Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-02-14


only taken after long and scrupuous examination which
allowed the exclusion from them of certain number OF
individuals who at first considered dangerous
Among the leaders of Socialism and their followers, the
Government draws distinction between those who have
taken in the late disturbances and those who with
out having fought therein in person. known TO have
prepared the civil war; and which il known they
still determined 10 omen To the individuals OF the first
category, the Government supporting itself the
dent of June lS4S applies administrative transportation
But after June those rigorous measures were applied 70
more than 10000 persons. The Government in render
ing transportation severe, wishes restrict the
application OF it to the most guilty. ii renders the chas
tisement necessary by diminishing the number of those
who would be subjected to it and in this category it
wishes that the punishment should be graduated according
to the degree Of crminaty 1t establishes places of
transportation, Guyana and Algeria The second
CORY only expelled, and the persons included in il
would only be transported if they should return to the in
tereted territories The decree relative those Of the
third category has very different character II includes
men of whom have held important positions in the
Government and in the army, and have formerly
rendered important services TO the country Led away
by the passions Of parliamentary struggles, they have
placed France in danger Their irritation has naturally
been increased by their defeat Their removal is
of safety taken for the interest Of the public peace
and might add intended protect them against
themselves Several of them, on being informed of the
decree admitted the necessity of it, 1t may be- besides
remarked that the penal clause directed against the
PEELED in the second category who should violate the in
terdcton, is not applicable to those against whom
the measure of temporary removal is directed
The Pays says the subject:
m. Theirs, who is Of the number of those political
men who have been temporarily expelled from France
pressed his opinion beforehand Of the I'd December in the
remarkable judgment he pronounced the 18th Fruct
dor. We copy his remarks Such necessarily the
consequences of the coup dat Of the 18th Frucdor 1t
has been said that 1T had become useless at the moment
when it executed that the Directory, in alarming
the Royast faction had already succeeded in subuing
it, that in perssting to make the coup deta it had pre-
pared military usurpaton by the example of the violation
of the laws But we have already sad the royalist
faction only inundated for the time; the next
change in the Directory would fably have overthrow
the Directory; civil would then have been reestab
shed between them and the armies The Directory, by
OPPORTUNITY depressing this movement prevented civil
war; and it placed itself under the shield of military
power and subjected itself to sad but inevitable neces
sity Legality illusion after revolution like ours
it only under the shelter of legal power that all parties
repose themselves it to have stronger
to repress them and to protect them against Eu
rope III arms, and that power was military one The
Directory by the 18th Fructidor prevented civil and
substituted for it coup dGa executed with force, but
with all the camness and moderation possible in times of
revolution However rigorous appear the measures
which the Government has thought it necessary to adopt
it is impossible for to state that they less
than those of the coup deat of 18th Fructdor Of
which M. Theirs admits the necessity and praises the
deraton God grant that these rigors may become
unnecessary As to the political who have just been
expelled from their country hope that they will meet
this trial with the dignity which constitutes the nobility
of misfortune. Some of them have served France with
striking courage either by shedding their blood expos
ing their lives They will again by the patriotism
of resignation
Another important decree which has appeared this week
is that dissoving and recognizing the popular liberal
and national institution of the National Guard The OBJ
ec the decree says one of the Ministerial papers, is
make Of this institution guaranty against disorder
and not a force against Government The National
Guards dissolved throughout the whole territory of
the Republic" Their reorganization will take place in
those districts where the President may think it advi-
sable The Reorganization of the Guard all France
is purely discretionary with the Prince The President,
moreover the right fix the number of which
the Guard shall consist wherever it may be permitted
exist 1t may be dissolved by him discretion The
elective principle in the nomination of officers is aban
doned The President appoints directly officers of all
grades The ineciency of the National Guard for al
anreyolutionary protective purposes secured by
his appointments to the chief command late in November
last. This inefhciency was deporaby evident in the
conflicts that succeeded tile execution of the coup eat
But its neicency is organized and henceforth the
prince relying upon the regular army to maintain his
thorty and enforce his wi should it happen to be ques
toned need spend two thoughts upon the question
how the National Guard may be affected toward his
They ceased from the date Of the decree Of
the 18th January to count among the political elements
of France. Well they deserve their fate as punish
ment for their culpable indifference and inacton last
month"; when they had the right when it was their duty
to interfere
The following the text of the of the Pope to
Gen. Gemeau at his reception New Years day. it is
given by the Giorndie df Roma:
General: Although every occasion my heart has
been filled with joy seeing myself surrounded by the
French garrison which you worthy command this
sentiment is stronger at present because your
reminds Of the whole army and of the late events,
which increase my gratitude towards that body which has
saved France and Europe from the bloody and fatal
the of anarchy wanted to accomplish. On this
day, dedicated to the august of the Divine Redeem
err, which is superior to all the that
shall beon this day more particularly bless the
army, the nation and its head, and bless them in the
Of Jesus Christ, to whom offer, with increasing
eryor the tribute of my prayers in order that after
much advisedness he may degn to vouchsae the in
estimable gift of these most difficult counses which
requisite derive the best advantage from the trumphs
obtained. As to the rest General you know my senti-
mens which am happy to repeat this OCCASION SEN
timens of esteem and affection towards YOU and towards
the brave officers and soldiers who depend from your
orders"
The President of the Republic the proposition of the
Minister of War, has ordered that Notwithstanding the
army regulations declare that officers authorized to live
abroad shall lose their right their pay Generals Chan
GARNER, Lamoriciere Bedeau and lie Flo shall on
Of their special position be allowed receive their
pay from the I'd Of December.
decree of the President of the Republic dated the
12h gives power to the administration in French Guyana
to proceed without delay to the appropriation of the
houses and lands required for the site of the establish
ment to be occupied by the persons transported and