New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-28
LETTERS OF AN EXILE. No X.
Political Condition Of Europe-trencn fou-
ties-The Army-Ths Presidsnt-rns AS
sembIy Refusal of DOtaIion -Ponucai


sembIy Refusal of Dotation 80 "n"0~'
Prospects.
Correspondence Of TIE Thbune.
CoSsrAsrINoPLE, "Wednesday, Feo. % lsoi'
leave for moment the old and splendid world
Of A.is, and return TO the melancholy scenes oil
the European world.
At,the present moment nothing seems alive 10
Europe bat France, and France would rot have
lost so much Of its fair fame and honor if life had
left it before the last two years Italy lies
crushed under the combined weight OF its old
Tyrants and its new perhdous friends. The Ger
mans, recently so molly awake, are slumoeFinS
again, while their Masters quarrel and are recon
cied about their own private matters and without
reference TO the popular will. Poland languishe'
ard suffers in silence. and so does Hungary
wearied and euervased by its last unsuccessful
but heroic attempt. England sweeps along its
selfish way, not degning to notice the suferings
of it's sister nations and the sins of their Cypress
ors. France, alone perseveres 10 her mission OF
philanthropy and brotherhood TO every people,
and the vital current seems yet 70 How In her
veins. But what life it is, and how shametuly
msused.
Every idea Of genuine liberty, Of equalisy
ent nations, is repudiated and forgotten by the
Frepch-save by few who are prosecuted by
the Government and ridiculed by the people
the class called the finance bless the moment in
which Louis Napoleon entered France, because
his re.esabishment Of all the old prejudices aud
routine has secured the wealth in their hands
Those who are fed by the State who live upon
annuties, sinecures, the tonds secrets, are now
satisfied that zone of those monstrosEies, which
were the cardinal sins Of the old Monsrchy, are
in danger of being repres,ed by the powerful and
revengeful action OF the popular wrath. The
army loves the name of Napoleon, because under
Napoleon the army was France-and 1t hopes TO
see once more the time when the fields were dc.
serted for the field, and uniform was superior TO
the badge of any more peaceful profession.
Most astonishing of all, however, is the revolu'
ton in popular feeling toward the man who has
nothing remarkable bat his name, and that name
hardly legitmately his own. The popular classes
who have nothing to hope or to gain from
Monarchicsl corruption, who are warm and sn
cere in their love Of liberty and the general vel
fare, who are true 20 their fellows OF all nations,
are now gathered under the banner OF Louis Ma
poleon. How was this strange revu.sion OF feel
ing produced l too far away, possibly, to
form an adequate idea of the reasons, yet the
fact is undensbly clear. The sagacity of his
friends, and the imprudence of his enemies, have
worked together TO this result, and nov universal
suffrage has lost its fangs, and the President no
longer fears it. The Assembly is opposed to him
but what can an Assembly do when the people
oIo - IL nd fha
which it fights persecutes It
And now must compliment the Representa-
tive Government upon the justice OF is situation
Last year and two years since, when the Electors
were greatly increased against the President, the
Assembly did everything to please him and seem
ed quite devoted to his will To day the body OF
Electors is friendly TO the President and the As
sembly fights bravey though unnecessarily
against him. Whist does this mean Evidently
that the popular feeling does not wait for the cleo
ton but changes as il will, and the man who to.
day represents the Electors, ceases to represent
them to morrow, when their feelings have under
gone total, although rapid change. 1t is amis-
fortune too serious to be endured forever. It's 70
form is as necessary as it is dhcult-since, ifyou
renovate the Assembly as often az is essential to
keep it in harmony with the popular versatility
you destroy every hope ottranquillity In the coun
try, and keep the working classes in perpetual
and everlasting whirlpool of political passion and
prejudice.
While | am writing this letter the French AZ
sembly has certainly refused the dotati0n OF lsO,
600 francs asked by the President for the present
year. He never hoped to get it, but asked it for
the express purpose Of provoking the Auembly's
refusal and thereby to increase its unpOpulArity-
Nothing can be- compared TO the magnetic innd
ence exercised by the President, but the blind
enthusiasm which the true Napoleon inspired in
the brilliant time of bis successes. But Napoleon
although an enemy to liberty, was q genius,
and powerful one, which his successor 10 Ger.
taiuly not Popular enthusiasm is like one OF
those tropical trees which grow in afew hours, bat
stand trunkless and therefore helpless. When
the young tree springs from the ground it attaches
itself to the first trunk il finds whether tbe an oak
or an aspen.
But Time advances The four years Of the Pres
dency are nearly completed, and new election /
will soon take place. In the present mood OF the /
French people what can be hoped-or, rather, /
what is not TO be fearedl 1t is bat too likely I
that Louis Napoleon will be elected; or, more |
shameful still, something may be done 70 confirm /
him forever in his present position.
In that case perishes all hope for the European I
nations, and France loses its title to glorious |
name and to the love OF other people. A new
revolution might restore the rights which are fast
disappearing in France. Bot revolutions are al
ways dangerous, and France 10 weary Of them.
CHRISTINE TRIVULZiO DI BEL0IoIOSO.
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