The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-05-25
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE
FROM OUR PARIS CORRESPONDENT.

NJ Win.os, Special Earoy Aadrid.--Latsa Var
Rass.
In the midst and Of war the public takes
comparatively little interest in any acts Of the imperial gov
nment those directly relating TO e absorbing topic OF
the daythe with Russia But faithful chron-
s not fail state that while the prodgious actE
ty which the Emperor has impaired TO every branch OF aa
inraton makes most noise and attracts most attention IN
the Foreign the and the Navy Departments has b no
means ceased In the others Read the ministerial circulars
e reports Of legislative discussions and votes the seaaa
a.ms and the imperial decrees which have appeared IN
the MosH during the last eight days and you win have
abundant evidence of this fact Even the legislative BODY
which much sneered at, when created as body OF
(punning correspondents would translate corps feg
laf the Legislative corpse subject only TO the gaVanc
,ion at Napoleops wi has exhibited the past week some
thing like the life Of old days OF parliamentary eoquence
The notifications proposed in the Law OF public instruction
az 1850 offered texts for animated and interesting debates
The oa,aol aes DeJas has made mastery reply to the
lept outcry of the Carerht absoutis in politics and
democrat in peagogueythe organ Of the clerical party
against the new law In its reply the Journal dss Deba
refers TO the admirable discussion upon public instruction
which under the last reign and the republic held all France
attentive to the eloquent voices OF Messrs De Broge Gu
~, yieman Cousin De ;alvandy Theirs, and De Monta
lambert The debate which concluded the Sd of May by
the adoption of tending modify the execution of the
rspa,ty of rauaur jorcs hard labor evinced the
care with which penal legislation has been studied
IN this country One Of the speakers, by the by the Count
MoytreuM Whle VI
false philanthropy which has been brought against those who
lose rb Of the rights and duties of society in their mis-
placed sympathy with criminals quite happily summed up
the whole question by saying that the Legislator should
propose himself triple obeetintmidation the preser
walton Of society," and the amendment OF the criminal The
object Of the law uader consideration to sanction the
two DEGREES Of Goth February and the 9th March 1852
which the suppression of the bagne and decided
that they should be replaced by penal colonies The
provides that the penalty Of hard labor shall hereafter be
undergone establishments formed the territory of
OF several French colonies other than Algeria but
the s.uon Of the difficult questions relative the execution
law for future regulation the part of the public
administration. 1t is doubtless the intention of government
TO copy Of the features of the penal system adopted
England, and based combination Of cellular imprson
men hard labor and In the of the de
bate Graner de Cassagnac 1.-THE tomahawk editor of the
mentioned the remarkable fact in the history
Of French colonies founded first with free Europeans WITH
afterwards prison population, and still later with blacks
that third element introduced against the wishes of
the coonists The speaker referred to the proyso in
colony that but single black for whites should be ad
med and also to the energetic proestatons OF the nhab
tans ST. Domingo whose presentimen that the interests
colony would be compromised by its colored popua
ton at whose mercy it would be left horribly
realized If there ROOM should like quote Granier
d. Casagnae ingenious remarks the influence Of human
labor in promoting health, redeening the soil, and
changing the climate His objections the prevalent opin
ion that the difficulties amount to mpossbes in the acc
nation Of the white race, the perfection of mankind in
the finest regions of the EARTH seemed pecons than
convincing; but his speech whole, perhaps
the best he has made in the legislative body.
eon.R consisting Of twentysix articles, the first of
which declares that slavery shall be restored in
the French colonies has appeared in the otear, regu
atng The constitution Of the colonies of Martinique Of Qua
daoupe and Of Reunion II that the other French
colonies viii for the present be regulated according to i'm
pera DEGREES The report Of the Credit Foucer Society
he milf
spite OF obstacles arising from the financial crises of the
past year. a,ed these have been BY the complicated
troubles in the East this society specially favored with the
patronage Of the government has not failed 10 advance to-
wards the accomplishment of its obecthe extension of the
benefits of the credit TO landed property. Another
pet project of the government rspidy preparing for
brilliant realizationI refer to the Universal Exposition Of
1854 Only Of the nations invited that great festival
industry and win probably be absent. Throughout
France committees being organized to its
In twelve departments these have already been formed
ysiely twenty they await only the nomination
sden and secretaries and letters have been received
Paris from the projects Of other Department. an
nouncng each Of them the formation Of committees
has been commenced DEGREES providing for the opening
vet another boulevard in Paris and extending
provincial towns, such Lyons harsees, and Amen the
public works that have for three years been changing
the face Of the capital show that the real Of the Emperor in
behalf Of internal improvements has not been slackened by
the demand that his foreign policy making upon his atten
ton The old city of the Phoans Is TO be endowed with
cathedral an exchange, and (t win surprise Of my
readers tina, it needed) outlook upon the Mediterranean
The legislative body has unanimously adopted postal
law which reduces the postage prepaid letters throughout
France to 30 cenmes (abou cents and fires that IN
paid letters 10 centimes (about cen At the last ses
son. you remember the postage paid letters in Paris
fired at 10 ccntimesOn unpaid IL; step in the
postal reform which be hoped that all nations
win unite and which viii be crowned By the adoption OF the
ocean penny postage By the by ron Of the
propensity Of the French claim for themselves the honor
the initiative of priority in almost every advance Of
the worlds progress whether In mors political rechAn-
o science Nor IL be denied that they sometime, show
grounds for their assumpton-gsi. ra.or they say
themselves Bat sometimes when have heard the late NJ
Arago periodically aboring TO prove the Academy that
The world Is indebted France for the discovery Of the
anheie property Of ether for the steam-engne the
magnetic telegraph &C, &cn fine, for nearly all the tri-
umhs d modern discovery and invenon confess that the
nrant has reminded u the Wech gcneaogst who after
irving long t q his ancestors interrupted himself
breathe and then added Abou, this time Adam and Eve
we're born" You win be surprised that writer in the
Va"saStionnd opropo. Of the postal law attributes
postage stamps" and ranking to French origin He
give, curious details in support Of his assertion
have thus mentioned Of the features Of the re-
cent Domestic policy Of France because in press Of war
new hRb unlikely be overlooked BY most "Psri.
eorrePcndcuts; besides the telegraph" with it, magic
ve' would ogtrun any wsr news" send YOU giving
h he direct u its confused contradictions or at least
MAKING read like ancient history But after all IL l.
'ae nsw most interesting doubtful q II IT, and the
government, that relate directly or indirectly 10 the
war take precedence 81 al other before the
puse eye There l. family IN France that not more
% remotely interested IN decree which has called into
'e service in the army and navy $1,000 Of the 1905
louhg men forming the contingent Of 1883 The Norac
the 5h instant ssvs from the pastoral letters Of
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