Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-04-01

with which the public has been excited since my residence
here, for the meoraon Of the existing institutions OF the
country, single alluson this greatest of all practical OPP
pressons And account for this apparent indler
subject which strikes every American with asonish
men unless results from the conviction that bare support
Is all the abong classes can procure by the most fortunate
exerton and that this may well be in the army else
where. One circumstance, however, renders this arrange
ment acceptable than would otherwise be, and that is
Its perfect equality operates upon all with the same seve-
rty and Is executed with the most rigid imparlialiy.
But let return from this DEPRESSION upon the peculiar
state OF public opinion in France TO the considerations
neced with the personal condition of the Monarch The ques
ton why he is exposed those attempts asassinatons
which have often afflicted all the right thinking portion Of
| the community, and astonshed Chrsendom, will be
wholly inexpcabe after the slight sketch have given Bat
the King has another mislorunca misfortune indeed for
ng OF France, in the opinion OF of his subjects, but
nappeciabe blessing for the wodhe desires the main
enancc of peace by all just consistent with the rights
and proper dignity OF the country From the earliest period
of the development Of the pugnacoS pocer mankind have
been less the passionate admirers Of military
and the dupes OF military glory But France is the country
par excellence, where these feelings have acquired the
powerful ascendency and where during many of the
citing years In the history of the world they maintained
at the highest pitch of exaaion by of trumphs and
ultimately may almost say. by series of triumpha dsas
ters to which parallel be found in the of
tons. The long from the of the Revo-
luton to the of the Bouybons-or the armed
which succeeded the treaty of Amens scarcely the
of peacenoushed the military spirit of the nation, and
engrafted It's habits upon the institutions of the country and
ing to our views this state Of things have been attended,
il still looked back the glorious period Of French his
tory But the King has not suffered himself to be led away
BY this vain pursuit. sacrificing the solid welfare Of the nation
to the acquisition OF idle word acquisition be reached
only through years of trials exeron, and misery. His per-
sona courage has been doubted and many times during
his life 1t has been put to rudepoos When yet young he
served, in high rank and with great distinctions in that glo
rous campaign under Dumourier which drove the Prusans
from the French frontier and first made known the ndoma
BILE resolution of the new Republicans have heard
doe connected with this part of the Kings life which un
derand he mentoned address the officers of
the reviews that took place the last the camp of
Fonainbeau encouragement for good conduct in the
military which occasion there three intel
gent young officers of army, Mers Euss Turner and
keany sent by the Secretary Of War improve them
selves the cavalry school of Saumu illustrated in for
chile the wonderful moral impetus which the Of
the Revolution to the adventurous portion of the
munity and exhibits of the powerful of the
enthusiastic attachment evinced for it, Among the
vres performed at Fonianbeau the formation of square
by the infantry to resist the charges of cavalry within which
the King and his coege took their POSITION the superior
officers do upon the field of battle when such disposition be-
comes necessary. The King remarked afterwards, ad
dress to the officers, that in 1892 charge of the Austrian
cavalry in of the battles upon the northern frontier had
compelled portion Of his division form similar square,
which he placed himself and by which the enemy
pulsed In the ranks of that square, said the King, two
private soldiers, commencing their military and now,
when having almost finished it. full Of honos and years. they
present the ground be the
square, but in the position formed by it. after having attained
the highest honors of their profession One of these oru
nate soldiers was believe, Marshal Gerard; the name and
rank OF the other have escaped my recollection
never see the striking figure of Marshal Sou without
calling the glonousieats with which his military life has been
filled but experience still stronger emotion when recall
also his noble and touching auon 10 his original condition.
made last winter in the Chamber Of Peers, in discussion
upon proposition remodel the of the Legion Of
Honor, during which alluson made the old order
OF ST. Louis. To correct misrepresentation that seemed TO
prevail the Marshal stated that the of St Louis
han
services. was (sad he) private soldier during years
preceding the Revolution and all my aspirations bound
ed by hope of obtaining this Distinction There is
thing exceedingly touching in this avowa made by marshal
OF France Minister of Foreign Ars President of the Coun
ell, and the frs, subject in the kingdom. And these the
who would have been all their lives retained the ranks
OF the army had not the decepude of the old government
with It's peudces and expressions, before the
ergies Of people awakened of their rights and
a conviction Of their strength.
The Government Of July has displayed sufficient rmncss
upon several critical occasons-n Greece in Africa in Del
gum in Italy, at Lisbon Vera Cruz and at Buenos Ayres,
and has indicated the national honor 1t point however,
10 series Of splendid victories and is destitute Of the pres
hge which these would give But the leading policy of the
King to preserve peace and this trait happily hit by the
eminent dplomatst, Pozzo d Bogo the expressive title be
gave the monarch that OF the Napoleon of Peace" The
time will come-and, indeed is fast approaching-when the
true duty OF Governments will be better appreciated and when
the claims of sovereigns TO distinction will be estimated,
by the number of victories they may achieve but by the pro-
gress and Improvement Of all those establishments and ns
tons which minister to the moral cultivation and the phys
cal comforts of society
But this period has vet arrived in France and,
its installation the reformed Government has been exposed
repeated attacks open and covert having for their object its
overthrow The journals Of the day have reported the his
tory, and progress and failure of those efforts and their gene
raj bearing is sufficiently known in country. But the
days of May, 1882 nsurectionary movements enba-
caly called days" in rance)-brought to light
documents and the prosecution which followed in the Cham
Der OF Peers birth to Of the most extraordinary pub
locations in the whole history Of human society. It's dsclo
furnish entirely chapter in the progress Of mod
civilization and exhibit the social and political condition
Of France in the sombre colos This publication the
official report made by the Committee Of the Chamber Of
Peers appointed according TO the usages Of that body when
sitting court of criminal justice, to draw up the history
of the offence upon which the parties brought TO trial
This acfe Of accusation has nothing in with the
miserable continuance called Indictment which have
vey copied from the English law, and which
the accused and 10 the accuse and the the offence
for which the justice Of the country is invoked loud be
hardly credible among other nations and yet the fact not
the less true, that in the rees Government the world every
person be brought trial. end Of the country
the other and Called in the face that country TO the
most henous charge, upon brief formal statement which has
And, to heghen the absurdity every crime Of the
nature, however different may I've the facts connected with
IT. Il described precisely the words and this well
established that almost every prosecuting attorney furnishes
himself with printed forms, and when murder, theft,
ason other crime has been committed he draws from
his files the proper blank FORM and gravey inserts the name