New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-27


the fist blow Of attack against tsspsed. chatter
ing assembly, often hstet By soldiers. and nsve,
with acre reason than now IN France--;hai - SUCH
purpose % attack even that army viii eidy SUBJ
nit to the non rule Of discipline, which Hlea the
people strike the first blow becomes citizen, ali
lovers us think oayonet befo.e rs fellow citizens
lGrest applause
An arm which would not support government
attacked ~ the people. coeys Of course his leaders,
when led 10 attack an Assembly deSpiset ov the
people Itself There Is some KEY TO L,uis Sapo-
Icons hTst days success Some men tAlkedS so much
about the spYIng OF 1852 the appointed n0men, ~
action that i became quite natural for the people
net 10 &c prepared 20 act IN December 1851.
And you know he VINO s not prepared - de'en
himself Is easily taken by surprise Since rescued
by your generous aid from captivity, am rec 10
Iu6ge circumstances by myself often foGeiolt this
surprise. because beating the drum Is not the oes,
means for catching fowl IApplausel This IS the
second key Of Louis Napoleon momeR'ary success.
Tee third is the presaye OF Capitalization IN France.
They were wont to look 10 Paris as al IN all nov,
when we know that our enemy has only one camp.
and that camp Is neither prepared Tor watcAiuL 1t
IS easily taken BY surprise a fair nigh. All this OF
course IS very natural. knew II would come thus.
! have foretod il openly. Ii as clear As sum
mes noon light, but Il would be the greatest mistake
to believe because that the stroke by surprise did
succeed the people beaten and the victory Of IL
dlculous ambition achieved. No, Its defeat is IL
sured.
IL very probable that even the cunning maneu-
yer OF election voting was carried in passive silence,
scarcely troubled by some uncOnDected outourst Of
isolate Internationally. II IS even prooaote thlt
Louis Napoleon Boaaparte had tae majority OF tue
gwen votes, bun mark well, gentlemen, the MAORI
~ of the given votes, but not of the nation. The
majority OF the people have not votec It has not
accepted the arbitrary battlefield which ridiculous
ambition offered TO 1t. The majority o.. the nation
has pronounced, by abstdinlng from voting, and
that abstinence you Will see 10 preVe the most et-
fectIye proteSaton against the ambitious usurper.
That is my impression OF what has happened on ne
2Oth OF this month"; appointed for voting by she
cd - 9th rurrS hon ~ m
iorlty Of the nation has voted agiast hlm am sure
Of il. In both cases We are ou. at the beginning
those who look for peace at any pr mnd my
words, without. Louis NapOleonS lmpOus
slroke lhere WAS yet possibility Tat the
church yard peace OF oppression might ye. 90 on
for while. Now, the alarm bell has rang war
has broke ont. II appears that there i mourniul
fatality IN the ceslinies OF freedom To De olptised
in blood. We may regret this fatality, bit accept
Il We must. And Ions Napole Jn's stroke made
this fatality fact. The blow is struck Thus the
partisals of peace, at any price, must come II a
SPEEDY decision what course they "lll adopt Every
thing possible but rresolution, and the delay Of
decision is impossible. tApplause
Anc there is one thing against which public opinion
of the United States must be warned, that Is, to at.
taching any value to that circumstance that LOUIS
Napoleon Bonaparte has appealed to the unIver
cal suffrage, and declared 10 submit to the VIII
of the people. That is nothing worse than no.
thiIg-lt is too well kno IN humoug ana 100
often tried crime TO be deceived. | am glad OF II.
Without Louis NapoleoL's stroke had hoped sue
cess after his stroke am almost sure Oft Great
applause
Because, now, the success depends entirely upon
what policy the United States Of America Will aiop.
rApplausel And that being the case. cannot fear
that YOU will forsake humanity. Applause mere
is indeed Providence which rules, and even crime
becomes srbservient to liberty. am glad to state
that there were nations aware of the necessity OF
discipline, OF prudence for the approaching struggle
but to state that there are some yer IKE
the men of old, who were discussing the conIo-
yerted doctrine of their creed when ByZantlum fell
There were yet some people quafelling about petty
matters when they should be prepared for the
blow Now of this difficulty man klnd is rd Louis
Napoleon has brought unity and harmony In tneSe
matters and nothing more can hinder maturity OF
combination Thatblow will not be struck where
manklnds enemies are prepared 10 meet US, pui
where they are not prepared, -everywhete u can
not be prepared-were II SO 1t would be beaten OF
course with one single blow by 1t. Tyrants always
use such humbug when they plot oppression
and deceit,1 that IS always a common ,tIcs
Government carried the abolition OF universal
suffraget is he himself who sanctioned that aooi'-
tionit is himself, the avowed pretender to the I'M
rerial Crown, who struck down the Republican
Constitution of his country By an impious blow OF
usurpation and violence, and violence and pest and
the terrorism of prison, blood, and armed AMBITION III
the place OF the peoples Will When an ambi1ous
man raises the sword upon your head and then orders
YOU vote, that much II he would tock your
lips and engage you to speak He Knows taa; ~ rs u
Uniy hs who will dare vote. The snare Is too
coarse oftenused to be mistaken OF such an intel
lieent people that of the United States You know
that there is, there can be nothing IN It but bad
self am the State" that is, l myself am the Coun-
try, the Constitution, the people and all My am
bitlOn is the peoples destiny and my VIII is law II
it will submit to this my Will, 1t IS permitted to
speak, but beware of opposition. ! VIII nave my
Will and in this his will, Louis Napoleon Is but a
tool Of the allied continental despots. Intelligence re-
ceiyed by telegraph before sat down TO dinner,
firms this view We learn thereby that Count nam
borg, the called legitimate pretencer has asked an
interview with the Austrian Prince Swartzen6urg.
and being refused on the plea that the Aos0Iutst
Powers are determined to support Louis Napoleon.
The real key of the whole matter Is that these fear
ed the peaceful console atom Of the french Repuo-
lie and went to work anxious TO anticipate the com
bined movement OF the European revolution. They
knew that stroke from Louis Napoleon would
raise some Ill combined barrcaCeS IN Pans Iney
imagine that the first barricade IN Pans vii cause
isolated unumely risings through all Europe, easily
10 be repress,d because isolated and not combined
but YOU have seen by what has already happened
tina this plot Of the tyrants has failed WIN one
single small exception IN sicily, whch mas no I'M
poriance al all, the oppressed nations OF Europe
proved 10 have acquired what they were wanting
II the past prudence and discipline
Soldiers well know the axiom that he who guards
every thing guards nothing. Revolution In Europe
has no terTofs more One single city is no more the
tie key OF success Freedom has no successful me-
tropolis more. What have shown III Hungary, IL
that nation is invincibe " here 1t does no' depena
upon IL metropolis. That has not become Hu'n
for ali the European Continent. lApplause.l Cen
ual zaiiop is replaced by tecera.lve harmony. |
thank Louis Napoleon for 1t lAppisnsel
And there are yet several other pr9yldensial les
sons in tins sacrleglous blow Without It, the
French nation would probably have tired pc ice-
full solution, on the legitimate fed OF Presiden'
tal election. In May next ne would have mat eiec-
ton. contended and completed. Was 1t possible
the French people had remained isolated IRON
the European people Precisely as re-
NAMED isolated la the revolution OF leis |
saw would II have been possible matters would
have depended from the Individual elecIec
as the new President Now the bolw Is struck 10
France and the French nation ~ effectively pushed
nto the common circle OF the des.ny Of the whole
European continent. That IS Is much as odIHe
gained. Applause ,. =.
Tha, ground gained is more important, because Il
IS an assured community OF community OF ACTON.
ard uuItes the French nation WIN the oppfe;sea
1atiops Of the Continent II has enlisted France IN
the ranks Of those who are arrayed against the ues-
POTS Of the Continent, without su0Jecins the OPP
messed nations 10 the necessity oi taken the INT a.
i've that precommance Of the Partisan initiative
rot been Engaged join the moral consequence oil