Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1852-02-25
Photographed fir the Richmond Enquirer.I

The Pacific is in, after long and bosterous pass
age, with several days later news from Europe. Shs
brings, however. no intelligence OF great interest
or importance; for we cannot consider the panic
which has been got up in England on the subject Of
French invasion of that character-t being, 80
far az We can discover, wholly without foundation.
The London Herald probably gives the true explsna.
ton Of its origin when it attributes to John Russell
and the toitetng whig ministry, AZ ruse TO distract
the attention of Parliament and the nation from the
predicament in which they have involved themselves.
There certainly is ostensible pretext for war be-
tween the two nalions. No threats menaces have
been thrown out by either party; and the time has
surely gone by when one civilized power will be
permitted in Europe to make upon another, open
iy and arowsdIy for the purpose Of conquest alone.
We certainly grievonsy disappointed in the char
acter of the constitution which Louis Napoleon has
given to France. He has undoubtedly taxed the en-.
durance Of the people no have trusted him to the
utmost. He may, and we fear he will. turn out to
bs tyran, al home but ha I'VE no evdeBce that he
aspires the bloody aures of foreign conquest, or
that he has any disposition to desoate without pro-
vocation the peaceful donains Of his neighbors with
fire aud sword. '.'-
Tie confscation Of portion of the property Of the
house Of Orleans has created great sensation. and
brouxh h, down upon the President an amount Of 70
proaoh which we not altogether certain 10 well
deserved. 1t seems 10 have been for ages funda.
mental law of the realm that, upon the accession OF
auy individual to tho throne Of France, his private
property became unsIterabiy part Of the public do"
main.
THIS law was enforced in The case of Henry Nv
sQains, his strenuous efforts. At the first luton,
the royal domain was conscated and became the do
main of the nation. So when Napoleon was deposed,
his private property; the amount Of several hundred
millions, ,ins,ead OF being permed to 70 to family.
was appropriated the public use by ihe elder branch
of the Bourbons. When they ia their turn were driv-
en- into exile similar disposition made Of their
immense resources by Louis Philippe, Who at tho
same time endeavored to protect his own private es-
tare against siuuar forfeiture, by transferring It to
his children.
1t is the property thus transferred that has bsen
conf by the decree Of the President and when
it is considered that this measure ls IN accordance
with established prrcedent--ihat it s leaves: the
house IF Orleans in possession OF IOO.OOO.OoO OF
francs, and that the suPerfuoas wealth "h'cn 70 30.
s,rac,ed from il is devoted to humane and benevolent
purposes-- would hardly seem 10 deserve 'ha 9a'pe
Of an outrage, after all One thing is certain, the
Presiden, himself is not benefited BY It; and what
is more in the decree pronouncng the conhscations
he expressly renouaces all his claims upon the
immense estate of the Emperor. his uncle. which
shared the same fate. Warrington Union.
War ARE WHIe PaINcIPLEs ROW ! The time
hss been when the principles Of the Wing party
might he defned--when w biQ was neither sshzm-
ed nor afraid acknowledge that he n favor Of
a.fl,gh. Protective Tsnff-a Uni,ed States Bank.
and Iniernnl improvements by the General Govsra.
nen,, all strong Federal measures. He was not even
ashamed afraid 10 raise his voice against the Sub.
Treasnry-a Eavori,e Of the Deno1ratic Pss.
ty. But the Tariff. Bank and internal Improvements
by the General Governnent-aIl. hase become TO b
obsolete ideas and the Sub-Fspasury is not looked
ppon now that 4" naw-hssd and bloody.bohee' q
once was. What arc the principles Of sae Waag
party nowf HsE3ar Republican.