The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1848-05-02
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

ALL IAs6ANSAk NGA ODLAO. --fH,
The following was published as the de-
claraiion of"1he Provisional Government II
, the Rench People,"
"CITIzENs: In all the great acts Of the
, life Of people, il il the duty of the Gov
ernment 10 make its Voice heard by tho
nation. You are about TO accomplish the
mos: important aci in the life of people
TO elect the Representatives Of the country,
10 cause TO issue from your consciences and
your votes, not merely Government, but a
social power, whole constitution! You
are about 10 orgahize the Republic. As 10
us, we have only proclaimed it. Borne by
acclamation to power during the interreg-
mum of The people, we did not wish for, nor
do we now wish for, any other dictatorship
than that Of an absolute necessity. live
had refused the post of peril, we should
have been base towards. II we remained
at it an hour longer than necessity calls for,
we should be usurpers. You alone are
strong! We count the days that are passing
we are anxious to hand over the Republic
10 the nation. The provisional electoral
law which we have made is the widest that
ever, in any nati,n of the world, convoked
the people 10 the exercise of the supreme
right OF ihan-his own sovereignty. The
election belongs TO oil without exception
From The date of that law there are no .lbns
ger any persons excluded in France. Eve
ry Frenchman that has reached mans estate
is political citixen-every citizen IS an. ei
lecior-every eiector is sovereign. The
right is equal and absolute for all. There
is not any cue citizen that can say to anoh-
er, 'You are more sovereign than L. Con-
template your power, prepare yourselves to
exercise il, and be worthy to enter on your
reign. The reign Of the people is called u
Republic. If you ass us what Republic we
understand by tina, word, and rHat princi-
Piles, what policy, wha: virtues We wish
to the Republic which you are s.sut to g.
lect, we reply to you, '1sesasd tie people
of Paris aud df France .sinra IT, Republic
has been Proclaimed! The people has
fought with hsroism; the people E1s triumph
ed with humanily,the people LIS repres-
sed the anarchy Of ths frst bot,. The peo-
pie has broken Of itself, Immediately after
the combat, the srn Of It's jus: anger. II
has burned the scaffo!d. 1t ha- proclaimed
the abolition Of death against i,S snetiies.-.
II has respected indyia1al liberty in proscri.
bing it tG no one. 1t aes respected con-
science in religion, which j. .sis!,es 10 be.
held free, but which il wishes 10 be without
inequality and without privileges. 1t has
respected property. 1t has carried probity
to those snblme acts of cisn,erestedness
which constitute the admiration of histoyy..-s
II has chosen TO place then at i; head every
where. the names of the most honest andde
terthined men that it could End. has not
uttered a cry of hatred CT envy against for.
tunes, not cryof vengeance against per.
sons. In fine it kas made the name Of the
people word for courage, clemeucy and
virtue, We have now but ono piece Of in
10 give you. Examine. narrowly
the conduct Of the people and initiate it,
Think, feel, vote. act like it. The Provis.
ional Government will not initiate the GovI
ernments which usurpoj the sovereignty Of
the people, and which corrupted the elec-
tors and purchased at an immoral price the
Of The country. What If we are
10 resemble them! What the use Of crsa!
ling and adorning the Republic, if the Re-
public is 10 enter the very first day on the
oul path Of royalty, which is abolished!-
Il considers it as one Of its dities TO throw
,ver the electoral operations that informa-
ion which enlightens conscience, without
orcing them to act. II confines itself to
he task Of neutralizing the hostile inAuen.
:es Of the former Administration, which
,erverted and disfgured the elections
The Provisional government wishes the pub
ic conscience to reign. Ii does not pay
to old parties; the old parties have
,rown century older in three days. The
Republic will convince them, if il Is sure
md Just for them. Necessity is great
master. The Republic, remember, has the
rood fortune to be a government Of necessi.
'. Reflection is fol! US. MN cannot 20
,ack to impossible royalties-cannot de-
cend to unknown anarchies--must be Re-
,ublican from reason. Only give security,
iberty, respect for all. Assure to others
he Independence Of the suffiages which you
visli to have for yourselves. Do not regard
THAT name they whom you believe to, be
our enemies write down, and be certain, IN
dvance, tina. they are writing the only nams
hat can save them-that ofan able and hon
at Republican. Security, liberty, respect %
he consciences Of all citizen eIectors--such
,he intention Of the Republican Govern
oen, such its duty, such yours! Therein
! the safety Of the people! Have, then,
confidence in the good sense ofthe country.
md i will have confidence in you; give it
iber,y, and il will, in return, give you the
,epsjlic. Citizens: France is attempting