The New York herald., 1851-12-27

tsxt tnht hb anceeeors wore tnAt croWn--StW lcn1
by the virtue Of any conspicuous deed whstevss.
Of himseh-but simply because there wss onoe .
man, not his ancestor, but his uncle QaughtecI
only, who, ambitious as bold once raised himsek for
short time, and thought TO raise but his descend
ants only to an imperial throne, upon the mwdersl
nation trusted to that curious edition of crswn pre-
tenderrusted to his oath BY which he swore to uaSa
tain the constitution Of bis couutry-and trusting his
oath raieed him to the Presidency Of the French
public II was strange indeed to this delusion Of
past glory alike vain and injurious to liberty lead great
passed-and the French nation saw that the Prss-
dent, who swore TO maintain the republic, waa
only a ss prstendsr While he vas snsersd By sons.
told by the nation that the worst Of things would
empire without glory and because there existed
man whom his admirers called Napoleon the Great,
there no occasion fer having Napoleon the Little
daughter and applause bad augury for his i'm
peIisl dreams; so that there remained scarcely any
chance Tor him but to keep yet awhile the power Of
President and to raise himself By it the sacregious
seat Of an Usurper You know how he exhausted every
possbe plan to secure his election every device
broke to pieces on the rock Of the sttuon which sx
pcitly forbade the reelection Of the actual Pressat
failed In these attempts he would resort TO ynjesss
to chatter down that constitution which excluded Mn
from power and by this from the trsachsross
realization Of his ambitious DIRE with voisnt stroke
easily to be foreseen and TO be forstod. But 1t
equally easy to foresee and forete that he would vita
out any delay hasten TO strike this injurious blow As
moment Of his going out Of ofioe and Of power was
fixed by the constitution He that the friends Of
the republican constitution, as well as his dynasis
rivals day by day preparing and step by step
shang their forces but he knew that the repubica
party, not having yet come to decision about its
mon nornee for the Presidency was not entirely ready
to oppose his blow sufficiently. Every moment Of dsaT
might compromise his success; there slterns
tive but either to hasten this impous blow to become
an honest man, faithful to his word and oath. whs
could have doubted what course ambitious crown
pretender would take, placed in that alternative
And there yet essential circumstance not be ever
looked The Emperor of Russia and all his openly
svowed secret but equally obedient satellites hate
the worj republic everywhere, but chiefly republic
al the kings and emperors Of the earth The Empsror
OF Russia and his satellites were well aware, that
consolidate republcani,m in France, and make 1t daa
TO their sbsolutism They wished to overthrow
IT, and there was but alternative for that puT-
Napoleon. A war would have been dangerous, =.
cause sgsnst foreign invasion the French natisa
knows wen to unite, and the French republic st
tackled By continental dssposm would inevitably rouss
al nations Of that continent to side witt France They
wei remembered those Portentious words Of Merlin ds
liberty" There was therefore no mistake about the
fact that the Gear and his satellites viii resort 70
alternative to make the hated French bleed BY the
own hands, fratrcidal combat-and murder tho To-
dian. This easier part to play for the despots
than war; and a little diplomacy was all the part
they had to play You see Therefore gentlemen there
stroke really very often have done since my arrived
your happy chores But, 1 must beg leave to
state that however shocking 1t may be to the honest
hearts of free Americans to q playing, out
Of mere ambition such dreadful drama with the
assured that the dna issue Of Louis Napoleon Bona
parties impous stroke Will and but prove beneficial
to the Of liberty on the European continent Be-
fore all beg consider that there Is not the slightest
reuon to believe that the French nation vii sui
init TO the ambitious usurpation Of the nephew
Of the uncle, a, ne ,,ss sssd; (xsuga'.s2 o Y'g:
but copy Of his uncls's 18th Brumaire But
1t is chAracrsristic in history th. copies have
pot op the uncle had the halo Of military glory around
bis head Of that glory which alas is often idoissd
the uncle the victor in Itslythe victor there, wher
from the pyramids Of Egypt forty centuries looked dova
upon him had the fascination OF SO called glory to ODER
in exchange to his nation for its sovereignty. Bst
what is the nephew to fscinats It wth-s nation like
the French which has already through the ordeal
ths s.ory which he Is ODER in sach:nse fS ali whies ia
these three great revolutions heroicslly won -
peoples warm, generous heart see no glory ct ~
and scarcely do believe that even Herschel, With
-. Of S
momentary pretext to raise up - screen to threw
comfortably from behind dust into the eyes Of the Pc
18th Brumsire about freedom the republic and his
luton TO vind,cste t. and man then mis-
taken about what the comedy meant The nephew
copies the very vay TO come by ten years Consu-
late to the people but he dA-es not even talk Of
liberty --hOv could he dare to talk Of it'--shs
which Louis Napoleon has whipped asunder wili 10 b.
cure be cursed In the memory OF every friend Of right
loaded with contempt and curses s not that Il had op
posed Louis Napoeon In encroachipg on the eonstitu
ton and freedom Of the country, and the peoples
right but that had aided snd supported him too obs
dienty too unblrshngly In doing so. wss there one
single blow struck BY that Assembly against liberty,
which had not originated In the pzscshal
not been carried by ths Presidents minste and
approved and sanctioned too readily By him Was not
the much misused word of order the wsehword Of s-
nance between Louis Napoleon and the majority OF ths
Assembly against tins people OF the Republic Oh thssv
Il indeed nemesis in Providence. We bow with religious
av before the retribut>e hand Of dviae justice when
we ~ men like Thiers sent the dungeons OF vinces
pes much evident that Louis Napolec has not dis
pesed the Assembly for having aided him to violate the
constitution, but for not having volsted II sufcienty
&C that 1t should be more obstacle to his ambition
(Applauss) That being the case, he not even would
s an intended justihcstion Of his sscrigious sct,
IA that some members 81 the Assembly we're
about 70 accuse him Of high treason. Nov thst
sSs vonid have been no mistake but . well msriteI
Justice his very mpious act sufficiently shows but only
Imagine gentemen because public of'er fears to BE-
for a motive TO snnihilate the constitution am en-
trely sure that such motive OF an inglorious usur
patton the great French nation will never submit But
Z there h neither the fascination Of glory the deu
ve pretsxt Of liberty which could Induce the french
nation to submit to this usurpson Of Louis Nsposo.
is perhaps, the word "peacs'-at any price, whick
no mistake in the matter. which is the politics.
55aIsss 5aI .ass.uppsrs hIn only e have pssos-ssss
every knows that 70 support him would se only "
plunge france into the horrors OF long civu NG n
e.
ritimsts party must Of course be y fury against hin
The 0resaists party eouaJ ,o-their s.iers, De join
vie hnd Ap~-se, are are....y tnfeatening him Con
Belgum-the Republicans ofcourse, must hate him the
murderer OF the constitution, 90 nobly won and -
dearly paid fors-the party Of glory must l'ok
with contempt at him--he has no glory -
offer 20 thsm-there 4 no glory to be earned on ths
side Of the despots Of th. Euroresn continent hv:s
the uncle, ambitious a. be was had glory 70 onsr "
France not because he fought for the despots but be-
cause he fought against them not because he main
tanned their vavering thrones but because ne w sa
upsets or Of knes Thus having neither the egtmista
nor the erlesniss nor the repubcsns nor the parti
ylsry With him, but rather each Of .nem kEainsf
4 80 fsr cvsd his usurpation be pledge Of pesss
n-n - tho,e few who loved their own tranquiitv
e-, nan their country-who loved their pottase more
than freedom ana hats ,ns ss' tnsn they love
Tp.ncs.sy.u the r,storsticn Of the Bourbons II you
rlesse vt Louis Nspoeons ludlcrous and yet bloody
smbition triumphant over rance ts impossible. Tho
French nation nay bear delusion-t may bear deceit
for q time sas too often L has-but Insult nevert
(Applause Aniusut 60 the French nation is eartA
euske "a Furone HyforV proves IT, and Louis