Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-08-04

none Of their discoveries
The city has been full Of National Guafds
from The provinces, who poured into j, from
every quarter so soon as the news of the nsur.
recsion was received. II is now said that
large camp Is 10 be raised near here for an
army 10 rest. ready for any outbreak. Thus il
seems mat The power of the sword government
IS 10 DC relied upon as dernier resort in fu.
turc, and II will always be a, hand. The par.
lies and factions 10 France seem to know that
their strength depends on their Reorganization
This may seem strange, but il is very easily
explained If, for instance, the Legi,imists or
Napo!eonIsis were 10 present themselves a sn or
gained body, claiming the throne Of France they
would lose the mutual support Of one another
as opponents 10 the Republic, and be over
powered Immediately by the Phiiippis,s Repub.
licans, &c.-thus atli e. j OF the opposition
parties. 20 The resurrection was made BY an
UNION OF all the different Parlle, opposed TO
moderate Rcpublic IN short. the insurgents
we're melee oil the different Royalis,s the
Communists and Socialists, united with an
army OF ex conyicts, thieves ard disorganzers-
each class Of whom were satisfied with their
prospects Of success, rjtr the destruction Of
Government, IL every shape or form. Had
they succeeded, ard once gotten Paris into their
hands, God only knows the scenes that would
have followed. But from the outrages they did
commit, for instance. sticking the head of
Mobile Guard on 4 pole, covering il with re
sin, and setting i, a fire, 10 dance and sing
manufacturing into quarters officers &c. il
IS quite certain that The gnlIotlnc would have
been at work al every corner, and The cutters
h'led with bloc. Plllage, murder SC, would
have had its reign, ill the hundreds Of thou.
sand Vi prosir Gals could and would have ar
rived, when Paris would have b en- socn laid in
ashes 5y lis posscssors. Tie Duke de Bordeaux
would then most probably have been pro
claimed as Henry 9TH. Instead Of all this you
know the pre,en, state Of things. You know
who achieved tic victory of order and tran
qllity. You, doubtless. viii be forcio.y struck
WIT. the hTercnt coaduct aud demcanor OF Re
publican General, in the old world, from that
of some Of the new. Tie young General Ca
vaignac was Immediately put IN supreme com
maud. Old ami aoas, soldiers Of "an hundred
campaigns" wen. Immediately 10 hsL, under
him. Has,y plates Of soup were taken, and
enemies, both before and behind" were
known; bat duty cried France first France last,
self nowhere III tho comparison Cayagnac
had fought many blood. field in Africa with
tamorici re, nobl: Young fellow of twenty
five. General OF division, and VINO had received
every cross, every honor 10 be disposed Of b.
Louis Philippe. Caraignac hal remained
there eleven years Colonel sighted and unuo.
ticed, vt he never grumpled. When the Re-
public did him Iuslice-nay more, adored him.
the pampered and spolt Lamorlciere not
stop 10 think who was hrs commander, but went
forward to his duty must mention an adsen-
III of this young fellow. Cavagnac gave
him division, TO attack and occupy Ger
Ia n part OF Paris. He went 70 the place.
distributed regiment after regiment, I'LL he
got 10 the last company Of the last one he
had. This he detained, and took command of
as captain. Boys, said he, "tnis street is a
murderoas one-yonter isa strong baricade.
bearing red ilag-l van, i'll have stopped
you Ia eel il win me-" Ia a short time Twas
his The I;lle Mobile Guard, o! sixteen, who
s;ood with him on The haTricade, aud who hand
Cd him the flag, was on The spoi rewarded with
the Generals own cross 81 the Legion Of honor.
~ his own haui. H. was determined no. 70 LEI
al he iun 20 hy an BE Al distance. Tnou.
sand1 OF Incidents occarrcd which wonid be er-
ceeiipgly increasing, BAT know nol which 10
til, so leave then tor verbal narration hrrcai-
ler With all their vanity, &c, no vain envy CT
personal advancement over one another or VAN
sense oil rights, acluates French soiier. Is Il
SO with all OF ouTs}
Yen mag ask ne lor PRACTICAL observations on
Ffench politics really cannon give you any.
The military character 81 the French people
must form an element in The government, and
rave allowances made Tor il in he constitution.
which al present | cannot divine. The discus.
sion on lhe constitution goes on very slowly, and
think it will b. very long time before ans SET
tied government can be formed here. Mean
while, perhaps there will b. some great Interrupt
tior-an Enio9ean war, or something Of The soIt
~ hicu vi again rsrard The esta bishmcni Of
soot and permanent Republic here II II does re-
hing more lhan relatd II. You will see NJ.
Theirs is warmly in favor oil two Chambers-hut
fear NJ will uo' succeed, or il he does, the con-
s,iIu,ion and government will no, be So demo-
cratic as it should he. Fenchmrn make very
Little use Of cur constitutions They say the U.
States is cunirGsfauon-FraHce most be unita-
ry. They are universally Ignorant OF our thirty
Stale governments, and seem 20 0YerlOok Int INST
principles even OF Democracy. For instance,
they have not yet made The projects, commissa-
RES. &c, Of The provinces eligible u the people
al these provinces they are appointed by the 90.
veInmen; al Paris, and nobody dreams that II
could or ought 10 h. done otherwise. They SHOW.
100, very lite sniIi; popular discus.
sion is on petty subjects al Tie ia, and scnctbirg
new is ways soush; II ef. ! DO not Gespal! al
all Tor Franc; bul on the contrary am not ove'
sanyuine Some s'ronS military hard IS 10 be
feared and circumstances may al any time arrive
which wll make an appeal 10 me sword nsccssa.
~. France may lack political genius Su' she
can never want Tor military men Indeed, be.
Gin 10 see that military glory is the thing for The
weak points Of human nature all over The world.
The Doke Of Wellington is cerainiy The big
man Of England Naryaez in SPAN, DC. &c
and is our model Republic now going to give he
world an unworthy cxamp.e-;hat popular en-
thusiasm and admiration Tor warrior DINO a
republican people 10 great and important p'inci-
p!esS No, ] cannot yet believe tina! our people
are again 10 be carried Of by ceiiag, an: hat
sort Of throwing dust III their EYES was
pleased 10 sec ,:.a, Cass va. PM forward bY The
Gen ocrauc patty. lie is regarded IS states.
man and sound poll ician, b. h Al nome and
abroad, aud his principles are scunu, liked, and
known 10 he wo,ii. We again prove hll We
20 ,of 9gc,r.lc II. matters not who Is the man
The pe s5n-so IL j. Inc embodiment 81 whd; W
fight Ter, and what we believe just and poinic :
On the Ccnra!y, il panied me- even q See hat
General rayioi-noulc Old Ruusa ani Ready,
should have allowed himself to be set W isr tire
first cir,c Office III our government, by patty.
Tioes anybody say No party dominated hIniiI who
Tor years have Struggled, fought ana fe.!ousLt not
Tor fixed principles Oul, IKE ne ui'of@shlzcIs
in France, simply in opposiiion-a mon wGon
they can elects matters no, who NJ IS, wha' Re
believes, or now they can cleo. him, 90 he eau
carry The day al: theY can &c. the paD.r, ani
they are satisfied. | meet men heIc who a!e
Wings when at home, but cooled of here = sun
pie Americans II candour, &c who tell ne .lahs-
~, I'VE are running Taylor 10 ty and tuh you
out-wel feel his pulse and make the Jest Of
him in the way Of C4hinet aftcr W. e.ec. him.
His eie.,ion will he Equivalent; 70 Gays le.
cause he'll have The snmr cabinet" Vow 10 these
times when The world is engaged In ous'ing mrn
and forming governments apoa bases Of consin-
ple are going 10 BE- b.inle! By their feelings Of
sr,,i,ud. 10 our noble General, into fofgetlul.
ness OF laeir duiy 10 themselves ana their chill
dren. You know no heart can be more iuli o!
bride ana enthusiastic admiration Tor the hero Of
Brena Vista, SC, ihaa mine. love Lin as
warmly q So, sc, o:e my coun r. batter,
and sAould no: co.side; mysel! doing him any
injustice b, Exchanging ny tuY . M country
an! M PRINCIPLES, and very ID 10! oe!ie'e
am diiteien, from he majority q ny connTy men