The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-01-24
Gold. SiIper. Total.
Importir francs 49, 80 400 l7l,7ll 900 2S9, sl2 800
Export. .....l6. $50 900 S7,76S.70O l0i 299 900


This statement sets at rest the very prevalent
idea that the large mportations of gold had caused
similar expectation Of silver. The table shows
much larger import than export of that metal
You have heard of the decree ordering the resto-
ration OF the eagle to the standards Of the army and
the crosses Of the Legion Of Honor. The soldiers
are highly pleased with the change, as you can i'm
agne, and the Gallo cock retres to obscurity
without causing sigh or regret When the EN-
peror was hesitating upon the choice Of an emblem,
he refused the cock bluntly, bird that lived
upon the dung heap, and allowed the fox TO wiring
his neck. He chose the eagle as the bearer Of the
thunderbolt, and AS the only living thing that
could look at the face OF the The cock leaves
behind il no very glorious souvenirs. 1t led the
French army at Antwerp, Isley, at the siege of
Rome, % and among the mountains Of Rabyle.
After the revolution Of February, at the famous
at the Hotel de Vile. between the tri- color
and the red flag, the cock cut OIL from good,
ly number of cooked hate. and trampled in the
dust The eagle has been conquered bu. believe
never Inundated or trodden upon
The report that Louis Napoleon had received an
congratulating him upon his courageous act Of
the I'd OF December, and declaring that he had
thereby saved society and civilizations is entirely
untr uc. These things very skilfully man
aged The official Journal starts the report by cat
egoricaly declaring it to bea fact. All the other
papers in France copy it in large type and with
editorial comment About week after tho Off
cial journal states that it was misinformed. but
does it with such email type that nobody sees it,
and no other paper copies it. very safe rule by
which to be guided in ones intercourse with the
present race of Frenchmen, is to believe nothing
OF what you read in the newspapers, only half of
what you hear, and even to regard with decent
incredibly considerable portion Of what you see.
The first Of January was celebrated in all the
capitals Of the departments by re Dsum and
public Thanksgiving, as it was in Paris. Distribu-
tons of food were made to the INDECENT; cannon
were fired in abundance. though generally the
RUE was adopted of giving one gun for every thou
sand affirmative votes thrown by each particular
city. Nominations were attempted at many places,
balls were given in others, and everywhere the
projects and SUBJ projects ordained much hilarty
they could, and bespoke all the available Joy
and all the disposable congenaliy and good humor
that could be found within their limits As for
Paris, it was enveloped in a fog that would have
done honor to the Thames it seemed to be COM
posed in good part of the darkness of Egypt and the
cold of kamschatka. Coachmen drove up against
churches without seeing them, and foot passengers
went the wrong way home. II is really wonder
that Louis Napoeon's driver did not mistake the
road to Notre Dame, and take him to the High
Court of Justice, or Pere LachaSe, instead. On
the eighth of January the small towns and villages
to have their fcte and their thanksgivings for
the 90 courageous act Of the second of December F."
They were ordered to wait week longer than the
other towns, in order that they might learn how a
courageous act ought to be celebrated, and lest
they might make some awful blunder, without an
example to initiate and precedent to follow
translate one out OF the numerous letters Of con-
graduation received by the President it from the
National Guard of Bar. le- Due, and is favorable
specimen of French toadying literature;
"1ns Officers of the National Guard of Bor-le.
DUO 10 the President Of the Republic.
"PRINCR: From the election of the 10th of De-
cember you had to deal with the most formidable
confusion OF destructive ideas that invaded
the human mind; but on the ID Of December, 1851
you bravely passed the Rubicon, like Cesar, and
escaped the defile like Hannibal the Great
"rhs act, memorable and Napoleonc has
saved property, the family relation, religion and
civilization
"Honest people now breathe again, and ind ulge
the most hattenng hopee
"Glory, gratitude, and devotion TO the nephew
of the great emperor" Here follow the sigma
lures.
This patriotic legion Of the National G uard may
safely reckon on being excepted from any sweep
ing decree ordering the dissolution of large por.
ton of that body. Gentlemen penetrated with
gratitude and devotion towards the nephew Of his
uncle, may surely be trusted with their muskets
and may safely be left in possession Of their epau-
leites and drumsticks
Merchants and manufact urers continue TO enter
tain sanguine hopes Of prosperous season and
renewed activity in all branches Of trade Raw
material has risen largely in price; silk cotton,
and wool have all tended upward since the coup
dsfat. In the department Of the Saone ct Loire,
the best qualities of wine have risen twenty per
cent, and wheat two francs the hectoitre, (three
bushels, nearly.) In the department du Nord
wheat and barley have risen fifteen per cent The
season of New Years gifts has also been favorable
to the shopkeepers, and vast deal Of money has
changed hands during this open handed period.
The weather has been cold at Paris for the out Of
door dealer, and the stalls and booths along the
sidewalks, where the retailers annually offer at
reduced prices their shop worn goods and
their balance Of stock, have not been quite a.
thronged as have them la previous years.
AT any rate, people are sangune, and hope for the
best; and whether they ruled by the sabre or
kept in leading strings, ask for nothing but tran
quility. They do not desire that their government
be just, or regular, decent; but they do desire IL
to be strong, and the stronger the better.
During the year 1851, 262 new dramatic and op.
cratic works were represented upon The twenty
theatres of Paris. Twelve operas, four ballets
thirteen comedies, thirty nine dramas. one pro.
verb, three hundred and nine ysudevilles, two re-
views, and ono fancy spectacle.
The device Of the republic, Libsrie, Egaiife,
Frofsrn,fe 10 coon TO be erased from the public
buildings. The projects Of one or two departments
have already issued their orders TO thi. effect
Such liberty still in existence are TO be
uprootcd large one at Bcziers, which cost the
city 200 francs, has been already removed. The
colossal statue Of liberty, erected in ls4S. behind
the Chamber Of Deputies, demolished several
doyssgo. The new coins will appear in less than
a fortnight, ne designers are already engaged In
preparing the die. On one side is to be the head
Of Louis Napoleon, with his name in foil encir-
cling il. Upon the reverse are TO be the words
Rsprbiiqw Francai" with n wreath Of laurel,
containing the date and the value Of the piece;
upon the edge, unrnilled, will be the motto Disu
Protege La France. No will regret tho ces-
saton in the production Of tho present five. franc
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