The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-12
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viding cbief for the state, Public aud LsgHia-
ture have, after all, no more than certain guam,
ty of leisure, interest, and Intelligence ana II an
hev possess OF these is spent in deciding who IL TO
be President or King, what can be left for earnest
business, for improvement, Tor economy. Even me
Americans spend too much time IN the concoc'lon
Of President, though, IN their case so many o'her
important questions and decisions, all prepared
and discussed and cut and dry before-hand are
bound up with the choice, that the loss of time is
not in reality so great. But the poor French, un-
der the Republic, are literally spending every
hour, and all the faculties they have 10 spare, AT
the manufacture Of a temporary sovereign.
One they have got, and have taken care by law |
to render his reelection Impossible by the letter OF
the constitution. Yet the election of any other |
candidate would probably lead to civil war. Other |
candidates admit this. The Count de Chamhord, |
like Lord Stanley, is not ready. The Orleans |
princes, like Graham and Gladstone, would rather |
wait. And we verify believe that if Louis Napo
leon Ike Lord John, were 10 fling down the scep-
tire, the people and The National Assembly wonld
he compelled to crave and heg of him to pick II up
again. II Lord John Russell had not resigned, lie
would now he the weakest and most badgered of
ministers. If Louis Napoleon had resigned, he
would have been ere this reelected, dotation ID,
and smo'hered with addresses OF attachment and
congratnlatlOn.
Ia place of such conduct, there has been nothing
but series of negotiations and mannuvres ,wheed-
ling OF this party, Difference to that AT one time
the President thought he had got hold If the L. gi-
ttfnists al hfiOlftr, W. bdrfOl was thought 10 Dt
prOpiliated. The Oreanlsts, though so staunchiv
led by NJ. Thlers, suffered, Notwithstanding, the
greatest of affronls in the Assembly, where, when
the recall OF their princes was proposed, as had
been done with regard to the lmperialist family,
NJ. B-rryer himself got up and Set the proposal
aside TO the monstr0us annoyance OF his quondhm
ally. But with all this propre was made to-
wards settlement, or even towards such tenn
pOrary settlement the reelection OF Louis Napo-
leon would imply.
4. L.. a..
proIongation OF such uncertainty would lead 10
popular troubles. Each party in the state getting
| up TO declare that such and such contingencies
would lead to civil war, whilst il was quite certain
that of these contingencies must OF nec"s
sity occur, it became aurdl enough that PROBES
| sional perturbators should have been led to look
forward tunes that would call into exercise their
vocation. Hence The necessity OF getting rid of
| the provisional ministry, and of appointing id-n
" ho are least Jealous and energetic in the
| of order, however unable 10 unite all suffrage in
| their favor. This is, doubt, the origin OF the
| new ministry under NJ. Leon Faucher and NJ BI-
roche.
NJ Barrot refused to accept office, except on me
condition of being allowed 10 mitigate the law re-
strlcng, indeed hbOllshng universal suffrage, and
thus allow once more the industrious population
| the right of franchise. This, according 10 Nj Bar
| rot, the best mode of preventing cmettte; and
in This opinion NJ. Barrot supported by all The
moderate Republicans. The Legllimists, ALSO espe-
II
| concession. The restriction OF universal suffrage
| has greatly diminished the numbers of Legtn st
votes IN the provinces and they are anxious to re-
cover them, even by the aid of the Mountain.
But these proposals of NJ Barrot w-rs dispIeas.
| ing the men Of ORDER 10 the Ofleansls who look
upon concession to the people the furerunner of a
| new revoutlon and instead of closing with VI
| Barrot's conditions, Louis Napoleon has appon ed
| a ministry on the principles of order and no
| sion. NJ Leon Fducher is the strongest representa-
tive Of This principle. He is an enthusiastic chan
pion OF the law Of the 3lst of May, restricting ht
sutffage and doubt, Minister of the Interior,
he is determined To maintain and enforce that law
to the very uttermOst 1t remains 10 be seen " ha
amount he has of majority 10 carry ont that line
| OF policy.
With respect to the President, such choice
| places him at war with the moderate Republicans
| and still more at variance with the democrats. j
betOkens any thing but accord with the L-gnim',ts Is
and whether il concillaie the Orleanlss Is doubt
| mi. Thus, although the new Cabinet may be a
more vigorous, efficacious, and able one, composed
TOO of parliamentary men, 1t Is doubtful how lar l
| can further the great and absorbing am OF the
Presdent-hs continuance in power. LLondor
| Examiner.
| The French CONSTITUTION to be AH,snded.-W,
| find the following in the Fvenement Of the 18th
| "There was council a Ministers held day a
| the Eiysee at which decision come to on tn
course to be pursued W .n Eegard to the revision @
the constitution. This plofeetis to be presented b
member OF the 700, Fe'Aloh oil one OF the M
lsters and one completely deVoIeo TO the poi'cy
the E'ysee Inc government VIII theh ueiha'
| that the project shall be referred TO the Council
General, TO be convoked extraordinarily for the pu
pose, in the second fortnight of June. This pa
OF campaign was, 1t IS sald, approved OF by the n'
Jorlty OF the members OF the council athough |"
, among them manifested cerlah deSree oi ilres'
luton.
i, The Bulletin de Paris says:
. "The Minister of the Interior intends to prese
, | a bill to the Assembly, for the purpose of author
| ,iny a, eXtraord,ns,v and spscial session of n
Mnnicinal Connc;Is tbroughont France, TO tai
nIans hacnrs ,be I5th Of Ma The only ouestio
, | IN he submitted to the Councils is the following
s Onabt The Cons,;tr,;on IN bs revised 2u and II
,rs a q, h. sin,rl,, ,Yss or sNo xy;Iho
u y | anu comment or .,nIan,tion The oppositon n
- 49,, - 49,, laJ, ainst hi. Mar Ttev =,
hat ~ Cans,;,,,'on h,s Of, he Question If ri
u rs,;s;op IN ,Ls AssswbIy alone and that This n,o
u Of consnI,;n., ,hs Nnn;c;naI Councils would ri,
ris. to ,,,;,,,;on ard ;p,,;nue
"a project ha. been started for getting over Il
II difIicutv which stand, in the wav of n revision
" the constitution bv the conditions imposeJ hv II
VI lin article which reo,,ires the consent of thre
J | four,bs of the Ieoislative Assembly. thrice .
g nrossad ,b,t Cop.tit,ent Assembly shall
e rraIad ro tbe Nnnicin,i assemblies couvok
We s. IL ,F,L M ,,;Ii ba .dJrs.s.d ,ba sim,
n 'of 'he ioth Way, w,' oe auu'e''eu 'ne 'i'''l
$, s;.sI y, sSnnnosnn tho ,,L;
ru r 90 VI Nv Nv ,1,sIo Iii ,a.ar,, ba
ie 'ol sta"'eu, INA. tne T'. snLay u
is tue ailifhat'Ve the munster VIII 'eei
d, the consent oil houes "hci, naSihs oeeh e'ec'
d. ny universal s"hfaSe' may oe 'aheh u eAp'
universal opInlon TO call on Inc Assembly, d;
as Simple l'Jofiy' ~ uug,"1 ma
to ought TO be revised " hethef the Ni'I'suy ~o
is proceed step hr'her, ana eau on ,he hsstno'y