The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-23
The Cloud over France.

From letter of M. FREDERIc GAILLARDET,
dated at Paris the I'd of October, and published
in the last number of the Courier DIES Etats-
Unis, at New York, we translate the follow
ing passage:
"The war made by NJ Rouher on journalism has
just terminated in the acquittal of La Presse, alb
solved by the same jury which. for the same of
fence, condemned L'Avenement The iurors, on
reflection, have abandoned this extreme policy,
which, according to certain rumors, Louis Napo
leon is himself disposed to abandon, by asking Tor
the repeal of the law OF the 3lst of May. Herein is
the greatest danger to M. Leon Faucher. He has
made himself in the Cabinet and in the Assembly,
the pillar of this law; and he will stand or fall with
it. 1t cannot be doubted but that the conservative
representatives of the clique of the Pyramids will
aid in sustaining their common work; and the Jour
nal DIES DeJats, which represents most completely
the sentiments of this parliamentary fraction, has
stood forth already to lend its support to M. Leon
Faucher in this matter by defending the law of the
Burgraves against the attacks of the Constitution.
mel, and by approving another plan of the minis
try which consists in advancing the parliamentary
elections two three months. The electoral re-
form, therefore, has acted like the fusion of the
Joinvillists and the Legitmsts--it has lost the
ground which it gained week ago; and unless
there is change of policy and OF ministry on the
part of the executive authority, its chances of
cess are very problematical Unfortunately all the
chances OF revision must fade away at the same
time for cannot lose sight of the fact that the
law of the 3lst of May has become the key
stone of the arch of the existing state Of things,
which NJ. Girardin strips Of all its illusions by
saying to the National: On the day of cleo
tion one of two things is inevitable, that either
the Executive will be mpotent to prevent the ex-
cuded from voting or that he must fight battle
and come forth victorious. In the first case it
will be revolution in which the election returns
perform the part of paving-stones and, in the Sc
cond, it is state of sege-a dictatorship-an alb.
soute rule. In either it is the suppression of
the Presidency, and the disappearance of the CON
stitution. What matters, therefore, the question
of who shall be President? The abrogation of the
law of the 3lst of Maythat is the true Presiden-
tial question
IN. dc Girardin is right. After the battle,
Louis Napoleon will certainly hold the reins Of
power on present conditions, and the victorious
Socialists will pay still less respect than himself to
the office of President II is not, therefore, for an
election that those to prepare who reject all
COMPROMISES in order to effect the revision, but
they should prepare for combat and revolution.
"To tell the truth, this perspective is not dis
pleasing to certain extreme parties. They prefer
the hazard of the die to a pacific solution IF the
Socialists to prevail, said lately conserva-
tive representative, 1T had better be by battle
than by the ballot box, for the moral danger would
be much less On their side, certain Democrats
have more hopes in instruction with universal
suffrage inscribed on their flag than in an electo-
raj struggle, in which the candidacy of Louis Ma
poleon will have recovered the legal title which
is now wanting to him. 1t seldom happens tc
them to be able to set themselves up the defend
ers of true legality, that they unwilling to lose
this sole opportunity of making a revolution with
| out being rovolutionists. The novelty of things
| seduces them and blinds them TO such a degree
that they do not doubt of the assistance, at least
of tire neutrality of the armed force. The illu
sions with which the most clear sighted of them
deceive Themselves in this respect would be a sub
ect for very curious physiological Investigations
! if there were not more serious aspect TO them"
DREADFUL ARRAY AT Aqua CREEK. - Tn,
Baltimore Clipper learns, through Messrs. Adams
& Co.'S express messenger, that dreadful affray
occurred at Aqua Creek, Tuesday, between
John L. Cantwell and James W. Morrison, boil
connected with the through baggage train between
Baltimore and gharleston. Morrison was stabbed
in FIVE pacos in the back once in the breast. anc
terribly about the head and il was supposed could
not survive Cantwell made his escape. The af
fray originated about something connected will
their business.
Coal IN ALABAmA.-Recent discoveries in Moore
county, says the Fayetteville IN. O. Observer, con
firm the confident prediction made by Professo
Johnson, over two years ago, that the whole Of thu
country, to the Montgomery line would be founc
TO be bed Of coal,