Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-04-08

cited popuace with arms in its hands, that we could
not rejoice so heartily as others have done, at the
instantaneous subversion of the Constitutional Gov
eminent of France?
But what was wanting in legality having been
supplied by universal consent of the People, the
Revolution is undoubtedly now complete. II is,
as the French themselves sententously say of it,
un fat accomph. We sincerely rejoice that it has
been accomplished without any crime against hui
mainly. II the DEGREES of the Government are not
all such as can be approved by cool and impartial
judgment, they are such circumstances have
forced upon the Provisional Government. What do
we say They are such, perhaps, to have refused
which would not only have compromised the per-
sonal safety of the members of that Government
but the existence of any Government at all.
With the internal administration ofthe Government
Of France, even as now constituted, it is gratifying to
know that the Powers of Europe have determined
not to interfere. Exempt from that danger, the
Government which France is about to reconstruct
upon the ruins of the late Monarchy, will have a
decided advantage any of the forms of govern
ment attempted during her first Revolution. twill
have to combat no foreign enemy unless of its own
seeking. The employment in war of her new en-
ergies and reawakened enthusiasm, let hope that
the promised Republic, when wrought into being,
will avoid, rather than court. In the eloquent Man
festo directed to the Foreign World by the Provi-
sional Government, Peace is declared to be the po-
Icy and the desire of France. We are sorry to
see, however, that the principle of non-intervenon
in the affairs of the other Powers of Europe, whilst
ole h,yh ad bxy Al
her affairs, not only is not avowed in that State
paper, but is expressly repudiated. The claim Of
the right of France to arm itself " in order to pro-
tect the legitimate movements of the greatness and
the nationality of States the distinct intimation
of purpose fpolitical propagandism, to be prose-
cuted by France in arms-being, however, decla-
ration by the Provisional Government only, will
impose obligations upon the Republic when it
shall be so constructed as to represent the will of
the whole People, and, if not explicitly abandoned,
may not be prosecuted. Let US hope SO. For it
must be obvious to every thinking man that a Gov
eminent which should set out upon plan of regu-
lating by force of arms the internal affairs of neigh
boring nations and of protecting and promoting re-
vouiions in countries with which il has itself no
quarrel-for that is the plain English of the Circu
lar Of the new Minister for Foreign Affairs-would
ill commend Itself to the respect Of the world. Such
enterprises its part would be but romance in ac-
tion the knight-errantry of Don Quixotism on ma
tiona scale.
We here conclude what we have to say upon the
present phase of the French Revolution, with an
earnest hope that the Provisional Government may
be able to maintain itself until the Convention
sembles; that the Convention, when assembled,
may be found to be adapted and adequate TO its OBJ
jects; and that France may soon TRANQUILITY repose
in the of true, lasting, and efficient Repre-
sentative Government.