The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1851-02-27


brought up in old Europe,lI only thought O
a constitutional government; The events oi
iS4s arrived, and felt sincere grief in con.
sequence. /, however, said to myself per.
haps have been mistaken perhaps Provi
dence may lead mon towards an American
form of government. The country declared
itself; it passed its decree, and that decree
was-the Republic. It was our duty to &C.
cept it freely and withouia concealed oppo.
sition. ask nothing from any government
at my age no government can do anything
tor me. All | have to do depends on my.
sell, in conducting myself we'll or i'll. My
resolutions was 10 serve the republic, nor TO
share in its greatness but because the duty
Of every good citizen is to bend before the
law. l reflected that the government is one
Of all parties"
This is As laundering aaa. illogical as all
MI. Thiers' remarks on policy, or the forms
of governments. IF he be grea, man, his
being brought up in monarchical ideas
would not avail against the new political
truths which genius and commonplace can
find in our country. Again he speaks of
the constituted governments as if England
had one and the United States had not,
when the reverse is the case. A "cons,itu.
ted-govenmenr if it mean anything differ.
ent from ia government" which every tribe
and nation has, is government with con.
stitution written ou, and abided by, in the
face OF these facts, there was not man in
the Assembly who corrected the rhodomon.
tade Of Mr.. Theirs
The great debate finished by a vote OF
censure, produced by combination of LIE.
gitimists, Orleanis,s, Republicans and Social.
'sts, Of 4l5 10 236 of those siding with the
Presidency, Paris was electrified with the
result Such coalition! M. Theirs on the
heels of his visit TO Claremont 10 confer with
the Orleans family, (Which act he defends in
his speech,) for the constitution, with con
cealed thoughts!
NJ Lamartine has come ont with white.
washing defence of the President: he cuts
away a, Theirs for his pilgrimage to Clare.
mont at Berger and the Legitimist, for their
pilgrimage TO Wiesbaden, and remark well,
by the way, why did not the Permanon,
Committee of the Legislature during the re.
cess, composed of royalist majorities,' de.
nounce these things along with the "imperial
cries Of the troops" and if they are now
sincere in voting no confidence in the MIN.
istry, why did they not show their want OF
confidence at once-two months ago "The
truth is" says M Lamartine, Zone of two
things; either The Permanent Committee saw
crimes in the acts of the Executive govern
ment during the absence of the Assembly,
and in that case it is inexcusable for not hav.
ing at the same moment sounded the cons,i
tutional tocsin of alarm, and recalled the
Assembly to prevent, beard and pulverise
the coup d'etat; or the Permanent Commit.
ee saw only phantoms, and in tha, case why
has ii not joined in chorus with the retro.
spective coalition which has denounced the
SO called conspiracies of the Executive gov.
eminent to the Assembly, has agl.ated the
people, caused panic in the Republic, sus.
pended affairs, divided The two powers
whose harmony is the necessary cond i,ion oil
all good, and whose conflict the condition o,
evil! Either the Committee was very blind
two months ago, or 10 very much at pres
ent."
On the condemnatory vote against the
Ministry, they resigned, and the President
would no; go to any of the majority to take
offie, but applied among others, TO NJ. Lam.
artine. Lamartine, much to his honor, re.
fused office, unless the President would
pledge the government to restore universal
suffrage. This was thing, M. Bonaparte
said, that required consideration.
Finally, the President formed "a transito
ry Ministry" composed of men not one in
the Assembly--the most extra parliamentary
committee that has been seen in France
since she had a representative body. These
gentlemen all belong to the administrative
bodies which they represent: OF course
they know the details of their bureaus, and
an accident may teach the French people
that minority need not necessarily be q
bait for Deputies.
This exposition of French politics, given
in comparatively brief space, shows that the
Constitution is now appealed to by M. Thiers
that NJ. Berger openly avows his visit tc
his "Kingo as adnty-that M. Lamartine
triesto defend the President, while making
out the other royaists as charlatais--that a
coalition Of an extraordinary character has
taken place, and all extraordinary Ministry
has come in; and that during all these
changes and conflicts the public miud at the
bottom is less turbid, and the democratic
prospects brighter. The Republic | consider
safe. | have just conversed with gentle.
man from Rome. He states that the Cardi-
nails will be massacred if they stay in Rome
after the French troopr quit And how long
this overtaxed people is to be taxed for for
eign priests is question that democracy
will decide sooner than is imagined.
One thing, since have been I'm Europe,
mas struck me the ignorance Of American
statistics and progress, and of course of the
ARGUMENTS for LIBERTY, for unseating the
English government, whose supporters make
the LOANS to sustain the tyranis of the cont
nent 1t is useless to look into the English
press for true discussion on the subject; and
the French press are too &Gnch taf.en uu