The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-11-22
Foreign Affairs.

at the present moment The want of accurate
information on the topics of which it treats, has
led, and will still lead, both writers and speakers
on those topics into the utterance of great abb
surdties.~ From the subsequent proceedings OF
the Assembly, in the rejection of the PROPOSE
tons in reference to the extension of the suf'
frage should be voted urgent" it is evident
that his coup d'sta" has proved failure. The
intelligent and accurate correspondent of the
Commercial Advertiser gives the following in
teresting account of the reception of the mes
sage:
THE effect on the Assembly was anything
but avorable; the opposition were annoyed by
the hard epithets applied to them, and the re-
actionists not at all softened by the batteries ad
dressed them, and the assurances of renewed
severity against the Socialists. Never was an
executive communication treated with more dis
respect i; Victor Hugo himself would not have
excited more dersion, laughter, aud insulting
remarks on the benches of the majority. Alas !
for M. Bonaparte's hope of giving" new lustre
and dignity to the principle of authority" in
France; that principle is almost dead in the ma
either beheaded, or led, or chased away, or po-
litely bowed over the frontier, that dsrespect to
one of them no longer shocks public sentiment.
| Even if Henry " should come back and sur
round himself with laced lackeys, frilled and
ruffled courtiers in short clothe, and long stock
ings, and all the foolish trappings of ancient
royalty, he would find them but fra barrier
against the rude scrutiny of public opinion; he
would soon learn that even the noisy monarch
lists are not monarchists, except from the lips
outwards A half crazy street preacher could
scarcely have been treated with more disrespect
than the President was by the very men who
are necessarily clamoring about the necessity of
erecting monarchy and giving prestige to the
executive power. -.... ..".
The ministry demanded an early discussion of
its project of electoral law. This was refused
by vote of 3S8 to $50, but the Republicans
and IS Elyseans voting in favor. M. Berger
led the attack against the President, having
yeered round since the close of last session.
This defeat was followed on Wednesday by a
more signal one; in the election for officers BY
the fifteen bureaux into which the Assembly is
divided every Bonapartist was excluded The
reaction journals of all shades except those un-
der the immediate patronage of the Etysee, at
tack the President and his ministry with the
unsparing luminosity; while the Republican pa
pers continue to doubt his sincerity, and call on
him for vigorous acts in order to prove it."
From this it would seem that the chances
of the nephew of his uncle" for reelection,
were growing small by degrees and beautifully
less. The same observer further adds:
1.-THE next few months will be agitated by
the struggles, quarrels, and intrigues of the di-
ferent fractions of the old reactionary coalition,
and the attempts of the Republicans to preserve
the free institutions of the country, and secure
some liberty of action for themselves. The
great danger lies in the needless and desperate
compression of the people, agreed on by the en-
tire reaction. This may lead to civil war, and,
through that, to very disastrous political results
: But if this be avoided by the entire or partial
restoration of universal suffrage, it matters lit.
tie whether Bonaparte, or Joinville, or Chan
GARNER, be at the head Of affairs, the fundamen-
tai principles Of French institutions must receive
their gradual development, and the country
must move onward in the route of industrial
and democratic progress"
The English papers are filled with the pro.
+ ceedings in honor of, and responses made there
to, by KossuTH. Our own country has not pro.
duced more indefatigable or dextrous stump
speaker thar.f.e has proved himself to be- The
mails bring US by the last arrival no less than
two lengthy speeches, and one shor. one, all
emanating from the same prolific brain and ready
tongue, that preached ssnguine.tinged democra-
CIV at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. monarchy in
Great Bitain-and now on the eve Of departure
for this land Of liberty, Troclains our republic
the great model and exemplar. KossUTH may
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public ends-but his speeches on the occasions
| indicated are very nard 10 reconce-unless the
great Magyar is supposed TO be so very impressi-
BILE rs to vary his principles and policy, with
ment One Of his last speeches was made to
mass meeting Of the workingmen Of London /:
and in il he gives free u.terance TO thoroughly
democratic republican sentiments. We shall
republish the most striking portions of this
speech in our next issue.
While openly declaring bis design and desire
Of making Hungary Republic, he, at the same
time denounces Socialism, and those other shapes
of radicasm that assail the rights Of property
and would lay the axe Of reform at the very
roots Of society.
In another speech addressed 10 the friends Of
Italy, he deprecates Interference with the con.
Germs Of other countries, and leaves to MAzzrSr
the task Of sgitating for the liberation Of his
own country. Ills third and last speech was
brief response to a deputation Of French Demo.
Gratis headed by LoUIs BLASc-from which we
extract the following passages
my address 10 the city Of Marseilles has made
known that in my heart should not make France
responsible for the inhospitality of Louis Bona.
parte. ! have alec affirmed in that address that
wish for my country the government Of a re-
public. ! am convinced that there is nothing
possible hcnceforth in Eurape, but the repubi;
based on universal suffrage, with the principle
Of the solidarity Of peoples and the independence
Of nations.
ought to add that did not think the opin.
ions which are now discussed in France cannot
| be applied elsewhere, for the present As for
me, do not wish 10 occupy myself with those