Sunday dispatch. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1845-1854, 1852-04-04
CORRESPONDENCE.
PAR1s. March 18th, 1852.

SPONDENCE'
PARIS, March 18th, 1852
THE SECOND ELECTIONS.
In my last letter stated tlat some new cleo,
items were to come off in Pans on the l4Gn ana
18th of this month, in orderIo complete tne Ls-
Oislative bodv. One of thee partial elections
Sss taken nIsce in Paris. AID the Republican
party has definitely elected w. Carnot, IN spue
of the threats and calumniesuttered against Sne
ex-member of the Provisional Government, by /
the government journals. .,.
This glorious triumph has caused mucn plIeer
feeling to arise in the BonaIartist press, wnlcn
believed that France was forever 10 remain SUD
iected to the power Of the Dictator.
Fools thousand times fools to imagine
that a nation which, in the course OF 6O years,
has burnt four thrones, will support Tor any
length of time the juggling Il the pe!Jured nc
tator. This election Of M Carnot Will produce
a good effect in the Province where the prefects,
subjected to no control, tyrmnlze lust after tne
fashion they feel inclined 10; and the rest OF
Europe will learn with delight that republican,
ism is not dead in the Cartol Of the clVlnzso
world
So far from killing the Republic, the coup
dEtdt, has rendered it Inevitable IN france, /
and the day is not far distant when republican
ism, in faith and fact, will extend from the banks
of the Seine to those of the Danube and the 70
Take courage, then, friends Of liberty and bu
mainly yes, take courage, for brilliant iutu,e
is before US. How can we doubt, when nearly |
two thousand years ago, we received ths promise
from the lips of the Son Of God himself;
M Carnot who had only obtained atnousano
votes above his adversary at the CONFUSION OF
the first election, has this time majority OF
three thousand six hundred. It is this that tne
electors have worthily replied to the calumnles
of the Government against man wac, hke al,
honest men, is Cqually respected Tor lis prolOuuv
knO W Oae his mOdestV. and his integrity,
NO CAUSE FOR WAR
The difficulties which had arisen between she
French and Swiss Governments have been aee-
tied, and thus one of the probabilities Of war
that were got up by alarmist gossips has oeen
set aside.
THE SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE
The 10th day of this month the legislative
Session will commence. This solemnSy VIII, IL
is said, be celebrated by pompous ceremony
which will take place at the Juiknei IN tne
Sale des Mdreschaur, which is nov beng pre-,
pared for the purpose This hal WI nolu
twelve hundred people, and the President mas
convoquel the Senators, the Deputies, or legls-
lative body, and the Consea d'Etat, to AXE their
oaths individually as members of tlese tnree
| great bodies The President will, aouotess,
make a speech upon the occasion. laWaiS 'ne
event with impatience, for am anxisls 70 KuoW .E
| whether General CavaignRc and nj. Jarnot VIII
| take the oath of allegiance to the nan who mas
| thus enslaved his country, by violting, IN ms
l own person, the oath he took to msntaln lnvlo-
| late the constitution be has overtfown: After
l the revolution of February, lSg, justice was
| proclaimed an the name OF the Jremch people,
/ now Justice is proclaimed lql the ldne OF LOUIS
/ Napolenss In fact, every day tie dictator AFRO
gates to himself Some new power; he do1ires to
| hold the destinies Of France in bis own HANDS
but happily he will soor SEQ that his ambition
exceeds his power.
| Thera vuaa n hava ham q GRAND raVi0W of the
army on the 18th April, when the new flags,
decorated with the imperial eagle, will be pre-
sented; but this ceremny has been deferred to
the lst Of May.
REFORMS II THE ARMY.
A project is talked offor changing our present
method of recruiting fol the army known as the
conscrapt9oM. If the cntemplated reform be
effected, it will have the good effect of reducing
the ruinously large armbs at the same time the
rumors confirm my beif that there is but little
probability of an European war.
NEW F1NAN;IAL SCHEMES
At this moment the columns of the newspa-
pers are filed with the financial schemes decreed
by the government in he first place in estab-
fishing banks for le credit toncier (alluded to in
former letter. and secondly for the reduction
of interest from per cent to 4s per cent
These measures are 700 important In their
character not to find favuers and disfavorers both
| among INC puDuC anu but pIbnos NAoAy OAoA1S
them and as many approve of them. Indeed, l
think the approvers have the majority. There
are, however, some alterations necessary in the
proposed system of establishing the credit ton-
cier, before it can bemade thoroughly advanta-
geous to the people The reduction of the inte-
rest, which in reality will effect the Bank of
France fully one per cent cannot fail to have
great influence upon commercial affairs
THE ORLEANS PROPERTY.
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Louis Philippe to the State still continues to be
a matter of public discussion 1t is somewhat
extraordinary thnt the Constitutional, a semi
official organ OF the government, has published
the protestations OF Sne >xecutors of Louis Phil
lippes estate in favor of ur>- Princes of the
House of Orleans, and against the oospse of The
Dictator, but this journal argues, nevertheless
in favor Of the spoliation.
The logic of despotism is one of necessity
| It has nothing in common with that in ordinary
use. Time alone,can overthrow this outrage Or
the principles of equity, and [ repeat here, tw,
} years hence, the politics of the Dictator viii
have received so many checks that he will b.
forced to descend from his high estate to dis
gorge the spoiations effected by his arbitrar,
will, and to pursue course more consonant witt
equity and human progress.
THE SEMI CARED1E ADJUSTMENTS IN THE CAPITAL
To-day is the commencement of mn caren1e
(half lent,) celebrated by those who prefer tn
pleasures of life to fasting and prayer Tn
washerwomen of France have chosen this da.
for the celebration of patronal festival, doubt
, | less because they cannot ind among the list 0
saints in the calendar single one who exercise
their profession. All the washing boats upon tn
Seine are decorated with boquets and ribbons
One of the washerwomen is styled Queen of tn
day, and her reign ends with the termination o
the ball, which will take place tonight in one
: the suburbs
, A grand masked bail will also be given at tb
Grand Opera House, and no doubt all the ga.
bellies beaux in Paris will be there. A grea
number of balls will also come off in diferen
parts Of the city, besides several concerts whic
rFiilg rFiilgsh be DfIT87 b. aee4l iB darfE
0 ian character is that pleasure neither hinder
, nor interferes with graver duties. In proof @
this, Paris is to-day as gay as gay can be, an
the city is continually increasing in beauty an
| convenience-turn whatever side you may yo
see old buildings being pulled down and ne'
= ones erected of the highest order of architeC
ture, and new streets being laid out where latel
were vacant lots.
These buildings and alterations cause a grea
= deal of money to be spent, but the benefit
Q greater to the rich than to the poor, in cOnst
3 quence of the inequality in the distribution {
the taxes for instance, the poorest wine is tax
j. ed to the same degree with that of the most e1
: quisite vintage. The rich drink the latter, tn
d poor the former aud so it is with every necesss
: ry or luxury capable of being taxed for the pu
q pose of raising a revenue, not only within th
= barrieres of Paris, but in every town in Franc
't It is not, however, to be wondered at that tn
e system should prevail here as well as in ever
# other nation in Europe, for the rich have Il
}, formation of all governments, and the poor al
), considered as legal victims, beasts of burde
created for the service, the pleasure, and IL
/, glory of privileged class alone worthy of ben
J. considered the elite of humanity. 1t is big
: time such state of society should cease to be
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