The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-06-15
THE FRENCH GO OKERNHENT AND THE -CHARE
TABLE INSTITUTIONS. 49,.
rcorresponacnce of the philadelphIa Gazette,

"a Correspondence Of the Phiadelpha Gaxctte1 h IA
PARIS, May 27 The government has just ventured
upon one of those daring of internal admins
raon which form the distinctive character OF the present
regime of France and which seem destined to receive
of their most remarkable Illustrations under the
rule Of the present Minister of the Interior circular
has been recently addressed to all the projects by General
Espnasse calling upon them to use their influence ad
if need be- their authority, to induce the councils
managing committees of oil charitable institutions to
pass vote for the conversion OF the real property OF
such establishments into money to be vested IN the pub
lie stocks Various reasons, specious enough In appear
ance are put forward m support Of this startling popo
sition 1t represented that the income derived from
land bears proportion to Its price in the market the
average returns not being than "a and in many
instances only per cent The whole amount of real
property held by the different charitable institutions
throughout France Ia stated at not less than five hundred
wholly unable to provide assistance for all those who
need Il at their hands, Tho 'socitudc of the Emperor
for the suffering classcs renders It imperative to find
remedy for this state Of things, and reader one
thought to present itself than the insisted 1t
urged moreover that the management Of real property
occupies great deal of the time and attention of the
commissioners Of hospitals &C., which might be more
advahtageously bestowed in looking utter the institutions
themaplyes As to the objections urged against this
scheme by persons that the public stocks liable
to Depreciation that the proposed conversion WILL in
many instances violate the Wills of the fouuders who,
desired 70 their donations vested in Land IN pepcthi
ty and that in thus wounding their feelings Of the
feelings of their families the springs Of charity may be
= a,
and the like objections are tteated % hc
views only q tlmd spa,ts, 5aaM M . Specious latnef
than real ana long estateo ~ VIVA. tney are worth ny
the adm'nistmtfon!l9 Anu ycs wnen one rcmemDen
that just ton years ago the French hye per cent re'
stood ct 50 and renccts, moreover, upon wha. tney
might have stood at naa men ieaIs Decn Realized IN
one cannot puk tnlnk fnas tne nature! hcsa
ton S tle trustees o. puphc oharlAes y SUNNY 2 ns
compulsory and arbitrary Interference with Their duties
deserves more respeouui des'gnsunn snan inst OF
" specous tlmidity. Inc only saieguArd proposed oy
the Minister against the possible n very Poy$9icS
should pe inclined 20 say) "a the publc se
curftics py capitasng Y y certain ten
per cent wouia nc sumcient oi shc increased incne
gained ~ the conversion mode q deaing WIN Fho
trust properly winch donosless augmens its nominal
amount put py no means aads 70 the security OF the IN
vestnen or nsures tnat 20 tner uonatpns
which " generay tnc nrsI oplecE iooKcd 70 ~ pupiic
beneactDfs s,g6H llt II, t,,.st,. ls -
More Than year ago simnar n,ention 20 sne present
was maniiestcu W inc government put md aside Dy
reason q the storm q opposuon 70 whlcn gave Fisc
IN the dcpartments, how serious an oPpoHum Is syn
antlcapAscd may pe Juaged irom .no mnne se
q IA thc circaar woua 'an -, vsncYs wl.es tnc
Mnster rnese VIII pc assende to' pus
snould cersa commees fesss you vii conSuis as 20
sne peat means y oveionns tcl ne
name anu nnuenoe y ,nc av irgeiy
lntO pay ~ otucr W b'in Inc n0" " "caviY VI