Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-06-25
FIR ANCE.

The Paris letter from the corresnordo.
the New York Courier and Enquirer iii; IN
with interest. Do read
y The scenes described as occurring at tho
ganlzation OF The first Legislative Assemble
wei! calculated to inspire melancholy apvrr;o org
TO the tate OF the Republic. The late elect;s
resulted In the return of about one third of i
members, by the party known as Red RepnbI;
cans and Socialists. The othef two-tbir3S m
brace men OF various shades Of political SEM;
ment-frends OF the Bonaparte family and N
Empire; friends Of constitutional Monarch, 4
and they divided between the Duke of Bordaan I
and some descendant of Louis Philippe a. NJ 1
proper occupant of the throne friends Of Inc D. \
public, as 1t now exists-the smallest subdv;s;a.
perhaps in the Assembly. The majority NAV ba
classed under the general term, Conservative 81
far as 1t implies aversion to an emeute in Paris for
the purpose Of overthrowing the existing goverp
ment Further than this, we fear there is no ela
ment of conservatism in the Assembly, since ii
is quite notorious, nearly every man is persuaded
IN his own mind that the present state Of thine,
cannot last, and is trying, therefore, 10 direo,
events so that the next experiment may be made!
in accordance with his own theory: France
presents the extraordinary spectacle of country
having Republican form of Government a, M!
ra- "
ted at the polls that vast majority of the peone!
are not republicans. In fact before the election
OF May last, the very first use made by the mil.
lions, upon whom the right of suffrage had been
suddenly devolved. was to express their copdem.
nation of the theories in accordance with which
they were called to the polls. Republican,
Constitution was formed very Democratic inits
features. The elect on Of Presidentwas thrown
uDOn the DpODla and q
prslng, they chose a man TO inaugurate the RI.
public, who had never professed himself Repub.
lican-had never uttered republican sentiment!
and whose sole, but all-powerfu, recognized
claim, was bis relation to him 10 whom the very!
word Republican was odious. AT the last cleo.
ton, the same intelligent suffIagans have chosens
for their first Legislative Assembly, in the prol
portion OF three to one, men secretly hostile toI
the Republic and intent on its overthrow at tbe!
earliest opportunity-and men who, whatever
may be their party names, hold sentiments not|
only at war with Republican form Of Govern
ment, but incompatible with the very exis.encel
OF civil society. This is no exaggerated account
OF the present state of political feeling. 1t may
or may no, portend evil, but it is faithful sketch
For ourselves. we really believe the very fnt
principle Of Repubcansm is wanting in ali class
eS OF the communicative mean submission to
the will Of the majority. This is a virtue which,
we have not yet seen practised--a virtue which
no Frenchman would pledge himself to practise
1t is not considered at all anti Republican, or
anti Democratic, though the French people have
called him to the head Of affairs with almost a
unanimous voice, to strive to unseat Louis Ma
poleon. Those who are loudest in their express
slons OF admiration Of the sovereignty of the pco-
pie, would gladly, avail themselves of the first
emeufe to show their contempt of its manifesto
ton by driving the President from the Elysec
and overseeing the existing government. The
idea of waiting for the recurrence of the next
Presidential election as our people are in the hab-
1t OF doing, to get rid of an obnoxious functional
ry, never enters the head of Frenchman. To
the great mass of the artists OF revolu ton, for
the millions are quite passive, and take any con
shtutlon which is sent to them from Paris, with
as much alacrty as they follow the latest fash
ions in dress-all governments are odious ,wheth-
er Monarchical or Republican. Anarchy is their
normal state Quiet obedience to the best form of
government which could be devised would be as
foreign to their tastes as abhorrent to their prnc-
ples-nay, were they able to realize their own
Ethiopian theories and see established their social
and Democratic Republic. they would be the
first TO seek its subversion.