The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-03-06

depouucing the law crcumscribipg the right to
exercise the elective franchise, and the action Of
the Government in interfering in the affairs Of
| Rome on the side Of the reaction Thus, the Reds
have compelled their bitter enemies to condemn
before the nation the two great leading features
of the policy which they themselves VIGOROUSLY
forced on the on the Administration Of Louis Ma
| poleon. No one ever accused the President Of
| willingly subscribing to these two measures, 90
Numerically opposite to the spirit of the Consti-
tuition He acquesced in them, it is well known
| only under the infu,hce OF the mistaken idea
| that unless he was sanctioned by majority Of
the Chamber, he could not continue to admins
ter the Government This officiating vote of
the majority, though designed as an indirect ef-
fort to strike blow at the Executive has already
strengthened him immessurably Already, too,
is it apparent that the disgrace of Changarnier
has failed to create the feeling in the army il was
expected to generate-the soldiery evidently car
ing little for men. They evince as stoica indif-
ference to the proud and stern hero, since it be-
oame apparent that he is but tool of the enc
mics Of the Republic, as to the reaz ,tion Of the
| hopes into which Louis Napoleon wbom cheated
himself upon their cries of "Vive pEmpereur,n
which meant only, Thank you, sir, for the cham
| paign and sausagesm
Now, It is plain TO sll who will read, that the
game of the intriguants in the Assembly is CON-
remains at the head Of a party powerful for
| checking the intrigues of others against the Re-
public, but utterly powerless for comprising their
| own ends. In fact, they represent ciques inca
pable Of attaining any pslpsble results in the way
of either Sovereignty or Government Bona
partisan has by no means risen upon their fall.
The overwhelming votes Of censure upon Louis
Napoleon personally, prove this fact so far as the
Chamber is concerned. The removal of Chan
& rnier denotes only the utter indifference of the
army, as well as of the people, to the struggle of
party in the Assembly. Though both evidently
revere the name of the President, and respect the
rtpnblican dignity Of his office, there is not the
slightest symptom on the republican horizon lead
ing TO thAi1Pn@es'nr thst cry considerable hody
or influence, in or out Of the Assembly or army,
have the remotest idea Of adopting his apart
from that of the nation, or Of imposing military
chief upon it, as in 1899.
Thanks to the circumstances by which he is
surrounded, rather than to the purity of his in
tentions, Theirs is just now affecting much for
the holy cause Of liberalism in Europe in his war
against the President, endeavoring, as he is to
hold together majority opposed to changing the
clause in the Constitution which forbids the re-
election Of Louis Napoleon. To do this, he must
continue to court the Reds, who are only to be
held under his rein by his adoption Of sufficient
of their views to strip his late contrary profess
sions Of all weight
But enough of France for the hour draw
from the condition of matters in Paris, as summed
up above, the very comfortable assurance, that all
parties are becoming alive to the fact, that the
only hope that any can have Of continuing even
for time in power, must be based on a rivalry
between the contending factions in the work of
inducing the people to believe that the enc is
more thoroughly devoted to the preservation of
the Constitution intact and to simple republican
administration of the laws than al the others-a
most hopeful condition Of things
Now that the governing dictum Of Nicholas
has settled the Sch}sswig Holstien question, de.
sire to say to yTdr readers that it was originally
an issue between the Danish and German races
and JWfritories Of the Peninsula which usage,
lsAS, and tradition, had separated for centuries
rThough nomnally under one Government with
Denmark, sovereignty Of the Duchess in the
case Of the original causes Of the Hungarian rev.
olution against Austria-was inherited under
different laws from those governing the descent
of the Danish Crown, which went to female
branches; while that Of the Duchies was limited
to male heirs only. or a sudden, the King Of
Denmark declared that the Nolstien law of de-
scent East ne altssed In his justification il par
be said that otherwise mere was imminent dan
ger of separation Of the Duchies from the Crown
of Denmark, owing to the operation of this differ
ence in their respective laws. Prussia's original
armed interference, however, ruined everything !;
converting the question into German revolution
airy one, and giving Russia pretext for her subse
quent interference France, regarding Prussia
rs her Continental rival naturally sided, at least
in sentiment with Russia on the question. Den
mark, viewing the hostile act of Prussia as un-
just6able German interference, quickly blockaded
the Ebe and that act, interfering Mt least pros
pectively with British commercial interests, in
duced Palmerston in turn to stop the tempest in
a teapot, by siding in his advice and influence
with the stronger party. Austria, impeled by
similar considerations, also took side against Hol
sten.
Well might the Duchies, on realizing what
Prussia had thus done for them in the way of
complicating their affairs, have cursed this inter-
ference of their id good natured friend, more
especially since to Prussian State potroonery they
are indebted for the FINAL dsgraceful end of the
contest. Though the inhabitants of the Ducbies
conducted themselves throughout the difficulty rs
brave and patriotic people, it may be we'll for
the cause of humanity that it has been settled as
there is nothing in the Holstien policy (pasi) Of
| Denmark to lead to the conclusion that she en-
tertains the slightest idea of crushing, subduing,
or tyrannizing over her sister provinces 1t may,
| however turn out that she will nom aim to
change the local Government of Schleswig and
| Holstien. so as to crcumscribe their independ-
ence and to repair their institutions aud influence,
which have enabled them infinitely to lead the
mother country (Denmark for full 400 years, in
the arts of civiizstion-in wealth, industry, and
learning fear that the councils Of Russia will
induce the successful party to do so, by way of
checking the progress Of civilization on the
Eyder-to reduce 1t to the refrigerated condition
of mind on the Sound. This is emphatically the
policy incucated by Russia abroad, as practced
by her at home The theory of her Government
q ,hot LnowIed0 and liberty mi ate against the
happiness and prosperity of people, aud it is
upon this hypothesis that she is laboring to have
the council at Dresden base its measures, one and
| all LIBERALIsT