Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-01-31

aon that exists between the kind treatment of the slave
and the masters personal interests
The three days, however which have elapsed since the
date OF last have been marked by wise DEGREES
OF the President upon subjects ogreat Importance One
published in the Moner of the 6th grants to private in
divduas upon terms highly favorable to the State the
right of completing the railroad communication between
Paris and harsees, via Lyons The association of firms
and individuals English and French to which this great
work has been confded is said comprise larger
of dposabe capital than has been united any
undertaking The finances Of the State will be relieved
by the reimbursement by the company Of large sum-
900 francs, already expended upon the works
and the company have engaged to deliver the railroad
the public thus giving uninterrupted railway communi-
cation from Calais to Marseies, via Paris and Lyons
within the space of four years at This is the first
decree dated from the Tuleries
have repeatedly alluded to the want of intelligence
and high appreciation of the wants Of the epoch which the
French Government up to this date has exhibited
the subject of the electrical telegraph showing France
be far behind England the United States and several of
the continental European kingdoms. M Bonaparte
determined to wipe out this stain from his France The
Moniteur of yesterday contains decree appropriatng
1897 francs for the construction in the shortest posi-
BILE time of eight principal lines, running from Paris
all the extremites Of France and twenty three minor
partments in connexionwth main line and thus with
the capital When this decree shall have received its ex
ecution, France from being of the backward in the
adoption of this great invention of age the electric
telegraph, win be among the most advanced of nations
The order Of the Project Of Police for the removal of
the words liberty equality, and fraternity from the fronts
of public and other buildings and the restoration of the
of buildings abolished by the Provisional Govern
ment of the Republic has given great satisfaction to
of the journals. The DeJats says:
We cannot help admitting that this decree has caused
us certain satisfaction We amongst the number of
the passersby whom the view OF these three words al
ways saddened not only in the point of view of art but
because they represented in opinion three sehoods
We have intention Of insulting the form of government
which has fallen twoud be either generous good
TASTE for would speak without there being any to
reply We attack merely certain school, which have
attacked at all tmes-namely that materiast school
which comprehends other republic than that described
books and which exhumed in the cemetery of history
the mummies of former generation, to place them
amongst the living of the present age. The of
the first revolution who wanted to place themselves in the
room of God by giving date to society," and Great
ing calendar the heads of that school, Their
partisans would have followed their example if society
had not resisted that they succeeded in changing only
few of Streets in decreeing rundown wastcoas
in paradng about with glded horns and in having
the words liberty, equality, fraternity, written upon
public buildings But it is just when that device was
written up, that neither liberty equality fraternity
existed and that is natural enough, for precisely moral
laws written in mems hearts, when they seen
the corners of the streets When the persons above
alluded to desired to define liberty they said that it
the power of going and comng-in other words of walk
ing up and down. That happy definition could have APP
piled just well to the sentres who mounted guard be-
fore gate the inhabitants of the Jardn des
Panes which about in their dens since also they
have the right of going and coming As to equality when
such have desired to represent it faithfully, they
could find any other symbol for it but the bed of
Procrustes. They have always commenced by putting
out of the question human nature, and that ndspen
sable, for it insurmountabe obstacle to the app
cation of the systems of the philosophical school, Unfor
tunatey for them nature is always the stronger
later bursts to pieces the artificial mouds in which
men attempt to mprson it, and all the laws and regula
tons in the world win not prevent eternal and ncorr
gble inequality from existing in the strength of men, in
the beauty of women and in the gifts of intelligence
fraternity escapes from the action rather
the tyranny Of the law We could read that word
fraternity public ehce without fancying ourselves
in pagan society II is of the profound illu
ons and at the time Of the greatest pieces of
nsoence exhibited by socialism, to desire to command
mems hearts. There legislators who imagine
that they decree aectonprecsey those who write
up in large letters the word fraternity the walls and
make themselves and it object of laughter amongst
the people We consequently win see these words eaced
with great pleasure and also reoiced at the
which restores public monuments and streets their
popular II is not only act of justice but
Of good order for at the rate have been going dur
ing the last sixty years. if the of the were
last could know where he in Paris and would
be obliged to do like the English visters, go about with
guide and map"
The Second Chamber Of the States of Prussia resumed
its sttngs the 9th. The President of the Council Of
Ministers announced the resignation NJ de Stockhausen
Minister Of War, and the provisional appointment of
Major General Wangenbeim to that post He also pre-
sened the treaty Of concluded between Prussia
and Holland The Chamber then proceeded to the election
Of its President Count Schwern elected by 46 votes
to 131 given to NJ. Bodelschwing The new President
then pronounced suitable DISCOURSE in which he
mended all parties in the Chamber their abors
with confidence in the future desnies of Prussia and to
rally round the King and the constitution NM. Geppert
and steinbeck then elected vice presidents In the
First Chamber Count Rttberg reelected President
which occasion he addressed the Chamber observing
that the present year may be pregnant with dangers and
abors but that they should have confidence in the wis
dom Of Providence and in the of Prussia and be
firm in their fidelity to their King and country bill
then read proposing certain notifications of the
sttuton by constitutional The intended modif-
cations 1st the abolition Of the indemnity paid to
the members of the Second Chambers 3D. the extension
Of the legislative period to six years 3D. the obligation
the part Of the King Of conyokng the Chambers
at least every two years.
The Cologne Gdzet under date Of Berlin, the 9th in
slant, says:
Several journals have announced that violent scene
had taken place in the Germanc Diet between the Prus
sian and Austrian Ministers II is true that explanations
took place, but they had nothing in them Of that party
character attributed to them by the journals"