New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-22

are all ostensibly aimed at them, and are as
hostile to their views as to those of the Re-
publicans. In fact the usurper has evil
IDENTIFY sought to ingratiate himself with the
Masses by striking his first blow at the
heads of the party of Order his late sup
porters and allies. But few will be deceived
by this.
4. This usurpation will confirm and
strengthen the earnest Republicans in their
wholesome jealousy of Executive power,
ard in their determination to abolish the
Office of President, or greatly curtail its
powers. They have been esteemed fanati-
cal and visionary on this point, but events
have proved that they were right.
5. 1t will fix them also in an earnest re =
solve to abolish the Standing Army. or cut
it down in peace to the smallest possible
dimensions, as soon as they have the pow
er. A Standing Army any where is
nursery of Aristocracy, of idleness and of
vice Seduction, social depravity and dis
sipation are its unfailing concomitants. But
Standing Army in Republic is sole
cism, fragrant inconsistency, a perpetual
danger. But for the FIVE hundred thousand
bayonets which know no higher law than
his will, Louis Napoleon, fool-hardy as he
is, dare not put his foot thus audaciously on
the neck of France He dares, because
this gigantic Military force is completely at
his disposal, the plant instrument of his
will. But no future usurper in France will
ever find such weapon forged for his use
against the liberties Of his country.
G. Finally, this gigantic crime will go far
toward investing the name of Bonaparte
with that popular detestatiOn which no other
name in history has so richly deserved.
The usurper Of to-day is but closely imita-
ting the kindred crime of his villain kinsman
half century ago. There is scarcely
shade of difference between the crime of
the first Napoleon and that'of the second.
Each violated his past professions and his
existing oaths. Each dissolved by force
the National Legislature. Each seized the
whole power of the State when already in
vested with the first place in it. Each re-
warded his Country's highest confidence by
her enslavement. Yet the first Napoleon,
surrounded by halo of Military glory, was
attended through life by the inconsistent,
shameless huzzas of men who pretended to
be Democrats, not merely in his own coun'
try but in this Such shameful apostacy
and alteration of successful villainy has
rarely been witnessed. 1t will not be par
alleled now-for this Napoleon has not di-
rected the slaughter of million human be-
ings, and the world has grown somewhat
Woo. tl.eu ~ Whoewer tho French
man was who declared that France would
never enjoy true Liberty until the ashes of
Napoleon should be wrested from their gor-
geous tomb in the Invaldes and thrown
into the Seine, he was very nearly right.
And we thank the nephew of his uncle
for having done very much to dffuse 4 sal
utary detestation Of the very name of Bo-
naparte.
And now, why cannot our Government
refuse to recognise this new rule in France,
founded so palpably on the grossest wrong,
the most fagitious crime? Why should it
rot do so Such refusal would electrify
the Republicans of France, and cause our
Country to be hailed with gratitude by them
through ages to come. We would commit
no act of hostility and provoke none, but
simply withdraw our Minister and stand
aloof until this rickety structure of brass
and bayoIets tumbles about the ears of its
villain contriyer. We certainly need not
wait long for that 1t would elevate the
character Of our country, not only with Re
Fublicans but with the whole civilized
world, if we should refuse to recognize
rule which has no more rightful basis than
that Of pirate. The despotism of Louis
Napoleon will not have single sincere ally
in the werld, unless Emperor Soulouque of
Hayti should undertake to impart to it a
little responsibility by recognizing it. We
DO wish our Government, which was first to
recognize the late French Republic, would
in like manner take the lead in silently re-
buking the crime by which it has been tenn
poraIily subvcIted. What honest heart
can dissent from this suggestion
TIE Arctic ExPEDITIoN.-We learn
with pleasure that DR.. KANE. the surgeon Of