New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-03

81. several revolutions had oeen the consequence
Of n oepIoraN,e want OF rehabilitation. The Gov.
,rnneut divided oisunited. and pulled this way ana
taa, found itse shout pow or TO resist the ATTACKS
of parties 1t suCcuHbed enc ,th them =,
Z. We're We 10 begin this terrible game All
o,sr again Was sne Government 70 % sscfi'
feed to individuals, or Was iraiyidnallsm 10 Do
made subordinate 10 the Government sue
vss the ouesuoa which v,s involved IN ON
candidacy II Cantal. TIE Struggle $751; a. o ans
re,ispation. We fell that OFT name was si'ua'
non not pre.ension. We gave IL Wisaout nssN3-
ton 10 all the chances OF zoe combat ffopne'o,s
and uaboYers mayors and priests rich and poor, ali
IN TO the polls vote for us With concious-
RES of duty. not to elect man whom they hardly
knew but to consolidate iortify and proserve q
cover which II al once fhsif rls ntendt1e,fsH
And ali this Without constraint, wtaous pressure,
without corruption. without Intimidation. Every
vote was free The departmental aimlnissrauon
OF the locality, 10y AZ 10 devoted, the freecs
the Sub Projects, merely Indicated the desires OF
the Government, without forcing them upon any
oce They appealed only to the conscience OF the
electors, and made use Of no other influence tnan
that of persus sion. While a considerable number
offurctonaries voted freely against the candidate
of the Government, the whole OF sne peasants
grouped behind their Mayors, their Prizes ., their
Justices of the Peace, dropped into the urn, with
the name of that candidate, their spirit OF order and
their vote Of patriotism.
"Yes, indeed. we are proud of this result and we
have night TO be so since We do not dra from II any
prcft OF any fattefy to our vanity. But We learn
duty we shall fulfil
How many admissions in this short extract NJ
GueronDere's individuality made subordinate to the
Government his own insigni6cance in presence
of the question whether the Government had not
the right to propose any candidate 1t liked, Mr..
Smith or M. Gueronniere, no matter which, and
force the election of either the inevitable Inference
that had Mr.. Smith been presented, he would have
been elected, and, therefore, that NJ. Gueronuiere,
of himself, is nothing the old story Of the voters
following the priest to the polls, and Of the cruci6x
being put upon the ballot.box, 10 instil a healthy
dread Of speedy purgstory to all refractory eiec.
tors. ". Gaeronniere protests that there was no
political intimidation resorted to in his department
but he speaks of the grouping OF the peasants be-
hind their Mayors their priests, and their justices
This may not be intimidation for the French rustic
does not need to be roughly handled to keep him In
the traces. Csjoery, whether by the mayor or the
priest, will usually answer all purposes. And prob
ably NJ. Gueronnieres election, like that Of his two
hundred and sixty colleagues, due to the combined
influence Of the authority OF Church and State.
Armand MsYrsst has not long survived the Con-
stituton which he so largely helped to frame. You
may remember that he left political life in lsi9s
upon his non election to the first Legislative Assem-
bly, under the Republic. His conduct, while PFes
dent of the Constituent, had drawn ndicule upon
him, and as the result showed estranged from him
the confidence Of the electors. His mind did not
seem to bear, with equanimity, his rise to power
and fortune and his brain seemed to be slightly
settled by his success He did many eccentric
things and doubtless many absurdties were gratui-
tousy thrust upon him. He was said TO have, among
the furniture of his nursery cradle made Of ivory
and mother of pearl, which had either been sacred
to the uses ofthe Count of Paris, or was intended
for the august infants of the Duchess Of Montpsnsier
His carriage was announced at the opera with unbs-
coming hustle and display. The Charivari gave him
the title Of Marquis, and made him for long time
the mark for its good-humored Jes.s- Marrast has
died almost pennilsss, which is sufficient reply to
those whose accusations were OF a grave character,
and who had even suspected him OF metdling with
the cash-box, while Mayor Of Paris. He was one Of
the first victims of the reaction which set In with
Louis Napoleon, and which has ended in the coup
ditaf lie thought himself misused, and often spoke
Of France as ungra,eful He was but fifty years old
when he died His mother survives him.
The Charirari makes occasional excursions upon
the political arena, and now aud tn its shi ATS do
telling damage. 1t lately burlesqued article by
upon the nature Of a political oath,
from which translate 4 punsent passage. Guer-
.oniere is supposed to be dscoursing:
"You say, for instance, aloud, 1 swear fidelity to
Peter and his Government.
" But you add in an under tope--provided that
neither we the other do anything co atrary to
the interest OF the country to my own private m
terest In this case, steer off At tangent, with.
out, however, at all violating my pledge.
Peter is in powsr; ron thi, naturally con.
clude tba, be and the country are 10 sympathy to-
gether that he represents the iceas and tae needs
OF IL sjority Of the citizens
He summons me to take the oath Of fidelity.
Patriotism commands me 10 comply without
delay.
But, all Of sudden Peter is thro wn from power.
conclude from this that and tae country no
leBger in sympathy, ana that he has ceased TO rep
resent the IDEAS of tue majority.
I" IT, in fuch state OF thiags, l remained faith
full TO him. 1t is evident that should oetYsy the in
tsrests of lay fellow citizens. therefore Join i'm
mecialely, the wlDnIbg party.
"A certain period elapses, and 1t happens that
the conQueroIs in the turn conquered and that
counter revolution restores Peter 10 20 Ter 10
msLntst that Peter has become again dear to the
nation, and that he represents once more the ideas
Of the majority.
AZ make haste to return and swear renewed
fidelity TO Peter and his Governments.
Z" An oath, therefore, by means Of mental res.ric-
tions, is merely method Of swearing fidelity 20 the
copqutrofs, and desertion 70 the conqu cred
" There are in history several celebrated oaths
=" The oath of the three Swiss
"The oath of the Horstii-
And the oath that old mother Michael took to
avense the death of her Cat.
"The oath that I. the Casuist Gueronniere. in
,enu soon to take to faithfully serve Mr. Louis Bona
pate will make the fourth celebrated oath"
This discourse, says the ch~ipari, has produced
an immense sensation, and is to be forthwith trans
lated into Latin.
1t seems that the Administration of the Colonies
expects good deal Of sickness at its new penal set
clement in Guiana. A military and civil hospital
are to be Immediately erected there, and ships are
already loading with provisions and sick mems diet.
During the last month 10000 rations Of -four, vege-
tables salt pork, wines preserves, and concsntrs-
tons have been placed on shipbosrd-oRe single
house having received an order for 10000 worth
OF preparations for making thin soup, preserved
milk, &c. hundred thousand quarts of wine will