New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-30
Lewis BLANC on Che Isurrntior

II ne ksi'or c. IAs LsaiOz D5.y MRS
CIR IL Is cruel TO be compelled again h
take up TIE pen when the SOU Is horror stnckea,
arc the hand Seeks s,otd
There are thirss, however, OF which II Is ALSO
.u,ely necessary that pubic opinion IN Europe
sloulc - informed.
In my own country, momsriar,ly crushed. the
press Is cua.5 have recourse 70 that OF tree
people.
Nothing Is finished. Sir mock Cesar. sun
poiied ~ his duink en- PrGtOnan snarss eanno, ion
pose himself Oh France. Il is not by cannon sho,
that TIE French revolution can be driven back -
NoihRg Is finished.
Ill, Is what every one saws II is At least what
every one thinks II had only 10 prove this, my
letier would be useless.
But ore ac. stands forth IN the history o. our re-
ceN disasters, uniOreseen strange most inpoitanito
explain, anc o. which the key u 10 be found IN tbs
information whlch have received sine my depart
IRE from Lon don.
That an army Of 10000 men disciplined expe-
riencec. toimtd of chosen regiments, and supported
by formidable arailery. should have held Pans IN
check-Paflstaken UnpTepareC long Slnce dts
Gmt d-faIis without ammunition and Without pixies
what Is there surprising m this And yet, had the
iauooufcS thrown themselves IN RdSsc into the
SDuectt0n. OF two things one would assuFedly have
happened Either tins army Of 100 90 men would
have been DESTROYED, or LOUIS Bonaparte would have
reaptc the eNccTa0io distraction OF remaining erect
anlc colpseS ARD runs greats the intrepity OF
the people OF Paris such i the cevouon ssch the
intelligence winch Il brings ~ the combas OF liberty
But ME working meu, taken "a vsdSSe have not
enssgeG IN the Struggle. rhatiS certain. WHY u
t So
Why Because their first words were "C'est biea
fat when they heart OF the dissolution OF the As
SemOIy which had sI,kencd and disguised them
when they heard OF the arrest OF rhlers. WAC
had spC ken OF them a. the vile muatu te 81 the
rest OF General Casaignac, who. IN the month OF
June, had fred upon aud doclnsted their ranks and
OF General ChaugainieT, OF whom the reaCtiOnists
boosted aS a capti lpable OF insulting by the use
Of the whip, as well as ., striking With the sword.
Placed ott"etn she maintenance OF the robber
So. -
sal suffrage. between the danger OF a mon sr,htcsi
restoration aud that Of a sh am Republic, between
TIE obstinate GENIAL of H. rights and shyp0crinch
homage rendered TO his sovereignty, the people re-
tired leaving the field TO the two tyrannles OF which
would serve 10 destroy the other, and reScrvmg
iiS blood for less eCuiyOcal triumphs The defestof
the nteslcent-mlght 1t not result IN the relnstslla-
ton Of the Assembly. regulating the people IN TN
suIrNcilOn aiter having drained rs lie blood pro-
claiming Itself the only legitimate power, taking
possession OF the army. creating for MS own purpo-
ses Parliamentary Dictator, and taking into ia
SCIk.De some new Llomened hero of June and
then, IA loaded cannon turned against the people.
how could they Gene and demand reck Onns ON
then master
1t Is true tina, the victory Of the President was
siso immense peril. But here At least one re-
sOui,e remained to try-the vote
l. - true on the other hand that the people once
master OF the streets. would have been more In
position to dictate than submit e. laws bu, II had
already so often hal 60 see. IN the confusion which
follows battle, France robbed OF The price Of the
victory which had been gained. Distrust had even
been shown towards It, aud N lis turn u Was dis
uusiful. The other day the Times, speaking for the
representatives. Of he bonrse0iSe, supposed them to
say, Non fdiI sDr0 nee dsI aS0Tbus Isfs. Alas the
people It's side with reg rd to the repre- seDtayes
~ the boprgeofsis has had the very same sentiment
which these words express Here IS the horrible.
the melano holly fatality which has domlnatej,hs
occasion
God grant that this experience may be profitable
10 all IL has become absolutely necessary thattho
boBgcoisie should lay on one side Its unjust sus-
pcions, stretch friendly hand to the people, and
consent hence forth to be one With It, Here Is the
only safety OF liberty and CIVILIZATION
How profound and terrible lesson
The members OF the parliamentary majority had
Tumphantly inaugurated the system Of the state Ot
sieee-and behold they themselves are made to un-
der go It's utmost rlgors.
They had disarmed their fellow citizens. ndbebod
arms are wanting aganstthe sanguinaIy domination
of the soldier
They had never ceaesd TO decry the Constitution
by their Law Of Nav they had destroyed IL. and the
Constitution is no longer protection to them.
They had allowed the principle Of national repre-
sentation to be odousy outraged IN the persons OF
their colleagues of the Lett aud drunken corporas
Eow lay rough handle uPoa shem
When the Mountain Tevohed against the people
being called the vile multitude, they called out with
insOient IRONY, gallons done :" and when they seek
people ready to fight for their quarrel. those who
would have combaei may say "And is, then, tho
vile multitude, which is 40. M TO vote, dt 10 die
aNons d,Hc"
This is the immortal lesson contained IN the
events which have now ccurred repeat it-let It's
bearing be studied, let be understood. The bug
ge0isie and The people must be one and all -
saved
And when l say all is saved" | speak not only
Of France.
To divide Europe into three great empires "a Rus
sian expire extending TO COnstaHtnople an Aus
traI empire, with the dehnltiye Ration OF Italy
French empire with the addition of Belgium.
From this new holy alliance between three great
desp0tc empires TO to arise war the death
against the Democratic party, and against the Lib
eIal and Constitutional party TO extnguish beneath
the armies, tread What the a0soust powers call the
revolutionary fame-lhat Is 10 say, whatever lights
the human spint on the way Of progress and II Eag
land fessts 10 crush SUCH Is the plan lwho
dOubb II longer 'Jsuch IS the sacriegiOus plan
OF which the sack Of Paris Is the commencement,
and for the accomplishment of which Louis Bona
pant has delivered France into the hands Of French
Cossacks.
On the reality OF this plan, and on the abominabe
completely which binds to the fortune OF tho
Emperor Nicholas the ambition Of Louis Bonaparto,
may be able very shortly TO publish some proofs,
which am now IN course OF collecting We can
then jucge Of the important Influence which Russian
gold exercises IN the humiliation and misoTtunss Of
France.
Meanwhile, Sir, II is indispensable that Europe
should hDow that the issue Of these last events 10
attributable neither the indifference OF the people,
to the cooking Of It's splIit-n0r, least OF all -
It's BOnapartism-a word impossible 10 write without
blush.
And this will remain true, even should the result
Of shameless management OF the vote appear "
indicate the contrary. No, no. the people OF
France has not deserted all its traditions Of courage,
Of noble PRIDE, Of devotion TO liberty Adopting thu
famous expression which seyes applied 70 the As
sembly OF 1853, fallen for moment under the blow
Of brute force" The people Is to-day what was
before" LOUIS BLANC.
Dsc 3, 1851
GERMANY