Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-04-01

I military glory" But the King has not suffered
himself to be led away by this vain pursuit, sacr
ficing the solid welfare of the nation to the acqui
sition of an idle word the word glorious --an
acquisition to be reached only through years OF
trials, exertion, and misery"
Such have been the characteristics of the Govern
mem at whose probable overthrow many other per-
sons and presses of our country, besides the Ad-
mnstration and its editor cannot contain themselves
for joy.
BY what sort Of Government has the constitu-
ton of 1880 been superseded By selfcreated
despotsm of six of the revoters. Of the individuals
composing it we, never having visited Paris, have
no knowledge, except through their works. Our
readers have seen what is said of them by the En-
glish journalists who have seen them face to face,
measured the extent of their capacities, and sounded
the depths Of their wisdom. writer of our own
country, who also knows his men, says that in this
provisional government grouped together persons
who buta few weeks ago differed as widely on the fun
damental principles of government as do the British
Lords Russell and Stanley. The man who really
represents the principle of reform inscribed on
the standard of the men in bouses represented to be
Louis Blanc who, besides being reputed agrarian
and communist, g despises the bourgeoisie." This
confirms what another commentator has said that
this revolution is not against the monarchical
principles but war of the Blouses against the Bour-
geoisie (the body Of ctizens) with Citisen-King
at their head.
Judging this selfconstituted Government by its
acts, however, what are likely to be its course and
conduct Weyet have no information Of any other
of its acts than those which sgnazed the first hours
of its being. OF these, the main one is Procla-
nation of the Provisional Government to the French
People, declaring its own existence, and promis-
ing to establish Republic. After announcing the
composition of the Government, that Proclamation
runs thus:
When blood flows, when the capital of France is fire,
the commission of the Provisional Government derived
from the public peril and the public safety The whole of
France will understand it and win afford it the
Of patriotism Under the popular proclaimed by
the Provisional Government every citizen is magistrate
This is at once the warrant of authority and the
declaration Of the principles of the Provisional Gov
eminent. Instead of any thing of practical wisdom
about it. the foregoing passage is, to our plain COM
prehension, the sublimity of nonsense. 1t is the
production of the Poet doubtless, IN. LAMARTINE,)
who, himself one of the Executive Government, is
appointed by it to be Minister of Foreign Affairs.
What more practical could be expected, indeed,
from him who, in the calm Of his closet, according
to the London Morning Chronicle,) published this
programme of his policy: 81 The organic and pro-
gressive constitution of the entire democracy, the
expansive principle of mutual charity and social
fraternity, organized and applied to the satisac-
ton of the general Interest," and who, in his latest
and most elaborate work. 1.-The Girondists," speak
ing in ecstasy of admiration of the political doc
trines of RoBEsPIERRE, of Revolutionary memory,
says that to refute his doctrines Il necessary
TO commence By REFuTNG GoD - In Govern
ment of which such transcendentalis is the ruling
mind what practical wisdom have we right to
infer The only other official act Of the Provisional
Government, besides procaiming its own existence,
and appointing the heads of principal departments,
which belong to all Governments, that has come to
our knowledge through the press, is just such one
as might be expected from Government SO con-
sttued, viz. notice signed by LEDRU RoLIN, with
in the first hour of his new vocation of Minister of
the Interior, assigning the direction Of the Fine 4rts
to himself the Minister aforesaid, and ordering that
the Jury of Exhibton"-the judges of Paintings
presented for exhibitionbe appointed by election.
Taking this mere demagogue trick for sample, we
may form some idea of what will be the character
of the legislation of these Solons.
The duration Of such Government, even provi-
sonally, would be made problematica if by nothing
ese by its incongruous composition, arising doubt
less from the unavoidable haste in which, under the
circumstances, it was put together. Whether it
will live to realize its idea of establishing Repub-
lie, or whether a Republic will be established at
all-whether in word, the Revolutionary move
ment is to go forward or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, also,
upon what we have yet to learn; that is to say,
whether the movement in the Capital is or is not
followed in the Provinces.
Heaven forbid that we should not take sincere
pleasure in any real improvement which this revolt
may be the ofinducing in the condition Of the
People of France, whether by enlarging their liber
ties, or by new Charter more clearly recognising
and defining their rights. In any event Of the
struggle, the extension of the right Of suffrage in the
choice by the People Of Deputies Representatives
by whatever name) will probably be secured, as
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