The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-12-18
From our New York Correspondent,

The political brought by the Niagara in decidedly
OF an exciting character. Civil has barely been
avoided in France and avoided according to appearances
only for the moment; indeed il by improbable
that ere this the tocsn has been sounded the drums have
been beaten, and the death sung through the air
in the streets of Paris The efforts of the friends of or
der and tranquility may have succeeded in deerrng for
brief space OF time the impending struggle but the state
OF feeling indicated by recent in the hall OF
the Legislative Assembly and at the Elysee, such as
to renders speedy collision between the great powers
Of State apparently inevitable.
The President himself. judging from the latest public
development of his views and intentions with which he
has favored the country, is he be sincere, still faithful
to the republic determined to sustain the present con.
stitutona form OF government, and to maintain that
peaceful submission the laws without which no gov
eminent, whatever be its form, be successfully or
satisfactorily administered.
In his speech the vast multitude collected witness
the distribution Of the OF honor to the French
hbiters who had been favorably distinguished at the
Worlds Fair he openly adverts TO the glorious capabl
tiles Of the republic and the advantages it possesses for
the promotion OF the true glory and happiness Of the ma
lion, if freed from the adverse influences of the monar-
chica and anarchca factions He denounces with equal
energy and eloquence those whose aspirations for the re-
turn Of royalty impe them disturb the present order
OF things and those whose Authorizations upon the sub
ec of socialism induce them TO attempt TO uproot society
from its very foundations; and, claiming for the gov
eminent Of which he is the head the support of God and
the people, he his hearers tina, they have no
for fear and that. come what may tranquility shall
be maintained.
Some bold and frank expression Of his opinions
like this is just what was wanted to restore TO
the friends OF constitutional liberty in France their
original confidence in Louis Napoleon. He has
been somewhat chary in his professions OF faith
in and attachment to. the republic heretofore; and
when we searched in vain through his last mes
sage to the National Assembly for any decisive indi-
cations OF his present views future purposes,
free confess that suspicious of his fidelity to the pop
uar cause almost entirely extinguisbed belief in his
integrity a magistrate a But, taking into con-
sideraton his open and unreserved approval and CON-
mendaon of the principles Of free government on re-
cent OCCASION and keeping in view the aimporiant and
most significant fact that he now s, and for months has
been making the most efforts 10 obtain for the
people the restoration Of the great fundamental right OF
universal suffrage we cannot but do him the justice 10
think that he means well, and tina, his counys bes,
chance OF preserving its liberties il in him We have
faith in the National Assembly as body in fact. can
hardly be regarded legislative body for any useful
purpose; for the only point upon which majority be
rallied 10 that of groundless oppo-
si,iono the Executive. Now, had the Executive intro
duced or endeavored 10 force upon the Assembly, any
measure or of calculated merely TO advance
its own selfish or ambitious views, or in any way 10
infringe upon the constitution, or endanger the sta
b,y of the government, II would undoubtedly
be the FIRST duty of the representatives OF the people
to resil il, even 10 the death; but such is no, the
case The greai--almost the only-neasure OF promi.
neDt public importance which Louis Napoleon has Sc
riously and sienuously s,rven 10 carry through The
French legislature 10 the extension of the right OF suf-
frage to the whole peopethe restoration, we might say
OF an inestmable privilege which their unfathu repre-.
sena,ives had wrested from the people To the decs-
ion, the judgment Of the peope-,he true source OF all
power-he s anxious TO submit, a, once his own course
and that pursued BY the National Assembly. They
shrink from the ordea and rather than submit to IT. are
determined to withhold the franchise from their eonsu-
ents at the expense, If necessary, OF civil war By
means of a combination between the two exuemes-the
monarchiss who openly advocate the return OF the oae
or the other branch OF the Bourbons and the red repub
icans or sociassthe Assembly rejected the bull Tor the
extension Of the right OF suffrage, and bad almost passed
vote Of upon the government which was IN
tended TO follow up only by the ares, OF The ministers
bu, Of the Presiden, himself This purpose was openly
avowed and though temporarily defeated the same par
lies have already introduced similar measures, under aus
pces which they think more favorable TO success
On the other hand the executive branch OF government
has as openly avowed lis intention 10 resist force by
force and this is the position in which the parties stood
at the latest dates in Pans.
II perhaps idle to speculate upon The result o con
test OF which it occurs, the next arrival may bring the
detail But we cannot avoid hazardng the prediction
that with the army and the people his side the time
il not far distant when Louis Napoleon will have the OPP
portuni,y OF choosing between immortal Washington
and his own imperial uncle model for imitation and
in that contingency even at the risk OF being laughed at
we will hazard the further opinion that he will tread in
the footsteps OF the former.
Another item OF interesting intelligence is the existence
Of an extensive conspiracy that portion OF the Austrian
army whichis composed principally OF Hungarans II
ia 10 be regretted that h. OF things has been 40 pre-
maturely discovered for will have tendency TO excite
The minions OF the Emperor 10 increased watchoness
but the development affords ample evidence that the cause
for which Kossuth s eloquently pleading not dead
or HOPELESS but lives in thousands of hearts, and will
nerve thousands Of whenever the hour comes and
the man.
IL source OF much satisfaction that the House of
Representatives promptly passed the resolution OF vel
come TO the Magyar which came to them from the SEN
ate Whether Congress will find it expedient to grant
the asssance to his cause that he seeks certainly
oues,ion deserving OF nature delbemtion; but there
should be no hesitation in rendering the hand OF welcome
TO the guest whom we have invited TO our shores The
great banquet given by the press came on last night
and ELECTED another fine speech from Kossuh though no
further development OF his plans or policy tie conhnsd
himself principally notice OF the press, its privileges
and it's influence in rb. and in other countries, and dis