The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-12-03
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PARIS, November a, I

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PARIS, November A, 1857.
Cicqigaacs Dedfh-We Success ofthe Liberal
Party IN Bei9iums-Migeon-T Emperor
and Empress at Cdmpiegne - Napoleon
Baekhg ont Of the Principally Question:
State Of F'indnces-7he Report of the Minis
ter If FInGnces-The Thilerie Garden.
10 the Editor Of the National Era:
France has lost another of her most conspc.
nous political characters. General Cavaignac
died on Wednesday, October %, about o'clock
in the afternoon, at his chateau D'Ournes,
tSarlhe.) He was going hunting, and whilst
descending the stairs, with gun in hand, he
sank into the arms of a servant, and breathed
has last few moments afterwards. His young
aud heroic wife instantly determined that the
General should be buried in Paris. She placed
the corpse in her own carriage, seated herself
next to him, with her little boy and the uncle of
the General opposite, and started for Paris,
where the mournful party arrived in the course
Of Thursday. His death was caused by aneu-
rsm of the heart. The news of Csvaignac's
death spread rapid gloom over Paris, and his
political friends consider it an irreparable loss.
Louis Eugene Cavaignac was born in Paris
on the 18th of October, 1902. His father was
member of the Convention, and of the Coun.
ell OF Five Hundred he died in exile at Brus-
se-s, under the Restoration. Young Cavaignac
entered the polytechnic school in 1920, and in
81 received tho commission of lieutenant,
.ni gradually rose in the service of Algiers to
he grade of colonel. When he received the
news OF the revolution in Paris, at Oran, in
Sl8, he announced it to the people and the
Algerian army.
Soon after, he was made general of division
md Governor of Algiers, in place of the Duke
DAumale. He was then elected representative
IF the departments Seine and Lot, and on the
It'll of May he was nominated Minister of
War. The difficulties during the month of
une obliged the Assembly Rationale to invest
Cavaignac with the dictatorship. He suppressed
the revolt that caused the blood of thousands of
his fellow citizens to flow. Louis Napoleon re-
placed him. Cavaignac was afterwards elected
representative, but he refused to take the oath.
As mentioned in previous letter, the Paris
aus elected him again last summer but it
was generally rumored that he would refuse to
take the seat again. Cavaignac no doubt had
many political friends, but, in the event of a
revolution he would not have been chosen
as leader of the republican party.
The public papers generally announced the
death of Cavaignac with short notices only of
his military life, abstaining from all remarks as
to his political career. A few only have been
To- IN
the announcement of his death the following
brief eulogium
General Cavaignac, while he was at the
head of the Executive Government, rendered
great service TO the cause of order, and his
premature death will be deeply regretted"
The General was buried with military honors,
and a great display of soldiers, on foot and on
horse, with charged guns and pistols, opened
and closed the funeral procession.
There was a great crowd of gentlemen, but
no blouses were to be seen. The gates OF
Montmatre Cemetery were guarded by soldiers,
and few persons only were allowed to follow
the deceased to his last resting place. There
was no necessity for any such precautions Ca
vaignac was not the man of the people.
A telegrsphic communication, dated Caglari,
October 30. SAYS:
" The cable has reached Spartivento, in Sar-
dina: the operation was accomplished with en-.
tire success the communication with Africa is
perfect
"Our correspondent at Brussels" says the
Courier de Paris, "informs us that the Liber
AIS have gained a decided advantage on al
points of the country in the elections which
took place on the 27th, for the renewal by hall
of the Communal Councils. The success is moi
less striking at Client and at Antwerp than al
Brussels. The Government is alarmed at thu
result, which it did not expect to become 30 sig
nifcant; it is said it will not confine itself e
postponing the Public Charities Bill, but viii
definitely withdraw it."
Monsieur Migeon, of whom I spoke in m.
last has been condemned to one month conhne
ment for having worn the decoration OF the LIE
gion of Honor.
The Emperor of France is still at Compiegne
hunting and entertaining his friends, notwith
stadlng the pecunisry distress of the country
The public press does not dare to speak of tn
amusements there. The Government has n,
doubt interdicted the mention Of the costly fee
uvals given, at moment when thousands o
poor workmen are without work and bread.
Is also rumored that the daily expenses of Tia,
Court at Compiegne amounts to $4,000.
The semi-oifcial French papers, which advc
cate the union of the Danubian Principal;tie
with so much warmth, begin to suggest that tn
Congress expected to assemble in the courae {
this month should not lose sight of the stabiIit
of the Turkish Empire, so necessary for tn
preservation of the European equilibrium An
they hope that the question will be settled I
satisfaction of all parties interested; neyertb
less, that the wish of the Principalties shout
exercise some influence. That is to say, Nap
leon is backing out. Prince Murat's Kingdor
has vanished.
Napoleon is not match for the diplomat
sntrigues of the combined intellects of Englan
Austria, Russia, Prussia, and the host of sma