North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-12-06
LOUIS NAPOLEON.

The message of the President of France is WORTH
attention, because indicates the position which he
assumes the of the severe crisis that must
take place in 1859. 1t appears that the paper was
received with marked disrespectby the Assembly.
The Ministry (says Paris letter to the N. Y.
Commercially demanded an early discussion of it's pro-
ject of electoral law This refused by vote Of
38S $50. but the republicans and IS Eyseans
voting in favor. MIR. Berger led the attack against
the President, having veered round since the close of
last session. The defeat was followed on WEDNESDAY
by fifteen buleaux into which the Assembly is divided,
every Bonapartis excluded. The reaction iouE<
nails of all shades, except those under the immediate
patronage Of the Eysee, attack the President and hS
Ministry with the most unsparing animosity while
fhe republican papers continue 10 doubt his sincerity,
and Cali him for vigorous acts IN order prove it.
The Presidents friends greatly Discouraged
they did NOT anticipate majority Of l56 against the
message. lie C0ntaitufionnel speaks of Louis Bona
pare's ''quitDg the Presidency, leaving the Repub.
lie respected and universal suffrage untouched )"
says he wishes not TO fail below the example Of Gem
eral Cavaignac. This may r hat IL naturally inn
ports. may refer the much talked Of project Of
resignation of office. Some of the Presidents adj
visers favor the following plan devoted BonapaTtiss
be placed in all the pre- lectures and Influential
posts of administration the President is then to re-
sign, leaving his rens of power in the hands Of his
personal friend the Vice President. NJ. Bouley under
the constitutional provision, the election must take
place in month NJ. Bonapare presents himself as
candidate is elected by triumphant majority, and
goes again the palace OF the Elysee. But the exc
ecution of this plan presents serious difficulties; the
Assembly would probably object such evasion
of the constitution, place the army of Paris under
ChaDgafner, CavaigDac, LamoTlcierer, or some OF
the African generals, make it criminal offence to
further his candldaeShIp and on the slightest overt
act on his part shut him up in Vincennes u is not
probable that finger would be stirred to rescue him.
The next few months will be agated by the
struggles, quarrels and nrgues OF the different frac-
tons of the old reactonary coalition and the attempts
Of the republicans 10 preserve the tree Institutions OF
the country, and some liberty OF action Tor
themselves The great danger lies in the needless
and desperate compression of the people, agreed on
by the entire re-aclion This may lead to civil war
and through that very disastrous political results
But if this be avoided by the entire partial resora
ton Of universal suffrage, it matters little whether
BonapdrtP, of Jonvllle, or ChangaTnIeT, be at the
head Of affairs the fundamental principles of French
institutions must receive their gradual development
and the country must move onward in the route OF
industrial and democratic progress.
ISL Yours, sc. '-sH w. b.
liz the message we find the following allusion to
matter in which this country is interested ---f
Nv have embraced, with alacrity. the occasion of
giving Spain proof of the sincerity of our rea-
lions, in assocatng ourselves with England to offer
Madrid Cabinet the cooperation Of our naval
forces in order repulse the audacious attempt
against the island Of Cuba. Besides, our Minister
at Washington has been charged to sustain, In
friendly way, the claims OF the court OF Madrid.
claims whose justice has been loyalty recognised by
the Federal Govcrnment.''
Ii the President (says the correspondent above quo
ted) had added that a correspondence is now going
on between his Cabinet and the g Federal Govern
menl' aforesaid. the above subject and that that
correspondence, though couched in the most polite
diplomatic phraseolOgy contains some disagreeaoie
things on both Sides he would have been the
mark. Al least, member Of the Assembly, whom
have reason think perfectly informed, tells me
so. He adds further that the structures OF the French
government bear principally the lnabIlity OF the
United States to repress the formation Of armed
bands, in their territory, for the attack of other cou
tries. ID. ~
Another passage yefers to an old Affair.": : ..st
1.-THE claims which large number OF French mer-
Giants and ship have to prosecute againat :he
Government of the United States, account Of arbf'
trary seizures by the custom. houses of California
have not been Iiqudated and paid but the AmerIcs"
Congress and Washington Cabinet have formally
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