Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-22


ket, is at the service Of the cause that would pay
best, granted special permission to NJ de Girardin
to return to France. He Immediately resumed his
pen as chief editor of the Presse. Four very re-
markable articles which attracted unusual attention,
followed in quick succession over his signature,
The three first persuaded almost every body that
Girardin, and with him his journal, had gone over
to the support of the Imperialist party The fourth
took every body aback, and struck many aghast.
It pronounced explicitly, boldly, with much real
force and infinite plausibility, against the formal
proclamation of the Empire, and in favor Of the
maintenance Of the actual state of things, viz an
electivechief magistracy strong government and uni
versal suffrage which, he pleasantly argued, consti-
tuted Republic, q Co,eservoas la RepaJligue"
was the title of his articles The last was strongly
and palpably antiImperial the three first as
strongly and palpably antiRepublican. The whole
was an enigma inexphcable at the moment, but
which we were certain would soon be solved. The
fourth article procured for NJ de Girardin the honor
of e first notice from the Minister of the Inte-
ror. Another notice of the sort viii render La
resse liable to suspension at the will Of the Minis
ter, without further warning, and Gthout any legal
proceedings being necessary. a' 7a Ply,
| Two more articles Of the same tenor with the
fourth have very recently appeared, yesterday and
this morning. They will probably procure for La
L
Prince by simple act Of administrations, to silence
the only paper in France that dsres to express op-
position to the evident intention that exists Of
abolishing the name Of republic for this Govern
ment, and establishing eo-zomtae the hereditary
empire. Here is the secret of the course Of La
Presse, and the motive OF GIRARDIN. It is well
known that if the hereditary empire be re-estab-
lshed in the Bonaparte family if the chief exc
cutive power the name of republic being preserved
should be made hereditary in the Prince LOUIS
NAPOLEON, or the right given him to nominate his
successor, that it will be one Of the s Of Lascien
Bonaparte, who, by regular operation bf the law o.
succession, Gin case Louis Napoleon dies without
issue,) and by nomination of Prince LOUIS NApo-
LEON himself, would be called on to assume the
reins Of government in case of the death of Louis
NAPOLEON The Prince is understood to have al
ready even under the elective system which actually
exists in law nominated one of the sons of his uncle
Lucien as his successor, and to have appointed a.
commission of five Generals as his testamentary exc
cutors. This disposition Of the sovereign power in
France does not please JEROME BoNAPARTE. He
holds that the course of succession designated by
the Emperor himself failing, if Louis NAPOLEON
should die, as he probably may, without lawful
issue, it is himself as brother of the Emperor, who
should represent the Bonaparte family chief of
the State. He believes and hopes that enough of
LEON what he is would centre upon his own head,
in case LOUIS NAPOLEON should be suddenly taken
off, to secure his election to supreme power by APP
peal to the people, with universal suffrage. But
the restoration of the hereditary empire in the per-
son of LOUIS NAPOLEON, or the comforting upon the
Princes the right of nominating his successor,
brushes at once the hope of one day seeing the SUI
preme power in France in his own family. JEROME,
therefore, is protesting certain sympathy with the
Liberalists and Progressists with the Republicans
and Democrats. He is for letting things remain as
they are No nominal empire! No hereditary sue
cession! GIRARDrN az The Presse, Is his organ
Hence his cry, I" Conseroons la Republique % The
following brief sketch of the various fStcs which
have been celebrated on the Utamp-de-Mars since
the first French Revolution seems to me suitable
preface to the account shall have to send you next
week Of the magnificent military .fete which is to
take place there on the 10th instant
In $780, the 18th of July, the anniversary Of the
taking of the Base celebrated by what called
the FSt He Universal Federation Of France Delegations
sent to it by every department city, town. and vii
lage in the country, all eager to manifest their enthu
sasm for the revolution of 1882 Every hundred of the
National Guards was represented by six members and
there also six deputies from every regiment Of in
fanty and four for every regiment Of cavalry These
confederaes they styled all entertained
by the inhabitants Of Paris who said to have rivaled
each other in hospitality In order to afford facilities to
the Champ de Mars, twelve thousand worsmen
employed to surroundit with embankments Fears how
ever being still entertained that the work would not be
completed in time oil Paris turned out assist Men,
women, and children the National guard priests eyen
and sisters of charity all took part in it. The Able
Seyes and viscount Beauharnais Juggling
gether at the wheebarrow At the entrance to the
field erected an immense riumphal arch while in
the centre raised altar called the Ahart Of The
Country, Mt which ofcated Tslleyrand, then Bishop Of
Autun. bridge Of boats was stretched across the.
Seine, the Champ-de Mars where since has been
erected the bridge Of Jena fFtrt
In 1871, on the 18th September, there was splendid
F for the publication Of the Constitution and for re-
ceiving the oath Of fidelity to 1t from Louis XVI q
In 1892, the 18th Of April, the Fste of Liberty
celebrated The centre OF attraction was enormous
car in which placed statue Of Liberty, holding
berty-cap in one hand and in the other club To such
extent the principle Of freedom carried this
occasion that there not single policeman present to
preserve order The master Of ceremonies was armed
only with of corn nevertheless, there is said to
| have been disorder .aH
slavery On the 10th Of August Of the year there
c for the acceptance Of the Constitution Of 1913
The President of the Convention received eighty three
Commissioners from the departments after which the
registers upon which inscribed the votes Of the Pr
mary Assemblies brought TO him. and be deposited
them upon the "Altar Of the Country amid the firing Of
cannon and the rejoicing of the people, who to de-
Der following the TSe Of Victories took place, in ceebra.
ton Of the taking Of Toulon On this occasion the AGr
4 OF NE Country Transformed by the poet-painter
/ David, into temple Of Immortality. Nj
4 In 1894, the 2lst January, the anniversary Of the
death Of Louis XVI celebrated by all the principal
authorities going to the Altar Of the Country and renew
ing their oath OF hatred 10 roga On the 9th of June Of
tho fi,a ~ IL