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

Franee-Remarksble sigas Of the well fixed
| ereignty Of the Constitution over French public
spinien-The choice Of a Csbinct Of party work.
les has chsckma ted the inirtsues OF the Chamber
The bold and Important position occupied by the
latest chosen Ministry-Its effects Berger and
Thiers decentralization Of The Lexitmists and Or
leanisss induce the Reds TO coaIesce with them
How Louis Napoleon came TO subscribe to the cir.
transcription of the elective franchise and the inyn.
sion of Rome--Iaportant development Of the senti-
ment Of the army The weakness OF party In
France Louis Napoieon's personal aspirations
| dead-Thiers unwitsinsIy doing goed-A glorious
rivalry Of parties for which they deserve mo
| thnnk,-Demmark and the Duchies--That- ss,estisu
In MT sseiI-Tne effect Of Prussias id good
| nntured interference-Dcnnla nrny cisnngr
her scheswig .Hossisn policy to meet the views Of
Rnssia.
NKw York, February %, 1851.
| To the Editor of the National Era:
One Of the most striking features of the two
last arrivals per steamer from Liverpool is the
eagerness manifested by the British press of all
parties and shades Of principle in seizng upon
the accident to the Atlantic, as on the fact that
on two former occasions other steamers Of the
Collins line put to sea without a suffieiency Of
coal, to glorfy their own line, the Cunard, at the
! expense Of the American enterprise. However
"liberal" portion of the journals of the United
Kingdom may be in discussing questions purely
English or. entirely foreign, whenever approach
ing a subject involving the rivalry of any other
nation with themselves or an interest foreign and
and at the same time sntagonistic to theirs IL in
the course of the last ten years they have once
done justice have not been able to discover it,
k,,oxx su L.
travelling and business world their opinions that
no man should venture to sea in an American
steamer without getting his life insured, and on
insurance companies the necessity for charging
double, treble, or quadruple rates for insuring
safe passages in American steam bottoms. They
do this Of course indirectly-so shaping their
comments as to force their conclusions if possible,
on the minds of all, without venturing to breach
them as distinct propositions for which they may
be held accountable. But-selfshness has always
been term almost synonymous with English"
The late news from France, fully confirmed by
the mails by the Baltic, is indeed subject for
oongrstulation the part of all who desire to see
the supremacy Of Republicanism fully and firmly
established over the Continent of Europe Louis
Napoleon, though deliberately oensured in half
dozen votes Of the Chamber, maintains the power
Of his office, intact while his personal influence Is
evidently at a very, very low discount That u
the Presidency of the Republic is sustained h.
public opinion, to which the Legitimists, OrloK
lists, and crazy Reds of the Chamber have been
forced to bow unccnditionally whilpyhs Bona
pane has been forced to abaads6 inrloriously
every one of cherished aspi>ktions for power
not admitted and accordsdfn the Consultation.
AS man, Louis NapoleSn has been compelled to
proclaim his 6wn insignifcance, though boldly in
sisting that as the constitutional head of the Gov
ernment he is the first in France, with ..ower
enough in the will of the nation at his back, to sd
minister it (the Government according to the
terms and spirit of the Constitution, in spite of
the intrgues of the cliques who would overturn
IL.
/ cannot occupy sufficient of your space in
which to recapitulste the eventful political his
tory Of Paris during the last fortnight. Nor is
that course necessary, dealing as do rather with
results. may, however, remark that Louis Ma
poleon's last move has completely checkmated the
majority in the Chamber, in depriving them of
the objections to his last chosen Ministry always
incident to the selection of such functionaries
from the list Of active members of political par
ties In making those selections, he has been
careful to call to his council board no man iden-
| tilted as leader or prominent man in any party.
| Thus, his new Ministers were all employees I'M
der the Government holding positions Of great
| hus,v rtonc huf
character. As a consequence, not one member of
the new Cabinet is personally odious with any
opposite party. Nor can either of them be sus-
pscted of caring button whether this or that
clique Of politicians is uppermost. 1t has been
the business Of all for the business lifetime Of all
simply to look to the efficient and just administra-
| the laws of the land
The Legitmists Orleanists, and Reds of the
| Chamber, (who are filed with Mtred for the
President, since that functionary has given proof
| to the nation that be has abandoned hope or pur-
pose not identified with an honest and simple ad-
gether interpellated the new Ministry IS to its
designs and its party predictions M. Roger,
| the new Minister Of Justice, late Government
I'D vocats or attorney, answers boldly that he and
his colleagues entertain no political designs, and
| are utterly without party predictions; that
their purpose is only to administer the Govern
ment according to Constitution and law, without
the slightest regard as to what individuals are to
be elevated or depressed by their strict adherence
TO that policy that they did not seek Office, and
have no desire to keep IL; but that, while they
do keep it, they will do their best to put down ell
intriguers against the integrity Of the Constitu-
tion-the Republic-whether sailing under Le-
gitimist, Orleanist, Imperalist, or Socialist
colors
The majority rave at this reply, but find them
selves powerless against such opposition. M.
| Berger shouts vive lie Roi y and, instead Of
being arrested for high treason is laughed at for
his folly, by oil Paris except the handful Of poll
ticisns sympathiring with him. This proves that
no one breads longer that the Vaccinations of the
Elysee in or out ofths Chamber can possibly harm
the Republic. In few words, public opinion re-
CARDS his cry only as proving that he is better
fitted for asylum for the cure Of harmless, lu-
ustics than for the active duties of leader In the
| Chamber.
NJ Theirs, whose hostility to the Republic is
- notorious As that Of Berger, In order to con-
osutrsts sufficient strength TO defeat the shameful
dotaton proposed to be voted to the President, is
forced TO give up the Orleans cause, and to plant
himself on the platform Of the Republic, pure and
simple So he sbandons his cherished scheme Of
placing Joinvills on the throne, and enters the
list ~ friend ltrsschsrous Of oourss) of the
Constitution and accordingly breaches an slo-