The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-28

We nave scaled rampars OF murderoas steel we have
suffered long years OF Imprisonment chains, and the
Euhiounei and you, statesmen. generals, politicians
ii'eati, Journalists arsocrass and bourgeoisie who
have controlled destiny and the destiny of France
you nave deceived us; you have, under the name
oil republic. given US Emperor an absolute
despoti you have, by the ad OF foreign bayonets,
imposed upon us a monarchy which we had de.
s'foyed. and which belonged to past ages and finally
you have given us the Citizen King We have been
despoled OF the liberties we had conquered we have
oled IN vain; we have no confidence in you Ii is ne
cessay that we establish the republic ourselves upon so
broad and foundation that it cannot be moved We
must have the republic demoeyatqus ct soeiale The peo
pie, in their enthusiasm thought to radcae the new re-
public deeply and firmly in the soil OF France Every
where they planted trees OF liberty they called in rel
gon TO witness and bless what they did The priest CON
secraed the SOIL and the young sapng reared its head 10
The chant OF the Marseaise and the ura of the po,u
lace People laughed and particularly the English at what
they called this chid's play" of the Parsians They
did not understand the French character These symbols
are all powerful in France times of excitement and all
ways contribute TO keep alive the sentiments of equality
and liberty even when the reality is gone Was there a
latent IDEA IN thel minds that the substance might be lost
again, and they would cling to the shadow Or did
they think these trees would grow with liberty and help
to carry to posterity its blessings The people might
be excused for doubling the sincerity of their leaders
taries and factions to push the republic extreme of
impractcable In their ardor to secure what
they had gained or to realize those schemes OF social
Improvement which they deemed were in the mission of
the republic, they commenced series of operations
which alarmed the conservative part of the community
and the moderate republicans. Two measures chiefly
produced this efiect-the organization of labor by Louis
Blank, Albert, and others, which had too great soc
alst tendency and the commissares and circulars of
Ledru Roln TO the departments the of the cleo
tons The first not only shocked by its socialism, but was
the direct cause OF those immense aggregaons of work.
men VINO several times marched by hundreds of thousands
upon the Hotel de Vile coerce the provisional gov
eminent They demanded the red flag. They per ied
the existence of the republic as soon as it was born
Their turbulent conduct excited all the other classes
against them The second, which gave unlimited power
to the commssaries in preparing and controlling the cleo
tons back ed by the dctatoria circular of the Minister
OF the INTERIOR created feelings of Indignation and on
position everywhere The departments provoked at the
illlberal course OF Ledru Ron and his pro. consus
elected in direct hostility to the ultra republicans
and even to the republic The minister thought TO
strengthen the republic by attempting to control the cleo
tons tie weakened II by such a coercive course Thus
as this party IN which were many and theorists.
tended too rapidly to extreme measures the other pary
which had become strengthened by such excuses and
fearful OF the consequences to all the established social
relations OF life, thought anything better-royaly i'm
peralism, anything else-han such state of things
Besides the Legitimsts, the Oreanists, and the Be-
napartlss, there were in this camp very many timid
republicans, who had been frightened from their par
ty. The moderate republicans also went on this
side. They deeply regretted the necessity of aying
themselves with the monarchica and absoutst parties
but society demanded it, They hoped save the repub-
lie afterwards; but they necessa ry first to save
society. These were the forces which commended for
victory The war had lasted four months and on the ED
OF June the actual, desperate and deermnate conflict
commenced Had the moderate republicans been neutral
the ultra party would have gained the victory but they
allied themselves TO the conservative party, and after
three days desperate and uncertain conflict the party of
reaction trumphed.
The consequences 10 France and TO Europe have been
amenable The election OF the President, Louis Napo-
eon followed All the divisions Of the so-caled party
of order united to elect him present and positive
cessity They knew his had the prestige of
the glory of the empire. 1t halo that every
Frenchman looked upon with great pride; for il repre-
scented the most glorious period in the history OF France
Millions deposited their votes in the without any po
litical motive, but tribute 10 the great whose
name he bore. They gave him their suages they shed
their when The remains OF the Emperor brought
from ST. Helena TO be buried the banks OF the Seine
among the French people whom he loved we'll" The
royasts Of both parties gave him their SURFACES because
they hated the republic, and had chance OF electng
their chiefs. The Prince President would be the
nearest approach TO royalty possible under the circum-
stances and might be stepping stone TO the throne for
the Due de Bordeaux Count de Paris The socialists
supported him out of revenge Cavagnac and the
moderate republicans, who had crushed them in the in
surrecon of June Besides, they thought the author OF
the Reperies Polques" inclined 10 socialism He
wise enough dsabuse their minds OF this great
ro Then there others who contributed to his cleo
don--patriotc who preferred republic, but who
doubted of its adaptation 10 France and who said with
Chaeaubriand, :" II God, in his mpeneirabe counsels
has rejected the of ST. Louis and if the OF
our country make fepubc impossible, there is
more glorious for France" Thus was Louis Napoleon
elected by the enthusiasm the ambitions, the doubts, the
fears and the revenge OF these parties He was the ex.
preston Of the hopes OF France disordeed and dsnega-
ted He was the ambitious impersonation OF reaction.
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