Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-02-01
FOREIGN.
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.


fairs in France, already very disquieting, has be-
come much aggravated. We are in the midst of
what is called crisis. The Ministers resigned on
Saturday last The sixth day is now passing since
the dissolution and the new official advisers OF the
President have not yet been nominated. M. Boz
napar,e is still fioundering amid The wreck o his
Cabinet. To-day the 1ioniteur is silent, and ihe
news of the morning is of a nature TO increase
doubt and alarm for the future-the very near lu-
ture. The immediate cause, perhaps 1t would De
more correct to say pretext, OF the resignation OF
Ministers, is this La Patrie, Bonapartist Journal
commenting on the act OF the Assembly oy whicn
the inviolability of its members was asserted with
so high hand, published, in order to show how
near, without dreaming Of it, the Assembly had
been to its ruin document which it asserted to be
a copy of the permanent instructions issued by
Gen. Changarnier for the government OF the army
of Paris. These instructions, If permanent, and
intended to apply to the whole military force in the
capital not excepting the portion oil II assign
ed for the protection of the National Assembly,
were certainly .yiolatve of the Constitution and
hostile to the Assembly, threatening TO Its very ex-
istence. In case the Assembly had found it neces-
sary to execute by military force its order for the
release of M. Maugin, La Patrie argued that it
would have probably seen the military force evoked,
turned, by virtue Of these orders, against ITSELF
NJ. Napoleon Bonaparte, (son OF Jerome,) the same
who, since his sudden demission of the embassy to
Spain, has been seated on the Left of the Assembly,
and acquired the title of Prince ofMe Mountain,
thought that these orders afforded fine opportun-
" TO show his independence and worry his cousin
On Friday afternoon, therefore, he suddenly deter
mined to inerrogate the Minister Of War upon the
subject Of these Instructions SO violave of the dig
nity and sovereignty of the Assembly. He did this
with much parade, reading the article Of La Patrie,
and also the instructions quoted. Among these in
structons were the following, addressed by the
Commander-in-chief to his subordinates
To comply with requisiion till the order Of the Lieut.
General should be received to that effect"
To pay no attention TO representatives
"To shoot instantly all traitors - H.. "@
No order to be executed that does issue from the
Commander-in chief" ..... .m...
cir judicial political snctonary must be vigorously
rejected"
In presence of this last order M. Napoleon Bo-
naparte placed Art. 80 OF the Constitution, which
invests the Assembly with the power TO deter
mine the importance of the military force establish
ed for its protection, and to dispose of the same"
spare your readers the eloquence with which NJ.
Bonaparte supported his attack. He descended
from the tribune, proposing, (he is an impetuous
young man, only twenty-eght years of age, and
inexperienced in parliamentary usages,) before
knowing even whether the instructions were au-
thentic, to pass resolutions censurng the nstruc-
tions given to the troops by Gen. Changarner and
requesting the Minister of War to have them mo-
difed." The Ministers Baroche and Schram pray
ed an adjournment of the Interpolation. Being so
suddenly called upon, they were unprepared to an
swer. They proposed the next week. I" Immedi-
atey - " Immediately was heard from all sides
of the house. "Three months hence! - proposed
a member. 1t was voted down. Next week ~
Voted down too. Tomorrow But the As
sembly was curious to know the result, and was
inexorable. I" AT once 7" !" at once % rose from
all benches, Right, Left, and Centre. "Ifthe Minis
ter is not ready Gen. Changarnier himself is pre-
sent; let him reply!'' The delay even of one day
was refused, and M. lie General Schram, Minister
of War, was constrained to take the tribune. He
had just, he said, entered upon his Office and had
no knowledge of the instructions in question. He
had ordered the archives of his Ministry to be
soarched-the document had not been found yet
the delay asked would have enabled him to find it
If it really exists 1.-THE delay was refused. He
could give at the moment no further explanation.
General Changarnier himself then took the tribune:
"My honorable friend" sad be, "will let me tell him
that if he had all the time he desired he would be able
find the document seeing that the instructions sgnazed by
La Patrie do not exist" Agaon laughter that's cate
gorical what a disappointment! ! from the Right
Voice from the Left. " Perhaps they in
istence, but they have been!" ..
Gen. CHASeARSIER. elf they had existed they
would still exist. Notwithstanding the taken by the
ournato print yesterday eratun in order be-
textua declare that not only the articles cited by it
not texua but there nothing like them in the nsruc
ons permanent transitory which have from the
headquarters the Commander in chief Of the army Of Paris
(Tresbien Laughter the Right In Of these in
structons whether permanent ansoy, has the cons
utona right of the Assembly TO make requsion of troops
been put in question: Numerous marks Of appreciation
the article Of the Rules and Regulations which devoves
upon the President of the Assembly the exercise of this
right" [Tres-bien Tres-bien j
NJ. CHANGARNIER then goes ON to state that when
called in lS4S by Gen. Cavaignac to command
the National Guard, he issued set of instructions,
which afterwards literally reproduced for the
army, when, in the course of events he was called
to the head of the army; that in these instructions
all necessary precautions were taken to ensure exact
transmission of orders and unity of command during
the combat.
These instructions bear date" he continued "wenty-
nine months ago. They have been approved by all succeed
ing Administrations. They published in the journals of
the day. where La Pare might have found them if its
mory had served it better. will read them if the Assembly
would like to hear them" No, no Yes! Gen. G. de-
seends from the tribune in the midst Of animated appause
have given you above, copied from the Moni-
teur itself, the very words of Gen. Changarnier,
denying the authenticity of the copy Of the nstruc-
hons published by La Patrie and made the SUBJ
Ject OF Interpolation by Nj. Napoleon Bonaparte
because, IN spite of this formal and unequivocal de-
NAL from the tribune Of the Assembly, In Pafrie