The southern press., 1852-01-27

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electoral arron@sements we lave an average
of $3.50 electFs. The proPrtion is pretty
T much the samels that of 1871. under the con-
sttutional Chart of Louis XVII
The Presidat being invoked by nearly |
i 100000 of vtes with theconstituent, no
doubt consdersIhat he IL equally invested with
the Legislative pwer; he therefore very proba-
bly, reserves tohimself the 'fHIhing OF the or
, ganie laws intened to develope hefundamental
bases of the coBtitution. II il not clear that
such an inferend is strictly Logical; nor does u
on the first viz, appear quitl in conformity
with the procla5ation Of the I'd pfDecember, IN
which the President said when addressing hlni-
self 20 the peoF, Il submit I'd your snifrages
the following fundamental baseI Of constllu-
tion, which the ssemblies shall deveiope here
after" Howeve that may be, it is thought
probable that it the President who will sue
cessiyely frame le laws 10 question. and that
he will do so in &tuc>of the powers just allud-
ed to, and preyos 20 the meeting Of the legls-
/ lative bodies
The elections d the representatives will, IL is
believed, take plae on the 25h of the present
month but it is kelly THAT the Legislative corps
will not be convolSd before the month OF May,
and in the nteryl the "orgaric laws will be
prepared.
These organic Aws are looked forward TO
with much anxielt, from the probability that
many interests WILDE affected by them have
already alluded I'd the question OF the pres, and
ts nov reported that The University, and, per-
haps, the magistrscy, will be also seriously mod
flied by them. In both institutions there are
many functionares who are not liable To re-
moval from their places in the departments as IN
the capital
uoIs f are awaited, a Wh which may asct the pf.
ciple oil iaamopibitite, may be easily judged.
The university, in PARTICULAR has arrayed against
| it many and formidable adversares. 1t is stated,
and am assured with truth that the President
feels much repugnaDce at interfering; but it is
feared that his repugnance will not prevail over
the hostility felt towards that body and that
such is the case, has been surmised from the
| language held in the saloons Of the minister of
public instruction, to the members of the uni
versity, on the occasion Of the first of January.
| Something was then said Of the dangers that
menaced The university, and the heads of that
institution were enjoined to recommendito their
colleagues the greatest prudence and the utmost
moderation, in order to remove all pretext for
the -@ill of its adverssries.
| The intention is also attributed to the Presi-
dent of Initiating, in some respects, the pre-
cedents of 1914 and 1915. II is true that the
government of Louis XVIII did not show any
profound respect for vested interests; at that
| period they Were all, or nearly so, called in
question--those of professors as well as Of
judges Under pretence of regulating the posi-
| ton of many professions which, in some de-
gree, have public character, such as notaries
and ARGUES of the courts of law, buisSiers, agens
de change, courtierS de comnerce, some were sup
pressed, others suspended; and those that were
retained were subjected to certain conditions of
an onerous kind. But, at the same time, those
changes were effected so as to make of them a
real patrimony as they are at present; and it is
hoped that these, at all events, will be respected.
] They represent for those who possess them
value of much more than 100000 000f; they
| have served as elements, or guarantees, for an
! unlimited amount of operations and the slight.
est indication of any change would occasion, in
all the interests concerned, an incalcuable and
| perhaps dangerous perturbation. The best au-
thorities here are of opinion that the President
would do well to dissipate these fears by for
NAL declaration of his intentions. In this coun.
| try of Capitalization, Were every branch is so
bound up with the other, an injury done to any
one right, to anything regarded in the nature OF
property, would endanger all. The non-liability
TO removal of the magistraey, for instance, is
closely connected with the value and the solidity
to; the magistracy protects them, because those
invested with them are virtually its agents; and
if the principle of the inamoUibiIhe of the magis-
tracy be called in question, the many who de.
pend on it would be scarcely in safety.
Austria.
COMPLETE REVOCATION OF THE MARCH coEsTI.
TUTIoS.
| The Wiener Zsitung of January lst contains
! the following DEGREES Of the Emperor of Aus
tria II will be seen that whereas the provi4-
lens of the constitution We're cancelled by the
! imperial edict of August 90, 1851, the last
principles of political right conceded by the con-
stitution are now diyavowed There now exists
no political right in the empire. The first of
these DEGREES aunuls the constitution in the fol.
lowing words:
We, Franz Joseph L. by the grace of God,
] Emperor Of Austria, Sc, &c.
{ In pursuance Of our ordinance Of Goth August,
! 1851, the constitution promulgated by the pat.
ent Of March 4, l849, has been submitted to a
thorough examination by our ministry and our
imperial council.
Since, according TO the result Of this inyesti-
CATION the said constitution neither agrees in its
fundamental principles with the situation of the
Austrian imperial state, nor is capable Of execu.
ton in the totllity of its provisions, we find
/ ourselves, AFTER anNlOuS consideration OF all the
facts, compelled by our duty as regent hereby to
declare the said constitution Of March 4, ls49,
null and void.
The equality of all subjects before the law,
as we'll Ms The abolition Of peasant service and
bondage, and The duties formerly connected
herewith (for which compensation has been
adjudged to fcudal proprictorsO is expressly
confirmed.
! In order TO b. able 10 attain TO those nsttu.
TONS which are calculated to satisfy the require
ments of our different peoples, and to fulfil the
conditions of the welfare Of all classes Of the
same, and in order also to fortify our govern.
ment, and secure the unity and power Of our
state, we shall abide in the path Of experience,
proving the exact necessities of the empire, and
from time to time shall issue suitable organic
! laws.
Upon the ground Of these considerations, we
have, after hearing the consul Of our ministry
and Reichsrath, received upon a seies Of princi.
pies as the basis Of those organic laws, and have
commanded that these be made public without