Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-12-27

for the chances Of the night succeeding to such
day.
Whatever opinion may be formed as to the moral
merits of the Presidents proceeding it be denied
that it is proceeding boldly conceived and arranged and
executed with consummate skill and before pronouncing
upon its moral merits, it is right fairly consider the
difficulties of Louis Napoleons position Nothing in his
tory presents parallel to that position The theory of
government whatever form Of government is adopted
solves itself into the distribution of that power which is
in its origin the power of the whole people; but which,
even in the smallest community, too unwieldy to be
safely exercised by the people themselves without
artificial checks and balanceshow much beyond the
pacity of nation of thrtyye millions? The last French
constitution however attempt to leave the whole
of the people in the hands of the whole people
daily use, with mother check balance than single
magistrate with very limited for selfdefence with
means whatever to restrain the popular force without
even independent body to mediate between the mags
rate and his inevitable antagonists the leaders of the
populace. The Chamber whatever might be its origin
however constituted must necessarily lapse into ress
lance to the magistrate whose duty it must be to control
its but resistance where there is third party
to which to appeal must grow to enmty, and enmity,
if not bold enough to ITSELF puts the cloak of
conspiracya cloak too familiar to a people who, like
the people Of France have gone through cannot
how many revolutions all Matched in secret councils within
the last sixty years 1t is well for who have the three
fold security Of balanced Government an intermediate
estate between the people and the executive and rad
tons of order of centuries DURATION speak harshly Of
Like that adopted by the French President but
let place ourselves in his positions and then may
form less unfayorabe opinion Paying no regard 70
the influence Of for hin personal safety his
sonal interests he bound for the peace
- h;n1
we lately described as stagnant anarchy"-how
truly passing events tea condition promising of long
continued peacea In his proclamation Louis Napoleon
complains that the Assembly had become "a centre OF
plots Upon what specific evidence he makes this
plant know not; but have complete evidence OF
the probability that the complaint is well founded"
THURSDAY MORNING. complete list of the
new Council of State, we find the following import
ant names, in addition to those before mentioned
DArgout, Governor of the Bank, Gen. paraguay
dHilliers, +. Barrot, De Beaumont, Cambaceres,
Casabianca, Theodore Ducos, Dumas, Gen. 'Haut-
pool, Marshal Excelmans, Leon Faucher, Achille
Fould, Meynard, Persigney, st. Arnaud, de Turgot,
de Thorgny, de Wagram, &c. &c.
The following circular of the Minister Of War has
been sent to all the generals and chiefs of corps
General transmit to you the proclamation Of the
President Of the Republic addressed to the French people
and to the army You will cause them to be immediately
posted in the barracks and you win give orders to each
commanding officer to have them read aloud at the head
of each company likewise transmit to yon the decree
of this day. in virtue of which the army is called
press its will in foryeght hours after the reception q
the present manifestoes You will consequently without
delay have registers prepared in the various corps accord
ing to the accompanying models and you will invite the
officers commissioned officers and soldiers to mark
their votes down in them get marked down. with the
least possible delay AS the votes Of the
under your orders shall have been collected you will for
ward them to with statements connected with the
certified by the different chiefs of corps detachments
and by yourself setting forth the whole number of votes
of acceptance of rejection The President reckons
the support of the nation and of the army and in wha
regards the division which you command the energy
demeanor and the prompt and severe repression
of the slightest attempt at disorder. Accept, &c.
De ST. ARNAUD, General Of Dirision."
Accompanying the above circular are the follow
ing models of acceptance or rejection:
ssAccEprANcE virtue of the order of the - til,
officers non-commissioned officers and soldiers who's
names affixed, have replied afirmatively to the
luton presented to it in the following terms The French
people desires the maintenance of the authority of Lou
Napoleon Bonapart and delegates to him the powers
cessary to make constitution the bases set forth il
his proclamation of the -"
"REJEcTIoN.-.In virtue Of the order &c. 1.-THE res
being precisely the same as the preceding with the single
exception of the word negatively substituted for arma
tively.v
ing circular to all the projects, accompanied by fv.
copies of the procamations published yesterday
morning
Monsieur lie Prefet: The parties who agtate in the
Assembly menaced France with the compromise of its re
pose by fomenng plots against the Government the OBJ
ject of which to overthrow it. The Assembly has
been dissolved amidst the applause of all the population
of Paris On the receipt of the present you will the
procamaons of the President of the Republic to be ax-
ed in all the communes and you will send to the mayors
and JUICES de pax the circulars which address to you
with the models Of the register Of You will
the strict execution of the prescribed by these
circulars You will Immediately replace the JUICES de pax,
the mayors and the other funconares whose coopera
ton may not be assured to you With this object you
viii demand from all public functionaries to give you in
writing their adhesion to the great which the
Government has just adopted. You will Immediately
to be arrested every individual who may attempt
disturb the tranquility and you viii to be suspend
ed every journal whose poemics may place it in danger
count Monsieur lie Prefet your devoedness and
zeal to take all the precautions necessary for the mante
nance of public order; and you will to under
standing this subject both with the general command
ing the department and with the judicial authorities You
will acknowledge by telegraph the receipt of this despatch
and you will send me- until orders, daily report on
the state Of your department have need to recon-
mend you to send me by telegraph any news Of gravity
. Receive, &c.
''The Minister of the Interior, DE MoRNY'
THURSDAY, NooN-The second editions of the
morning papers furnish the following additional par
ticulars of affairs in Paris:
The sale Of the Assembly called the Sale de Carton,
where the representatives held their sttngs longer
exists Yesterday morning officer de pax, followed by
considerable number of workmen to the place and
proceeded to demolsh it.