Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-06-07
0UR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.
PARIS, MAY Is, 1851


tur&Y xising, to the great surprise of all France,
the eo 1liona repeal of the electoral law of 3lst
Mat. TO, and which stirred so Thoroughly the po-I
liticSl LIS Of all shades, seems TO have created
hardly rs disturbance in the Elysee itself and in
the Gs<pet. The writer formally invoked upon
himeeI|)he whole indignation which he foresaw the
article cnld excite, declaring that it was unsug-
gested md that M. VERoN alone should be held
respQ le. Notwithstanding this declaration, and
noty3 Anding the testy reproof provoked by al
pred article which had just been inflicted upon
the lonnel through semi-ofiicial evening
iout public contnAed to suspect that the
arti sX Xeron broache4 i project personal 70
thf of ts5s Reputlic ntefsiGe HIT
ins - y the majority Is III Hbinet and
which would probably induce The dismissal Of &C.
yeral Of his Ministers, TO wit, the Introduction Of
a bin restoring. to the people universal suffrage
Ehe Coastitutsonael intimated that this measure
might bevesorted TO by M. BoNAPARTE, if the As
sembly should refuse 70 authorize the revision OF
the constitution; and the possible consequences Of
ing President ard assembly ruin, were art
fully suggested to hen the parties into the support Of the
revision The Predent and le Docsur Tson not se
ousy quarelDg wh each other and suspect myself that
the former had morto do with the article Of the 10th than
templates reyocapn Of the law Of the sl. May. In the
first place. is qui doubtful whether he could command in
the Assembly SUCH number Of votes as united with the Re
publicans and Dqocrats would form majority for such
repeal. His reing Ministers would certainly carry with
them upon this qtston very many Of the large orleans d
vision, who haysaey rallied to the temporary support Of
the Eysee II held impossible, in spite Of the many eyre
gous cases Of versation witnessed during the last three
A than
ject II was MF FAucaER now Minister Of the Interior,
that reported andeended the bill last year. BARoeEE and
RouHEn were ii Ministers that introduced the bill Time
and again, and yry recently they have aveod their nen
ton to manenlhat law intact No later than last Friday,
M FAucHrs awarded to the department Of Landes where
an election vas about 10 take place. teegraphc despatch,
enoining al public fncionaes to support the candidates
who were ID favor Of this law yet it is remembered hst
few weeks so upon important occasion, when Ministers
protested h coincidence Of opinion Of the executive and the
legislative Pwers upon this subject the personal friends Of
M BosAPAfrx declared loudly that the declaraons just
made bound he actual Ministers solely, and that the Presi
dent with new Ministry would be free propose, should
he see . o do so repeal of the law Of the Sls May
would be OF The part of the President bold desperate
stroke for popularity. Perhaps, if he oere sure the biz
o be rlecied he would introduce il, expecting to gain
popularity BY the proposition and throw the odum Of reec-
lion upon the Assembly That would be amas.er move
but the chances Ss too much in favor Of himself being swept
away, wih O. kssnbly,y the food of Democracy and
sociaIlan ss sufffsse would le, in upon France. 10
allow him sss oprovoke the repeal ofthelaw Of
Reports have en rife during the last three four days thai
ministerial css provoked BY the dssensions upon thi
subject between M BoNArARrE and bis Minister'S is inn
nent and that 0pILoS BARnoT is TO head new Cabinet
the first article Of whose programme will DO the restoration Of
universal suffrage vt,saas baG.l 5.
You may remember that in May, Is4s, N. FAucHER,
then Gas now) Minister Of the Interior, addressed to the de-
psrments elegnphc despatch with the evident but implied
view Of influencing the elections The Assembly, justly IN
dsnan censured him by an almost unanimous vote, here
being only five entient voices and M Faucher instantly
went out Of Office On the 9th instant he was guilty of
much more asra, offence of the NATURE never
known more uIbluhing yet shameful abuse OF executive
influence. Lister
" Tie Minister f the Interior to the Preect Of The Landes.
ssn presence the msnauvres which the advanced oppo
sion Id directing against the law of 3l May, 1850, you
should declare and cause your subpeecs to declare that in
the opinion Of the Government the electors friends OF
der. cannot th consult the interests OF the country give
their to any other than candidate very decided 10 de-
fend and maintain the electoral law OF list May I
The party Of order unanimously supports Gen.
ony one Of the candidates who has declared that
he desired The msinieAance Of the law Of 3st Msy-
The above is copy Of the despatchhe "nota" being
added BY the printer Of the copies intended for circulation in
the department. a -~.i' 3h.s s'a .' @S+-
M. Em1Lr NE Gin ARDIx immediately made this despatch
matter Of comment from the tribune, hoping u provoke from
tho Assembly vote similar to that Of the 4h May, ls49
There was assuredy abundant cause; but a s.trg Il
'h q Tempora muantur, ct mutamur in Ills. =
The Assembly adopted the order Of the day pure and sim
D resnr thus 10 censure or even to express opinion
resoeens this extraordinary despatch The truth of the
matter is that upon this occasion NJ FAUcHER sure be-
forehand Of impuny. He knew that the msory of the
actual Assembly desired the maintenance of The law Of
Nav and the election Of Gen. DURRIES and that they would
sanction in their own favor an abuse ofexecuve influence
which they severely censued when exercised in cause which
did not possess their sympsthes. The Assemblies, to be
sure are not nonnal the came, but the are SO nearly
and The cases are SIMILAR except that this is much the
stronger s.U,.
We have not this morning any authentic returns from the
elections Of the Landes which took place last Sunday They
have resulted ESQ says repo in favor Of the Demo-
cratic candidate DUcLERc, who member Of the frov
sona Government in ls4s, snd moderate Republican Of
the Csvagnsc school. There but candidates NJ
Gui1or refused to run. 'S s.''
The Assembly has Just finally passed bill concedng for
ninety years. to English company, the railroad Of
he west from Versailles Rennes II has consecraej BY this
decision the wise system Of leaving private enterprise and
capitsl the construction Of these works OF general interest
The whole LEFT land herein think they Inconsistent
with heir republican Professions and did show intel
loen, comprehension Of the principles Of bey) were
in favor Of the Government retaining this and all the other
railroads in its own hands, building and working them at the
hr s,nepse in order that Government might thus be