The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-16
FRANCE,



Tuesday l26th Dec.) was the first days sitting Of
the Assembly under the new Ministry. nj. o. Bar
rot read the programme as follows -
The President Of the Council: Citizen Represent
the President Of the Republic The ideas contained
IN that manifesto are also ours. We take the same
engagement before the National Assembly and before
France. ouwill not expect from us an erposs Of
the situation OF the republican expose which must
necessarily be incomplete from the short time that
has elapsed since we came into Office What we owe
you an explanation as 10 the principles which have
presided over the formation OF the cabinet and as to
the line OF conduct which II proposes TO follow. As
you are well aware, our political origins various.
AZ the present time, ministries can no longer grow
out solely from the struggle Of opinions or from the
exclusive triumph of party. The election Of De-
spirit Of union, 10 which the government must re-
spond. When nll men who love their country unite
~ such sentiment, there would be neither patriotism
nor wisdom In government that should resist such
great and salntary Impulse The state Of things
which we now point out rules our policy What the
country wishes for Is oTder--mornl and material Or
der; order In the streets, In the workshops in the
administration and In The public mind. The fepnb-
until the day when revolutionary agitations will be
put an end to- cries Of henr,n shear "hear.nl In
energeticauy constituting the public force the Gov.
eminent wished 70 put material order out OF danger.
we considered that energy In such case was fore
sight; we wished 10 discourage idea Of dis
order. We propose to ourselves to spare the conn-
Try those terrible necessities of repression before
which, when the moment arrives, the Government
| cannot draw back, but which are always a painful
sacrifice for humanity and for the country. After
the agltations which we have just gone through and
which have shaken society TO its foundation secu-
| rty is the paramount wish Of all IT Is necessary
that calm should be restored to The public mind that
society should have confidence in the future, and
| that every one should think Of the morrow. This
confidence will increase labor, and with labor the
real sources OF riches will be re-opened. Favorable
m thia mi
ject nre already more than vain hopes, and begin to
be realized. Agriculture, industry, and commerce
have severely suffered, and the fortune Of the State
has not received less serious attacks In this niver
sal crisis, the collective power, which alone remained
standing, was compelled to come to the assistance
ot1ndvdual misfortune, and supply the vacancy left
by the want of labor. The force Of circumstances
has perhaps carried the State out of its natural path
and In all cases that intervention has already imposed
the heaviest burdens on the Treasury. The public
finances are at this time deeply engaged. The Ma
| tional Assembly has comprehended that II was time
to return into the paths Of enlightened foresight and
strict economy. The Cabinet devoies itself to that
great and difficult task, without exaggerated fears
and without dangerous illusions. Assuredly we do
not think that the hand of the State can be with
drawn from every point to which il has hold out It's
assistance; but we believe that It. must only under
take In proportion to its strengths that it must not
do everything and, for stronger reason not all at
the same time. We call to our aid the spirit of as
ISOLATION and individual strength. We think that
the impulse of the State should wherever 1t is pos
sbe be substituted for direct execution by the State
Our society has contracted the doplorable habit Of
relying on the Government for the cures which, In
other nations, proceed from individual activity
Hence that seeking after places and grants which
corrupted and eventually ruined the monarchy hearl
and from which ii is necessary to preserve the gov
eminent ofthe republic, by simplifying the machin-
cry Of the administration, and by substituting rules
for arbitrary nets In the disposal Of places We shall
not forget citizen representatives., that, TO give pre-
cepis with any degree Of authority, the government
must before oil set good examples (hear hear.l As
to the relations of Franco with foreign powers, we
have no necessity TO inform the Assembly what are
| Its present complications, We find negotiations
opened on all points. That state Of things imposes
on reserve which the Asssm bly will comprehend;
for we are fully decided not to promise that which
believe we are not sure to be able to realize hear
hear land not TO lightly or rnshy engage the word
Of France. We shall seek, wherever they are possi-
bic, to obtain pacific solutions, because they are for
the interest of France well as for that of Europe
there Is no necessity for us to say thatth national
honor will hold the first place in the attention Of the
government, [hear, hear. Citizen representatives,
propose TO ourselves above all to raise up md
known that we do not intend to make the necessity
oforder an absolute obstacle against the tendencies
OF modern society, Order Ia not for US the epd-t 10
only the mems hear hear. We see In II the essen
tial condition Of all liberty and of all progress The
complete re-establishment of security can, we are
deeply convinced alone permit the republic give
the rein TO grand prosperity and of political manners
The election Of December ~ has placed immense
strength In the hands Of the government. Our task
citizen representatives, Is prevent that strength
from proving abortiye from being led astray hear
hearE and to accomplish tive rely on your patriotic
cooperation, [approbation.l