Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-02


which dirtes city erizes the country, Instead Of selling
their gold plate and diamonds sustain the impoyershe
State the nobility did under Louis XIV they SO off carry
ing with them their five franc pieces they did IN February
and they substitute for their silver plate the manufacture
Ruoz Instead OF Of velvet they coat OF cloth
instead OF the sword, they carry ard in lieu OF wit
they insolence They do suffer themselves to b.
cheated like Rheeu, but they easily deceived George
Dahdn was and if they jealous il is from avarice
Corruption, then, sill exists; dsgraceiu because
more contemplate scale dangerous because less open
and individual corruption is added to tho corruption
public bodies,
You will tell me, perhaps, that second reyoussl
| cessary to destroy all these abuses
That is true but always the casr abuses have
vived the revolution, and increased The sign ha:
been changed but the shop remains Power is
sort OF inn where certain individuals more adro than Others
shut themevesup drink and sleep France expected to
overthrow certain opinions, she has but ovehrown certain
individuals she thought abolish abuses, she has only abo
shed words is revolution in the cabinet and dictionary
nothing else II you were here as am, you would see
what il is.
Deceived by the promises Of men, expected to
be able manufacture Of the word Republic symbol OF
redemption and Of love, of justice and paternity and, behold
we have the of other times reappear amaganated
with the OF the day horrible hodge podge,
Racine said, of spec,aces and red caps of ambitions
and sangunay passions, empty skulls and fill bellies.
Look AT these you did at their predecessors
and you will see the same thing, the same uLse the same
paint the mask, the hig-soundEg words the
stage the ndecelcies in the greeI-room, but all
what eneebed, plagiarism always is. Starting with the
hatred they have reached the goal it be sad with
the same will to DESTROY not for the purpose OF rebuilding
ground but to gather up and put into their pockets
the fragments of what they have destroyed.
When they reached the end they shut themselves
seher and said nothing Then folks approached softly and
peeped through the keyhoe to what they doing
"They are eating, cry the peppers
Very proper, replies the country they must be hun
gry they have been long fasting lie, them eat little"
In little while another peepsn, "What are they doing J"
Dgesting "A quite natural" says the country again
digestion is always necessary after eating Leave them
digest their meal"
The time necessary for honest digestion over the peep
ers try again. Well, how is it now "Well they
asleep now !" Poor fellows :" replies France that
the least favor grant them After long march, good
meal; after the meal digestion and after Digestion sleep.
Let them sleep, we will come again presently"
On returning again after proper time the keyhoe found
10 be stopped up, and nothing more can be seen.
Al length they made TO comprehend that something
must be done then they make promises.
Shall tell you how revolution is effected in France By
promises Do you ask what must be promised Exactly the
Of things they And then Why, then, you
will do others have DONE reestablsh things they
Is nothing than this necessary Nothing more assure
you. And accordingly am going to give you, if you will
while remaining here, upon politics, and you shall
see how simple the thing Is.
nation takes Up and puts him into arm
chair of rosewood covered with crimson velvet, which
they call throne.
Whenever this passes by in his coach the peopy cry
God save the King And when his wife gives him heir
they fire cannon.
For ths they give him twelve millions year. You who
have aided thought you have aided in putting this msera
bic upon the throne ask for prefecture the APP
pontment of counsellor Of State The favor acknow
lodged you refused. Very WELL If you happen have
money you into bonds and establish journal but you
have money, you get Up subscription for the wanted
and commence opposition always, however, in the OF
liberty do not forget that.
need explain you how opposition is got up. Il
u IL rb.E
says want such and such thing The Opposition says You
shall have IT, And each in its repeats the same
thing, like two children quareng for Bothered bun Ore
the other carries the day. and the morrow they begin
again under some other preteX
During all this time you insult the Government, you
put IN prison and behold you become martyr But al the
end OF twelve fifteen years. the people, tired OF seeing the
faces always begin the revolution that you predicted
for forgot premise that YOU always begin by predict
ing revolution without fear Of being deceived thus you be-
apostle. Then you up and say, IL who
did this. Republic is proclaimed, matter what you
borne IN triumph and now behold you become Minister.
But here the trouble begins. IL like Lamartne, you take
the people and the country be Serious you lost
You have about three months popularity after which you
dragged ii the mud and have the pleasure Of seeing
cacatue Of yourself in the windows OF all the shops. IT.
the contrary, like Messrs - would give you
Their Names bot in state Of siege, the seal Of my
letter has only to De broken and should both be compro
missed besides, you know whom mean, don't you II,
then, like these men, you laugh at the people ard for
noOOuy oCt yourself
long time 10 M your pockets, TO ride IN the exyrans
riages, 20 give silk gowns your wife, you have one,
give her bird Of paradise feathers for her head make your
parsans dance to the tune Of the ringing Of public money
IN Short cram yourself with places and privileges. The
only danger you run Is that OF dying Of a surfeit.
Alas all mortal At the end OF a certain period
this and golden calm you put your
turn, others brought in, and goes from age
age. Do you want me to give you q proof Of what
advance ,
You doubt remember still, though many have
taken place SINCE that bad king who called
Louis Philippe. Do you remember him Perfectly Do
you remember also revolution got Up against him in Febru
airy Certainly. Do you know why this revolution
haiched No. For liberty Cannot you recall that 10 mind
Yes. Very well since your recollection has you,
you also remember the promises that made
liberty Of the press, the right Of meetings. abolition Of
sors, &c. Have these promises been kept Be frank No.
they have rot been kept.
Very well. Now what has become Of the men The
most ardent in Vncennes toe ambitious and the
msiadro: have fed the Indifferent in power
Now you know well do how revolution is accom-
plished, ard VIVA, profit is made Of il.
Lastly Would you know what naUence the latest revo-
LUTON has mad upon our will tell you for you
must no, forget that !, study Of manners we are en-
gagged upon.
You know better than any body those hjeous from
the province full Of melodranaic eIaggera;on, who
Pans with the conviction that they have all the talent in
the world, and that there must be total upetng Of theatre
cal habits They present themselves twenty
times at The Theatre Francois make their dbi and they
are told every tine that the company full, and that their
svIces not wanted At last the re-opening Of the
season, IN the month Of April the manager tired Of their
opportunities, tells them, since you are determined upon