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

The Paris lfOaiteur of December 9th (says the
New York POST contains most decided symptom
Of an intention the part of the Government to
dispense with all law. Upon the plea that penal
statute OF sufficient severity exists to enable the
Government to deal with seditous offences, decree
is promulgated which empowers the Executive to
transport for ten years any obnoxious person. The
following is the substance of the decree in these
general terms as nothing would be easier than to
bring within the category of delinquents specified
any person whom the Government found an OBJ
stacle to its designs This is the first formal usur-
patton Of the legislative power the other DEGREES
being more or less the necessary consequences or
Accomplishments Of tho coup d'etat. The following
is the decree:
IL TIE NAME or THE French PEOPLE
The frestden Of the Republic, upon the proposition Of
the Minister Of the Interior:
Considering that France requires order labor and
cury that for too many years society has been disturb
ed and conyused by the Vaccinations of anarchists
well by the attempts at insurrecon of the members
secret societies and fugves from justice always ready
to become the instruments of disorder;
Considering that this class of men, BY habitual revolt
not only compromise the public safety and tranquility
but also authorize unjust attacks and odous calunes
against the honest working classes of Lyons and Pfs
Considering that the present laws insufficient and
require notifications, reconciling at the time the
duties of humanity with the demands Of public safety
Be il decreed:
Art lst Every individual placed under the survei
lance Of the secret police, who shall be found guilty
dsobeying their ban shall be transported
Of public safety to prison coonyto Cayenne
Agers. The duration Of Punishment will be not les
than FIVE than ten years.
Art. ID The punishment viii be applicable t,
persons found guilty of belonging secret societies
Art Sd. The effect Of placing persons under the sur
Vigilance Of the police will be in future to give
the Government the power 30 decide the place Of ban
| isbment Of those condemned.
The administration win decide upon the formalties ne
cessary 10 prevent the prisoners es0pe
Art 4th 1t is forbidden to all persons under the
veilance of the secret police reside in the city
suburbs of Paris
Art. 9Th The individuals designated in the precedin
article must leave Paris and the ehvrons within day
from the promugaon of the present Decree unless the
obtain permission from the administration to delay thei
departure There will be delivered to those who reques
il map Of the route which they viii be allowed tax
TO their domcie to the places Of residence to whic
they are ordered
Art 9Th In case Of dsobedience to the 4th and 9Th al
ces of the present DECREE the dsobedient will be
ported to prison colony, either Algiers Cayenne
a measure Of public safety.
Art 9TH. The individuals transported in virtue Of tn
present decree viii be subjected to manual labor at tn
prison establishment they will be deprived Of their civ
and military rights military law will be applicable
them. In of attempt to escape, the condemne
will be subjected b. Imprisonment which will not la
longer than the time which they have still to be banshet
They will be subjected military discipline and subord
nation towards their civil military governors durn
the period Of their Imprisonment.
Art 8th The Executive will determine the organzatio
Of these prison colonies
Art 9th The Minister'S of War and Of the Interior
charged with the execution Of the present decree
Done at the Palace Of the Elysee with the advice Of Il
Ministry. LOUIS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.
The Minister Of the Interior A. DE MoRSEY.