The republic., 1851-12-22
Highly Important from France.

on Saturday, having previously adjourned over
until to day.
Highly Important from France.
Our teegraphic column contains intelligence
of startling importance from France
LOUIS NAPOLEON has by bold and sudden
stroke obtained absolute possession of the reins
of government, and is using them with their
full force against the parties by whom his am
bilious projects have been opposed The As
sembly is dissolved, its leading men of all sec
tons have been arrested and thrown into prl-
son, and Paris declared in state of siege.
Universal suffrage is restored, and an instant
election Of President appointed with ten
years term of office.
There has been some triiing street-fghtlng
in Paris, but at the date of the advces neither
the people nor their leaders appear to have
recovered from the surprise with which the
Presidents coup d'etdt had overwhelmed
them. 1t is evident, however, from the fact
that THEIRS and CHANGARNIER are amongst
the prisoners, that the PRESIDENT has to con-
tend against both monarchical and republican
parties; and, though the concession Of unver-
Of the extreme republicans, they are not likely
to be more favorable than the others to his ul-
terror designs.
At the latest date new elements of discord
were constantly arising, 10 battle all calcula-
tions to the probable result Of these extraor-
dinary proceedings.
1t may be that these events will prove to be
the beginning of the general conflict which has
for months past been described as impending
over continental Europe.
Our latest dispatches bring many interesting
details of the progress Of affairs in Paris. but
convey nothing decisive, either as TO the feel
ing in the departments, or the course which
the various military commanders would pursue
in relation TO the President
1idings of the events had reached Prussia,
and had already occasioned great excitement
there.
In Sicily, too, there has been an Intellectual
attempt at insurrection.
kossuth's Mission-Tbe Doubt Removed.
! KossUTH's address to the bar Of New York
removes the last vestige of doubt that may have
existed in reference TO the object Of his mission
to this country. There is no longer pretence
for believing that the adoption of his proposals
is consistent with the maintenance of pacific
relations between our Government and the
governments of Russia and Austria
We take the following passages from the
speech in question, which, like his other great
efforts, was delivered from manuscript, and
therefore calls for none of the allowances that
are usually made for eXtemporaneous oratory
Referring to the objection that declaration OF
non admission Of the interference of Russia in
Hungary might involve war, he said:
81 will not steal into your sympathy by slippery
evasion. Yes, gentlemen, | confess, should Rus
sia not respect such declaration OF your country
then you obliged literally obliged, to go to
war, or else be prepared to be degraded before
mankind from your dignity. [Appause.l Yes,
| confess that would be the case. But you are
I powerful enough TO defy any power earth in
just cause as your Washington sad--so may Cod
! help me, it is true, that was there yet a
more just [Applausol There enough
of on the earth for ambition, or egotiatical in
tercsts, even for womanly whims, TO give to hu-
munity the glorious example of a great people go
ing to not for egotistical interest but for
Justice for the law of nations for the law of nature
chief, after all. lAppause.l twill be the noblest
the greatest glory which nation yet has carned
nobler and greater than any nation yet has earned
and its greatest benefit will be, that il will be the last
war, because it will make the laws of nations to
become a reality, which nobody will dare violate
seeing them put under the safeguard of all hu-
manity. II will be the last war. because it will
make nations contented-contented because free
Applause And what sill must be forernostly
considered, you have nothing to fear by that war
for your own country, for your own security
If it were otherwise, never would have pro-
nounced that wish But am certain that
there is not a single citizen of the United
States who would not agree with me that there is
plausible issue of that supposed war which
could affect the security Of your country.
fGreat applause.l think, gentlemen, il is time
TO get rid of the horror, to review former opin
ons,' Mr. Rush says. ] believe it ia time to
establish that will, and believe the people of the
United States called 10 establish it. That poll
cy must be made subservient 10 justice, interna-
tional law, and the everlasting principle Of right"
No declaration could be more specific than
that which kossUTH thus addressed to the as
sembled legal wisdom Of the city of New York
He repeats the injunction that the time has
come when the people of the United States
must revise the precepts and principles on
which their neutrality in the affairs Of foreign
countries has been founded--he insists on the
duty Of taking steps TO enforce republican ideas
Of selEgovernment-and he does this with an
explicit avowal that, if moral means are inef-
fectual TO accomplish our purposes, we are
to enter upon a war against distant powers, with
knowledge that 1t will be long, costly, and