New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-12-14
THE TRIBUNE l..
france in 1s44-Movement of the I'm.
privileged Classes.

zeek in out City, q Spruca.st) and furnishing
very lively transcript Of affairs in Europe It's
Foreign Correspondence is especially ample and
abe though colored, as are lis columns generally,
BY the prevalent type Of European Radicaism,
which is not yet cured of looking to the Cannon
and Bayonet to sweep away existing evils, and
dreams of elevating Man by trampEng Men
unser the hoois of the war-horse. We sympa-
thse not at all with this spirit, believing that the
/ ills which mos. deeply afflict mankind are mainly
such as no merely Political changes can cure, and
hat they are to be overcome not by Strife but
By Peaco-not by war upon Privilege, bat by
aSocial Reorganization which shall render Privi-
sse unimportant and uncarcdfor. Thus we do
mol gather from the following that NJ. Ledru-
| Rollin, the leader OF the French Radicals, con-
| templates any other immediate change-certainly
1 no other instrumentality-t than the Extension of
Political Franchises TO tho Laboring Glasses,
which, however proper in itself, afford little
s alienation of their misaries How much do you
benefit the man who, unsducaied, eninformed,
| tolls in some filthy kovs for franc day, living
Oh that when he can find employment and on
begging or nothing when work fails him, by in.
yestng him with the Elective Franchise 1t is
bead he wants, and you give him stone, with
which he may bindy d4magc the nations we'll
being and even his own, but which he can hon
estly make not even soup Of. But we arc defer
ring the Schelpost's letter.
/ Correspondence of The Schnelpost.
PARIS. Dec. l6. 1874
Did l not prophecy to you: The new Era is
dawning, we approach nomentous crisis, for
+ mdable storms and bouleuersments, bloody strug-
giles, whose final fruit will be rosy and happy fu-
/ lurc7 | was, however, then far from believing
! that nv predictions would so soon become truth
| and reality, that VIC should with one step stand
! on the threshold of the now temple Of the ncw
| and unknown God OF the Future. And again it
| is France, this Jesus Christ of the world '-as
| Georges Sand says-ihat so often shed her blood
for its welfare and happiness, that rcsoluiey steps
| forth the first upon the arena OF the new Revou
ton Again it is the French People that boldly
stands against the breach, exposing itself to the
fendsh bullets; It is again the French People,
this "apant garde" of European Liberty, er-
claims enthusiastically =" Viure en- trGcatltdad
| GU mourn en- com6attdnt.-" and victory is his.
J Thousands may bleed, thousands may fall-sut
J.
victory is sure. Whilst in Germany they study
theoretically Socialism, and try 10 bring it in
4 suudry systems--whilst even different Govern
4 ments in sentimental, cunning way take up
J questions Of Social life to make "moyea
! gsupernmeatal" of it, France again steps for
ward actively and practically, and Will carry
along. as she has done before, other People with
her.
Ledru RoNin, the Deput6 of the extreme
gauche" (radical, all enthusiastical Republican,
gentleman practically educated by his travels
through all France, England, Ireland, Germany
and Italy. married to wealthy English lady,
warm Chartist bcsides-he saw with keen eye
that which every man not blinded by mere party
politics must see, viz that The current political
IDEAS and principles, that the Constituuonalism
with its fiat fryoity, that tho opposition luherlt-
ed from the Resloration-in short, that the whole
| Liberalism and Natonefism are nothing but OBJ
solete theories, full OF empty words AID hollow
phrases, and that as in timo pas, the Nobility
and the Clergy, so now tho predominatng
"Bourgeeise andits Creme, the moneyed Arls
tscracy are in state Of dissolution and that the
only tue power of life of the nation lies IN the
Masses-in the People-iH the Working Classes.
In the ever.memorable year 1889, 26,Oo0,OuO
Frenchmen were trodden down by 200, QUO nob.es
and priests, who were in possession OF all prerog-
aiives and Liberties. Every sound mind saw how
unnatural, how unjust, this state OF things was
then; every body lamcnied, but no one thought
that change or cure was possible
| At once The cempa; atively insignificant hooe
Si.ues appears with his far-iamous questions =
| What is the "tiers etat' Qhird estalc-the peo.
PEI Nothing. What, in fact, should 1t DO
Ere,y thing. What does 1t want to become
Something"
AS keen and bold as these questions were put,
hat every one might investigate them, they were
3 SOON disposed of An immense majority OF the
people rose in the memorable night of the 4th OF
| ADJUST, made the nobility and the clergy ebluTe
| their ptiyileees-thc Revolution began; the Revo-
laticn. which more decsively than Chrlstendom
and the Reformation declared the new Evangile
Of General Liberty and Equality. All Europe
AIMED herself against the new doctrine, ana the
Young Republic was forcs d into continued battles
War was the order OF the day. Instead of Men,
thew had TO form Citoyens"-instcad OF free
Workiugmen, they made SotdterS-in'tead OF
Social Reforms, they had TO make plans for battle.
| The Revolution, so well begun, became entirely
Polltical-Equality was Frustrated lrst. Liberty
son folio " cd, and was overcome by 'he ZION nS'
4 Of bold and narrow. minded 0enerai. cheei
he Empire, Boureeoisie and Clergy were equally
enslayed, and both found consolation IN tl's
\ equality. But wnen the Do'u .o"' 81
Nobility and Clergy were again privilege ,hs
People again rose u battle; the oia war kinai'a
BY the old Able Sieyes again began; and, after
arugyls of fourteen years, victory AGAIN was
scbIeved-the Citizen King stepped apon the
throne the People were ministers, Deputies,
OfSce,s. Electors, Jurymen and Journalists:
Rpt IL was merely the extreme end OF the iers
| Efat the so.called "haute Boargeo'sie, t9at
were were en-, emancipa.ed-.ho lower. the LaooEing
Case rerneined in the game helpless situation,
ia the same Oppressive dependence as before only
more enls htened by time and experience thus thus
tee;pg clearer and consequently feeling harder
their misery. ~
ysnced Country, in France, exa.ty as we stood
& IS ,ears ago. The People represented by aAo'-
coo Electors, thus by the one handrea ana Sc
s.ntietA part of the population, Iesns' IS IN pos