The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-03
The French Republic.

The correspondent of the London Ttaies, write.
from Paris, under date of Monday, May ~, at ;
T.. Mi
That the approach Of the year 1852 should be
looked for with much anxiety in France, IL natural
This disquietude is. perhaps, less attributable to
any actna and positive evils existing in the country
than to the unhappy divisions of political parties,
and the uncertainty to the particular that
may be adopted by the National Assembly when
the important questions already known will be sub
mitted TO IL. As the period hastens on, the question
invariably asked il, . What will the Assembly do!
Whatever may be the final decision of that body on
the conflicting points of a total partial revision OF
constitution which all parties, whatever they ay
say, feel in their hearts to be incomplete and
injurious 10 the interests of the country ii may be
safely asserted that the Assembly cannot remain
passive The terrible law Of necessity will force it
into action, even though party rivalries, party
hatreds, and defective patriotism would otherwise
neutraliZe IL. The dangers resulting from those
dseordant clcmcntsthe total revision mon, the par
tial revision men, the anti-reyison men, logiti-
mists, Oreanists, fusionists, regentst-, moderate
and red republieans-tbat exist in the legislative
body, will be sbyated in the event Of the national
will, as 10 expected, prOnouncng itself in an un-
mstakable manner. II i believed that, before
long, petitions from one end Of France 10 the other
will cever the tables Of the Assembly, some de-
handing the complete revision Of the constitution.
others explicitly calling for the prolongation
Of the powers OF the President or, at least, his
eligibility; but all insisting upon the country
issuing from tne AuNNs INTO WHICH Tue Atubltl0u OF
placchunters plunged it three years ago. Ii there
demands be general is supposed, il Is difficult
TO sec how they can he resisted or rejected,
The present is not an inorportunc period for the
calm consideration Of the question. IL IL true that
for some time past the country has been uneasy az
TO the future; but even in those places which
most frequently the seat Of disorder material agita
tion does appear. You may traverse every part Of
Paris without seeing single group Of dangerous or
suspicious character. Tue clubs are shut up, and
ierocious harangue rouse the passions Of the de-
luded the bad. fthose whose only profession IL
conspiracy still meet together 20 hatch impossible
plots We hear little OF them Their meetings have
either become less frequent, or are considered 20
contemplate as scarcely 10 deserve notice. The
great danger that menacod social order year and
Ahat 90 two ycars ago, the uncertain spr.t oil the
army, was either much exaggerated, or has ceased
70 exist The insults Jr outrases Occasionally or
fered single soldiers their return their bar
racks by drunken socialists and the hatred to all
who wcara uniform which may be detected in the
socialist press, woudlcgd us to surp1se that very
little hope is entertained from that quarter No 90
csst print records, s. BEFORE acts Of fratern,s2-
ton between the army and the reyolutionists. In
- large mass AZ the French army, Il IL impossible
that some members should not be injected; but the
prompt and careful separation Of the uasound parts
froa4 the body, and the rare intercourse that nov
subssis between the demagogues and the array,
have, - s appearance at least restored the latter
10 healthy condition. Those who ar beet ac-
quainted with it. organ alton and it, present
spirit, Assert foaressy that, ia case Of emoT gency,
the army would Do its duty.
80 far ~ az taton Is conce fu,d IL seen - be In
great part confined T. tn journals ard the contrast
between the quiet condition u the capital aud the
departments and the violence OF the press i great
and striking. Were this people az morally courage
Gus as they are physically bravc-were they not 20
di.pritcd at the bare prospect Of future evil, which
might be sycrted by timely energy, there would 10
every hope for the country.
II is difficult TO believe that the financial stun
ton q tho country is in state Of ruin, even with
all the uncertainties Of the future and The cyils of
The past, Or that the sources Of Is revenues are
dried up. have before me the returns Of the re-
eepts olssscd under distinct heads, Of the first four
months Of 1851, rs compared With those Of thesame
months in 1919 and 1870 ] fnd, undor the head a
Stamps an increase Of 1o,3l6,oo0f In 1851 over
1879 IN custons, 10 be sure, there L. filling
on Of $3.50 .OyDf. for the eane period Of four
months; bat in indirect contribu,ions--taxes on
articles Of general consumption, though not all OF
nccesity-therc j. an increase Of 10, 6T3, orOf and
under the head Post Ofhce Department appears an
augmentation Of s.ii,Uof. Total inerease for that
rcriod, l6,ii3esf Again, rs between 1851 aud
1850, fnd undcr the first head above m ntioned
an increase of22700o0f in favor Of the first four
months Of the present year; under the second head,
IN increase offD ,00f. under the third an increase
~ 5Si5,s aud under the fourth, an increase Of
Hjl0om Total in favor II 1851 over 1880, 9.'tl9.-
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