New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-01

fear the upshot Of elections The middle, WORKING
classes smal manufacturers snd merchants, srs
as eager as she people for civil and religious 46cr
/ g., though ~; for so,iA and industrial equality
tbs lr-sates the sprc- casses, who bate liberty O
/ Others IN theory ami practice. They want hceuse
T Tor theIns lives AMI me monopoly Of liberty Uni.
versa suffrage has hitherto been favorable 70 then
[ but they dread - Ultimate results. Their oniy
/ hope IS in civil war; confined to Pans pretexi
Tor placing the reAt city IN = state OF siege, and,
under marital law. prcclaimins roysty, with abso-
late authority or Constitutional Uo0op0lsm. Prop
e.,v qualification, toE the right OF voting. is their
darling theory A coup de.at, or Government re
beiion. 5 their Svori;e project. The ssth Of Janu-
a-y. lsi9. was failure the PcoP.e Of Paris would
nos fgh- The 18th OF June was another tai.aro
the rco2'e " ere unarmcd. and benz upon Pacinc
demonstration only. The an OF February, lsSO
has been a m Atary and political flask "a ne Pan
toe people are determined TO wat for the elections
AID fire upon thcir enemies with massive votes.
This failure OF the Oh Of February has damaged
me 4afiou'y profoundly Ba,insss improves in
every branch OF industry. The last three months
aave been most prosperous. Government rebel
Ion against pubs tranquility disturhs alone the
peace and order OF society. THIS po..cy osends the
middle classes, By .saParli;isg trade. Iae sPnr
cases and tie Government are falling INTO disre-
pu,e They want AZ cwcH.e 10 bring back the
i3. goose Their successive failures IA tins strata
somwll be fatal % them Everybody sees through
,hcr l,tle biood-thirs,y tricks
The general opinion Of their last doage 5 this
ri l. 81
down ,l0ry The trees Of liberty planted Ia the pub
De places OF Paris. Ia March, lsis This opera
riou bad been carried on during a whole week. and
she journals had commented daily on the irritation
OF tlo people. After this preparation, Monday,
the day o., working men liberty aud hohday, was
liked upon % cut down several OF he tees OF hber
,y planted IN the most popu.ous quarters of Pans.
where the working men usually assemble on Mon
Gays a mass Of armed Policemen rushed. with
ora~A swords. upon the quiet mass OF people OF the
p'ao. Rationale ST. NUta carefully avoiding the
yoci.erat.ng mass Of police blouse men gathered in
toe center, and though the workmen ran away
one O.. them was motaly stabbed IN the neck and
ia .l1 l0ins aud many were Ill treated. and The
t1usos tom % rags upon their backs. While this
vas Going oa, the carriage OF General Lamor,clorc
VINO IS supposed e. be great fa,onte with the
m .l.e classes ia Paus. was apparently b. acci
lcff. Wcd-.ed up l d clowd II carts and omuibuses
snd surrounded By numerous band OF p1iicc, just
nti. .t quarter ot Paris where be never has occa-
soa % .0 a. ordinary times The journals say thai
the police would mo-, allow the carnage %. the Gen
eral To quit the iue aud tugn up a side street By
some aexpucabc accident, lho, cnuwd ot ~
f.us surrounded ths General, without Known
who he was and threatened 10 k.l hum lie was
with immense i..cuity, and almost MIRACULOUS
is. saved from the nl4nated mob, b. few friends,
,,ho put themselves between him and The crowd
| while he slipped into Il news room. went to tho top
Of he house, escaped through the NOT into another
street. and thus made OH All the papers state
| that the people aid not know him, and when the
9uhide mass learned who he was, they cried shame
IN the inside mass, who had lll.treatcd him The
whoe buslncs - has been prodisious failure The
! r..ple now believe that IamOriClerc was hcc
by urcconcerted qccdeHf and that those whothreat
| eueI him so riO,eHHy, without knowing who he
" as or dons hun the 81 shrest harm, were blouse
| men Of the organized police. TINS morning brings
a tardy rurn0r 10 the reActOnary journals, that the
carriage OF Lamoriciere had been faid q have run
over the body OF a child and thence tho irritation
OF the people against the unknown General, This
story was unheard a during the first two days. II
comes 700 late. The or In PepPe has been
seized for an Article published on the 5th, IA which
! pro1dhIu ironically advises the President 10 pro
..aim himself Emperor witL0ot delay, telling him
GA what condition. the people val acclaim him. IL
is very powerful appeal 10 the prudence at the
middle classes not % encourage cup 4 cfM inslr
rect.ons, but ~ accept the hepubuc, finally, that
trsds may continue prosperous, without nterrup
ton. Tho people seem resolved 10 vat patiently
fr the elections and not 90 accept military provo
cations They have been deeply rritated lately
but they adhere with stOc hrmness " their electO
raj policy. This camness OF the people drives The
| order party mai. Their journals inform the
bo4rgeoise that the universal suffrage system must
be put down by iorce. I'VE only ask Of yJu"
.avs the Asonlbbe kait0Hais 10 the Government
10 b 4 tho time aud the place Of battle.
turn Pom these Oppressive facts " the more
hopeful theme Of general obseryations
Legislation must be reyoiutioniZed before new
Institutions can bo organized.
These were the concluding words OF my last lot
GER They require development and explanation
M1nopofs- both old and new, may thrive in an %
nlosnbere Of legislative privilege, bat Socialist insti-
tatons and IDEAS the principle VI which is fall and
complete possession ~. and iegH properly ~. the
.rs.ts of ones own Labor cannot subsist with the
r1hts Of Property and Government as they are
now Constituted The r1ghts Of Property take
'eZqiig from Labor the greater part Of the annual
.rlits Of rs production IL IS az overnight N heyo-
utior SIS therefore. 70 invent new systems Of or
ysnizing Labor. with a view - practical opera,
ions ~ the Dresent sySfem. A locomotive calls for
a new road Of rais - faa upon nc" theories q
Associative Labor claim condltIoDs Of existence
Which will favor tbs development
There is a general question u be solved before
tie psrluans Of Progress can agree IN their IDEAS.
That question Is the theory of Progress IN itself
Tue ws,s and means 81 realizing Practically new
conceptions The study Oi ulls question viii show
~ that he determinations Ref0rHer, Rey0iHttoa-
80 and .S0ciniist are words Ut different meaning
GiraEdu Is aa eminent hriorHer Pr0gdhOn,
determined SOCIALIST and Louis Biauc, IA active
RsyoiatiJus, The mat desires 70 reiorm the pre-
seat system OF taxation and administrator the
second wishes % invent Lew . stem d exchange
and credit wlthOut the al Of legislative Mterveh
ton the third ishes y upset the present system
II MONOPOLY by dlctstonal or revolutionary action.
IS the means OF preparing the way Tor another and
better system II Society. The generally Of IN.
aOyat0rs esu oore strongly 70 Or Othsr Of these
tenderness, without denying absolutely either
Tney disagree and quarrel tor supremacy On their
.espectigs grounds parties are divided "a their
81 npaihiss and preferences by this controversy.
70 throw a stronger light on these De1ed qgestons
S 10. without Importance 70 the progress o. 60
iety vii endesvor 10 perform this duty.
Taking % interest 10 the mere rebrn Of MoDop-
oi srn, a, once discard that question IL is not nay
province 70 improve the breeds Of yermin and Zero.