Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-10-06

Extracts from Lamartine's History. OF ine
French Revolution of 1S4S, an admiraoie
book lust published by Philips 4 SAMPSON
OF Boston -
CHARACTER OF LOUIS PHILIPPE.
Studious, thoughtful, and exceedingly we'll
informed on all points touching the interior
administration of empires; profoundly versed
in history; a diploma,ist equal to Mazaria or
Talleyrand possessed of fluent and inex-
haustible elocution, which resembled elo-
quence as much as conversation can resem-
Bile ora.ory model for husbands, an ex.
ample for fathers, in the midst Of a nation
which loves to see good morals seated on the
throne gentle, humane, and peaceable; brave
by birth, but abhorring bloodshed it might
be said that nature and art had endowed him
with all the qualities which make up popu-
lar king, with one xception--greatness.
THE KINGS OPINION OF LAMARTINE.
The king, without doubt, believed that NJ
de Lamartine was an enemy to his mouse, Ut
that he was endowed with limited political
intelligence, preferring chimeras TO the use
full realities of power. The prince, after that
epoch, although the deputy sometimes rem
dered him homage, and often served him at
the tribune, always spoke of M. de Lamar
tine as dreamer whose wings never touched
the earth, and whose eye could not discern
shadows from reality. In this the king was
of the same opinion as the bougeoisie. They
do not pardon certain men for being destitute
of the mediocrity of the crowd or The vices
of the time. The name of Nj. de Lamariine
was the last which could come on the lips of
the king. The people alone could think Of
him and yet the people repeated this name
as an echo repeats that which is cast to it.
NJ. THEIRS.
He had more of Fox and Pitt than Mira
beau. His speeches, which had done so much
to consolidate the monarchy of July during
its first years of feebencss, now served 10 up.
root it in the esteem and heart of the nation.
The republican party, too few in the Cham
Der TO obtain hearing, complacenty applaud
ed the biting and witty attacks directed BY
this orator against the Crown. These aggres-
sions, and these audacities of personal criti-
cism, seemed TO acquire a more uinous
weight of opposition, by borrowing the Ian
guage Of an old minister and old friend o.
royalty.
LEDRU RoLLIN.
Almost the only republican in the Assem-
bly, during many years of his membership
the inspirer of the republican press, the ora
tor of the democratic banquets, the declared
enemy of the arrangements and the reserva
tions of the halfway agitations of the dynastic
left; pushing opposition, in the Chamber, tt
that point where faction commences-out o
the Chamber, to the limits where it becomes
sedi,ion; NJ. Ledru Rollin, with a youthful
large, and sanguiue head, fiery in voice anc
gesture, but preserving the studied coolnes
of the politician under the apparent impuls,
of the orator, seemed TO be man fitted 70
the crisis, and looked for by it. His words
strongly impressed by study of the form o
plebeian eloQuence, had little of the poshu
nous tone of the Convention. His discours
savored of the lamp of Danton.
LOUIS BLANC.
His little figure buried him in crowd tn
people were astonished at the strong voic
and lofty gestures proceeding from so feebl
body. The multitude always confound tn
strength, grandeur of character and idea.
with the stature of an orator. Apostles ma
be slight of fgure-tribunes must chaleng
attention by their size, and rule with thei
aspect the public square. The sensual pee
pie measure men by the eye. The tumu
increased; the insurrection was aggravated
rouRIERIsM.
1t was dream in action. The commun
ty, which it preached under the forms Of il
phaIansteres, kind of industrial and agricu
tural monasleries supposed angels to praclc
it, gods TO govern it, mysteries to accompis
it. 1t was these very mysteries, in vain III
dermined by reasoning, and in vain insulte
by ridlcule, that seemed to attach lis sect;
ries to it more closely. Mysticism is the C,
ment of illusions. 1t renders them holy
the eyes of those who pariake them. Enthl
siasm is ncurable, when the enthusiasts b,
leve themselves inspired, and when the il
spired believe themselves martyrs.
If Fourierism had, in it principal adep,
the illusions and superstitions of religio
it had also lis honesty and virtues. 1t ha
always refused to unite itself with polite
parties hostile to the established government
THE RED REPUBLICANS.
The terrorists and communists inspire
horror and fear in the enlightened and co
Iageous republicans, who pressed, since II
evening, around a moGeralng centre of 90
ernment. These, like the vast majority
the people Of Paris, saw in the republic
humane and magnanimous emancipation
all the classes, without oppression for an
They saw in ii a reform of Justice, an equi
Bile, rational, and progressive ameioraton
political, civil, and possessive soceiy.-Th
were far from seeing in it, subversion
property, of family, and of fortunes-a sac
flee of one or two generations, for the real
,ion of impraciicable chimeras or execra
passions.