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tnoliande with these orders . It was high timeto en-! i Xvour by » n alleviation of : rigorous measures to fTJaf the s trong current of indignation which was Hine in as the first prostration of defeat hardehed ^ + n a sullen resistance , especially among the rural Elation , decimated and reduced to pbvei-ty by per , Xtion and arrests . In the central and southern ; de-^ ments , however , numerous arrests had just been P Sed' anda journalpublishedatVauclusestated , that t the very time when about a hundred prisoners were hline set at liberty , a for larger iiumber were on their wav to the prisons of Avignonand Api , Many who had shelter and in the
taken flight , and had sought escape AIds surrendered themselves , almost from sheer exhaus tion . The fortresses on the littpral ( amoi ) gptiiers ) Fort Lamalque at Toulon , And the Chateau d'lf , that ancient state prison , were gorgedwith Republicans , literally heaped together pell-mell . The Chateau de Blave the prisons of Peipjfenan , of N ^ vers , of Bourges , were not large enough to cptttain these masros of unfor ^ - tunate men , whom authority now deigns to call ; "mp guided , " rather than criminal , As it is , their free cliff-, cnarges are only granted on conditions . A promise to abstain wholly from politics w exacted , as I have already mentioned . The bourgeois class is excepted from these milder measures i in propprtaon as seventy towards the humbler class relaxes , it ; redoubles in ti ^ fence against persons of higher station . ^ Thu ^ at flhAtillon ( C&te d'Or ) , five persons , all of the bourgeois
class haver been arrested . " The Departments or the Gironde , a nd others , are st ill ravagM ^' arrests ; / v At Marseilles , the famoiis Jean Ri ^ ne , ' stipreme chief of the Society of the Mountain , arid organiier of th' # insurrection in the Var , hasbeeh seizeid . Thertiew c&tpvlr lax of the 3 rdinsfcaht , suspending the sittings of bbttrtsf-Martial , the trials ( or rather 1 ' I should say ) tfce&md&rih nations at Clame ^ y / a ^ interrypteii ; but not before sentence of death has been passed oil many , stttiong others , MM . Jouauni and Corassei The tformeic * of these gentlemen has written a very striking letter to his > vife , in which he begs her to takecourage . ' < It ip not your husband that you ^ ough t to-pity >; but-his accusers . "' :,- .. ¦ ¦ vV- ^ '; l-j ^^ vi ^' -v . ' - ' - ' ' ; - ! ' -. . - ¦ .. . ; .- .. a .-. s '•
The affair of the confiscation of the Orleans property js entering upon , a new phase . / On . the 14 th inst ,, the Princes will . put . upforsale , at 'the Palace de ; Justice , 1 . The Pavilion du Wurfcembuigi / -, £ ' A , house and lands situated at Neuilly , at a declared price of 111 , 000 francs . As these properties are included in the decrees ^ the ^ sale will doubtless be , fo ^ n ^ U ^! opposed ; by the legal administrators of the domains , and on this issue the whole ^ uit will probably be founded ;' It is the old Procureur Dupin that has plotted this wily game ; The bare announcement of ifre suit has whetted the curiosity of all Paris with a lively expectation ,,, of
amusement at a conflict of some kind or other between law _ and power . In the meantime , copies of an autor frap h letter from the Due de Nemours and thief Prince e Joinville to the testamentary _ executors , of Louis Philippe are passed frojin hand to hand . The executors are thanked for having done what they deemed jtheir duty after the decrees had appealed . In this l e tter the two princes protest with extreme energy agajri ' st the recitals of the decree , which are of a nature to disgrace the memory of their father . M . Dupip'S letter resigninghis post or Procureur of tije Court of Cassation is ajlsp circulated privatelV . As it was forbidden to print this
letter , manuscript copies have been offered for ' sty le at from five to twenty francs a' piece ! So that the govern-, ment gains nothing "Vf ^ iiiter'diqt , ' iin'lfcs if $ ; be ; to have stimulated public curiosity ; The sehskitiop . ' qrpated in the provinces , and especially in the large ^ towns ^ by these decrees , is as strong as ever . The impression has been equally lively and profound ; but by np class more acutely felt than by the functionaries of the last dynasty who still compose the chief strength of the administration . Even the clergy have protested . Two cardinals are mentioned as having refused the functions of senator , atld six bishops have'written to-protest against the deereBfl . The Bishop of Refanes vfe » the first to set the example . To make the
workingolasaes and the priests accomplices in his violation of the rights of property , L . Bonaparte had declared by the last clause of the deoree tjiat the product of the sales would be devoted to charitable institutions and pious foundations . The Bishop of Rennes ,. in the name of the clergy of his diocese , wa-s the firpt to renounce his share of the proffered bribe . He wa > spon , fojlowjed by the Archbishop of ReiniB , $ he . Bishops pf Ljuooh and yuimper in a similar protest and rejection , The ij ^ pst contradic tory reports are flying about respecting these unfortunate decrees . Will they pe oxeouted or not ? Vne minister is reported to have avowed that had he antici
pated the difficulties and the , clamours that would ensue , they would never have been published . Another minister , on the other hand / to have declared that they will be executed , to the strictest letter , and that if . as is threatened , there bo no bidders , the state will advance to duly authorized persons the sums , rp-0 «> red for the purchase , 1 rather indfiijie to believe in the latter report , indeed , I have been insured that « ne government has djepatehed orders to take' instant possession of all the domains , without , however , as yet nxing the time of sale . This first step towards oarrying the deoreea into exeoution , has revived the reports « wt th « JP ^ Bident intend * to wlmbtirgo "thd » kt © °
the ^^ indemnity of the tmigrts , and to revise the Feuchdres suit , with a view to cancel the wjll of the Prince de Cdnde , and so to Seize the immense property of his heirsV These rumours are strengthened by the fact of Chantilly , sometime the residence of Queen Hortenke , being included in their possessions . Let me say a word oii the present' state of public feeling . The Legitimists are coldly hostile , and are supported by the priests ,, as a b ody , to such a degree , that L . Bonapatte beghls to despair of reconciling them . The Orleanists are profoundly , bitterly hostile , and almost openly conspire . The Republican party is beginning to reform its scattered members . The Parisian bourgeoisie
is by no ineans contented . N 6 fStes , no public receptions , is the order of the day ^ both of the noblesse of the Royal Faubourg and of the b&wrgeoisie . A great many hotels are closed as if it were the depth of the deao ! summer season : The tradesmen are beginning td Buflfefr Very ^^ severely fi ^ ott this organized dearth * of gaiety—i-to sttfier , and to Repent I Paris is become a comparative desert ? No more life , no more animation , no more movement'in pleasure , or in business . Everybody regrets thei past , distrusts the present , and fears the future . The few salotisiiiat still persist in ^ remainin ^ open ! are under the rigorous surveiUaniid' of the himself alb thehouse
A genilenian recently presented ' - " of the ^ ttke of : ah exiref » esetttativei , who still receives liertfriends / with ' a request * to be admitted to her soire ' es . ^ In -i what Character do ^ you present yourpelf , ^ sir , ! ' JBaid the lady , f'ln the , character of an qgent de police ^ vmadam , " replied- ( jhe / gentleman , handing her , ^ ^ with an easy and giueeful assurance , his official card . "I have another request to make , madam : it is to be kind enough to let me look over your ; list of invitations . " When the lady ha ^ complied with thig summons , her visitor returned the list with many ^ excuseiai : "I have to > begybur pardon , ; madam , for giving you the trouble : 'it Was quite ; unnecessary ; there ate font off my colleagues on your list of invitations . It would be superfluous in rne to add to the number . '' From this anecdote , which you may rely
upon , you may form , an idea of the dullness and desertioh of the bidons at the present mbment . * . t They are mute as the Press—mute as the National Tribute ! TBMFot « eaailenfeeisof all otiher inflictions the most odiAy r ^' ugriaflt to ; th ^ French ^ aiWcter . It iriayha ^ e dttfei ^ iedfdurte ^ ^ ear ^ but then ^ het ' e'Wais ' a genuine cbtnptensatidn r the whole force'df ^ iiblitt feelifig 1 aild of National Spir it was ab-« ArKfi * t * <« < rlorv . ' and ^ fflOrv ^ replaced liberty . In
out' day , Nothing df the kind . Therefore is it felt more widely and forcibly than ever that Buonaparte is a lost man ;! tiMfes » he ) can create a' diversion in I the' public mind b ^ ; WAR . ' This is the universal convictions ' ¦ It is positively stated that a decree , annexing Belgium to France , has'ah-eady been on thef pdint of appearing in the ^ Mwviteur , ^ and that it is still kept ready for publication ; : A treaty with Austria for the diepoflal of Italy is also spoken ol The ; Pope is to be deprived of his exalted position
temporal power , but to retain an , and to / foe bonfirmed in absolute spiritual authority . Rumours of war are rife ; and it is even said that an important personage declined his nomination to the Seriate , fr 6 m refusal to sanction a forthcoming Senatfts-Obnsaltum ; which is to declate united to France the entire " departments" of Belgium , Savoy , and Piedmont . l Another incentive to war is the necessity flnditig ' Bonie aliment for the army . The army are jbuuixtjSLMiiv . A ! wittiiWito / 1 Af Mia njkrt . thav have been made
to play . They must be active abroad , or troublesome at home . Three attempts have been m . ade to assassinate Lt Buonaparte : all three from the army . The first is said to have been by a sergeant : the second , by a private : the third ; by an officer . The culprits were ; seized , and shot j theu and there . Even the generals are displeased , r-rrGeneral St ., Arnaud , Minister of War , not ; excepted , He perraite himself to be betrayed into lampooning i " Am Prince , * ' Here i » a specimen Vof . his quality . " " Nothingis easier under the prQ 8 f » t ; happy rSgime than tortaplace the Republican device , Liberty , Egality , Fraternity ; we ( have only to write on the walla , Infantry , Cavalry , Artillery , on ec paseera du g 6 nie . t .
A new motive for the discontent of the generals is theiclause of the Electoral Law which forbids to them , as to aU , other public functionaries , admission to the Legislative body . Many of them were sure of their © leofcidn . - MM . Lebreton , Ohasseloup-Lftubat , and several others , do not eyeri disguise their indignation . Another cause of the army ' s dissatisfaction is , that they are , in facfj , deprived of their right of voting . Officers and soldiers , unattached , may vote in their own communes , but not those who are in actual service . The army discover , too late , that on the 4 th December , they were , in foot , extinguishing , not mprely the lives of their feiUqw-qitiaens , but their own rights and liberties ,
The other citizens will at least enjoy their universal suffrage ; the soldiers are excommunicatei People begin to talk of the elections which are fixed for the 29 th hist . The object of the Ministerial anxieties is the confection of a list of candidates , as to which nothing is settled as yet . The courtyards of the Ministerial hotels are crowded with carriages , and their antechambers paved with semi-official ambitions . The preparatory lists concocted jointly by the Ministers and the Pr 4 fets will be submitted to the President for selection . It has been decided that the Government list shall not be published in the Moniteur . This
decision is attributed to the apprehension of partial defeats , which , if not certaip , are certainly probable . The Government is so apprehensive of this trial , that at this moment its absorbing pursuit is how to make the ballot Urns produce none but Ministerial candidates . Many and diverse are the schemes of the coterie of the Elysee . Some of the court lacqueys propose , that the vote shall be given by " Yeas" " Noes" on the list presented by Government . For my own part , ( between you and me , and the Elysee ) , I have a far simpler plan to propose . Let the voting be by black arid white balls—only white balls to be admitted into the um . This would ensure a
favourable result . A few Legitimists have presented themselves with a request to Government to support them but Government , now deeply distrusting that party reply that not only no support will be given , but immediate expulsion from France will be their reward for coming forward as candidates . I really don't see , then , why L . Bubnapartejshould be anxious about the election . He has only tolvhisk away any disagreeable candidate , and 7 iei presto / the votes are unanimousin favour of M . L . Bonaparte .
Meanwhile ' electoral circulars are rigidly forbidden ( simply by refusing to authorize printers to print them ) : a fortiori , electoral meetings . Now , if L . Bonaparte is taking such elaborate measures of precaution , the fact is , it is a question of life and death to him . The . elections must be Bonapartist . At any price , and at all risks , the majority of 7 , 500 , 000 must be got up again . It will be got up , then . Notwithstanding , ' Legitimists and Orleanists are everywhere candidates , the Republicans stand aloof . My previsions about Jerome Buonaparte are fulfilled . The Nephew was afraid of the Uncle : he was afraid the Uncle might reveal the fact that the Nephew was no
nephew at aUt Old Jerome will have more than 20 f t , 000 francs , ( 8000 / . ) as President of the Senate : he -will Lave , in fact , 150 , 000 francs ( 6000 Z . ) salary , and 80 , 000 francs ( 3200 ?!) for frais de representation ; ( a conveniently expansive officialism , signifying the expenses of a proper estahlishment—and entertainments suitable : kitchen , stable , and table expenses—the salary being , in fact , " pocket-money . " ) Total , 230 , 000 francs . He keeps , besides , his place of Governor of the Invalides , and his salary as marshal , making a grand total of salaries of 330 , 000 francs ( 13 , 200 J . ) old sinner Jerfime
I had always suspected this , who ran awaym brave at the commencement of the Russian campaign , of being a capital hand at making up a little purse of , his own . His skilful behaviour in keeping all . his salaries together , confirma my . opinion . The rumours which were so current last week about tha financial projects of L . Bonaparte , acquired such a consistency , that the Government felt bound to give them an official contradiction : —1 , by a note in the C onstitutionnel ; 2 , by a note in the Moniteur ; 3 , by a heavy article ( from the Long Tom ) in the
Oonstitutionnel again . The secret of these denials is as follows : —Their financial measures are really decided on , but they will not see the light till after the elections . Up to that timeexistinginterests mustbecoaxed , Don'tbelievehim for a moment when he says that he has renounced these projects , or that he never entertained them j or both . I discussed some of these measures in my last letter . The Income-Tax is to be the leading measure . Comprising , as it would do , government stocks and shares in public companies , it would reach a considerable numner of persons . According to the general financial
statement on the 1 st January , 1851 , the consolidated debt then represented ( in a capital sum ) 5 , 845 , 637 , 360 francs , and was in the hands of 823 , 790 persona . Among the underhand measures now in contemplation we muetreokon the Monopoly of Assurances by the State . AH immovable properties would be insured by the State , by means of an augmentation in the quota of the Land Tax . This is the celebrated project of M . Emilo do Girardin . The man is driven into exile , and his measures are stolen without acknowledgment . *
A duty on notaries , attorneys , and bailiffs' licences and certificates is also proposed . Finally , these last few days I have hoard of a project which would enable Bonaparte to discount the taxation . This project would consist in issuing what you would call Exchequer Bills , by small instalments , bearing interest , and "to a total amount equal to tho year ' s revenue . This combination would not only serve to discount thfe product of the taxes , but it would also be an infallible means of coining cash in eventualities which we all foresee ,
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* this anecdote ( or a similar one ) has appeared in the correspondence of a morning journal . Reappearing in this shape , from another and quite independent source , it acquires a double confirmation . —15 i > . f The pldy upon the word inie ( " gemus , " and also " enr ineerV' ) evaporate * ia nny attempted tranelation iutoiSugliah . —EJD .
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Leader (1850-1860), Feb. 14, 1852, page 145, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1922/page/5/
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