rcpabiic dsp sed to offer to
General Chapgarniar any post that he might choose
with the single exception Of the command Of the army
OF Paris, and he added In speaking Of this subject
that II Lot against him General Changarnier)
that the attack was made, when he dismissed from
the command Of the army Of Paris but against the As
semb'y. which had shown him such warm sympathy
These last words the general subject of conversa
ton In the Assembly to-day. and appear to have given
deep offence to the representatives Of all opinions
the offence is not only with M de Persigny who made
use Of the words but with the President Of the repub
Whose sentiments he is supposed to have expressed
The impression made by this interview upon those
who know the details of il is that General Chan
GARNER wonld consent 70 resume the command of
the army Of Paris IL offered to him uncondt ionaly:
but that he would not resume It IL any sttcmpts
were made TO impose conditions upon him After the in
teryie~ With de Pcrsigny, General Changarnier paid
visit 10 NJ Leon Faucser, who acknowledged that he
was OF the intention Of the Eiysee TO make sd
vance TO him; but added that lie did nat only dissp-
prove, but greatly regretted the IN udcous in
which nj de Pcrsgny had octed The affair rests in THE
state at present but is quite ce tain that the majority
Of the cabinet is very anxious to recstabsh good
derstandng between the President and General Chan
GARNER M Thiers, and the majority In the Assembly
sre by means pleased by this attempt to gain over
General ChaDgarner to the Fly They consider Il an
attempt on the part Of the Government to break down
the majority in detail
Tie Club Of the Rue des PJramidee composed Of the
adhcrns of the Eysee has appointed committee
posd OF M Beugnct, Admiral Cecile, and the Duke de
Broe to draw bill for the revision of the Consttu
ton. II will be presented about the end of May