Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-10-23
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT
PARIS, OCTOBER 4, 1852.


have been already arrested. The two principal
conspirators, one GAILLARDs jeweller OF Mar
seilles, and LoR1oT, worker in copper, have been
arrested at St. Etienne, whither they had succeed
ed in making sheI escape at the moment the ma
chine was seized. The former admits without hesi-
tation bis own guilt LoRlor, who is a political
offender Of leng standing TO whom particular city
had been assigned for his residence, (Which makes
him what is called an iatcrne) denies all compli
city. These, with the others who have been seized
will be brought for trial before the ordinary tribunals
of the country The accused not of in any
party and Government think that it would be
according them much distinction convoke for their
trial the high court of justice created under the
regime for the cognzarce Of these crimes. The
chine itself has been most variously described 1t
would SEEM after all that the conemptuous hrug of the
shoulder with which Louis NAPOLEON professional
gunner turned from the dangerous implement after
examination drsu, not altogether misplaced 1t is
assuredy not production that would do honor spe
cimen Of finished work national armory but all ad-
nit it calculated to do immense mischief and the
particular mischief intended with certain effect The
contempt manifested rather hypocrtca methinks.
1t should be remembered with what secrecy and dispatch
the work had to be DONE and with what unusual
rals, in order not to excite suspicion was, seems
assembge of hundred and fifty barrels various
blunderbusses The Of barrels arranged
to project their contents forward others by
cross-fres and some in spreading like rays
issuing from luminous The four large barrels
of the centre really bunderbusses 1t had been
found impossible to procure them without exciting susp
con They were composed of cast-iron pipes, rudely
formed and strongly wrapped with many folds Of stout
cloth The rows of smaller tubes contained few of veri
table muskets other firearms Many Of them
composed Of stout board, similar to that used in
the making of fireworks. The Prince has been well
served in this instance by the police instituted by
him. 1t has shown itself exceedingly watchful devoted
and efficient 1t has surrounded LOUIS NAPOLEON during
the whole with intelligent agents in order to
his personal safety Mr. Inspector General SYL
VAIN BLor of Marseilles whose zeal and sagacty the
discovery the plot and Of the consprators
attributed has just been rewarded the Prince by pro-
motion to the grade Of commander of the Legion Of
Honor
The tour of the Prince is progressing with the
eclat as heretofore. He is now at MINES. 1t is evil
IDENTIFY electoneering popularity hunting expedition
as was undertaken by county candidates in the
United States Almost every is intended for effect
and is done with dramatic air. Like NAPOLEON J.
he dates decrees of all pressing Importance, from
towns his passage. The Emperor, he re-
MEMBERS forwarded from Moscow decree concerning
from the magnificent war-steamer FapoIon off Toulon,
decree of navy promotions from little town his
way he issues his decree suppressing agricultural in
sitution Of Versailles &C. All this shows the ubiquitous
range of the Princes intellect his unceasng and minute
watchfuness the interests Of his beloved France
and proves to demonstration that the consummaton Of
the ambitious projects personal to himself are far from
engrossing his thoughts and attention exclusively
is supposed When at Marseiles his decree approprat
ing $467 500 the rebuilding Of the cathedral in that
city, and Touon his decree ordering that the fortified
enclosures Of the city be notably enlarged, not pub
ished first in the Honeur that would have required
several days time, and the Prince would have passed
from the city, and heard the popular hurrahs in his
favor which the DEGREES intended provoke No,
to the sound of the drum at the these
DEGREES are Immediately, while the Prince is yet pre-
sent in the city, announced to the people by the voice
of public criers and popular dramatic entertainments
Mt which immense crowds are assembled are inter
terupted in order that the proclamaons may be read
and the grateful need Of popular applause be waited to
his The Moner continues to be filed with the
register Of umpha dispatches and aduatory addresses
supplement- necessary every morning to contain them,
and curious circular addressed last week by M.
PERsIGsY, Minister of the Interior the Prefects of
the departments through which the Presidential tour
es enoinng upon the fanctonaries carefully collect
and forward to him every, the most apparently
trfing, incident Of the passage of the Prince. They
VIII FORM, says he one of the very finest pages Of our
history And he particularly orders that the names Of
all persons not only Of functonaries but Of private in
dividuals Of all ages sexes and conditions who shall
take even the humbest part in the honors which France
Is now rendering to the Prince be carefully preserved
and forwarded to him. On reading this circular could
not forbear the reflection that its design probably
ascertain rather those who do than those who do
participate in the degrading adnlaton which now be-
ing paid to the Prince President 1t was also intended
to stimulate political ZEAL funconary and private by the
spur Of individual vanity Many wil il is hoped and
many doubtless will quicken indifference into action
from the expectation that their own proper names will
thus find themselves in print in those minute reports
which it is proposed to draw up, which win be kent
says M DE PERsIoNy !" as the precious documents
Of the departmental archives But prudence methnks
upon reflection in the history Of France Cor the last sxtv
years. would suggest to individuals the danger Of such
records To-day truly nothing but prncely smiles and
favor meets the found upon the long catalogue Of
sdulators. But tomorrow who may say that the Bour
bon Orleans princes the Democrat and Socialist
citizen" functionaries viii not be consulting these
very catalogues to make out from them their lists OF
prescription We're Frenchman should upon this
occasion list to the whisper Of prudence caaeun SOU