The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-29
ne Prsseut stzts Of Frznee.

TIE Present State Of France
L. the oo0osnfrzrjon q lbs erfirs iuf=rzss d iis
rablic upon tie affairs Of Ireland. Frzneh pllt5s
syEieh . lately oecu9isd slrn1sf al GU zffe-loa.
SEEN 70 b quite forgotten France Rspublic-
having gained her frssdaz1-Ta rzue II las. has
e-assd 70 awaken our sympathy, whiI. Irelznd's
sgfsrngs-hsr wrongs, and her aVprozc hizg s.ruz-
gis with tie colossal power Of England, has the
eyes q Amsriea Tiyeted upon hsr with 2 fixed and
sIFeetalt gzz-. France appezrs 70 have Submitted
quietly % her ate, by rezging herself silently #
nol eoHtsat-ly 10 the selfish rule Of Der bsaEtless
BOurgsoizis. Such. We say, i apparently tie case F.;
5ag ap7ezranezs, % often AIlzeous and deceptive,
VII. We are inclined 70 think, n this instance, b
proved d0ublv 20. Although the Republic erected
upon tie tzrrfcades q February lies buried beneath
Ihoss Of June. IL IDEAS s,il live. They thr05 IN
he hear q mineral France and, founded upon
The pynci1l4s O. t-u,h justice, and fraternity, they
must endure forever f9- they are immortal Iel i
cannot D concealed that they are reps=sssd now,
BIZ n. veyv indiyiduas whom their influence elected
from power. bal who are attempting, under the
plszsau. name Of the Republic, 10 perpstusis the
saysry Of the la55ler and tie power Of the capital
81 TIE English papers hsye truly said that the
Republic was sprung upon the nation :" but il e
not tue, zs they have asserted, tbat II was not en-
brzc5d with ardOT BY vast majority Of the people.
AL parties were surprised By the sUdisnnsss Of the
event; but all were 10; affected by i In the same
manner TIE Communists, the F0urieriies, al who
had labyrsd under the monarchy 10 impress their
IDEAS Of social progress upon the minds Of the peo
DE. hailed the revolution q Ii. commence Eent Of
an era in which their peculiar visWs would b Ts-
coguizsd and their plans for is regeneration adopt
I'd By society. Another party. after recovering from
their astOuIshTneut. Immediately commenced plot
ting the restoration Of their fallen power, By con
tinuanee Of the evils and abuses under the new
order Of things. which had caused the subver,iOTi
OF the Old Tins party, called the Reaction, though
in minority, certainly contains great amount Of
talent, much energy, and more tact. The proof Of
the latter quality Is 10 BE- found in the success which
has attended its plans, and the grea; infE.ncs il
has in short time acquired. In It's ranks are to
be found all those who from timidily or principle
oppose democracy, and those who By their position
IN life belong naturally to the privileged classes,
while for its leaders il has Theirs, Mole, Berger
and Barrot. The course Of the Reaction has been
extremely cautious and skllful. 1t gave its adhe-
ZION 70 the Republic with seeming zeal, because il
knew the ussIessness Of resistance Liberty
Equality, and Fraternity" were proclaimed as the
cardinal principles Of the new Government, and
The words were echoed by every tongue in France
The Republic, at least It's name, the conservatives
dared not attack; but they have made war upon
its most sacred ideas and most cherished principles
until nothing remains but the appearance without
the rsality-ihe shadow without the substance
leaving the splendid pageant Of q Republic to dis
solve like the " baseless fabric of vision" With
the defeat Of the insurgents June persisted the Re-
public Of February. But not forever has it fallen.
IL ideas still remain, and the men who achieved it
still live. The Frenchman Of yesterday Is the
Frenclman Of today, nor viii ne change with the
morrow. His condition Is unaltered, because sOci-
ety Is the same and he viii make another probably
successful effort TO obtain his rights At all events
e shall still have hopes ofthe success VI the French
radicals while Lamartine and Ledu Rollin remain
We are satisfied that they are destined TO prove
victorious over the Reaction, even though it be led
by Thiers and BarrOt The very course that party
has pursed will contribute 10 produce that result
Its undisguised attack upon the principles Of the
RevOlutiOn its open hatred Of democracy, and con-
tempt for the workmen, will excite the sluabering
energies Of its opponents and hasten It's own down
fall. Such must in our opinion, be the course Of
French affairs; and we hazard the prediction that
the party, row 50 condemned and despised, viii be
fore long regain its strength, and consequently its
supremacy.