The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-07-21
AFFAIRS OF FRANCE.

Paris Correspondence OF the Manchester Guardian
No inconsderable number of people think that the
state Of affairs generally in this country has sunk into
what may be termed almost hopeless condition They
remark with truth, that every iaove made by the
government is a move in the wrong direction which is
usually the sign of tho downfall of dynasty in France
for unfortunately for the French they have SO arranged
their affairs that it is With them merely the ques
ton of ministry; it becomes at question of the
entire establishment, whatever may be its form Now
with apparently secondary event the nomi-
nation of Prince Napoleon to the s'ministry of Al
gcra and the colonies it is mistake that has been
made but this is what comes of petual, and indeed
constitutional, hesitation and uncertainty of purpose
The Emperor had taken it into his head to 'o some
thing he had set about doing it it had got publicly
talked about and then all at that which has seem
ed 80 looked upon problematica and pub
lie opinion began to occupy itself with the ncessan va
citations of the imperial mind What exactly to do was
not then distinctly seem and keeping, firmly be-
lieve always in the intention of making his cou
sin Viceroy of Algeria Louis Napoleon gets it into his
head to turn him, meanwhile, simply into minister,
and to do something with him ad interim that is less and
worse than nothing Here is the who, if he is to
be considered anything in tho present organization of
France is an Imperial Highness and member of the
rcigning house. what would elsewhere be called Prince
of tho blood We here is he made 'sexcellen-
cy," and the equal of NJ Magne NJ. Rouher. am
glad to that very generally the public are opening
their eyes to these Inconsistencies and are beginning to
penetrate in the Emperor the of character that
has stood revealed for several years those about
him. and that trust you viii do me the Justice to
have attracted your attention to for very long
time past
Alarm is showing itself amongst certain set here,
too at the attitude that likely be assumed by
the Anglo French alliance Inc temper Of certain part
of the army the tendencies of certain part the pop
ulaon the hostile articles of the official pressall these
features of the position seriously striking such
NM. Fould and Morny and am authorized to
relate to you what occurred the other day very small
and intimate rtunion in very high official place The
talk of war, &c. and the two persons mentioned
both exclaimed There is doubt of the everyday in
creasng tension of the situation but sooner than that
such should break out would throw myself at the
Emperors feet rise till he had given up his fatal
plan" great parsonage standing by said Z. Yes just
the Due dc Montpenscr did to his father Louis Phil
ppe 10 enteat him the Of the revolution of 1S48
TO allow the offensive passages in the address to bc
celed" The impression of these words is reported to
having been very profound. But it is undenabe
those whose fortunes would be destroyed should the
empire be SO. .sl fr.,st
Another very bad effect of the nomination Of Prince
Napoleon is that it puts in the hands of man thought
to be by devoted to the Bonapare dynasty the
power Of tamperng with and corrupting the best portion
Of the French army the army of Africa. Besides this
two very efficient ministers deeply affronted by It,
Marshal Valiant is furious at having the administrative
portion of the government of Algeria taken from him
and Admiral Hameln is at the fact of the colonies
being also subtractcd from his control II is but small
incident certainly, this nomination of PIon Pon
but it is moyc in the wrong direction small
1t is