Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-01-14
MR.. RIVES IN FRANCE.
From the Paris Correspondent OF the Nation al Into

From the Paris Correspondent OF the Nation oil Intclii
gcncer.
1.-THE position OF our Minister Mr.. Rives has he.
the subitct OF much remark here The iourn
have not sasa it up yet bat it affords matter OF ire.
queat discussion in pocs circles and have been 10,
formed upou unqassiiouabe authority that he coniuc
Of Nh Riges since the I'd December has been remarked
and with evident dispieasure, at the Evsee itself
Among Americans the course pursued by Mr.. Rv,s
meets generally with appreciation, but have heard
maintain that hs has not acted with sutficsn,
spirit HE ought, say they, upon theoecarrence Of
this usurpaon OF NJ Bonsparte to have strongly pro-
tested against the violence done TO the Republic. de-
manded bis passports, and let the country. Such con
dact would have with immense applause at home.
II would have made him President of the u States!-
such will not am satisfied, be the opinion OF his
Government At w ashingon, or the verdict of sound
deliberate public opinion in the country
Mr.. Eivss, OF all the diplomatic agents. resident q,
rams ID the oiy one who has not made his appear
ance in the saloons of NJ Bonapaf,e and presented TO
him official fluctuations and adhesons to the new or
der OF hngs produced by the coup d etat of the I'd
December. At first ha was sustained by hs opinion
add example OF the NJ mister OF the Swiss Republic,
resident here, With whom he conferred to the course
il behoovcd them to Both declined to be pre-
sent at the first weekly reception held al the EIysee
after tho coup dctat Before Inc second reception .hs
SWISS NJ mister specially instructed bv his gover,-
neus TO hold back no longer. He therefore went snd
Mr.. Rives left absolutely alone He still persists
in going the Elysee, kg owing that his ab.tne.
has been remarked aad IL giving dspeasure. He
means TO persist, am informed upon most unouesiion-
able authority, until The instructions of his Govern
ment shall relieve him from responsibility or until The
Government OF u. Bo apare shall assume more per
manen and denltiye character than has at present
10 he not right
NJ Bouaparte still calls himself President OF the
French Republic, the form oil Government is OF nom
inallV changed buI Ii whole world knows M man
can be supposed ignore the fact that the coup Diet
oil the I'd December dissolved the constitutional Ma.
tlonal Legislative assembly OF France, threw the
Constitution itself TO the winds, abolished the Repub-
s, and established in lis stead the dcta,oa, despotie
personal authority OF one man, NJ. Boueparte. Mr..
Rves represented here the great Republic Of the
United Stales; and SO far the representative the
personGcaton it were OF the great principle Of re-
publican government and popular Sovereignty in op-
position 10 the despotie idea OF one power
Should he have followed ID the train OF the represen-
tayes OF monarchicsl Governments to elicitats the
successful u-uper at the first opportunity be had for
doing, upon the destruction OF the Republic he had
| sworn TO protect and maintain? Was it not his du-
| ~ 10 wait, be means to do, till by force or by as
| sent OF France the Government OF NJ. Bonapart,
! should become defnite7 BY the terms of Nj. Bona
parts own proposition, it is yet He promise
to retire and give up his power il the appeal TO the
peaple which at this moment being made should be
decided against him. Aud he should ha demaa-
dsd HE passports sad left France because there were
American interests and American citizeas here who
might stand 10 need of his proleeten during the exis
tense OF tue actual Provisional Government"