The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-25


9th do ...De Tocqueville. For do
| 7th do -. Berrycr For do
Sth do CorcelIes. For do
yin dc 80. DE Broglie.. For do
loth DO ...Charras. Against do
llth do ....De Mclun.. For do
18th do .Cavaignac. $3.50. Against do
18th do ....Odilon Barrot. Eos do
l4th do .Charamaule. ...Aganst do
10Th do ..Baze..... .Agairst do
Or nine in favor OF revision to six againsti Suci
combination gives an unexpected advantage Il
| the Republicans. Though in decided minority
they are at least united and harmonious, and are
sure to vote together. Whereas, a proposition may
be before the committee worded in such form
as to favor the Bonapartiss at the expense of thu
Legitimists, in which case the latter, by siding
with the Republicans, would defeat it, or uics persa
The majority are by no means as united as the mi.
nority. Four out Of the nine are pledged to sup.
port the proposition of M. dc Broglie, of which
speak further on. These are NM. de Broglie,
Montalembert, Dufour, and Melun. Three out Of
the nine desire nothing less than total revision as
stepping stone back to monarchy. These are
NM Berger, Corcelles, and Moulin. MN. obi
lin Barrot and Tocquevile are favorable to revi-
sion, but commit themselves to no particular for
muia. Unless all these differences be concili-
ated, it will be difficult for any proposition to pass
One or two Unaffected members DESERVING to the
Republicans on each trial would effectualy prevent
the question ever reaching the House.
To this committee will be referred all PROPOSE
tons for revision. Thus far only three have been
presented TO the Assembly-one by NJ de Broglie.
formerly minister under Louis Philippe, providing
that the Assembly simply declare its desire that
there be revision, without specifying in what ar
ticles or principles; another by M. Payer. a fol-
lower Of Lamartine's, calling Constituent ssem-
bly, for next November. and designating the ar
ticles to be modified by that Assembly; and lastly,
one by M. Larabit, an intimate OF Louis Ma
poleon, to the effect that there be no new Assem-
bly, called, but that the people revise the constitu-
ton themselves, by rejoicing the President and
then insisting that the Chamber ratify the choice
These, and all other propositions upon the subject
which may be presented to the Chamber, will be
debated by the special committee ANY one that
obtains majority in its favor will be reported
back to the House, where the final decisive battle
will be fought. If no such proposition pass the
committee, none will ever reach the House. II the
majority succeed in passing, in committee, some
one out of the number which will be discussed
the Republicans are confident, as have already
shown by figures in previous letters of being able
to checkmate it in the House. One hundred and
"A
estimate of the votes in the bureaus shows that
about three hundred and eighteen voted for revi-
sionist candidates.; and the large. unexpectedly
large number of two hundred and sixty-one for
anti-revisionists. The Republicans already cry
victory, and the most ardent advocates of revision
seem little dispiritcd.
General Cavaignac opposes all projects of revi.
sion, and stated his reasons, in an address to the
members Of the bureau which elected him. in the
following words: cit 10 of importance to the coun-
try that the President retire from the Presidency
Were one ofour own party in that Office, we would
not permit him to stay there It is with this great
phantom of the Presidential succession that you
brighten the country. It is by holding up the re
moval Of men, once in power, as impracticable,
that you teach it to doubt and vacilate in its re-
publican faith. It is just these fears these doubts,
these oscillations, that wo desire to see dissipaed
by practice. We desire that the country under
stand that a change in the Presidency is an act
even more simple, than were often, under the mon.
archy, mere changes of ministry, or of the presi-
dent Of the council"
M. Montalembert, though a signer of M. dc
Broglies proposition, declares openly for revision
total, Immediate, revolutionary. off,. said he be-
fore the bureau to which he belongs-'sif the new
Constituent Assembly to abolish the republic,
don't ask much that under the crcum.
stances. limit my desires to radical and scri-
Gus reform of tho existing institutions. desire to
have republic that is cndurable The suppress
sion Of the forty fifth article, and the consequent
legal authority to re-elect the President would be
entirely insufficient. We must deal moro vigor-
Gus blows than that We must make deeper Incl.
sions into the present constitution M. Montalem-
bert was elected by majority of one vote only. M.
Colfavru, a Republican, was absent account of
indisposition. His vote thrown for nj. Failly
would have made both the candidates cqual-2l to
a.. M. Faily, being the older Of the two, would
have been declared elected, superiority in years
decides in such cases. The speech Of the Presi-
dent at Dion seems to have inspired the votes OF
large nsmber of representatives. The Legitimists
are lending themselves with considerably less Gu.
gerncss 70 the schemes OF the Bonapartists In the
bureaus where Jules Favre, Cavaignac, and Char
ras were chosen, the Legitimate abstained from
voting after the first trial, thus passivcly promot-
ing their election.
The Republicans are about organizing grand
pctionist movement for the restoration of univer-
sal suffrage. Such movement, il urged with
zeal and effect, would be infinitely more indicative
Of the popular feeling than the one in behalf Of the
Presidents reelection. II would have no govern
mcnt influence or ministerial patronage TO rely
upon; no armies Of official cmissarics no obedient
justices of the peace, or complainant prcfects,
mayors, and subordinatcs generally. For want
Of general committee to obtain signatures and
adhesions, several private citizens have already
undertaken this office. The following is one Of
the brief and pithy formulas adopted:
"Thc undersgncd--
In tho name of the sovereignty Of the people,
In the name of tho constitution,