The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-20
Correspondence Of The Commercial advertiser.
PARIS, Aug. %, 1851.

many. For two weeks past, they have been
the ground of controversy between the Demo.
cratic and the reactionary press The King of
Naples is defended by Mr.. Guizot's journal and
the Roman Catholic daily. The latter calls him
" the best of kings" says he is Irregular in prac.
ti,ng his religious duties" and has done nothing
which was not called for by the necessity Of re-
pressing the spirit OF disorder in his dominions.
1t is said, probably on no good authority, that
the king flew into a paroxysm Of rage on hear
ing Of Lord Palmerston's speech on the subject
That he, a descendant of the royal line Of the
Bourbons, should be made responsible, as if he
werea coal HEAVIER or carbonero, was really too
bad. IL was putting the porcelain out Of which
kings are made on a level with common clay.
! How to revenge himself was the question: as
the gossip runs. At first he thought of cutting
off all diplomatic relations with England, and
answering by formal note Lord Pamerston's
menace to send the letters to every court in
Erape. But this idea was given up, because
the kings dignity would suffer in such contest
Tie course decided on was to treat the. affair
with silent contempt. Mr. Gladstone is de.
nounced as revolutionist, socialist, and
know not what else but | cannot see what
new thing he has said about Naples All the
horrors he details have been painted again and
1 again, ty pens entitled to quite as much credit
as his, but have excited no more interest than
the repeated accounts of the murders committed
in Lombardy and Venice by r .detsky The Sc.
cret OF MIR. Gladstone's success is his high posi-
| ton rs an English tory. Since he wrote facts
enough have occurred to furnish matter for
third letter Among them might figure the
| Duke of Modena's quick mode Of administering
justice, for ten days ago, he ordered man
who had offended him to be arrested and
| logged by his Wallets. Nor should he forget
the short way of the King of Naples with
worknlen; the shoemakers and bakers at
Palermo, having " struck !" for higher wages,
the royal governor fixed their wages himself, and
gave them twenty-four hours to resume work
or be transported. At the end Of that time, the
bakers continuing to be refractory, he trans
ported them TO a small island near Sicily, and
set them to work as convicts.
COUNCILS. ..... IT,.
The rcyisionists carry on their campaign Wig.
orousy In spite of the declaration of the law
against all medding of the councils with poll
ties, they have nearly discussed the question of
the revision of the constitution. 1t was frs the
turn of the reimbursement councils They NUN.
Der 1868, but only 80 voted for the revision. The
minister of the interior, rs interpret the law,
should have annulled this vote instantly, as not
being within the scope of the deliberations OF the
councils he did not. The council of Limoges
resolved that there was no necessity for revision
and that for the future, the constitution should
be observed. Its resolution was annulled i'm
mediately by order of Minister Faucher.
The departmental councils met on the 25th
instant. There are Sd of them, and we shall
have, in a couple of weeks, the result of their
discussions. Il will, probably, be favorable to
the revision. Most of the members of the ma
jority of the Assembly are also members of
these councils, and will use their influence in
favor of the revision. The terms of office of
some of the members Of these councils expired
two raonths ago New elections were adjourn ed, |
indefinitely, by the legislature Many oppos ed
to the President refused to serve longer than the
term for which they had been elected. For
these and other reasons, such as the non-pay-
ment of the members, the secrecy of the debates,
&c., maintain that the councils do not ade- |
quately represent public opinion.
PROFESSIONS AND PoPERY
The archbishop of Paris has been prescribed |
at Rome; not exactly communicated, but
"sent to Coventry" His late letters are taken,
in hat latitude, to be decisive proofs of lean
ing to socialism. Archbishop Franzoni has
passed through Paris twice, without calling on
him; the Papal nuncio does not invite him 10 his |
dinners; and the arstocracy of ST. German
have ceased his acqu1irtar CO.
A ceremony, which borlered on blasphemy,
and turned some of the rites Of papacy into rid- |
Guile, was lately performed by the priests 1T Avig
non, in the presence of fifty thousand people. 1t
WAS considered so striking that the Paris Illus
ration had one of its artists on the spot to make
an engraving of it, which has appeared in the
columns of that journal. A great number Of
priests were in the procession, but what attract
ed mos attention was group Of young men,
1rao n1 VI. 4 4
ties. 10 another part OF the procession was
youngster, mnfflcd up in bishops robes and mi
re-, preceded by priest bearing a crucfx, aud
surrounded by n number OF lads repre- senting
suifagan bishops, The mock prela,e distribu
ted his blessings amorg the crowd as he went
mimicking as We'll as possible the real one, and
the suticagans turned up their eyes az il in |
prayer, and played marvellouSly we'll the char.
acters assigned them. The whole air was
gny--priests, people aud boys joining in the
hilarity.
This is Of piece with the exhibition given,
every ten years, in one of the Bavaran valleys, |
Of the crucifixion of Chris. Everything is rep.
resented faithfully, from the trial before PLATE
to the last scene. The two thieves are not
forgotten in the tableau, and the people mock
and jeer as did the Jews. Pfiests are present |
to superintend the representation.
No means are so degraded that Popery will
not descend TO them TO gain the direction Of the |
ignorant. Appleals to the senses seem TO be pre-.
ferred; dazzling ceremonies, magnificent robes,
statues, pictures, opera music, miracles Of all
kinds-portraits rolling their eyes, CONCEALED
blood becoming liquifed at The word Of com
mand, apparitons Of saints, &c, are the means
employed for this end.
SINGULAR WILL.
The testament Of the late Marshal Sebastian
has been opened. Among other devises, ia one
Of his palace in the city to his grandson, a son
Of the Duke de Praslm, whose crimes made
such sensation few years ago. A condition
attached to the devise is that the grandson shall
put up over the door. PdlaiS Praslin" This
post p'orten protest against public opinion will
not be permitted by the police, as it would IN.
doubleday occasion mob, Sebastian died MS
he had lived--witb a supreme contempt for
what people thought of him proyidcd no sur