The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-01

in France than there has been during these last eight
months, when Il has been commonly represented that there
What is there, may be asked. to correspond to our
King. Lords, and Commons There is abolition OF all
royalty and nobility and concentration OF the triple func-
lions in single legislative body which is already con-
demned arisocratca and despocal by those who
TO be President who, what shall be able TO tell
better months but the latest and most conspicuous in
cden OF his office comprised III the provisions which
are made Tor attaining him. under certain conditions OF
high treason against the people The sole body
of the land constituted by popular election In which the
right of suffrage is indiscrminae and universal This is
one OF the very few points IN which the actual privileges
in which il is held may be Judged from the fact that IL
seems have lost all charms whatever with It's charm Of
novelty, and that except under circumstances of Unusual
excitement little than oneha of the privileged cleo
ors condescend 10 avail themselves of the right which they
elected every four that is TO the very worst ele
rowed without the advantages carries of strong Exec
utv-. II France IS to be governed after this pai II viii
be governed by House of Commons chs,en by the
miscuous and unrehecng votes of entire population
which strong majority OF desperadoes win omit no effort
to bias.
Its the presence ofhis prepose condition. coupled
it will be- with such state of the national finances and
of the popular temper as would disoganze the best
stnJed Of Europe, that conceive all minor
and cIar regulations will be of iitte avail We have
no doubt that the details of communal and municipal ad
mins,raon will be arranged with that TACT facility and
ceverness for which the French people are SO remarka
ably, be admirably ordered. 1t is only the handspring
which expect 10 be absolutely failure. The Assem-
bly, has enjoyed considerable advantages in its discus
sons 1t irue that all experience teaches look
upon the task it undertook as altogether impracca-
bile human abilities Such things, every person is
aware made by the hands head OF Que assem-
bly, generation. Yet if the French Chamber had
proceeded like the American Congress- to engrait merely
such novelties the emergency suggested upon an old and
tried stock, and if they had really confined themselves TO
securing those constitutional reforms the desire OF which
made the peext for the revcution they would have
nd adm rae facilities for their undertaking IN that for
constitution OF the Assembly which insured, upon
many points OF detail such consistent and sensible decis
But they have been driven by the farcica conradic
ton between their situation and their sentiments to pro-
ceedngs which their professions necessated though their
hearts disapproved. They allowed those with whom they
have community of desires hopes to proclaim
public and they have been compelled, therefore, to parade
themselves republican tappings before the eyes Of Eu
rope. Such notifications and safeguards as repentance
suggested and opportunity permitted they have carefully
applied and have recorded in these columns success
examples OF their undeniable conservatism But this
fundamental inconsistency of thought and action must be
utterly destructive Of any useful work, and the repnb
ican constitution more likely answer the views OF
who have made what it u.s. than of the
who nearly overturned the republic in the endeavor to make
il what IL IL