The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-06-03
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PARIS, May 6, 1858.
Tie Effect Of the Nep Police and Passport
Regulations an Frcnce-The French Press
on Yankees-THe Pretect of the Seine at Var
With the Corps Legislatif-Mss R** Cru
ely Trented by Her Ami de Voyage, Master
H-Professor MorSe's Intention Apprecia
ted and Remunerdted IN Europe Latest
Fashions.
To the Editor of the National Era:
The new political regulations are in full op-
GRAFTON throughout France. General Epinasse
enforces them with military exactness. The
police stations in the suspicious quarters of
Paris, in the provinces, and especially on the
frontiers, have all doubled and tripled in mum.
Der the gend'armes and secret agents have
learned that the principal train to Marseilles
daily takes many political prisoners, destined
for the interior of Algiers. Men continue to be
taken from their beds, and hurried to the dun.
geOns to await transportation, without trial.
The present passport system in France is the
most vexatious that has ever existed, and it ID
impossible either to get in or out of the country
without passport in due form, which is an in
tolerabe nuisance to travellers, who now avoid
eulated to benef. the already stagnant trade
The stock exchanges are in continual fever
sh excitement, and the most insignificant
rumord cause it suddenly to rise Or fall. TIE
result of all the present state of affairs Is not to
be fathomed. Everything is considered posi-.
Die under this arbitrary Government.
The press is, as l once before stated, com.
pietely gagged. The French newspapers now
look much Ike our country papers, three sides
being filled with advertisements, and one with
pufs
The Independence Beige, as good Napoleon
paper as the Constitutional, is interdicted for
iour weeks. The only paper which is received
without control, and quoted very extensively, il
lie Courier DIES Eats Unis, published in New
York. That paper seems exceedingly to please
the anti-republican and anti-liberal party in
France; it portrays all our sins with master
y pencil and vivid colors-to day predict
the unquestionable downfall of the American
Republic. 1t sometimes happens, greatly t.
our amusement, that the Moniteur Universel
the othcisl Government organ, shows forth on,
Etats Unis as fair specimen of American
immortality, whilst in the next column it give
an account of some outrage on society commit
ed IN France, far exceeding in depravity ths
mentioned in the Courier des Etats Unis. ]
We could balance the number Of crimes com
mtted in France and the United States, tn
former would unquestionably be our superior
The guillotine is unfortunately as often q
pay here as the trap is with us and as to tn
honesty OF French spectators and tradesmen
me world is now convinced that that inestima
oIe quality is exceedingly scarce among tn
calioren Of ancient Gaul. The official paper
S1 e With each other in abusing the Unite,
oAles, and the term Yankee" for aAmeri
So aH is now universally adopted as q reproach
III soorquet. Yet, in defiance of all thes
equipments, the greater number of the Amer
~ahs In Paris are in ecstasies with this Govern
.as n' especially when most graciously permit
'ed, In embroidered livery, to parade in N,
vortex OF Imperial splendor, at reception or
court ball and should we be induced to iudo,
u the state of our Republic by those yerv go
1san democratic patriots, our institutions b;c
lslr to be of short duration.
n Inc time OF the meeting of the Internationa
NSngress Is not yet made known, though som,
" NE members have already arrived. and w
SSope soon to have made clear the politica
'uIqfe OF the Dsnubian Principslities.
is whispered that Prince Napoleon win b
appointed Viceroy of Algiers.
NJ Hsnssman, Project of Paris. ia at one,
, war with the Corps Legislatif. he unscrupr
Of y asked for one hundred and eighty million
SoM0cs, making about thirty-six millions q
70 continue the establishment of Paris