The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-19
PANS, 18th October. ls4

bonnie boois for erudite infdes was lately elected
deputy in the Legislature of Wuremburg; in his nader
speech, said to be very eloquent he declares for cons
tutonal monarchy, against all adcasm and all repubi
canism
The name OF Washington is constantly invoked in
the French Assembly and the Paris journals, "a the
unique pattern OF republican chief and perfect patriot IN
modern history La Rtorms. opposed 10 The idea OF any
President for France asks-"Wh HON would YOU cleo
Presidentl Washington dead % AT the sitting of the
Assembly on the 9th instant, member OF the Mountain
moved that all military commanders be declared ineh-
gibe to that olhce and argued the testimony of all
history, Is TO the danger and evil Cry from many
groups on the hoor--''And what OF Washington A
representative OF considerable merit, urging the egi-
blty Of the President without nterDssion sad-W
may style neutrality-suspicious. of this or thai
date-we know the republic, yet only as a theory
Our business IS now to have 1t in PRACTICE. All of Us,
without exception, need lessons-e should all COX for
instruction where II has been carried into effect with
success and with glory Direct your eyes 10 Ameri-
ca, to the United States There the republic is not
a simple conception-a sheer theory; ii is thing
gloriousy realized mighty fact Well, in the United
States, as you know, the Presden, is re eligible By
the text OF the constitution he is indefinitely so but
practice, he only So and Immediately on the expi-
ration OF has first term This seeming contradicton-his
anomaly, IN some degree subline-is easily explained
The constitution rs the law of laws; II right par eTce
fenee. Now the Americans, who regard and value prn
cIpes irs above everything else, did deem well TO
insert provision contrary 10 the political right the most
sacred for them-ihal of the freedom of suffrage How
eVe hey could not forget the form of their nent
and Tor this they have their Their patriotism
conlTived 10 bring about what could be in their con.
st,ullon They established 1t usage that the President
should be reelected but once-wice ony consecutively
Another member acrosse contendpg for the choice Of
President by electors, the United States ascrbed
this part of stem the magnificent development for
The sixty Years past OF the American republic at is by
this mode OF election" he added, THAT America has
gained those iusrOus chiefs of the executive power,
who, By their dsnerestedness their personal selfdena
have endowed the world with the nobest example of
public virtues 1t is in the way that the Union pro-
cured the other great unconares who have pages 50
bright IN the history Of their country Look to the dipo-
mate conquest OF Oregon, which II President ably
achieved look TO the conquest of Mexico TO the spendd
position OF the republic on the Pacific ocean," &c &c
In reply TO these remarks, said" Monsieur La
crosse tells us that the plan which he proposes is
cued in America; ihe president is made by double
election Undoubtedly; but the representatives are ap-
pointed in the same way. and all citizens moi voters
there is property qualification and when EXCEPTIONS are
admitted II Is OF little consequence whether they be
more or less Moreover, has this system really pro.
duced in the United States the excellent results so much
emblazoned am greatly mistaken if ] have not read
IN American history; that the best candidate does
always succeed. The country is separated into two
camps the man is set aside who will consent 10 enter
INTO one or the other whatever may be his merit To
reach the sovereign maglsacy of the presdentshp i,
necessary for the citizen to be of party and as con
Than the national veal may require" Here are speci
mems OF the different views taken the Assembly OF our
Institutions OF fact and truth 10 serve
AS just pride or saln'ary admonOn
Among the most remarkable speeches in the Assembly
last week, was one OF Ledru Roln-a formal profession
and advocacy OF the doctrines and purposes of tie red
republic; armed propayandism; alliances with nations
not with governments; Immediate and immense issue ri
paper money; war tor Italian Independence or for Ger
man unity and democratic freedom no executive chief
but ministry OF the choice and under the
troll of national convention progressive taxation bv
winch to level all fortunes. He quoted Washington
advice to our Union against foreign alliances the mo
iaTches heing necessarily and essentially hostile Ia re-
publcs the French Assembly should sanction no diplo
matte conunc ion OF France with England for any pur
poses they had pledged themselves to the
of Italy In America, he suggested Congress laws down
principles for diplomatic negotiations and external policy
winch the Executive Is obliged 10 follow Blu, the AS
NH off arpact okato IL
day. at the request OF Cavagnac, refusing to refer even
to their declaration OF May behalf of Italian independ
sence Nevertheless, the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
being nerogated touching his acceptaton OF the vote
replied that the Executive would still consider itself
bound by the declaration OF May; from which was in
iered that he he MINISTRY at leas, wished to involve
the,government in an armed intervention if the dplo.
matte mediation with the Ausrans should fail great
majority OF the Assembly decidedly averse to war
was believed in Hungary that Austria is decided to get
peace IN Italy by sacrifices, in order to be able to but
down the hungarian revolution at II such be the
ann the obligations of our republic towards Italy would
extend to Hungary" The Assembly can never be per
suaded or driven to that degree of Quxotism
on Friday last the cardinal question, whether the
President OF the French republic should be elected BY
universal suffrage or by the National Assembly directly
came up for discussion The galleries were thronaed al
an early hour the house had few vacant seats It
known that the extreme democratic division, the Noun
lam, the radical Journals the executive chief and the
ministers, and the whole ooifrie of the National nclu
ding the speaker of the Assembly were opposed 10 the
first scheme and had prepared themselves with every in
tinauon ana parliamentary man9uyre by which the sec.
ond plan or first provisional election by the Assem-
bly,, might be achieved The draugh OF the constitution
prescribed the principle OF universal suffrage; the Ieg
niss preferred this OF course, because most favorable 10
me eXefnon OF their influence in the interior; the ex
deputies ana the Oreanists general regarded as open
ing the best chances for monarchca choice or mode
rate and orderly republic Every one believed it TO be
propitous for Henry V and Napoleon Louis: this risk
however, they held less formidable than the qualification
OF the views OF the Mountain and the coere of the Ma
hondt Among the extracts which | enclose for YOU
Won may ind an amusing specimen Of the first days de-
bate. ~ "
Va the II, Lamar'ne reaped all the honors, and pro-
duccd ndest rioae sensaon by splendid haraDrue in
behalf OF the right of the people to the selection M The
executive chei and the eXpedency or necessity of ve
ng at once whatever the consequences To he annre
henJed He insisted that the die tcas cast as to the mi
versal application OF universal suffrage must be stood
the Misunderstanding even, it did, the perdition of
the republic, the restoration of monarchy or the esab
with his famous speech of the 9th utmo the purpor OF
which is stated in of my anecenent eps,es But
the poet politician @annot be consistent journalist
ajmlrlng ms rhetorical powers, observes eve require,
indeed, towering and vigorous chief for the republic
but Lamarne is not the man he as too varabe-too
easily acted upon; he resembles Eoan harp, which
sounds admirably, s true, under the wind, from hat
direction soever 1t may happen to blow Other editors
not charitable. One says: an Lamarine has made
apresdentia speech; tits manifesto of candlaeship
Another: He disposed of all the prctenders clear The
road for hlmsef he knew that he had less chance with
the Assembly than with the masses" He aaduced his
belief that If France not republican by her habits if
"she still monarchical by her vices" she was re-
publican in her ideas Evidently, however AT the close
of the speech, he desponded he contemplated bottom
less gulf yawning for the whole system which he had
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