Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-12-27

tive assembly into a constituent body by
the ad iiion Of $50 members, and this new
body to he invested with the power of elcc
ting the President, OF extending The term
of hisv0ice 10 such period as may acoid
Ms necessity Of frequent appeals TO univsr-
sai suffrage,
This announcement has more meaning in it
than appears on the surface, which is neih-
cI more less than this, ,-Fisnce il soon to
return 10 worse form of Monarchial Gov.
crnmsni than ,ha, from which she 50 re-
Gently revo,ed. Immediately after The
revolution Of February, 4s, We expressed
the opinion, at the time when Lamartine
and Cavaignac were the only prominen,
candidates talked Of for the Presidency,
,ha, Louis Napoleon would receive that Of
fee and at later peri VIC predicted
that he would speedily occupy the position,
in name only, which the Napoleon onco
filled. We did not come to these conclu-
sions from any conviction that the modern
Napoleon "as anything of Republican in
fes&ing, or tina, he had that genuine popu.
arity as a man, which could command The
admiration Of the populace, or win the es-
teen and confidence Of his coun,rymen.-
Far from il. We well knew that thers
was magic potency IN that name of great
ness which would blind the better judgment
and monopolze the truer feelings Of the
volatile Fienchmen to such an extent that
they would almost see the terminated form
and the embodied spirit ofAhat great gen.
ius restored to earth IN this misshapon Ma
poleon, The French, as pee pie, are the
mos, trihing, unstable and visionary Of any
on the globe they are easily excited, and
furious, Tor a shor, time, when aroused
Then, their admiration for the original Ma
polesn, who did DO much for them and for
their sres, and who might we'll be their
pride and their glory, is so great that the
mention of his name, and the consideration
OF his extraordinary genius, exIles all other
thoughts from their minds and all other feel
ings from their hearts, except OF him and
Of HE. This enthusiasm is so great, and
holds such absorbing sway over them, that,
amid all their revolutionary scenes, the roll
ing drum, the waving flag and all the par
sph.snalia Of wal, the one idea OF Napol-
eonism regned with such irressubly
triumpani power over 'heir very being,
and they ns,inciiyely shouted, rsrc Ia Nc
poLeon v th as much ardor as d their faith
crs on the glorious battle field OF Aus,erlitz.
We knew aso that this modern Napoleon
possessed j certain kind OF crafty cunning,
and that he would make the best possible
use Of all his small maierialA ard cause it 10
eounl heavily in his !avor. These and 9th
er res.ons combined, which il is unnccessa-
~ for us 10 mention now, caused us to
believe, ~ soon as Lsuis Napoleon waa
permitted 10 return to Paris, that he would
be the successful candidate for the Pres-
deney, no matter who Nigh, be his oppor-
ers, what their strength of character, quail
fcalons Tor the Office, or their real and uu'
questionable claims on the people. We
stated this conc usion long before lie was
elected, and time has since proved that il
Was correct one.
We afterwards said !ha, within a given
period, France would return to a Monarch
ial fUrm of Government, and that Louis
Napoleon would sit upon her throne, and,
for time, at least, control her destiny
And the reason we came to this conclusion
may be gathered from the foregoing re-
marks viz the Instability Of character
Of the French people, and the magic power
of the name Of Napoleon. A man Of small
mind like HIM who now presides over the
Republic could not be contenied with its
horors, plain a. they would be, if she was
true to her character and TO her pretended
faith he would aspire to something more
lofty in fancy, nore grand in sound and
more gorgeous IN appearance. The de-
mocracy Of Presidential mansion would
have no charms for him in comparison with
the royal splendor and the gliitering retinue
ofa kingly palace A four years term az
President would compare unfavorably with
a life lease Of power in his estimation he
could no, quietly descend from the platform
Of the ruler and easily become one of The
ruled he could not be a chief to-day and
a subaltern Tomorrow. He could not see
Iamar,ine as the Executive of France,
while ths blood Of royalty, and of Napol-
con royalty, coursed in veins that were yet
animate with existence. lie could not do
all ih's,-nr hence his every effort and
that Of the tools around him would be ex-
pended upon the determination to restore
France 10 a Monarchy, and him to its cm-
boiiment
We looked at all these things carefully,
and we have watched progressing events
with no little sarnes,aess and care,-and
every movemen, has indicated the result
which We say 10 close at hand.
What hayo We now, Why bold
proposition 10 ertend the term Of hi, Office TO
such a period as shall duoid the frequent dp-