Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-12-04
THE PRESIDENCY OF FRANCE

The n Y. Commercial translates wv, E,lIu,yinq fr,n,
a letter of NJ Galardrt in the Courier des Flats mis-
dated Paris Nov. %
'.Fance has seldom been 50 disturbed Nv ouit,ti,re
emotions and uncertainties of all hints rs she il At this
moment: ana he cause Is he Prs,deo, ouas,j,p s.lf
controlled by the Napoleonc ones,iiu. The name If
Louis Napoleon has been for The last ei,ht DAYS in
the thoughts and on the tongues Of ii Yun know that
on Thursday giving way TO the provlcaans of NJ Cer-
mont Thomas LOUIS Bonaparte aims N b,rLe HE ice bv
openly daringy prnclaning himself candidate. even
from the tribune uf The National Assemhlv-.Of what
do they meg. he exclaimed -',f accepting from
the popular sentiment position which, have not sought
We'll. do accept position honorable arcvIt it Be-
cause three successive elections an ho2e me obeieyelha
France considers the which bear cayaoe If be-
ing useful in the consolidation of social state that has
been shaken 10 lis foundaions
"thls declaration, made with a hardhrod some what
Cosican and majs'y almost Imperial, produced such
senaon in The Assembly that every one was silent
NJ Clemont Thomas alone bad h,dnpss enough to offer
a reply, but the Assembly unwilling to an adv
cats ImPrndent, refused u hear him Some hours IA
Ter n fOc0n having had time 70 consider over few
epgranS returned 10 the subject and launched Louis
Napoleon some shafts " hch not badly aimed lie
repoached The Prince with putting his preensloils un
der the invocation Of name when he shond
have spoken on Of services This would admit be
more consnnan to reason but reason alone gov
ern the word-ln>nc and sentiment exercise less
potent sway over our poor humanity. The popularity
makes the descendants Of great heirs in part of The
love inspired by their ahceSto II rests on instinct
which l1avs the people to hope ID q expect certain
degree OF force and order from government owning the
INSPIRATION OF Napo!eonc traditions.
All IN may be ldise, but Inc World IS in of such
weak esSeS. ana republicans themselves are not exempt
from lhe N TACT HEY proht BY hem not less Than
hers Why Is Emanuel Arago Ambassador al Berlin
II II Is not SIMPLY bt"ause he Is The s'n Of his father
why are oscar Lafayette ana TWO or three o. his kins
men hoeFS OF I've Assembly II IL IS mol Tor the sake
81 ihe veheTated name they bear! hfnera Cavalgnac
himself owes his appointment as Governor OF Ageria
ana afterwards as Minlser"i W to the name Of his
brother godfrey name ihrh counts for something nm
der AL circumstances II IS al once remembrance and
hope ahd oT oo'h lhesa USE that q Na'en without
parallel
W r'con also charged upon ouis Napoleon That
ne nag Pacea ms claihs under me Invocation OF tive
franc pieces. Ills Pariizans, Inc orator added, lad
Peau tnt report 'na' me nephew 81 me Emperor was
the heir {" MS uncle millions; tha ne was gong HIM
sen " pay 'ne Geo o. rance anu relieve uh' people from
'aAeS 81 al ha sue" stories are current IN the
my sen Ia" '"u'', o't cdi ctIy 50 'hat
''oS "'u 'iTii o9'' s'rlS ~ we n"2i"a.ioh 81 NE
country PeoPle-la' no emssary Oh LOUIS Napoleon set
them ai'a'' ana t ne mas zone noine 70 give 'henl
currency. ile "u 't' .'e gay oe.ie yesterday mat 10
MIN th'y were PeI'ec'lS lchctVaoe' ana he has been
'he hfs to laugh a. iheM ~ ndcl"us. Ian o. prevent
me pnpu'af i's'i '''n 'toi running WIlI VA not mo
lenoHcans promise 'ia' ''Fie s"'u'p oe more oaIFr