Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-06-05


I" 1886 to lS41............041 I"
" lS41 to lS46.......0.6S :.
/" 1916 to 1851..........0.21 -
1t is natural to inquire how sensible dminution in
increase of the population Of France has been caused
A few words on this subject.
The examination Of the annual reports of marriages,
BIRTH and deaths shows that during the i've years from
1916 1850 the number Of births exceeded that Of deaths
by 100000; that is to say, the population in
creased by this single half million ofpersons
If the had been taken with perfect accuracy,
rather if the immigration and emigration had not affected
the normal movement of population by the introduction
of and in sort disturbing elements, the same
increase might have been reported for 1851 But nde
pendent Of the fact that the result of the cannot
be considered very exact statement of the truth it
certain that from 1916 1850 the amount of emigration
was worthy of remark Thus single department THAT
f the BGsses Ptnses lost during that period nearly
IL 900 of its inhabitants, large part Of them having en-
barked for South America while twenty other depart
ments Ia circumstance which has not before occurred
have also their population diminish, and nearly all
from the
This lively impulse given to emigration is owing in
great degree to the events of l84S to the commercial
crisis which they occasioned the uncertainty of the
future which pressed upon all transactions from lsAs
1882 and ALSO in measure to the discovery of the
California gold deposes and to the progressive pacfca
ton of Algeria.
But even the census of 1851 had faithfully reported
the increase Of population resulting from the Of the
number Of births that Of Deaths and emigration
had also diminished the general result this increase
would still be much less than that presented by any
vious census.
This is explained both by the dimnution in the
Der Of marriages and consequently of births from 1876
1850 and by the ravages of the cholera in l649 Thus
-. II
number of marriages after rising in 1876 26s257 fell
in ls47 year Of dearth to 249 and that in ls4s
it increased again and 2s3 69 fall back again
in 1S49 and 1885, sinking this last year to 245 4lhe
smallest number which has been reported for long pc
ROD In other words the average number of marriages.
which from lS41 1916 reached $50 000 amounedfrom
1916 to 1850 to no more than 266, 000
The number of births which, during the first Of these
two periods exceeded the number of deaths by
presented during the second period corresponding
Of only 200. This dminution is attributable
alike to the great mortality reported well for ls47 as
for lS49 and to the dminution in the number Of
rages
The dimnution in the increase of population reported
in the census Of 1851 is then sufficiently accounted for by
political social economical and other facts which have
occurred in France since 1896 wthouts being necessary
to recur for an explanation the supposion grave
accuracies in the results Of the census itself.
The official publication Of these results being inpatient
y waited for especially in the interest Of the various
administrative and financial services l pray you, my
lord have the goodness to sign the suboned draft of
decree by which the tables Of population which are
thereto annexed, declared authentic for period
Of five years. commencing from the lst January 1852
reported in my last letter that ARAGo and nu-
merous other distinguished men Of all the anti-Im-
perial parties were refusing the oath of allegiance
required Of them by the Prince Louis Napoleon.
We have had several more instances since the date
Of py last The papers Of this morning publish,
though only after having obtained the special per-
mission Of the Minister to do SO, two letters from
lustrious Generals now living in exile, refusing to
comply with the requirements of the late Presiden-
tal decree, making it obligatory upon all officers in
the army take the OATH and prescribing the manner in
which such as we're absent from France might do SO
in writing Generals Lamorciere and Changarner, now
residing in Belgium found themselves general officers
en- dspos,Jile included in Of the categories They
have both refused to take the oath Of fidelity Prince
LOUIS Here are their letters You win perhaps wonder
after reading them that authority publish them should
have been accorded Well, Government has made vr-
tue Of necessity The etterswere circulating freely from
hand TO hand in manuscript All who desired to see them
would soon have been favored with the opportunity TWAS
only question Of time The Minister this and sane
toned the publication in the journals II is believed that
the same win be adopted touching another letter
Of the Count Of Chambord giving instructions touching
the conduct Of Legmiss in the present eonuncture of
French affairs The letter is circulating in manuscript
read it yesterday in copy Of the London Times from
which, doubtless win get copy Of it by this steamer
Here is Gen. Lamoriciere's letter:
BRUssELs, MAY Ia, 1852
GENERAL: Torn from my residence, thrown into pri-
500, banished in contempt Of law did believe that
you would 60 the length of asking from oath Of
fidelity to the man whose power, usurped by violence,
only maintained by force. i
But act emanating from your department contains
paragraph which evidently applies to the banished Gene
rails, and imposes upon them the obligation Of the OATH
Two months accorded those who reside in Belgium
TO respond TO this summons.
hear IL said all sides that oath does not bind in
favor Of who has not kept his Freely as this
doctrine is acted upon nowadays, reject it, as for the
delay, have need Of it far the oath, refuse IT.