The New York herald., 1851-11-01
Ministerial Crisis In France-OPiniOns OF
French Press.

recommended him to the esteem of Europe and to
the gratitude OF France"
Such an admission, coming from such quarter,
is not without its importance In other respects the
desirous generally to comment as brief
y as possible the of the President The organs
of the democratic party appear puzzed and IN spite
Of their efforts, no small annoyance is discoyerabe
as to the probability of the accomplishment of that
which they hitherto SO earnestly desired-namely,
the restoration Of universal suffrage, and the refusal
Of which they regarded as more favorable to their
own views. One journal, which had signifed its
consent to revision of the constitution, provided
universal suffrage was restored, retracted that
gsgement when the restoration was deemed pro-
bable, so far as Louis N spoeon was conserved, on
the ground that it may ad to his legal 70 election.
The National goes still further. Not only will
1t continue to oppose revision, but, supposng the
electoral law of 1850 to be repealed, the N1iosat
viii not even accept that repeal act Of justice,
unless ii be accomp anied with concessions to an
archy. 1t matter very little, says the National,
whether ten millions Of men be placed upon the
electoral lists instead Of six millions, there is to
be the same restraint apon the liberty OF voting,
and the same exercise OF the influence Of the govern
ment To render universal suffrage worth having
in the opinion Of this Journal there must be unlim.
tied liberty of discussion; in other words revival
of political clubs and all the other means OF dsu-
sion and excite ment which the National, when its
friends were ia power, and found anarchy running
mad against them, so powerfully described as inu-
rious 70 the true interests of liberty. The Sids is
more oderate Without retrac.ing its decara
tion that it will oppose the revision of the const
tuition, even il universal suffrage be restored, it does
not seek to diminish the importance Of the repeal
of the law of 1850 to its own party IL says-
"We said Monday that universal suffrage
would be re-estAslhhed without, civil war, and
without any base conduct on the part of the demo-
cracy. Events begin 10 show that We are right
M. Louis BonapaIIe has accepted the resignation
Of the taucher Ministry, in which are to be found
the principal authors and defenders OF the Law Of
May 81. M Louis BoIaparte has com pretended,
ike us, that his honor was engaged to break with
the persons VINO mutilated universal suffrage,
which he had promised to restore ntlc. to his sue
cessor The fall Of the Ministry has produced less
ously on M. Leon Faucher and his fni.owers; The
justice OF the President has forestalled that OF the
Assembly We do not. however, as yet felici.a.e
I'm on so doipg we wait until his message, watch
try, shall have enlightened US. 1t is also as well
to wait for the names Of the Ministers, and the
measures which they will bring forward We
shall confre ourselves TO pointing out the vain
eterts Of certain intrguers to prevent the result OF
to-day. The runners Of conps d etat and the ex-
traordinary convocati0a Of the Permanent Com
mittee here give each other the haud. Every one
knows that the conyocation was asked for by NM
de Montigny, Dufougerais, de Montebello, de ker-
marec, Chapot, Poujoular, and Vitet General
Bedeau energeticaily op posed the Jcaton With
great good sense, not believing that the rumors OF
corps d etat we're well founded. 1t was not the
same with certain persop, most desirous OF calling
to mind certain disgrace, But we forget that We
have not to enter into details The fall of the
ministry, which had written on It's banner the law
of May 81, is grave mattel Evidently there is
in that an important triumph OF public opinion.
We cannot but congratulate ourselves on having
contributed to that triumph Universal suffrage
ought to be re-es.ablshed. We now have, not its
reestablishment, but tse preliminaries Of that
great act; we have it without coufct, by the sole
force Of justice and reason. The rest will foll,w."
The Presse replies to the charge brought against
it by the Siee, Noflo,sd and other organs of that
party, for having broken the engagement /; had
entered into with them. The following is ex.
tract
"If the law of May 9lst is not repealed-and you
have to- day done al that was necessary to do to
strengthen it in the person Of NJ. Leon Faucher-
there viii be civil war. II may be that civil war
you alarm but that with which II inspires
me amounts, do not conceal it, to terror. From
whatever side the blood flows in the greatest abuu-
Dance the blood as it flows makes me fear for civil
Ezation. You pretend tia. you ia accord
against me, with all the republican organs. Were
J. in fact, alone against ali, should not the less
persist in thinking and in declaring that If the
revision of the constitution is the means of PEE
yiously re-establishing universal suffrage, and Of
setting aside civil war, to hesitate is more than
fault II is crime. Yes, IL is crime, for uuiyer
sal suffrage being re- established, the re Vision of
the constitution does not CON promise, en- gage, or
falsfy any principle France RECEIVERS the pleaitude
Of her II bery and exercises 10 at her will. 1t may
happen that parties do not find their account in iS
but what would please them the most, is what
Affects me the least Because the policy followed
since December z tn By Messrs Bon,parte, Barrot,
cooperation, it in way follows that forget, and
that prefer the policy adopted before the 10th Of
December by Messrs. Cavaignac, Senard, and Du-
faure. You accuse me of having broken the COM
pact which the Prese is said to have concluded
with the National. Refer to the article Of the
Prose- Of the 10th Of September last, and you will
see that II has invariably maintained its pro-
gIamne, which 1t sums up in these two lines
Previous repeal Of the law Of May 81. Total or
partial revision of the constitution And this pro-
gramms Of the 10th Of September. 1851, was the
sane which it put forth in discussion anst you
in September, 1850 1t therefore dates back more
than year"
The Ordys says:-
"Thus it is evident that it is not mere change
Of ministry, bat governmental revolution which is
at present being elected. All the important me n
bers Of the late nc minisration have comprehe
that the Presiden. Of the republic, In deserng the
ground Of the law Of May II, was abandoning the
the camp Of bis adversaries, and, with that convic
ton, they have not hestated TO give in their resig
nation-a circumstance which does them honor
On the other hand, it is stated that the President
OK the republic has not as yes been able to meet
with fitting persons to take the vacant places and
IL Is added that refusals Of the same nature have
been made by certain generals, whom it was ex-
ptcted 10 find more complain. than those who oc-
oupy at present the chief commands In the army Of
Paris. But, We repeat IL, not about to enter
on any political consideration Of the grave events
now In course Of accomplishment After having
briefly related them, We consider il our du.y to call
TO mird the cele brated saying Of NJ. de Lsmartine
-5hd Jacfa ct
We read in the Assepilles Nation1le-
1.-The President Of the republic has entered on
path Of conflict with the Parliament; ne Is now
commencing q course OF bos.lities which must
inevitably lead TO rupture with the majority.
IL is fret fatal step, o. which he has not probably
calculated all the cousequences-a fret step, the
in portance Of which he ought, however, to appre-
ciste the value when bis viii Is met By that una
ninity Of resignations the part Of his ministers,
when he finds All the OF the party Of order hy-
ing from him. lf the electoral lsv was good in
leJO, w.tn the former state Of things gave red
elections, how can IL be bad when We draw
near the election Of the PRESIDENT And IL some
have been discovered In 1t, Why ask for the
total Tepeall Why not retain wha. Is admitted TO
and notifications with such isel The repeal Of
tie ls~ Of May 81 IL tie pre;ensi0n Of the reds,
tie banner Of all tho revoiutionsts The President.
cannot be gnorsn. Of that, that lis project OF
repeal mus. become an undoubted cases Of asita-