The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-27

made hy different government organs that tho
Pdrsians approved of the coup de.at, much less
appauded it, ltis certain that, on Tuesday ID
"Wednesday, the cries in the city were ripe la
RepubLique! and that since then there are no
cries in the street From loungers in the neigh
borhood, and on different occasions from tie
troops, there have been heard cries of uiue Ii
Napoleon! They are not the citizens. Anum-
Der Of eX.representaives, of military officers not
in actual service, and of respectable citizens
have called at the EIysee, to give in their adhe-
sIons. They not the people
Stlii,'it would be not at all strange if the true
majority OF Frenchmen did vote Louis Napoleon
into supreme power He has managed won
iertuly well to that end SO far. All industrial
and property holding France wants rest. lie
promises rest if France will give him strength.
That, too, is n promise that he has no interest
to break-at least for the present. Every eff
tort is made by constantly presenting the bug
bear OF socialism in the most fearful propor-
tons, to draw the bourgoise into the ranks of
the party oforder, of which the President Is tin,
defender par excellence. At the same time h.,
solemniy declares his wish and purpose to base
his future position on the will of the people
freely expressed by universal suffrage. Ard
perhaps the orderly French will forget and for.
give the two attempts at an nsurlection ard
The socialist writings of the prisoner of Ham.
as the President himself has abured them. And
perhaps the republican French-some of then
will forget the oath to the constitution which
the President took three years ago, and trust 10
his promises. The promises read well I,ouis
Napoleon has sufficiently proved in the last three
years that he is not a weak man he NAV vet
prove himselfa wise man, and keep these prom
ises. BY decree issued on the ID December.
prescribing the time mode of the general
election, il was ordered that every elector should
openly, accompanying his affirmative or negative.
vote with his name
BY decree given at the Eysee, Dec 4-the
day Of the barricades-the full freedom Of elec.
ton ana voting aye or nay, simply by printed
or written ballot, is substituted for the open
vote Now, let the motives of this change have
been what they may, the change itself is an
acknowledgement of the Democratic principle.
10 day proclamation is issued by the presi-
dent, IN which he represents himself as the de-
fender OF order, and of the people against the
enemies OF society-good reason why Il e peo-
pie should not resist the army acting under hi,
orders. But he also declares, most fully ami
plainly that they, the people, are the only right
full judges of their governors, and that if thew
do not decree by their free votes that he shall re-
main in power, he will Immediately resign the
authority which he desires to hold only with
their approval. 1t is worth rernarking, that in
this proclamation he does not indulge in his
customary genealogical remarks.
Officers OF government will count the votes
The news from the provinces comes to us
through the hands of government Most of
the departments are represented as having re-
celved the news from Paris with content. The
departments however, where there was some
disturbance, had been put in a state of siege.
At Orleans the chief town Of department al
ready In state of siege, forty-seven aires Ia
were made. Among those arrests were two ex-
representatives
In the list OF new appointments published in
the NonIteur OF yesterday are a number of pre-
tects and sut-prefects, and two Commission
ers extraordinary" who each have the general
supervision of several departments. One of
these commissioners is earlier, the late preGect
of police uader the ministry of Leon Faucher.
BY decree Of the 9th, the President of the
republic restores the church of St Genevieye
(Ihe Pantheon to the purposes Of religious
worship, in conformity with the intent Of lis
founder, uader the patronage of ST. Geneyicvs,
patron Saint Of Paris. This decree is rs poIil c
"a plOus. The UairerS, an out and out 81 red"
Rnmanist print, that defends 81. Bartholomew
(he M7ssacre), has gived in its adhe ion To tie
new government
The Pa'rie of the h says: All the iour-
mails agree in recognising the urgency Of tie
measures taken by the President, and Give their
entire consent to his policy" English news
papers have had to undergo an examination Il
the post office previous 10 delivery. The cor
respondent Of the LDHdJH Chronicle has been
ordered 10 leave Paris The Chronicle X tie
paper whose correspondent too readily bcliev, d
all the eNtravagant reports that reached his ears.
lNFfrt mn FftI.4 FF,fa 4 IL
day and Saturday. Not Of men of political
prominence, but of dangerous persons, amorg
them several members 81 the left The rancr-
as who were sent to Ham, are reported 10 have
arrived there safe and sound. Theirs, WHO
was III in prison, has been brought 10 his own
house again. He il watched Nearly all tie
representatives, who were taken prisoners nj tie
Maine, Of the Tenth ACCOMPLISHMENT, have been
released The assembly had sunk itself so low.
10y its dscords and the political corruption of
most Of the leaders in the Orelnist and l.git,.
mist factions, that there il little mourning far
IT. dispersion, and less probability that were al
It's mcinbers at liberty they could make heal
against Napoleon
The committee ofconsultation appointed By
the President is composed Of more than hun.
dc ID instead Of twenty.nine members. as stated
in my last. was led into the error by the car.
iessne.s OF the Patrie in publishing an add.
tonal list OF twenty-nine names, as lhough it
were substitution for the list of eighty puh-
lishcd few hours before
The army, 50 far a. results are published,
have voted almost unanimously in favor of the
j. esidents propositions. A very few have voted
in the negative. The army voted by open vote.
The PRESIDENT writes to the generals that the
records shall be burned after the votes are
counted, so that no soldier need Fear that bis
Independence of opinion viii njure his promo
ton. lie has also IN, wn his regard for the sol
diers in various other placcs--as sending his
aid-de-camp 10 visit the Misunderstanding notice
that success IN putting down street emeute shalt
be rewarded like noble actions in the open field
informing them through the minister Of war that
they had saved the county, and that he should
not forget them, ect
The number of persons killed ia the streets,
at the barbados and in houses, is not vet
known. ! had heard ID rated All along from FIVE