The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-02
THE UNION.


unquesuonapy the most interesting and luminous
count of these wonderful events that we have read 1t
is far superior to anything that have seen in the Eng
lish American journals II traces the causes of the
revolution, describes the passing scenes and specuates
on the future with power of observation and de-
scrpdon. No pen could have done more justice TO the
subject and doubt whether any spectator could have
gathered the facts with more described them with
more force. We recommend ii to every reader.
PARIS March 6, ls4s.
have thought, dear colonel that brief count from
person somewhatn condition TO observe ofthe late
ring and important in Paris, might without
eresr you, personally and politically Ever have
been France have marked great and growing
in the public mind No seemed be confident
the existing order of things destined last Every
persuaded that the throne OF July had struck its
in the soil. All parties and pretensions as by com
accord gave each other rende death oil
King His throne maintained chiefly by the fear OF
change and the apprehension of disorder People
ed it for their sake-not his personal loyalty there
The many transitions through which France had
passed, had des uoyed all those Illusions all those in
stinctve sympah les, which bind people to the throne
with feeling akin TO religious The only senti-
nent, then which maintained the late order of things
the dread of being launched tenn pestuous
revolution The Crown looked upon us the KEY
stone in the arch of order
Nor there anything in the character of the monarch
kindc enthusiasm inspire attachment His very vr.
qualities looked for in king. The purity of his private
lifethe order and economy which directed his affairs
his energetic and industrious habilswere, the most
spected admired Faings allied the generous pas
sions and sentiments popular in monarch les
pecay of this country than the qualities much
esteemed by the Saxon of prudence, decorum and
thrift Francis the First and Henry the Fourth
popular of the kings OF France and they by
the models of his late majesty Louis Philippe His imp
ted selshnesswhich was, at east, much exaggerated
did not leave room for sympathy the reputation which he
had acquired of cratiness impaired his estimation popu
lar opinion would choose the Of his fall
aggerae the faults of Louis Philippe. History will speak
of him remarkable man, if not great monarch.
wicked king he by means not malignant,
culinary, vndicve sober, chaste, industrious kind
husband, provident father, rearing his in manly
habits civic and military; his daughters in the sentiments
of domestic peace and pury developing, with ncessan
activity the material Of the great country
whose destiny he called upon preside for eighteen
even,u years socitous found his title present glory
and future renown upon the fruitful of industry and
peace.
But the King of the French could be called high
man nor this the characteristic of his The vola
tile innity of purpose Orleans proverbal
the Regent Duke accomplished and goodnatured but
dis solute and degraded Philippe Egale, criminal first
in less degree, from revenge and ambition; then, in
greater from fear and desperation yet perhaps
the generally believed; his dseputabe YOUTH
obtain repair the of dissipation, committed the
unprincey of converting the beautiful and healhul
garden Of his ancestral palacehe central lung of Paris
into haunt of brokers, gamblers and prostitutes Louis
Philippe, the best and ables OF his sought govern
France, for unwse wicked purposes, by and
manag .ment found his dominion upon petty and per-
sona interests, rather than upon and pervadng
sentiments. Cunning (remarks Lord Bacon) is but poor
substitute for wisdom; and in these times, and especially
with this nation great country cannot be governed by the
contrvances of kingcrait. "Man doth live bread
alone - and the heart of monarch must beat in unison
with that of his people, his power, in the hour of trial,
will prove the sembance of authority.
negative desire for ORDER them cannot be counted
upon permanen. principle Of stability Sooner later,
the passions OF people will be refunded, and break
with violence proportoned to the previous calm. While
the vine expanding its luscious fruit upon the hillside
the materials of the eruption silently accommodating
within the TANKS of the sleeping mountain The cpl.
age of Fance- mean the corrupt and volupuous
of Louis XIV when whole people seemed exclaim
from the enervang lap o(uxury "Let eat drink and
be merry, for tomorrow die H'-the syren reign of
Louis XIV repeat but the breatless harbinger of
that fearful revolution which poured its lava
the consuming face of Europe. This the observation
made a Frenchman very recently, when he mourn-
ing the apparent apathy of his nation and its devoon
material pursuits and pleasures. Nothing is omi-
than the profound sumber of nation altogether
dead.
The policy too, of the government such dis
gust and ALLEVIATE the people 1t seemed be dynasc not
national; personal rather than popular The ostentaous
proclamation OF peace, any price, and under all circum
stances, humiliating to gallant and martial peo
pie, when they did thirst for war. 1t was
dignifed attitude before foreign nations seemed
Of Europe, and their pardon for throne sprung from
barricades of Paris The ntgues attending the Span
ish marriages deprived the King and his minister the
prestige which they derived from the and sympathy
Of England, without adding their popularity home
The alliance regarded family affair." and
that of France 1t induced the government too, seek
compensation for the loss of the corae with Eng
land by closer alliance and intimate union with the
absolute of the continent the effect of which was
abted in the tmidity of its upon the
ton of Cracow in its awkward and above intervention
Switzerland where it cooperated with Austria in its
disgused efforts throw cold upon the regenera-
lion of Italy M. Guizot the fire this
explosive train. profound scholar accomplished
aor of simple and austere habits; Historian but
not statesman he not man of the world, with
enlarged and practsed experience of men and things
ianacn conservative, passonatey welded to the existing
order of things he hated reform with the cod unappeasabe
inmosy of the odium heologicmm. More roya if pos
sbe, than the King he the PLEASANT instrument of
his royal master, whom he served with blind obesance
compatible with the duty of constitutional minister
He reserved his courage for the tribune where he defed
opposition with impndent provocation, and seemed to
public hatred after popularity He
mad fixed idea, and buto object before him
me despsng all prudential considerations, and regard
less of those temperaments and qualifications which
such important elements in the sktu direction of public
affairs.
Nor is il be disguised, that iortuitous and cir
contributed much impair the consideration
and weaken the springs of government The trial and
demnaton OF recent ministers OF the crown for
corruption the weakly repealed charges of official Pecula
on the revelation of the practice liberation by ministers
of the traffic in places for political support and last not