The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-06-30
MR.. BFNNETTS LETTERS FROM EUROPE.
The state OF French KlngdOm-The Policy Of
Louis Philippe-Thc American Political sys-
tem-What Will become Of France:

The State OF French KlngdOm-The Policy OF
Louis Philippe-Thc American Political sys-
tem-yvhnt Will become Of France:
PARIS, May %, lS47.
A few days ago, the king and royal family left
the Tuieries, and took up their residence at the
royal country seat at Neuilly near st. Cloud-a
very lovely place, too. This is the signal for
the dispersion of the fashionable people from
Paris. Louis Philippe leads the way, and the
world follows after. The king is now getting
old and feeble, but his talents and intellect are
vet fresh and active. Indeed, Louis Philippe
NAV be Justly considered one OF the sAost re-
markable men in Europe. For seventeen years
he has now governed France in peace and quiet.
Over an unruy, ideal, fidgetty population of
nearly thirty-eight or forty millions, he has or
ganised permanent government, and given them
many of the elements of prosperity, with some
of decay. This is work that never was accom-
pished by the revolution, or the empire, or the
restoration. Napoleon was great In war, but In
nothing else. The old revolution only could
break up and break down. II created nothing.
The restoration attempted to restore the old re-
Pire of priests, monks women, and coteries. 1t
failed. Louis Philippe alone has accomplished
the strange work of establishing a permanent
representative government in France, on such
principles only as can be appreciated by the
French people. 1t is true he has been assisted
by able men in other departments, and in the
management of the Chambers, but | cannot re-
sist the conviction that the king is the master
spirit of the general organization Of the present
government as much in it's details, as in its most
comprehensive view.
The old dynasty lost the crown by their utter
ignorance the French people ofthe present age.
They supposed that they had been restored to
the throne of Louis XIV, but had forgotten that
France had passed through a terrible revolution,
that had left its marks upon the whole race
Louis Philippe, when he was called to the throne
by the aggregate factions that had banished the
Bourbons, in 1880, found the people of France
full of certain general ideas of popular liberty,
but without any real practical knowledge, such
as is possessed in the United States, or in
England. With great tact and facility of cha
racter, he adapted himself to his position, and
out of this chaos and comparative ignorance, he
has created system of government which has
given peace to France for seventeen years, and
made for himself great name as a statesman,
politician, and man of talent. In that long Pc
Rod, Louis Philippe has had seventeen cabinets,
or notifications of his ministry, but he himself
of the highest talents has little influence, unless
he submits to the king and his system. At this
moment, the active government of France may
be said to be concentrated in a triumvirate, con-
sisting Of Louis Philippe, of Duchatel, and of
Guizot. Duchatel is the Minister of the Interior,
and manages the elections, and the electoral body
the press, and all the other internal arrange
ments on which the Chambers and the public
Il. E.l... r
fairs, and foreign policy, and plays his part with
skill. All the rest of the ministry are merely
second rate men, pins to hide rents in petticoats
and are put in and put out, without any scruple
or delicacy.
How has Louis Philippe accomplished all this
in such country as Francel How has he tanned
the French people for seventeen years? How
has he become the Van Amburg of his race and
country, and manages his menagerie so well?
am persuaded that Louis Philippe has profit
ed much by his journey TO the United States, in
the early part of his life. He travelled in the
United States during that period of it's history,
when the organization Of the democratic party
was forming, under the genius of Jefferson and
his associations. 1t is well known that Jefferson
was the first statesman in the United States who
organised compact party out Of the popular
masses This was accomplished by due COM
bnation of popular feelings and local organiza-
lions in the several States, all bound together by
proper distribution of patronage, and the work.
ing of the press. In that period, the num-
Der Of popular voters in the United States
did not much exceed that which Louis Phi
lippe found in France, when he was elected
as their king. The democratic party was man
aged in the United States, by the establish
ment OF permanent administrative commit
tees in the several States, who generally were
men of much practical talent. This remark
able organization of the popular party ex-
listed Tor nearly twenty-five years, and through
three double presidcncies. II was only broken
down in the time of Monroe, and that principally
by the enlargement of the electoral basis in al
most every State, which had increased from
100000 to nearly 100000 der the presi-
dency Of Jackson, it is well known, that the old
system was attempted to be revived by Mr. Van
Buren,, but it was found impossible to manage
the electoral body, which had then grown from
100000 voters, in 1870, to 100000 In lo40.