Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-10-14
THE AMERICAN AND FRENCH REPUBLICS.

The London 4orning Chronicle has the follow
ing remarks upoi the attempts of the French legis-
lators to introduce the principles ofrepublican gov
ernment accordhg to the American model, into
France:
he greater portion, believe, honestly desire 10
the last deveiopmentpf Anglo government the idea
washington and Frkn predominant the banks of the
oehe put, howeer popular this scheme may be at this
momen while It is ecked by all tic bsyonets which General
Cavaignac takes little 10 conceal and by all the force of
his ilmabe uniTsared, and prolonged authority il is i'm
possible not to Doubts appnseness and fitness for the people
Tor whom u is INTENDED Sir Henry BULwER no injurious
observer oi foreign es in work which is not less thought
fu and profound beause light and clever thus avers
to the chances prcsd by the establishment and working OF
the American PRINCIPE in France His observations the
more remarkable beause they published thirteen years
ago "M Carre makes secret Of his repubicanism and
dreams Of placing ae constitution the United States taken
from The weird shdes of the ST. lawrence and the strange
mountains of Pensy vania, amidst the Of the
Champs Elysees and the Bouevards OF all visions this is
the most virtuous ad wild If France arrive at a
public neither VII be the republic Of America.
lou cannot blot on the history change the character,
nor alter the situatn OF county. And the history cha
racte and stuaiiono France all different from the his
tory, and character and situation Of America. Tell me the
constitution OF Amea suits the people Of America, and you
tell me that 1t does rot suit the people of France. If
public takes place inFrance it will be military and lite
rary republic ha of America destined to be peaceful
and commercial one.'
In the proceedings the French National Assembly the
subject of Socialism is uded to show that it
meets with no favor from the friends Of good order and rational
principles of government The following is from
one of the debates
NJ DE TocauEvILLE spoke enegeicay against the amend
msn, declaring that led to socialism The Of the As
semby on the amendment would decide whether the revolution
OF February was socialist not In the great outbreak
OF June, what the cry most heard Was not sVve
la Repubique denpcraque sociae !" Were not all the
attacks on property made in the Of socialism And did
not socialism in all cases appeal to the mind, but ohe
teria instincts He denied that any thing good great could
emanate from such feelings IDEAS If eminent acts
be looked for from nation, elevated views and generous
tlments must be encouraged The first revolution of 1899
was, he said, effected under vruous impulses and had only
degenerated when bad abandoned their guidance The
honorable gentleman then referred to the United States Of
America, and passed glowing euogum it. He declared
to be the only country in the world where republican pn
cples really carried There socialism almost
unknown, if mentone only be treated with contempt
II The professors of socialism in France proceed
America they would not he could them, meet with
much success. Laugher What guided that country espe-
cialy was equality, and that was found sufficient.