Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-03
THE sTUGGLE IN FRANCE FOREsHADOWED.

THE STUGGLE IN FRANCE FORESHADOWED.
THE OPPOSITION CHARGED AS CONSPLRA TORS
We invite attention to the following important
article. 1t possesses the deepest interest in con-
nexion with the recent intelligence from France 1t
appeared in the Paris Constitutional of the 18th
ultimo, that paper being one of the organs of Louis
Napoleon. 1t will be seen that the struggle that
has taken place was distinctly threatened
STATE OF PARTIES IN FRANCE.
Notwithstanding the almost universal calm of the pub
lie mind; Notwithstanding the profound Indifference of
the people generally for politics. Notwithstanding the
horror evinced by the agricultural industrial and
mercial classes, by all honest families by all sensible men,
for subversions yet time have many conspr-
acies been foot many coup de mains contemplated
at the present moment the higher regions of society,"
and among the leaders of ancient factions The ambi-
tous and the actous do wish the reestabsment
order and of confidence labor if thereby society should
be saved and escape from their plans of domination and
exploitation. They make up their minds to behoa the
pavement of Paris again up the strangers leaving
the shops Shut the mob singing the Ca Ira! the people
terrified by the predictions of the clubs they resign
themselves every thing except the loss of their
importance
We have already escaped by miracle two three hot
house revolutions, forced in two three political salons,
deberaed in newspaper office, set foot in the lobby
of the Assembly; miracles rare and it would be adj
venturous to rely upon them France may awaken up
tomorrow after Tomorrow at any moment to the formi
QHbe sound of universal CONFUSION at least it be-
hooves her to know if she pershes in the ruins who
pares them and from what quarter the destruction
We shall say netting that is not openly said in political
circles, and not bound to discretion
than the consprators.
We rre ,citha hair breadth ofcra rar on Monday last
The parties in dispute with each other for power had
flung before the Assembly proposition having for object
not much to give army to the legislative power
to excite ndecson and disorder among the troops and
to furnish to audacous general the occasion and the
means of seducing regiment. Had the Assembly been
weak enough only to take into consideration the PROPOSE
tons submitted to it, they would also have extorted from
it impeachment The consprators had already pre-
pared their coupde-mdin Armed with vote more orless
conclusive less explicit they would have arrested
the Ministers in the Assembly ITSELF and if that succeed
ed would have attempted to carry off the President But
may be supposed, the President and his friends
not disposed to allow such trick to be practsed
upon them.
The assdants rould hare been recered nth msket Shots
stu better and the battle cond hare at commenced the
Such result possible up 10 halt past clock
The act Of the assembly preUenteda Certainly nothngca
be more criminal mad, monstrous, than such
PLAN yet it is not the less true that it existed, and
there is not single person in the political world who is
ignorant Of the fact This fragrant incessant conspiracy
against the President Of the Republic has for its contrvers
parliamentary the avowed leaders of the Legitmst
ana Drleanlst paroeS; they are profoundly dylded
amongst themselves but united by the common hatred
they bear to the elect Of the 10th of December That
spiracy organized eighteen months ago; and from
the period when welknown general occupied the Tui-
cries, meetings of weknown public have been held
in his roomsmeetings where the question OF arrestng
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte and imprsoning him at Vim
cennes has been discussed.
On this there is not the slightest doubt 1t for
Prime Minister of Louis Philippe who was present at
those meetings and who informed the President of the
Republic of the plot Matched against him. Abandoned for
few months in consequence of the visits to Wiesbaden
and Claremont this old standing conspiracy of Legt
mss and Oreansts against the elect of the 10th Deem
Der has been recently resumed it has been cemented by
the abandonment of the proposition Of NJ Creton and the
candidateshp of the Prince de Jonve. Although in
vented and conducted by ancient Minister'S and by vet
the Parliament this conspiracy exceeds in its rdcu
ous character all that has been related in the books of St.
Real and of Vertot The object of the consprators
to establish dictatorship, with the support and under
the control of the present Assembly which was to be pro-
rogued indefinitely, and which to proclaim itself a
convention The dictator is known to every one-it is
Gen. Changarnier
We will not discuss that project. To take the army
from the President from the elect of the country from
the defence Of order and law to give it piece of fur
niture very tool by vote of the Assembly, to hap
hazard Pchegru is madness, and nothing else No pow
err however constituted, would succeed to triumph
equity public sense and morality; the Assem-
bly, enticed misled carried away, has been the
with other Assemblies might TO its detrment and to
ours, make dictator; it might give him title it would
not give him authority strength because there is ne
Their strength authority beyond the limits of honesty
Of what is just and upright.
Let suppose the impossible; let suppose real
dictator, all powerful, though got up in hurry in the
midst Of tumult His first act would be to dissolve the
Assembly that created him. If but to avoid the weakening
influence of the forced disocaton of passing majority
the result Of chance
Thus four FIVE former ministers, ten or twelve an
cient deputies, grown gray in the servcemen Of expo
rience who ought to know beter-ry to play and make
the Assembly play game pretty much follows To
replace the elect Of six millions Of by the elect
fifteen conspirators the nephew Of the Emperor by
general who has distinguished himself either on the
field Of battle elsewhere; Of magical influence
by impotent one; honest orderly power which de-
tends the interests of society by irregular and revou
tonary one that would undermine public tranquility
strong authority which commands the respect Of all par