Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-10-04
FOREIGN.
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.
PARIs. SEPTEMBER Is. 1851.

PARIS. SEPTEMBER is, 1851
4 prominent topic of the French press during the
last ten days has been the Cuban invasion, and the
charge of connivance which, with more or less dis
tinctness, with more or less acrimony, is by gene
raj consent laid at the door of our Government. An
evening Journal not often at fault in such matters,
states that the Minister Of Foreign Affairs has pre-.
pared important dispatches for the French repre-
sentative at Washington, and that they are to be
forwarded by special agent. The dispatches are
presumed to refer to the Cuban question. But
whatever may be the course with respect 10 Cuba
that events may induce Government to take, the
resentment of this Government will not, il may be
confidently predicted, manifest itself in any more
offensive form than that of protest. Should the
island be emancipated either with or without our
aid, we will see no repetition Of the Roman inya-
sion " for the re-establishment of order" If the
actual Executive Chief of this Government should
even order his agent at Washington to enter spe-
cial protest, n'ed eulpd in conclusion would give
TO the protest an air Of persuasive sincerity that
might much increase its chance of efficiency. For
it is remembered that nj. LOUIS N. BoNAPARTE, in
spirit probably whit generous and unselfsh than
COL CRIrrESDES and many other members Of the
Cuban expedition fought in the character Of French volun-
tee in the Italian popular nsurrecon Of 1891 and be would
find it difficult to establish difference favorable himself
between the invasion of Cuba in 1851 ard his little in
vasion of France in 1910.
The English papers join with great unanimty in the
sure of our Government for taking energetic
sues to prevent the getting up and departure Of the exped
on These are less excusabs than the French for they
knowtha, in countries where liberty mere name there
rules and forms ~Ae has be
say for the protection Of and property, and which
mus, be respected though in exceptional the OBJ
iusticat ofi isa
not we, who unchartaby charged with breach Of
treaty obligations and Of the law Of nations ask was not
want Of good faith toward France that permitted the fitting
out Of the armed expedition in London that ended in the f
nous descent upon Bouogne The preparation Of that
pedon was matter Of public notoriety And at this very
moment not perfectly notorious England and all Europe
that LEDRU RoLLIs, MAzzrNI, and other German Italian
and French refugees plotting The overthrow by popular
insunecon of the Governmentso of France Germany
and Italy Yet nothing is done stop these consprators
Why Because nothing be done without violating rules
whose nvolablity Anslosaxon liberty Up to
certain point mpuny exists in England and the United
States for offences with respect which Russis Austria
France and other despoc Governments would have no scru
pies whatever. -
No living Englshman American pon. a case Of
arbitrary arrest of citizens like that which has taken place
Gently in Paris and liberty will survive but very short time
the day when either Of these countries such an arrest shall
be Witnessed matter what the class which the offenders
may belenr the grade Of the offence without exciting
versa and irresistible Indignation Yet here all per.
arrested and their political personal friends SILENT
cry well DONE The Preect of Police had acquired the
certainty that the European refugees resident Paris
cert with French Radicals plotting another general
volutonary movement Such special information not
possessed would justify individual Perhaps the
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facts upon which Government whose action is all embar-
assed by forms and scrupes could base its nteposon but
certain that there in the capital large Of
cesstous turbulent foreigners ready moments warning
throw themselves desperately upon the side of nsurectioD
in French Democrats should again descend the
1t determined therefore, upon these general ndice
suddenly visit with large police force all the places Of public
notorousy equened by this class Of persons and
rest, summarly and ndiscmnsey all who should be found
there This was done and in the Of week about
three hundred arbitrary arrests made Many persons,
innocent yourselves Of all designs hostile the tranquility
Of France, seized They happened, perhaps for the
fret time in their ves be in those cafes at the moment Of
the descent Of police Many persons have
released after illegal detention Of several days alarm
ing to their families and injurious their private sairs
Twohirds of the persons arrested still in prison. be
discharged prosecuted weeks or months hence
the discretion OF the when proof to sustain the
prosecution shall have been obtained or the lesson shall be
presumed sufficiently Let here hasten to admit
that the letter ofhe law is explicit and abundany protects
the liberty Of the citizen. But arbitrary Government
at these restraints and the citizen has remedy but nsur
recon, with a its pe and horrors Many the foreigners
discharged have been ordered leave France Immediately
These have been followed by ordinance Of police
addressed all foreigners, and which now process Of
execution Aforegners without exception Of naton class
character resident in Paris who shall hereafter
to Paris reside for longer shorter period are re-
qured forthwith present themselves the Prefecture Of
Police in order to "egularze their position and receive if
the Police fit to grant II, peris de sejour. All for
eignes who fail to comply with this regulation shall be
PEELED from the French territory says the ordinance in ques
ton was engaged writing letter to the nteisencer last
week when the Injunction reached Supposing that it
would require but few minutes put himself en- reg with
the police your correspondent always abiding man,
in Russia, in France well in the United States
promptly repaired to the Bureau indicated order place
himself without delay upon good terms with the formidable
thores of the Rue de jerusalem But instead of hour
required five six, and correspondent missed the mail
Upon his arrival at the police office he found himself in
large yard in the midst of crowd Of three four hun
ded presided and watched by body ofamed and
very peempory police agents. Long before reaching the
spot had been indicated far down the quay, by the
large number Of spectators collected in the street and looking
through the iron railing upon the strangers pressing enrol
themselves upon NJ CAnLIEns books. There French
not admitted within the precincts, and who often
ceived the uniformed agents the order circulate