The Minnesotian. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1851-1852, 1851-11-22

FOREIGN NEWS By THE PACIFIC.
! RESIGNATION OF THE FRENCH MINISTRY.
| Correspondence of the London Chron-
icle, llth.
PARIS, Saturday Evening.
For some days past a political storm
has been gathering over Paris, which has
now burst forth with extraordinary yio-
lence. At the present moment. France
may be said to be without ministry. for
although the members of the late Cabinet
are still in office, they only remain SO till
their successors shall have been appoin-
ted. Yesterday afternoon Council of
Ministers was held at the Palace of the
Elysee, which was attended by all the
members of the Cabinet, and at which
Louis Napoleon presided. The Council
lasted three hours. Immediately after the
rising Of the Council, the whole of the
! Ministers adjourned to the official resi-
dence of the Minister of Justice, and az
ter long consultation, they all sent in
their resignation.
! REASONS FOR REsIGNATIoN.-For a
considerable time past there have been Sc
rlous differences between the President
and some Of the most influential members
OF the Cabinet upon questions OF policy
which are considered Of vital importance.
Among others, the law of the 3lst Of May,
which is strongly supported by Leon
Faucher, and several other members of
the Cabinet. The members of the Cabi-
net were nearly unanimous in favor of the
maintenance Of the law. 1t was sup
posed that the opinion of the Cabinet
would have some weight with Louis Ma
poleon, but yesterday, at the meeting of
the Cabinet held at the Elysee, he finally
announced his determination to propose
the total repeal of the law OF the 3lst of
May.
! CABINET CouSc1L.-Lastn night the
"Mcssager de PAssmblee" made the fol-
lowing announcement Of the instance of
Ministerial crisis -
At cabinet council, held few days
back, with the President of the Republic
in the chair, that high functionary pro-
posed plainly to his ministers to repeal the
law of May 81. That proposition was
energetically opposed by the majority of
the cabinet, and particularly by NJ. Leon
Faucher. The President having persis-
ted, the ministers then rendered their res
ignation. The Minister of the Interior
declared that for his part he would not
keep his portfolio unless the law..in ques-
ton was maintained. Two DAYS after
this council the Prefect of Police waited
on the President of the Republic, and, af-
ter long and fruitless effort to convince
the head of the executive power of the
danger Of repeating the law Of May 81 :,
also rendered his resignation. We are,
consequently, in the midst of ministerial
crisis; it is even more than mere min
isterial crisis, for the withdrawal of NJ.
earlier indicates change of system. Diff
ferent opinions may be formed of the Pre-
feet Of the Police, but it is the Judgment
of tbs public which fixes the Specification
of public men, and public opinion has made
of NJ. earlier one of the personilications
of resistance to the revolution. Well in
formed persons assert that NJ. de Girardin
had three days ago. a conference with
the President of the Republic. M. We
ron, it is said, openly advocates the for
nation of de Lamartine ministry, in
which, perhaps, NJ. de Girardin would
enter. In the event of this combination
succeeding, measures of the highest i'm
portance would be proposed at the same
time as the abrogation of the law of the
31st May, such as the abolition of the oc-
troll duties, reduction of the land tax,
and in order to make up for the detcien-
cy Of the budget, that this would occasion
a considerable reduction in the army. 1t
is contemplated to form a ministry, Of
which M. Or Barrott and M. Cassa BIZ
anca should be members. 1t is not prob
able, however, that NJ. Barrott would en-
ter the cabinet without conditions, and
certain condition would not be agreed to.
All this is grave. 1t is possible, however,
that from this mountain there will only is
sue few phrases, in a message, per-
haps.
From the London Chronicle.
Some sensation was produced here yes
terday by the publication Of the following
handbill, containing the copy of a letter
received that morning from Kossuth him
self, and dated Marseilles the 29th ult
! LETTER FROM KossUTH.
SATURDAY MORNING, Oct. II, 81.
! Copy of letter just received from
Louis Kossuth, through private friend,
by the Mayor of Southampton:
j MARsE1ELEs, 29lh Sep. 1851.
I SIR: The Government of the Ottoman
Empire gave me asylum and hospitality,
and though afterwards it had to yield to
the presumptive arrogance Of its mighty
enemies, and to convert the asylum into
a prison, still it yielded, but with regret,
it felt deeply the disgrace, and at the first
favorable moment shook off, in the most
dignified manner, the disgraceful bond.
| 1t was Turkey has acted so.
i The people of England raised its pow
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