The Arkansas advocate., 1832-12-12

heh tlie measures of Charles \. ana company reused the inhabitants oi
 Paris, and public confidence placed me
 at the head of the patriotic movement. my hrst thought, afier the victory. was
 'o turn affairs to the best account for the 1 cause ot treedeaa and ny country. iou may readily suppose that no personal consideration could connect itself with th1s determination.
 The first condition of republican prin- ciples being 10 respect the general will. was withheld from proposing purely American constitution, in my opinion the best of all. sFo do this would have been 10 disregard the wish of the major 1 Ity, to risk civil troubles, and to kindle 1 foreign war. If l was wrong, my mis take was at least at variance with the in- cllnatlons l have always cherished; and even supposing me to have possessed vul- gar ambition, it vas contrary to what night have been termed my interest. A popular throne. in the name of the natlonal sovereignty, surrounded by re- publican institutions, appeared to be within our attainment; this was the programme of the barricades. and of the Hotel de Vile, of which l under took to be the interpreter.
 The Chamber of Deputies, repre- sentlng s0,0GO electors, did not go so far as We did; but it agreed with pub lie opinion for thc cxpulsion ofthe guilty family, and t w, like ;sTis fsi the rest of France, urged to allay inquet- ude, and to come 10 resolution.
 linlght content myself with observing that your dynasty was dispersed: some 1 were Ill Rome, you in America, and the Duke of Reichstadt in the hands of the Austrians; but owe 10 your friendship d candid disclosure of my attachments. The Napoleon system was brilliant in glory, but stamped with .desposism, aristocracy, and slayery;;* and ifthere were any event which .conld render these scourges toierable, and almost popular in France, (which Heaven for bid) it would be the restoration Of the imperial regime. Besides, the son of your wonderful brother has become an. Austrian Prince, and you know what. the Vienna cabinet is. These eonsid-H erations, my dear Count, in spite of the sentiments l entertain towards you personally, did not permit me 10 wish for the establishment of a throne. which, during the hundred days, had displayed constant tendency to former errors.
 soarcel, knew the Duke of Orleans, Serious differences had existed between his father and me. Some family rola- tions and ciYilities had rot led me to wis it the Palais Royal. Nevertheless, | knew, in common with the public, that there were to be found in that family. along with domestic virtues and simple tastes, little ambition, and a scnti- ment truly French, to which the En- peror himself had rendered justice. l recollect the young republican of l7S9, the soldier of Xalmv and Gemappes, the professor of Switzerland, and the travellcrinthe United States. He was called Bourbon, and that'is. disagree Iable.name; but as a name, it was more. than yours, more than that of repub- lie: security against war. It did not prevent the establishing and bring ing into practice tie principles and tine. sovereignty of the people-the putting arms in the hands of 2,0O0,D00 of citi- zens--choosing their own olficers--the completing of the liberty of the press, and the possession of popular nstitu- tions. lttherefore appeared to me use ful in the circumstances in which we were placed, for the sake ofpeaee with inand without, that the different shades of political opinion, with the exception of Charles Ks party, should unite un- der this constitution.
 My assent was not the effect of any prejudice or anterior affection. lmust now say, that four months of intimate acquaintance, sentiments ofcon6dcnce, friendship, and the interest of com mon cause, have strengthened my first impressions. As to general assem-, what was done was not merely the work of the Chambers and the population of Paris--of S0,00O National Guards and 300, ,Q00 spectators in the Champ de Mars: All the deputations from the towns and villages of France, which, in consequence of my functions, re-
 4After the Emperor's departure for Wa terloo, Prince Luc:en had conversation with Lafayette -" Do yon hope,'' said |