Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1848-11-09

pres INTO rurnured wh,p-r>:ihe vhisp rs now Is f
fue" ne PRESIDENT ma tes'a final demand & less taps hi
Ne'i-s Ills laper-l nks around raises his eyebrow.
the veto ~
A moment after aid he Assembly i ts-If I'LL
san" noisy busting, string less over ealing hear
d .ahce. Son gups 1hruonIng and ihrJ,biag sn
"''n'h is stone Uas and within its sen;inellsd gates
ufon The banks If The eeIne.
Ehction n President
Inc great P'rIcdi event If tie past week has b en-
ne ~ To eirc The President Of the Republic bv uniger
al suffrage. \ strong nqry in the Assembly v,n
are aware were IN avcr Of retaining the power # this
election INN Their hands: and sranIe ID >av tbis
opposition p the popular measure ultimately s.curad
was ofEa"z-d am carried chiefly by the extreme
rH. or fd Republicans 1t seems extraordrnary thus
~ hnd those wh" have been lludrSt IN heir decara
for extreme liberty, OPP osinr themselves on such a
hraeurs, I" .thr general wish 1T Tie country
he matter expltins itseif thus:-rba \on,7rn3rds
are aware that Iheir srngssrpp lies il hefaulourgs
aud HE CROWDED streets of the city. and the best hnes
IN Tie Revolutionary movements OF the harricaders rhey
"h'hrrrtlre,l m retaining cn1 ote Executive Power
within ihe Assembly u subject it ID The influence M r
own oPinanS,and p The thereafter attitude Of tie caUe
Ihei- IDEAL Of effective govern nent is sYch Remit
can organ as The old Convention. with its terrible Gnlp
miitee ot Public Safety. They have great apnrehesons
u the popular voice Of me country, and what they call
me it-dctuuiTy opinions ut the PnvIncPS.
Inc Aloiera'es, those voting against a sinrp,
chamber, have sustained the Of a universal vote
In order I" defeat the oious conventional central
which has been The aim Of the deal portion of the As
sembly. They in President chosen at larCe sor,
4 check upon rash egsatioi-a kind IT reg ator for
tHToid ac'Ion-a popular guard, in short, for popular
assembly. A s-cund chamber they were not sIronr
enough to they hope for someflinu like the SAM
cnsrrVatIve Influence IN an Independent President and
Cabinet.
m very reasons which have Induced the support If
he Modrrates have excited the opposition Of he Left
ley wish The people to delegate power to no one who
snail he out OF their reach who they (he Assembly NAV
moi cashier al pleasure. They are afraid that an honest
man, with the strength Of the people in his hand NAV
ornSe their unhao"ed designs They would claim the
SOIL right over the peoples CONSCIENCE The would sub
J cl them 10 tyranny OF political prieslcafl They are
NOT 50 mnch afraid OF Cavagnac or Buonaparre as of
President Of The pepie who shall execute faithfully
peoples orders
lhey have used the best Of their Logic to garnsh their
vole-io sh'W that they still Democratic in deny
Ing to the people their cause. and their cause is but
gully ambition.
l. Is indeed lrtle sinnnlar that the great Democratic
nd which tempted thu I.vauion ana which the Rev
oih"n l!eeiV and lcaress!F among lis fist asserted
should now become HUSTLE 10 The pana Of The sioueSt OF
the ReyuIutlonlstS heuselves:a proof in its wax Gf
PROT were waning that They who are most bnastn
Of tle p""pr's right always their true,t friends
ana NAT the noNest hFaTgartS Of liberty are sometime,
bli despo's in disguise. TWAS not without a long de-
nate, (t up by glowing speech from Larraltime1 thai
the vot' OF the Assembly favor of universal suffrage
was secured. It is considered almost fatal to the hopes
ut Cara9nac and has raised not little expectations Of
the Buunapartists
proposition 10 exclude rea,ives IF the late dvnases
Tom the cand|afeSh'p. was after trln!ng discussion
voted d"wn Another tn exclude officers of tie army
met win the same fate third proposition for the
establishment Fleet (,ttlptrn
"wn, dld not receive twenty votes He limitations are
all trsilng and nnhing can be more thoroughly demo
c:ac, or IN IL largely lnhued with The saril of berv
than the SYST under which the candidates present
themselves ,r election 70 the first Frerch Presidency
They are vMug tie best Of human freedom 81 tir n
freedom il eXpresso|e in' mere form OF policy. But
viii The form accomplish the great aims Of Oder Secu
rty Cnntent?
We must wait hopefully IS we can. and iono as we
can. judge the French character is equal to ne spar
an iurlifulp that it would assume Il NAV Be TINT
rance vii wear tie arIe measure of ibery it pruHn~es
/ Itself Wuh grace aGd tirnnes>:- may be- that the
eIfcii"n now al hand vail secure 10 them good and
wise Y vernr:lt may BE- that he viii receive surh Gen
eTnnS ana I"rofanag support from rgsltye maj irity,
ana sHch temperate and e-allzed opposition from eg
I>itlve minority shall sustain his STRENGTH and the
hope Of he country. But to une living in dav heanr
OF The :etraitc and recee in daily reading Of La Re
PnbIq"e ami the pIcards. and in whose ears the mus
kps Vt jane are vet ringing these prospects ook 100 full
OF cheer and confluence 10 be tangible
Fran a Distance, aud seen. as nv readers will sac
evenstrnn true Republican stand point can readily
believe that hope will be clearer and confidence greater
Indeed should ne disappointed Won did not condemn
me- fir falnihrar But remember: You are looking
from the quarter from which The uht cnes and anon me
Idle where the light ailS:-,re are gropnr under the
shadows Ut the wal!
Yours. Sc. JK MARVEL.