Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-22
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.

PARIS, JANUARY 80, 1851.
| Had there been steamer sailing last week, my
letter written then, under the impression of the
great debate which had just terminated, and in the
then apparent state Of parties, would have tended to
very different conclusions from those which now
seem to me the most reasonable. This month has
been one of perpetual struggle between the Assem-
bly, and the President, the legislative and the exe-
cutive powers. Two weeks ago, at the date of my
last, the chances seemed in favor of the former.
The parties in the Assembly, republican, ultra-de-
mocratic, and royaist, appeared TO be thoroughly
awake to the common danger threatening them, and
to be at last firmly united, ifnot for the carrying
out in good faith the current experiment of republic
can government at least for crushing, once and for
ever, imperalist pretensions on the part of M Bo-
NAPARTE, manfestly incompatible with the success
of either Of the allies. The great parliamentary
battle which was raging two weeks since, which it
was hoped would prove Waterloo to the embryo
empire, and which did result in the triumph Of the
Coalition, not followed up with becoming spirit.
The victory won, the incoherent elements of the
Coalition instantly separated, and it may now be
confidently asserted, upon review of the ensemble
of operations for the last month"; that the advantage
rests decidedly with the Imperialsts. say Impe-
riasfs, for deliberately, and in all conscience, belt
said, hold it impossible, the developments of the
last month before me, to resist the conclusion that
there is settled purpose on the part Of the Presi-
dent and his personal supporters to effect an mpe
rial restoration. defy an honest, intelligent and
impartial man to read the speeches of JULES LAsTEY
RE and NJ. THEIRS, and then the ingenious defence
of M. BARocHE, who met with an ability and per-
severance worthy Of better cause the terrible on
set, and come to different conclusion. The i'm
mediate result Of that debate which ended Saturday. the
eighteenth having occupied almost exclusively the entire
week, the retirement Of the Cabinet before resolu
ton of the Assembly, passed by vote Of 4l5 against 1885, in
the following terms: The assembly declares that has not
confdnce in the Ministry and passes othe order Of day"
The Coalition which produced this vote made up ofhree
fractions Of the Assembly viz. The whole Left composed Of
the tiers par under the lead Of Gen. CAvAIoSAc, and the
ultra democrats Of all shades forming the principal division Of
about 222 the Legitimists, to man, led by BERRrrR
about 1876 and about So of the Oeanists under THEIRS
Total 4l5 The minority voting in the negative may be
anayzed thus 220 Oreanists, SO pure Bonaparss Re-
publcans liberal whom il is impossible to class Total
2s6 The house unusually full there being 70l members
of the $50 composing the Assembly present Of the forty
nine who did not voe twenty-five absent by virtue Of
regular leave Of absence and twenty declined response
bity by retiring the Of voting In this last
CORY included Odlon Barot Pierre Bonapare, Charles
Dupn (brohe Of the President Of the Assembly, Dupin
the President, aud M. Mole
The most remarkable speech of the debate perhaps that
Of Gen. CAvAIeSAc. He upon this occasion the ac
knowledged organ Of the whole republican and democratic
portion Of the Assembly He acquitted himself admirably
spoke this time with perfect painness and great ability not
only his republican convictions and Of his faith the
praecsby and permanence of the Republic in France not
only Of the mperast projects which they at the
ment combating but also of the equally anti-republcan
opinions and purposes Of the royast with whom be
the moment disposed Without compromising for an
instant the position of the republican party and its future IL
bey Of action he and the whole Left would march with Leg
mss the attack Of the Imperast redoub and them feel
ing the strength Of his ground and the control over the ques
lion which the complete union Of the whole Le placed in his
hands, he pereupori and proudly imposed his conditions
upon the oysst division Of the Coalition. The resolution re-
ported BY the committee Of fifteen connected with oeusure Of