The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-07-02


Y.ouh Nsgolson Is said TO have aunio,sly desired
"a deiisss his lin message g the Assembly ia per-
son. The reason assigned for shis desire IS that
Washington 1.-THE outset Of our government made Z
'his ilsteQmmHnieaiionfo Congress not By message.
bu in lhe foru 81 speech. and Louis wishes to rs
thought anibi,ious Of emulntine Washington. It is
e noble exhibition when sincere, and not the ess
noble because the perieciions Of the model are I'M
attainabe BY any man Of whom ti world yet has
note. To aim Al so high 8 standard in itself no
small proof Of elevated aims, and these viii have
their fruits in the full development Of all that is
expansive and energetic in his character for good
But We are afraid thar the FIRST Frsnch President
has bat an obscure idea Of the real character Of
Washington, and uses bis rame, rather as an aid
70 popularity with the multitude, than from any
comprehensive understanding Of the rest grandeur
Of heart and mind Of that Model American, 10
whom three generations have not vet produced one
worthy Of being called Second, except al long
and unreasonable interval THE lfivolous idea Of
initiating Washington il such point. does no credit
to the knowledge, OF republ IAN good sense OF Louis
The practice which he wished to introduce as
Washinglonan, has long sines been discarded as in
expedient Adopted as an improvement on British
forms, it was found not to Be suited to the proper
transaction Of the public business. L required a
ceremonial response from the two houses Of Com
gress, which was Of no use id the business Of legs-
lation; and came 10 be mere interchange Of com
plimeniary paragraphs, and sometimes not compIi-
meHting which could produce no practical good. 1t
had, besides forms which experience soon made dis
tasteful 20 republicans theperson ofthe Executive
was made entirely too prominent as an object of
ceremoni9ps greeting and official pomp. The prac.
ioe was considered mol shifted to republican tastes
and discontinued for that reason, and because il
was useless for the transaction Of business The
tendency Of our people has been ever since to get
rad Of al unnecessary forms, and to promote sim.
plicty il The arrangements for the personal agency
Of the President il the dsehafg Of his official du-
iies.s One Of the first involvement forms we got
rid Of, was chat which il seems the French Presi-
dent made an effort to restore. He did not succeed
because there was danger that the military pomp
with which his procession would be made to The
Legislature, would provoke disturbance thus shew-
ing that even among the French, new to the usages
Of Republicanism, it was feared there would be
manifestations of discontent at the regal port Of
Republican Executive. Amidst The apprehended
causes Of disorder, this feeling was not insignif-
cant nor unnatural
Bun the most unequivocal evidence Of the slight
real appreciation felt by Louis for Washington,
! i the total silence in his message, about The
land and the Government Of Washington. Ii was
to be expected that at tbs Inauguration of a Eu-
ropsan Republic, some reference wonld be made
to America, the exsmpler and parent Of Republi-
canism. Butwhile the despots, the deadly enemies
of the Republic, are dealt with gently, as though
he would fam be at peace with them If he could,
ard England whom the French people look upon
As selfish neighbor and rival is cordially greeted
not a passing word Of courtesy or even Of re.
ceguition is uttered for the United Staiss In
This respect, Lonis Napoleon is but the successor Of
Louis Philippe
Besides these unmeanilg generaliiiss and signif-
cant omissions, there are things said, and said so
they cannot be misunderstood, which are altogether
alien 20 the principles and thoughts Of the 9epub-
licans On this side Of BE Atlantic, who venerate
and follow Washington, The lreachery 10 popular
rights and the Impeachment Of The lawfulness Of
the French Republic over which be presides con-
ained il biz denunciasion Of the Roman revolu.
tonisa--his quasi alliance With the despoiic gov
ernmenis to crush the right ofself government in
Rome and The shocking spectacle Of the array by
bis orders, Of a Republican amy to impose on an
unwilling people a ruler whom they have unanim.
ously driven out form instructive commentaries on
The IDEAS Of Bonaparte Of what is Washingtonian
democracy