The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-29

The Great News-Francs A Republic!
The question is settled. The news by the last
steamer, the Caledonia, has removed all doubt.
France is now republic, and Is already acknow-
lodged as such, by England, by the United States,
by Belgium, and Switzerland. The other mo-
narchical powers will probably follow If they
do not, it will be a matter Of but little conse-
quence. The doubts which fingered in the
mind after the receipt of the previous imperfect
intelligence, have been entirely dissipated by
the news now before the community.
This wonderful event has astonlshed all
classes, and created tumult of excitement be-
yond parallel in New York. 1t will extend from
one end of this republic to the other-from the
shores of the Atlantic to the foot of the Rocky
mountains, and across the continent, whereve r
an American citizen is to be found, to the bill
lows which wash the sands of California and
Oregon.
Now that republic is established in France,
what is the next important stepa Will that
great people be able, peacefully and quietly,
and without any CONFUSION and riot, to carry
into effect their great purpose, and organize a
republican government, on the principles which
have succeeded so we'll in the United States?
There are, no doubt, many obstacles in their
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example Of the United States before them, during
its past history, will, we hope, enable the edu-
Gated portion of Frenchmen to instil knowledge
and light into the minds Of the less educated
and more ignorant. Yet the very latest &C.
counts present bad symptoms.
The revolution itself is most wonderful event.
1t seems to have been produced by combination
of all the Influences, prejudices, traditions, and
princlples, both modern and ancient, against the
naked principle of monarchy as form of 60
vernment for France. One of the most singular
combinations presented in this great movement
in Paris, is that of the old Carlists, the Catholic
clergy, and the Napoeonists, all submitting to
the republic, and giving in their adhesion to
popular sovereignty. The Arch bishop OF Paris,
Marshal Sout, the descendants and connexions
OF Napoleon, the old nobility of the Bourbon dy-
nasty, all minge their appreciation together In
favor OF the new and wonderful republic Oh
France This is, indeed, most singular tea
ture; and it shows one truth, that under the
guidance OF his present Holiness, the Catholic
clergy have discovered new principle OF trater-
nizatlon between catholiclty and democracy
between the ancient dogmas of the church, and
the new and freshly developed principle of re-
publicanism This great truth and wonderful
fact was fret evolved in the United States, and
in the progress and discussion among the various
sects of Christianity, as connected W it'll politics,
within this republic. Plus the Mint h may have
caught the idea during his journey ngs on this
continent. BY the position he has assumed in
Europe, he has given new impulse to the
democratic spirit of the age combining
religion with it, in its best and most sensi-
HE WI fbp fate OF
the church to that of mere monarchy. In this
respect, such feature is directly the reverse OF
the old revolution, in the time of Louis the Six
teenth. In that period of French history, the
clergy and the aristocracy all combiued against
the new principle of democracy-iln this revolu-
ton they all unite; and this marks feature in
its favor, and leads the mind to believe that sue
cess may attend the new French reprblic in the
effort it has made to organize gov eminent on
principles similar to those of this ountry.
Other singular features have bee n thrown out,
and other principles developed, by the new 60
vernment. Capital punishment has been abo-
STANDARDIZATION of slavery in II e French colo
MES is to be procained-the ut most liberty Of
the press has been established universal suf-
frage to be the corner stone of the republican,
the population to be considered soldiers, national
guards and military-national workshops are to
be established, besides mary OF her reforms look
ing to the ameloratior. of the working classes,
who form the gre,.t bulk of thu, new republic.
These swee.ing views and principles have in
duced some of our contemporal les in Wall street
to dencunce the new republics, RS too radical, too
republican, and possessing too much socialism,
or Fourierism, in its elements. We do not look
on the new republic from So On point of view.
Their avowals and princi' PIES, aN developed by
the provisional governme mt, do not 60 beyond
the principles which are practised in this and
other Northern States of our Union. BY the con-
stltuion of the United tates, the slave property
OF the South Unprotected. and the Northern States
cannot interfere with t. 1t was the compact OF
the revolution and of ,ur government, to which
all must adhere. Th 4 Erench repnbic bursts