Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-10-05
Correspondence OF the N. Y. Com. Adv
LOUIS PHILIPPE.

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he has most studiously pursued a pacific pl-
icy, and aimed at promoting. in every wa,,
the internal prosperity Of France, and TIM
under his government that country has bee,
brough, into a most fourishing state, as re-
CARDS every great interest, are facts which
admit Of no denial. That the population,
arts, sciences, manufacturers, morality and
education Of that country have decidedly ad-
vanced. caunot be doubted. Her army is
powerful, her navy in a better state than il
ever was before. A general system Of pri.
mary schools has been introduced for the
first time into France. Lotteries and gam
ing houses have been abolished, and the
founding hospitaIs-tbose public encour-
agements to vicc-have been put in a course
OF reform, and, we hope. of aboltion.
But Notwithstanding all that Louis Phil
ippe has done, it must be confessed that all
tina, was expected BY the friends OF liberty
has not been realized. BY the revolution Of
1880. the French certainly gained this great
~point.-they secured a constitution. emanat.
ing from themselves, and not from Tie giH of
a King, as pdS The constitution granted bv
Louis XVIII, in 1914. This is a great
matter and they also asserted and main.
NtihNu " iiIUl VI tue nitlOU 10 CHOOSE us
own form Of government, and its sovereign,
in opposition TO the old jare dicino nation of
regal rights. But that Louis Philippe has
not given them n " monarchy surrounded
by republican institutions" as they had vain
~ hoped, is mos, certain. We do notthink
that II was possible for him TO do all that the
people desired. And yet we hesitate not to
say that he has done far too little. We fear
that he has been too eager 10 establish him.
self and his family on the throne, BY strong
measures-by the influence ofthe army, and
by weakening the barriers against executive
encroachments which the Charte Of 1880
erected. -ra,her than by terrifying himself
in the hearts Of his people. The alteration
ofthe law of trial By jury, the embarrass
ments laid on the political press by requir-
ing an enormous caution-moncy, aud the in.
Vulnerable prosecutions Of the journals. all
these things. and more. show tina, the gov
ernment has aimed more at maintaining the
change Of dynasty than nj extending the lib.
erty Of the nation. And good as is the gov.
ernment, IN many respects. which France
now has. we have no hesitation in saving
that it will no, be permanent. Another rev.
%olution must and will come. Ii may moi
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y.s-. or even this. no one eau know what
a day will bring forth in France. Some
trihing occasion-some farther palpable vic.
lation Of the spirit Of The charter, like wha,
the country has already seen, may overturn
every thing. Should that occur, we predict
that u yepubiie will be next tried. They
have tried the 6tiest man in France as King;
and ifthey remove him, they will no, choose
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as Lattte. and make him the President oil
the state. We write this upon the supposi,
lion that the government of Louis Philippe
continues TO become more and more opprcs
sive aud absolute, or remains even what il is
now. But should it relax, and concede Ger,
tain things, which ough, TO and might safely
be conceded, it may become permanent
This we do not expect, II is more likely
that the opposition which it meets will furn
ish the occasion for lis drawing the cords
tighter and tighter, So infatuating is the
possession Of power Who is fit to be trust.
ed with it2
The grounds upon which LOUIS Philippe
was chosen by the deputies, who in reality
made him King, were the possession Of g:eul
talents, great knowledge OF the world and o
public affairs. and his excellent private char
acter. He was a good father, n good bus
band, and the head ola well.brought up fam,
lily. The last named qualiication-that o.
an irreproachable character of n man, and
MS a husband and father-is one Of the high
est importance. No man can be a pery 5ao
King who is a good husband and father
The thing is impossible.
Louis Philippe is, in our opinion, decid
eddy the first sovereign in Europe, so far a:
all the great qualifications for a sovereign
are concerned. He is IA man of first rate
natural abilities and his mind has been
cultivated far beyond that of ordinary prin
ces. He speaks. in addition to his native
language, the English, German, Italian
Spanish, and some other modern languages
with fuency and accuracy. This is EN-
pha,ically true of the English, German and
Italian. He is well acquainted with mathe
mates, which he taught for a while, as VIC
have said. in one of the Swiss colleges and
his general knowledge is exceedingly null
hilarious and profound. AS to knowledge O
the world, he has acquired it where alone il
can be efectually learned-in the hard
school OF adversely.
The manners Of the King OF France are
refined and elegant, but simple-which is
in fact, their greatest charm. We have
heard him speak often, at a considerable
length, both IN public aud in private, and
have never heard any one speak better, eli
ther in French or English. His mind is SC
well informed that his conversation, on al
most every subject, is in the highest degree