Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-11-15
MISCELLANEOUS.
PRESENT STATE OF FRANCE.


The hah"iog - the greater part OF the leader in the
London Times # Ocinlef 10
NJ 1hlers has after cnusideral IL hesilaiinn aken MP
his position at the head II the reaconary pary ~
the Assembly lie is that this party. which Is IN
it-elf the strongest section nf the Legislature only
eors leader 20 go all lengths IN it's resistance the
Revolution b,lh In Frsnce and abroad His aclle elcu-
ion and his practical talents calculated pnjuce the
greatest sfrrt the class 81 tmd and mex
pereRred politicians whom the agitation Of these times
has thrown together, and whn eagerly watching
the ofar who will satisfy their perplexed understand
ings. and the statesman who viii pom short cot
10 the rescue oi the rouny 10 these may be added,
though with greater reserve, that pouinn o the Iegiti
misis whom NJ Theirs has concilated by his de
von 10 the interests Of the Church, aud with such sup
port Is n"t unlikely thai the cS-eader of the ihelal
Opposition 10 the Monarchy may recruit an ultra Conser
ssnve maJuiiy N the Assembly f The Republic We
sy 1t 'ce that if this be the fate Of the grea, parry
which the French naIien reques CT the restoration Of
order and OF peace. nthng could be fatal
inter'ss And ITS evrnna For such duties the
frs rond,' ms high principles and unaunied fesolu
ten u has ben the derlnrsblr fate OF NJ TIMER. rom
p'hpise The isi positions. and e. plunge those who
have trusted him beadong into ruin becalso he wanted
such pr cPes. and becane great emergencies such
fe~lutins fpr~ake him. The failure Of 1896 and Tie
failure IT $40 NAV be forgotten bur history VIII not ar
quit The Minister who ordered the troops 10 Withdraw
sad subsequently made an iynohe ,tfea fru the Cham
Der Of Deputies The oath February 1913
Such. however. Is The who not only aspres 10
head the maJof'y OF the Assembly. hut who has com
M need more active campsign by throwing down
challenge tn the President. II by oversight that
NJ Ihlss omitted sl allusun IN his Roper 10 tbp cele
bfate Letter of Louis Nas,le,n 4, Clunsl Ne,: ON the
clrsfy the whole sprli If the rcpr IN cnifadcnn
I" the moe liberal views and conditions ON which the
Gvenm"u, and the President had proe,sed ioar, They
had made The amnesty. The secular ~ ION of the Papa
C"vernneni and tie iniuJnclipn II reformed laws IS
se1iis euadaHs NJ Theirs Spfessed on behalf If the
ommtiee. readiness accept the las, consequences Of
sPsPal restoration. b'und by serious engagements
ndias 10 the Roman people, and deroeaiory 10 France
ms enfsi led IL crisis The Of the Minis-
ny seemed IN be threatened hui the character and p cy
o. the President were much at stake tnuse f his
Government.
Explsnaiins etsued which are said 10 have nyrricd
me Danger but IN the course Of these has
bccoine apparent that the real command of the msiriy
s so IN the hands of the Ministers but uf NJ Theirs
that under his guidance and inspiration the matriiv
mote reactionary ih1n the Ministry and thar il enter
sans % little respci Or the Pesiden, place him he
tween an Illuminating surrender Of his own opinions
when they arc obviousy dictated by generous and en-
lghiened policy, open rupture. some such conflc
The inev'table result Of the pr visions of the French
Constitution which has created and opposed In one ann
tn~f wv" equal permanrn and anI rival powers and il
aggravated by the character and psit,on # The men
VINO WELD ihtSe POWERS respectively. 81 that the one
and the other exist under the threat ~ the temn,nn NJ
lac coup detat hich will one day cut the lusoube
problem.
Circumstances have occurred H. ALLEVIATE from fonis
NsPteon ih'sH parties ho a, fsi ra lcd round him and
accepted his election II the Legitimss are prepared to
'sA ehelf eans" ny an open manifestation OF the indis
ef'e' p''cy Of their leaders and the crude fs1acsm ol
sf,f sdherenis epnsry the wishes oC the C,unt do
ehambrd himself # NJ. Theirs maeines that The mo-
mfns Is come when he ran the direction or at
sas he irresponsible conir Of sairs by the aid f the
Owgeosse, the OleanIsts, and the slarmiss If the Re
P"hicsn minority still pOrsaes its frsbte chimeras the
party OF Lo"s Nspole,n himself would find itself reduced
very Limited numers 10 he Assembly and GU, Il the
Assembly his hfnesi hold would be in the army There
und"h'ediy his popularity has moi diminished and his
u.c' " me ir"is, b0h nj home and in aly has hep
1"ocipns and elective But 10 aiiempt the su,,on oT
."c" a'henes by blow, is evidently in the hiobes,
o'gfee pefhus, and though such expedien,s NAV lone
hpPeaf possible, ifnu probable in France il is the in
'efest Of all men, and above all is the Interest If the
Ha'*'. 10 avoid any sudden cata.rr, phe WHICH wond
give he signal tr an Eruption Of all the fac ons the d
VISITORS, snc the political bands which infes the coun,tv
both ab've and below surface
These things cannot last The cdfce built wi,Lou
sodI'y Of material slldy of structure. aud all III,
elements which have sfuy overturned the mioh,
81 G"vernmens Of the past century. already warof
against Vt. VT again say. it is much by tn
an" % this Government either in it's firm or in i,s inca
suites. as by the present unhappy constitution Of ,oeiet,
dse!f that the French naun is hourly menaced with ia
csessng min Democracy has literally devoured an
swept away The clumns aud bGlwafks Of the State u,
Wno'h'ng rtfains 10 he destroyed bat properly in i
psims"ve trtn, and even that is attacked. The NOR,
sae ~ me naon Is even worse, since all faith conen
ieD' aud trust IN the laws and institutions of The Ian,
s'e shaken mol u lie Iesi"red Destruction has itse
t~'s"as faith with the wild.r4r more impatient s.,
u minds aud even at the muient when prosrcl