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

Self for short time, and though 10 false bat his de-
s.snd.lts only 10 al imperial throne UPON the IT.
| cered freedom Of MS father and
Anc ytt the French nation trusted 20 tha. curloIs
eoliloi OF eros n Ffe;enier-,rus.ed 20 his oath
! BY which he sWoTc to maintain the Constitution Of
ms country and, trusting l. his oath raised hin %
| TIE PreslGercy o. tue French Republic.
IL vas strange, indeed. 20 see THIS delusOn OF a
past tlofy ALIKE VAN and injurious % Ltoer;y. lead
frt1t nation ssrey. But very soon strange fis-
clna'i passed snd the French nation that the
PresIceni VINO swcTe 10 maintain the Republic was
Only Iretencer. While le vas cleeTed by sone
WIN shout OF huush for the Emperor, ne vas
TOLD ~ the ration that tae worst Of things woud De
an empire without glory and because there once
existed a mas whom his aimrers called NaP0 con
the Grea at, there vas 20 occasion for having 40,
icon tie Lite l. ingh-er and app anse.l y oao
augury for his imperial dreams So that there re-
manned scarcely any cnance for hi out t. keep ye'
awhile the power o. Pre- slcent, and 20 raise M
self by II 20 the sacreelous seat of an usr2er You
Know how ne exhausted every pcSs0le PLAZA 70 Sc
cure his reelection. But every device broke 10
pieces the rock o. toe constitution, which ex-
plculy forbade the ree,e zion Of the actual PesdsL1
So lBCeeC every man nave fOreseen N -, having
failed IL these attempts ne would resort TO Violence
to shater dow that constitution which exclu1ed am
from power ana By tins exclusion, from me treaen-
erOus realization OF his ambitious dreams, with
violent stroke easily 10 be foreseen and to De fore
told But 1t was equally easy 10 fOresee ADD fore
tell that he would, without any delay, hasten 10
strike this injurious blow. The moment OF MS 60
Ig out OF Office ard Of power was fixed ov ne Con-
siituton. lie that the FRIENDS OF the ReplO-
lcsn Constitution, as well as MS dynastic rivals,
were cay BY cay repairing and step by sep mar
shaing iheir forces; but he knew that the
Republican party, not having yet come TO de
clson about its common nominee for the Pres
idency, was not entirely ready 10 oppose MS
blow sufficiently. Every momelt OF delay
might compromise his success. so there was
alternative but ether 10 hasten TINS lmpiols
b ON, or TO become an honest man, faithful 20 ms
WORD and oah VINO could haze doubted what
course an ambitious Crown PTeiender would take,
placed in that sliernatve1 And there is yeta es-
seutsl cir umstsnce not 10 be overlooked. IAe
Emperor OF Russia, and all his Openiy ay'"ed or
secret but equally ODeolent satelhts YES t'e ""iu
I" epublicr everywhere, but chiefly Rspl)Hc IN
that France which, as such, once alfeacy made
trenbie all the KINGS ana Emperors OF the bdTtn.
The Emperor OF Russia and his satellites we're well
aware that new ami peaceful Presidential election
Won cOnsolc ate Repuolicanism IN France, ana
make 1t daI gorOus TO their a5solutlsm. They wished
to OS eIthTow IT, al there was but one alternative
for tina purpose either war or coaY-de'at Oy then
tool Napoleon. war would have been dangerous,
because, against foreign invasion the French nation
knows well how to unite and the French Republic,
attacked by continental despDtsm, would inevitably
rouse all nations OF that continent to SIDE with
Frg-ce They wellremembef those por,ent JUS words
o. Merlin de ThODville: " If they send us war, we
viii sehd them back liberty" There was therefore
no mistake about the fac that the Car and his
saeIies won resort 70 the other more easy ana 70
them more agreeable alternative to make the hated
French bleed by It's own hands-a ha.racical COM
bai-aId so murder the Republic by the very man
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easier part to play fer the despots than war and
little diplomacy was al the part they had 10 play.
You see, therefore, gentlemen. there was no dvlna-
tory power waited to foretel the Napoleon stroke,
as orally very often have dOne sn my arrival
on yOur happy shores. But must beg leave TO state
thar, however shocking II may be 10 the honest
hearts OF free Americans TO see man playing our OF
mere ambition, such dreadful drama with he blood
and the liberty Of his nation, still feel entirely as
surtc that TIE final issue OF Louis Napoleon Bona
parties III pous stroke VIII and can but prove oene'
tho.
nent. Before all beg TO nscer tnas there is not
the ightest reason 10 believe that the French Ma
ton viii subm, to the ambitious usurpation OF the
nephew Of the uncle" as he Is called. daughter
You OF course are aware that the whole stroke IS
but COPY of his uncle's 18TH Brumare. But It Is
Characteristic IN history that copies never nave
sucC eeoel and never VIII succeed. AND, besides,
Napoleon the uncle had the halo OF military glory
around his nsad-ef that glory which, alas is often
idolIZed where liberty only should ne loved. How
ever. Napoleon, the uncle,-the victor IN Italy the
victor there where, fIon the Pyramids of Egypt,
foiD turies looked down upon him, had the fss-
cinaton OF called glory TO offer IN exchange 10
his nation for It's sovereignty. But what is the ne
phew to fasclnate II wtha nation like the French,
which has gone already through the ordeal OF three
great revolutions for liberty sake Where is the
glory which he is to offer IN exchange for all which
these three great revolutions so heroicay was
won. and by the blood of so many martyrs rendered
dear TO the peoples warm, generous heart see
no glory at all, and scarcely do l believe WAT even
HeIsche with his Telescope, would succeed 10 nnl
out any hidden spark OF It.
Or is il the word of Liberty which he dares, even
as a momentary pretext, to raise up as a screen to
throw comfortably from behind, dust into the eyes of
the people So indeed his uncle did: lie talked
much on the 18th Of Brumsire about freedom, the
Republic, and his resolution to vndlcae II, ana no
man was even then mistaken about what the comedy
meant The nephew copies the very way 20 come
by a ten years consulate 10 the people but he dares
not even talk OF lberiy-how could ne dare 10 taK
ofitl The malonty OF the Legislative Assembly Oh
France, which Louis Napoleon has whipped asun-
der will, TO be sure, be cursed IN the memory OF
every friend Of night and liberty but the very reason
why il went TO uought, loaded with contempt and
cures, Is that 1t had opposed Louis Napoleon III
eIcloschlng the Constitution and freedom OF me
country and the peoples rights but II had AIDED
and supported him Obsdiently. too unolnshlngly
I'm doing so. Was there one single bloS struck ny
that Assembly against liberty which hal not OH
gu a,ed III the Preslc entail Palace, had not been
carried cut by the PRESIDENTS Ministers ana ap
proved ard sanctioned too readily by HIM
Was Rot the much. misused word OF " Order the
watchword Of Alliance between LOUIS Napoie IN
and the usority Of the Assembly against the people
of the Republic Oh there is indeed Nemesis
IN Providence. We bow with religious ave before
the r.trlbuuve hand OF Divine Justice when "e see
men like Theirs sent 10 The dungeons OF 'lncennes
so much is evident, that Louis Napoleon has not
dispersed the Assembly for having aided him - vi.
oate TIE Constitution, but for not having violated
il sufficiently So that It should be no more an oDsts-
ee to his ambition. Applause
That beng the case, he not even would dare 10
talk of liberty and the only thing ne could GuOte as
an INTENDED justification OF his sacTlleslols act,
Is that some members OF tue Assembly were aooi,
10 accuse hun OF high treason. Now that ms wouto
nave been no mistake but rather a well merlted
justice his very implouS act sufficiently shows 0u'
only inasine gentlemen, because public oihcer
fears To be accused of having violated constitution
he takes that for motive 10 annihat the oonstisl
tor / am entirely sure that 10 such motive OF an
NOTORIOUS usuIpaton, the great French nation VIII
lever submit but tnere Is neiser the ia;in tipn
f glory nor the deluslve pre.ext of liberty, which
could induce the French nation to saomlt u tnis
,surpation of Louis Napoleon there IS perhaps, me
word "peacer-at any price when migm prom
ise any duration to II There can be mistake
IN the matter which IS the political pirtj IN
| France which would support him for tranquil
hn's sake-support him only 10 have peace
when every man knows that to support hin "ollu
civil war instead of plungng II INTO dshonoraole
teace The Legi,imlst party must OF course, De Ia
| a fury against him. The Oreanlsts parry eqlaNy
| SO Their leaders, De JotBvIle and Anmale, are
| already threatening him from Belg I'm. Ine Re,
| n,blcans of course must hale hlm-,he murderer OF