New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-23
NEW-YORK TRIBUNE.
FRANCE AT PRESENT.
,-,,. YeelIsg Louis Napoieon's Policy
E,ec,orai Meetings Change at HIND -
Tri,L. of the Lesiilmatists Political lis-
,n,s-A.ociative Movements.

IAhl'i HPfi D. 4ctS.
r.. n, EIusr Of The TribuHs.
- ,oos days past. public feeling has taken a
calm and thouchtul turn, which contrasts strongly
..,h the agitation Of the last few weeks. In pro
80, So the deceptions and subjects OF discon-
.a,-osnt. the Democratic Socialist party ap-
-, 10 fall bscS,--by which / do not mean
.;.,;ny The elections even, IN Paris, will be
.,favorsble. according 10 our opinion But the
-...o,i,v will be compact, and the Revolutionary
-.o.,;on. placed between Property and Labor
tween administrative Despotism which stin
,v. chs upo. as in the time Of the monarchy
ed ,dividsal liberty-fnaly, between Socialism
..4 all established churches. You Will soon see
s.o;sism resume the religious character il pos
.,..ed in go but tins religion will be democratic,
,,volu,ionarv even, instead OF returning 10 the
ov.goerst,ons OF mysticism and the principles Of
,.,boritv which ruined the ST. Simonisns
We await the elections actively labarins to
.,,n.a in the electoral meetings all the problems
,, the Social Revolution, which hcncelorth cannot
bebinked TIE elections over, should not hesl-
tate 10 believe that the Democranc aud Soclsi re
,ubc. If It's progress among the soldlery continues
and 1t succeeds in placing at its head consld-
c,sble number OF those members OF the Constituent
Assembly forming what we call The Mountain,
which is now. unfortunately only cold and bar
70, hiul-l would NOT be astonshed, repeat, II
tbs marry should attempt to dissolve the Reaction
srv Chamber and establish Dictatonal Govern
rnont If the party does not feel the necessary
strength it will again fall back and engage to de
ede tie Revolution by IDEAS. 1t wall give battle
In Catholicism The principal Socialists have al
rssdy agreed 10 the cOnyOcatiOn in the beginning
of september Of a council formed Of all the repre-
sen,siyes aud propagators Of their doctrines
throughout the globe. This council will meet at
Paris. and be composed Of delegates from all parts
Of the world. Its labors will be reported By ste
nographors and published
There are some porsons-a very small number,
it true-who cannot resign themselves to the
belief that Louis Napoleon has been struck with
idiocy, as his present conduct would lead one to
suppose. These persons think that all such con-
duet s calculated to demonstrate the absurdlty
the inability and the sterility OF the Reaction, and
that from the moment when the Assembly, which
votes the reduction OF the Budget like person
giving his last sigh shall have terminated IFS
ulurniu labors, the President will change his
Ministry. Ito will then call around him several
couuscllors who appear to be scattered for the mo-
lnent he will trample under foot the influence OF
Theirs and adopt by his alliance with the Re
publican portion Of the Assembly policy found
cd on amnesty, alliance with Prussia against Aus
tia and Russia. and finally, war Tor the emancI-
nation Of the Italian peninsula and the remodel
inc of Europe on such basis that the painful
recolcctions of 1873 would be entirely eilaccd.
This should be the policy Of every man bearing
,be name OF Napoleon but 1t must be ayowed
that sixtus V. would be far surpassed by our
President if 1t were so. We doubt Il altogether
the more so since according to our soandalous
chronicles there is little or no Napoeons blood IN
the veins Of Prince Louis. He resembles the
Count dc Flahaut much more than the imperial
family; and those who know the secrets OF the
bouloir affirm that there are good reasons iorit.
The greatest affairs are agitatod in the Electoral
Reunions There are at present twelve or fifteen
every evening. No occasion is wanting to estab-
hsh the truth concerning the Imperial regime and
the better to etlace all prestige ms to the nephew
II is the uncle who IS attacked. The two nva-
SONS, the establishment of military feudality, the
resurrection Of the Altar and the Throne, the blot
ting out of the Liberty of Speech, the Press and
the Foum-this is what we justly rcproach in the
Imperial tradition and what no one would wish to
see recommended by the nephew. The deciara'
ton Of one of my friends day before yesterday IN
the Hall OF La Fraternite that Napoleon the Great
was, before all others, the great head OF Clerical
sud Despotic Reaction and that he had smothered
tie Revolution under the pretext Of regulating H.
vsreceyed with universal applause
In the Electoral meetings the revision OF the
Constitution is also demanded, according to the
terms Of Art III, and consequently the suppress
rOn Of the Presidency and the Life Maelstfacy'
AID the abolition of the Death Penalty in all cases
The programme published tins morning by the
ugsns Of the Democratic Press see our transla'
ton Of this document in another cOlum7-Ed.
contains some of these ideas. This programme
viii be followed by the Manifesto OF the Demo
cratic Committee of Elections. II rs probaoie
hat you Will see In that demand for transfer 10
toe Stately means OF an Administration Demo
eaieslly constituted-of the Bank, OF transPorta
ton by land and water and institutions OF credit
based on real estate, IN such manner hat ue
taxes shall be entirely replaced by the products oil
commissions on the business affairs OF the indus
iral and commercial interests. This looks above
everything. to the suppression Of the tax on
resl estate with the view 10 render the Demo
erale and Social Republic SIS agreeable TO the
peasant as 1t has been odiOus 90 him under the tax
q q centimes.
Shall We obtain the suppression by the state o.
the ecclesastical establishment Of Catholicism
AID the salary of ministers of worship doubt
H. You see that the programme Of the Press Is
silent ON this point. But whatever may be said
or done on the subject, the progress Of this ques
non is inevitable aud its solution will be conform
sble to the principles of Your Republic. The So
eisst propaganda has made an irruption into
sOlher portion of society not less important than
the military army since II is the army Of 5000
,ehoolteachers ior whom the instruction oi our
peasants is reserved. This class OF ianc'lona'
nesis at present oppressed by the cnra'e' o' the
parishes and the committees OF the Mondsse-
nen,', all brimming with Legitimiu'm. Inc!
support their yoke with bitterness and oesih 10
trusa hear demand