The Nevada journal., 1852-03-18
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENT
STEAMER TENNESSEE, Feb. Il, SO

Tomorrow, if no accident occurs, We
shall be in Panama. The weather for
several days has been rougher than at
any other period Of the passage, causing e
better occupancy Of state rooms than
Of the table; but to-day it is more calm
and sultry. The only incident Of in
terest, since leaving Acapulco, is the
death Of fireman, who fell through a
hatchway while in that harbor, and
died two days after This is tho second
death of the passage, neither Of which
is attributable to the ship or the eli
mate. There is little occasion for sick
ness on the lsthmus passage, if caution
is exercised. The two auxiliaries of the
grim king are liquor and fruits, and if
these are largely INDUCED in, heating
the blood, or overchargipg the stomach,
atality is pretty sure to ensue. Other
wise, the trip is safe enough.
By good fortune | obtained . New
York paper at Acapulco, luxury not
to be had at Monterey or San Diego.
The news, which you have received,
was highly interesting to me. The
movements in the French political world
are truly discouraging. The loan of
universal suffrage which has been made
to the French people, and which they
have used for the purposes of the credi-
tor, after he had proved traitorous to
the constitution, tvranical to the press
and the representatives Of the people,
can have no permanent meaning, and
will again be circumscribed and tram
Piled under foot as it was before, when
it suits the purposes of the French Die.
tator. And of what use is that suffrage,
even if unrestricted, where ten years
exercise Of it is thrown away? 'Napo-
leon ll'' has outlived the charges Of i'm.
becility that have been made against
him, and achieved n movement worthy
Of his ancient prototype. And the peo-
pie Of France, 6ckle and uncertain, now
giving their voice for absolutism, and
now erecting barricades, now adopting
n constitution with enthusiasm, and now
passively viewing its abrogation-look
ing on with approval Mt the most mur-
derous onslaughts on the press, the i'm
prisonment Of deputies, the seconding of
dsspotism in foreign Affairs, and finally
elevating on the ruins of the constitution
and liberty, this Die tatorship. have
earned . character Of national weak
ness and servility that years Of glory
will not obliterate. But oil those move
ments are crushing the prospect. of the
Orleanists. lfmonarchy ever gains per.
Tanent foothold again in France, it
must be under the new dynasty, and be
held far less sacred, and be more easily
kept in check than the old line of arbi-
trary rulers ever could he. But the
ever-heaving waves of French politics
will not respect chains or stripes more
than the Hellespont Of old. If the sx-
perieuce Of the past is any guide to
correct judgment, Louis Napoleon will
be an exile before the expiration of his
new term.
The indication with regard to the
progress of the new intervention doc.
trines in the States, seems TO be that
neither party will attempt to make
capital out of them. The leaders of
both parties are afraid to make an issue
which the rejecting Of each party must
reject There is little doubt that many
wild, chivalrous spirits would embark in
q European crusade, and with such, the
intervention Of the government would
be popular. But the voice of the wisest
and best of the nation, and Of the great
body of the people, is against it, and
therefore the issue will not be raised.
For one, am glad Of it, for there are
enough dist-acting questions already in
American politics.
The course of the English government
in regard to the Prometheus affair
strikes mo as at once noble and wise
1t shows proper regard to the MAIN
tenance of friendly relations across the,
water, and brings to a satisfactory con.
clusion troublesome question: The
surrender Of the Protedtorats will- OBJ
viate much inconvenience to Americans
and the world generally, and ends n
most ridiculous farce.
The sDeedv Termination of th;s nas