Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-11-15
POLITICAL Aspects OF FRANCE AND ITALY.

THE KEW YORK DAILY TIMES
The following remarks on the political prospects of
France formed part of the letter which published
in last weeks paper concerning KossUTH. Wewere
obliged to omit them account of the great press
of news and other matter. The letter was written,
our readers will recollect, by an Attache of the
American Government
PARIs, TUESDAY, OcToBER z, 1851.
reached this capital days since, via Marseles and
Lyons after agreeable residence and tour in Italy,
some Of the details Of which will give you when have
little leisure AT present will only Observe as
CARDS the political situation Of that country, that is slum
bering Volcano which is only kept from explosion by the
bsyone,s foreign and domestic which the land and
bristle at every My sympathies you well
know have always been strongly in favor Of any and every
people deprived Of their just rights by the misule Of corrupt
and despoc masters and particularly when they exhibit
disposition relieve hems Ives Of their oppresons and TO
mantsn those rights which Heaven intended should be
joyed BY all.
tour in Italy those sympahes have been greatly essened
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How different il hs respect are nSsiss sr nss nom those which
well and correctly entertained IN ske United States
How that sacred Of Patriot has been prosuted when
applied great bulk Of those who have been connected
with the revolutionary oubreak especially in Italy
With them liberty and anarchy patriotism and the murder Of
their political opponents, repubcansm and public robbery,
appear be almost synonymous terms They have yet
and understand The A. B. Of and healthy rePub
icanism and of oil the States into which Italy is
divided the people Of of them 10 the least degree
fit for republican form Of Government do not believe that
such system could exist for twelve months without settling
down again into desPosm, either under the rule OF their old
line Of royalty under the sabre sway Of some successful
demsgogue which the anarchy what they would designate
free institutions, had thrown to the surface
Do not for Gods sake, suppose that am in favor OF or
disposed take the part Of the miserable despo who
that beautiful country; ar, very far from IT. for they
Justly deserve be rampd under foot and annhlated but
the idea to convey is that the people are hut hte
any better than their rulers and at present entirely un-
prepared for liberal Government and 20 ignorant OF Its
true principles and workings that the attempt at present to
establish repubcansm among them would be cursc greater
than their existing expressions 1t is much m mre easy
ask than the question to what would oe most
advisable and proper for them regards their political instr
tuions Il certainly should be something where the change
should be sudden and violent, too much the direct
anpodes Of their present system Before they are ut fo
republic they should have something at least approaching to-
wards republican education, in the form OF limited mon
arhy with elective chambers which should be complete
check upon the despoism of the monarch Probably smi
lar form to that which existed in this country
under Louis Philippe might be the best first sep. The
French nation they have any correct ideas Of
pubicsnism Of elective government obtained them
under Louis Philippe, though their education on the subject
yet very limited but they have improved, and think are
improving. will require still longer time to bring the
Italians even up to the point where the French are.
and least the remainder Of this century to make the latter
hsve correct ideas OF Wnat genuine nePuoucan uovefn-
ment means.
As regards this country, ii is impossible TO say what
hour may bring forth. In the United States the Constitution
ded as mutabe and sacred, its provisions binding
far above all law but France the Constitution garded
in the light ordinary law to be changed and al
tered pleasure according to existing circumstances What
would be thought Of the United States il leading Journal in
the interest Of the Administration, to advocate the
tnuance President In cfce for eight years. when the
Constitution expressly provides that he should only remain
unless reelected and dcue the that such rule
should be operative and insumountabe merely because the
Constitution said so I
Yet this done here almost daily by tho partisan
press Of LOUIS and he il open and
ed candidate for the Presidency, though the Constitution de-
clsres expressly that shall
What more, he intends to remain President chefhr the
people reeecf him NOT rather, should say, be in ends
remain the head Of the Government though probably
with what he consids much higher and lofty title
han that Of President. My firm belief is that France will
not be republic six months hence. The most fierce sn3
nfammable elements exist here, and they cannot be kept
quiet much longer The Republic will pass away, into
anarchy perhaps and through OF BLOOD or may
possibly, but by probably. be changed to des
potc rule, without those horrors which too frequently sln
European annals Al present it is military Government,
sustained alone by bayones nor can any Go,e'nmsn
except srong one maosned in Frances any other kind
would promptly lead to anarchy