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Paris correspondent
FRANCE.
v..,r... ef the Usurpation and Other Matters.
Caysspo.dsnce Of The N. Y. Tribune.
PARIS, Thursday, jan IS, 1852.
The Constitution appeared IN this NOR
uing's Monitear. Without entering into de-
tailed discussion of this document it is evident
,t once that the Government! will not De IN the
least degree less dictatoral or irresponsible un-
der the new Constitution than before 1t. Not
whit less. The President does not sign away
one rot or title of his extraordinary powers
He invests his Senate and his Legislative Body
with no prerogatves which he may not recall,
no powers which he may not revoke. The SUI
o,eme authority rests with the chief Of the
State. Il suffers no interference, no let, no
rebuke from either Senator or Legislator.
give the more salient points OF this instruments,
without further comment, as YOU will receive
il in full bv the steamer which conveys this
fetter.
The President can always appeal 10 inc Peo-
nile He commands the land and sea iofces' ue,
rIares war. makes treaties OF peace, alliance anu
commerce. appoints to all Offices and makes all
The DEGREES necessary for the execution OF the
laws Justice is rendered in his name. lie
alone can propose lars. Every body IN ONCE e1-
cent the President, is to swear hdellty to the
Constitution The President has the night 10
designate, upon a secret record, the citlzeh
whom he recommends to the confidence OF the
people. as his successor, in case OF his death
The SENATE. which may consist OF one nun
dred and fifty members, but for the hrst year
will contain only eighty, is composed Oh
the cardinals, the admirals, the marshals'
and Of .nch citizens as the President thinks
proper to elevate to the dignity OF Senator. Inc
Senators receive 10 salary and are immovabie
Thar sessions ,ciH not Be public No law can be
passed without their cooperation
The LEGISLATIVE BODY is to be elected by uni
versal suffrage, and by the secret vote There VIII
be one deputy for every $4,000 voters, (about 2oo
in all) They are elected for six years, and re-
ceive no salary Their sessions are public, but
NAV become private on the demand OF five of the
members. They can entertain no petitions from
the people, which are to be addressed to the
Senate only. The President convokes, adJourns,
prorogues and dssoves the Legislative Body
AT his pleasure.
The Council oF STATE consists OF from 4Oto 90
members appointed by the President, and revoca-
BILE by him Their sessions are presided over by
him. They prepare the laws under has direction and
support them before the Senate and Legislative
Body, in the name of the Government. The
Ministers belong otfcio, to the Council OF State.
The Constitution will enter into force and vigor
on the day when the various bodies created by
il hold their first session.
prefer to leave the preamble TO tne Cone.i
tuition to be read entire II is quite too remark
able to suffer abbreyia,ion or digest Louis Ma
poleon takes in it the ground, that as France
has lived for fifty years under the administrative,
military, judiciary, religious and financial or
ganzation of the Empire, it ought TO return to
the political institutions of that period.
You heard by the last steamer of the proscrp-
ton of about 90 members OF the late National
Assembly could not find, saving the first day
OF two after the appearance OF the decree, that
II had caused any deep sensation. But II cannot
be denied that upon reflection, after having slept
upon it, the people begin to appreciate the act IN
different hight, and to look beyond the lmme-
date future to the remote consequences OF the
Inauguration OF such system. The Danish
ment of these ex-representatlves has produced a
painful impression Every one finds some friend
or acquaintance among the prescribed, and all
can pick out some one exile whose democracy
or even socialism did not deserve Punishment foi
its rebnkc The Government organs ahege no
other motive than dire necessity, and the CoaSti
tut,onnel sympathizes earnestly with the poignant
grief hat the generous heart" of the Presi
dent must have suffered when he found himself
compelled 10 exile portion OF his fellow-cit
liens Several Americans who have favored
Louis Napoleon throughout, have deserted to the
enemy, ON the promulgation of this measure OF
vengeance. The defenders Of the President
have but one argument upon this sublect-that
DE would not Danish men against whom no ac-
cusation could be brought OF no guilt proved, AMI
that we may be sure that these 90 oX.representa
tives Were involved in some horrible conspiracy
agains, society or religion, or We should no, seC
them figuring in a list OF prescriptions IN the Nos
ndg. Now, although dictator is not expected
20 submit TO the DELAYS OF civil courts or military
councils, he might at least preface the decree OF
exile with his motives or his proofs When he
puts Department IN state OF seige he writes
thus: Considering that disturbances have
broken out IN such a place, and that the civil
laws are insufficient for the preservation OF OF
der, the Department is placed under the rtgiap
of the state of seige." Why does not MI B0
naparte give his reasons in like manner, for h,
exile OF his countrymen, if de has any reasons
Can he not say " Considering that Mr.. SO-and
80 was concerned in conspiracy against thC
State, and that he can't deny 1t considering
that Mr. Such.an.one had sworn to commit suel
horrible deeds that he is unfis 20 stay in the
coun,Iy-they are both of them banished." But
the decree gives neither motive nor proof. " The