Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-06-07

AlliI-) taeu read the report relative 90 his
department. 10 TIE following wori~:-Citj24u
Representatives OF the People There ure
t1p h!lts OF revolutions Ia history. those OF
Nlnofr, and hUss Cd ideas. The former con-
~ist il .nquesis. and the overlulnin- oi nd-
uon'litits and empires; the latter in Ch5nZe
Of institutions 10 the first war Is necessary
TO ihe second peace IS most deaf-peact.
ihe parent OF labor aud liberty Sometimes,
however, the notifications which people
operates Within its own breast become an o.
easna OF dl-quietud+ and aggression dgaiust
II on The part ol other nations of other gov
efnDenig or become q cause OF irrilaii va aud
violent shocks among ueighbaring States
A law OF nature stills HAT verlties shall he
consgi us, aud th1t ideas shall tend 10 liad
their own level. like water. In THIS latter
case revolutions participate, so to SPEAK, in
The two natures OF the movements which they
have defined; they are pacific like revolutions
OF ideas, bat hey may be forced to have re-
course TO arms like revolutions ol territory;
taelr llfeign attitude ought 10 CORES pond with
these two necessities in their situation; thev
are lnot Gsiye. but still they exist; their Pc
Icy may be Characterized By lhcse two worss .
--armed diplomacy! These considerations
citizens. have from the first moments Of The
the provisional government in the ensemble
AMI III The details OF The direction OF foreign
affairs. II wished and il declared that il
wished, for three thnss-thp republic ia
France; the uataral progress q! the liberal ana
democratic principle avoWed, recoguiz d, de-
tended IL lis existence and in lis u5hi; and
IN fine, peace, il honorable and Stare peace
were possible on those conditions tChsers. |
g. Inn "a
rom the day o the foundation Vi lie re lub-
Tic W to bis lime. the practical results OF
this altitude OF di,interrsted deyotednrss TO
;he democratic principle in Europe combined
with tins respect Tor the material iuvioahlh
y OF territories, nationalties and g)yem-
ntents. Il Is the tifst lime in his DRY hat ii
Jisavo"ed aud purely Spiritual principle has
presented Itself 10 Europe, orgauiZed. armed,
and allied 10 another principle. and that the
political WoHt tremblcs aal modi6e, itself
before toe power, not OF a nation hut of an
Idea. In order to measur, The power of thJ t
| idea IN all It's extent, they must 90 back to
1910. Tbs hon. minister, however, begged
the Assembly 10 dispense with his gong
through oil The historical details relating TO
tha; eriol. aud permit him to bring forward
dt once the state OF France when the revolu-
4 =.
He then depicted the state OF dcbdsenent in
which the late government had placed the
country b. It's system of foreign policy; and
then coming down to the revolution OF lS4S,
,bc honorable minister continued thus:-l htls
after reisu OF eighteen years, aud diploma
ey hat Nts supposed 10 have been able be-
cause Il was hleT7sted the dynasty delveF-d
France over 10 lie republic more confined
4
capable Of movement. mere destitute OF infiu-
ence and erjernal neg .tlati N, NOR s1rround-
Cd Vid SHARES and imposibIities than a any
G Och eI the monarchy; bound by the letter,
So often violated against her. OF the treaties of
1878: eXciud, 4 from ali the East, the accom-
pice Of Aastul in Italy and Switzerland, the
compasant heipmate OF England al Lisbon,
as lessly compromised a Madrid, obsequious
al Vienna. tinid al Berlin, bated at ST. Pc
telsburgh discredited for bad laith at London,
deserted by the people OF every country Tor
her abuse OF democratic principles; face 10
face with moral coalition rallied nom all
q ,arters against France, which lett her 40
alternative between making "a foreign war a.
g5inst all, or sinking into The subittera posi-
ton OF secondary power, and jealousy
watched BY the whole European word-the
republic, finding France in these conditions
Of insulation and interioritv. had two lines of
eonduc 10 take. 70 rise 10 arms sgainst all-the
thrones and territories OF tie continent tear
~ the map OF Europe, declare war, and send
nth the democratic principles sword IN hand,
y ItHoul knowing whether II would lall ON a
soil prepared to receive it. or on ground " here
i would be drowned in blood.
The alternative was to declare republican
i.eacc and French fraternity to all atinns: to
show respect for COVE rnments. laws. charac-
ters. manners. wills. territories. and nations:
To rsis. very high. but with Il friendly hand
thc principle oil indepeDdence and democracy
throughout the world. and saw to nations
without forcing or hurryin5 events; eve do
not arm the new idea with fire and sword.
like barbarians; we only arm il with its own
bsi.laacv We impose en- no people forms
or imitations premature or perha rs incompat-
Idle with their nature But ii the liberty OF
any Dart OF Il rope ligbts up from ours. if
PROSTATE natunless, if invaded rights. il leg
itimate and depressed independcuclrs spring
up, constitute themselves bv their own hands
enter into the democratic family of naiions
and make an appeai TO the delelIcesot rights,
TO the conformity OF institutions. then France
is therel Republican France is NOT only fine
=. untrv she i the soldier q, the democratic
priuciple lar the tnture?" ICheers.l II is
This last priuciple. citizens. that the orayis
i0nal government thought il their duty To a.
don't unanimously. unlil the nation. embod-
led IN YOU. should take IN hand IFS own desti-
MES. What have BEEN the results on The CON
iinent OF those seventy two DAYS of this pol
lev of armed diplomacy? You know them.
and Europe contempates their accompii,h-
ment with an establishment that has nort. of