Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-27
FRox ORR PARIS CORRESPONDENT


PAKls, MARcH III, 1882
since my letter a lASf week We have asccrsained
exactly the color a the Legislative Corps Just chosen
In France. Only four IL the opposition candidates
have succeedcd Hut II II aid that there are some
twenty members, L<Etimist., Orlcanlsis, and 10.
publcsns, who, supported by Government in the
elections, because Government would have found Il
impossible 20 prevent their election, wll form ID the
Legislative body the naeleas ~ an opposition which
ID Is hoped vi grow aud finally teoolre Al saieen,
value 10 be accounted with. Ops member elecs has
died, there will he ten nsw elections 10 eompIcss
the assembly II h believed that the opposition
candidate, CARSor, will snccecd In Paris next sun
day but this II the only triumph counted On ~
the men opposed 10 NJ. Ronapsrte. Ia " believed
that every where else Government influence will en-
the return a the candidates devoted 10 che po-
hey ~ the Prince. The lMpaseekr a Tuesday pub
fishes list Of tho Dpafiss y as Legislative Cope,
as they are legally styled There are hat few names
Of political mark Perhaps the only ones with whose
you win be familiar Moxsatssnssr cayAlo-
MAC, BILLsrIr, and IN MoRxr. Then cone some young
and undstngashei members who have been paironisea
by the nephew Of Napoleon solely because they bear the
and titles Of asreas sntariss under The empire
Such sucmEr Dake " Albafsra Count cIAsr DRror
BERrRAsD, MAcDossLp, Duke o. Tarente. Thea neis
Of the devoted personal followers 81 Lovis
NAPOLEON himself who chung 10 hln 10 exile. whom
he cngs that his IL mounting rapidly ths
upper sky viz DIR. coxxKsr, MfsoxAS. &c. Then some
more recently new adherents, ysRos GRASiEKpxs c&s
sAoSAc, DrLAMARRs, GrEaoxsTRr, of the Paris Press
decree Of the has Just named NJ Bl
LAuLr, Of and decided ability but Of very an
fixed political opinions President for the frss year a.
the new Legislative body M Blianlt has, since isse
been ranked among the class Of politicians almost psrsuad
ed to become Democrats and Socialists He advocated
in n.
right 10 labor,
NJ MoRSY all along believed 10 be sure Of the
place Of President Of the Legislative body with the 100000
franc salary per year but JERoNr BoxArARrr the uncle
ascertaning that de Morny though devoted to Louis Ma
poleon would not in Of his DEATH be equally deyo
ted to another Bonaparst pretendr prevailed upon the
Prince leave de Moy, the efficient actor In the
coup detat Of the I'd Of December, without Office.
The most important question Of the moment Is that
which has arisen between Switzerland and France and
Austria touching political refugees in the former country
would like to see the answer Of Mr. WEBSTER Of the
British Foreign Minister documentlike the following.
dated January 25 and delivered by the French diplomatic
agent Berne the authorities Of the Federal Govern
ment. The following are literal extracts:
IS In consequence, instructed to declare to your
Excellency that il the Confederation continues protect
conspracies directed against the tranquility and safety
Of neghborng Power, and If strangers any longer
permitted to establish themselves upon Swiss territory 10
revolt against the laws and Government Of their country
by direct participation in revolutionary actions writ
ngs, the hospitality which is accorded in several
Of the Confederation to political refugees win in the future
assume another character. Still less can
France admit in an affair which concerns her own people
any other judge than herself and in whatever
her political necessities and the the prompt
and The most direct to arrive at her end France alone has
the right TO decide what is proper TO be done hope
that your Excelency viii appreciate these considerations
Of which the further development is superfuousand
ceiye the formal demand which obliged by my in
strucons to address TO you and which beg you
municate without delay to the Federal Council.
"My demand is that the formal promise be made me
that all the explosions or refugees which may ask be
CORY the French political refugees affected by this mea-
belong and in addition that the orders Of the
trial power be executed according prescribed in
advance, without being mitgated wholly dsregarded
by the cantona authorities as can prove by examples
has been done in previous instances The French AM
bassador only is in condition TO know the individuals
whose former connexions and present relations render
impossible the proongation Of their stay in the territory
Of the Hevec Confederation; also those who be
tolerated Professionally future conduct renders them
worthy Of this tolerance. The first should depart from
the moment that have designated them by name The
others should be told that they continue reside in
Switzerland only the condition that they give
for complaint
The President Of the Republic expects from the Fede
raj Government in Difference to the relations which he
wishes to sustain towards it, and which refusal TO satisfy
my demand would gravey compromise, that II win give
PROOF OF OF g0od nelgnDornOOu
friendship which has been long traditional in Swzer-
land An opposite would give rise Immediately to
the most serious embaassments and would impose upon
the Government Of the Republic the duty Of considering
what to take, reluctantly it is true, but
which it win be forced to adopt against its viii
if the demand which have the honor to make Of your
Excellency does not attain its end"
Upon this question the DeJas has the following bold
and honest article:
q In this question there two things to distinguish
~ Uh andt viii AVID
The projected proposed intervention has double end
Switzerland adopt in regard TO
foreign refugees; and end less dissmulaed
which is accomplish changes in the internal consttu
ton Of Switzerland by the presence of auxiliary power
On the first point il is beyond doubt that the Powers
bordering the Confederation have the right require
from it the necessary guarantees and for their
own security The law of neutrality is reciprocal law
and il is very certain that any Government whatever
toerates upon its territory conspacies against the safety
or the tranquility Of its neighbors its allies, il is
which is the first to fail in neutrality. How far the
duct the refugees in Switzerland and the tolerance Of
the local Government have been of provoke
of reprsal the part of France and Austria
is question upon which those two Governments more
examine That is question Of fact and we speak now
only question Of right But admitting all this, il is
useless deny, and the Government itself must admit
that the Intervention in which IL is sought TO engage
France has Interior end and end much serious
than the removal Of few refugees In good faith the
refugees ought at this to inspire very serious
uncasness either France Austria and IL 1t
only from personal prudence the Swiss Government should
show itself anxious this point To give all desirable sat