The Ottawa free trader., 1852-01-31

compromise MS success 80 there was no slterna
tive but either to hasten this impious blow, or to
become an honest man. faithful to his word and
oath. Who could have doubted what course nb
ambitious Crown Pretender would take, placed
in that alternatives And there is yet an essential
circumstance not to be overlooked The Empe.
ror of Russia, and his openly avowed or secret
but equally obe1ent satellite hates the word "Re.
public every where, but chiefly Republic in
that France which, as such once already made
tremble all the Kings and Empeon Of the Earth
The Emperor of Russia and his satellites were
well aware that new aud peaceful Presidential
election would consolidate Rephblicanism IN
France, AMI make it dangerous to their absolutism
They wished to overthrow it, and there was but
one alternative for that purpose: either war or
eoup'detat 10y their tool, Nnpoleou. A war would
have been dangerous, because, sgainst foreign
invasion the French nation knows well how to
unite; and the French Republic, attacked by con.
tinsntal despoti-m, would inevitably reuse all ma
nons OF that continent to side with France They
well remember those portentous words Of Merlin
de Thionyile aft they send US war, we will send
them back bertyp There was therefore, no
mistake about the fact that the Cxar and his sat
elites would resort to the other more easy, ard 10
them more agreeable alternative, to make the
hated French bleed by its own hands-a fratrac
very man who was appointed its chief guardian
This was an easier part Of the play than wal; ;
and little di plomacy was all the part they had
to play. You see, therefore, gentlemen, there
was no devnatory power wanted to foretell the
Napoleon stroke as orally i very often have
done. since my arrival on your happy shores
But must beg leave to state that, however
shocking 1t may be honest to hearts Of free Amer
cans to see man playing out Of mere ambition
such dreadful drama with the blood and the Ii.
berty of his nation. still feel entirely assured
that the final issue Of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte's
impious stroke will but prove Beneficial to the
cause OF liberty on the European continent b..
fore all beg to corsde that there il not the slgh
test reason to believe that the French nation will
submit to the ambitious usurpaton Of the "neph.
ew Of the uncle" as he is called. lLaughter
You Of course are aware that the whole stroke
is but copy Of his uncles 18th Brumaire. But
1t Is characteristic in history that copies never have
succeeded and never will succeed And, besides,
Napoleon the uncle had the halo Of military go-
ry around his head-of that glory which, alas is
often idolizcd where liberty only should be loved
However. Napoleon, the uncle,-the victor in TIA.
ly the victor there, where, from the Pyramids
of Egypt, forty centuries looked down upon him.
and the fascination of so called glory to offer in
exchange to his nation for its sovereignty. But
what is the nephew to fsscina,e /: with-a ma ion
Ike the French, which has gone already through
the ordeal Of three great revolutions for lbertys
sake Where is the glory which he /. TO offer in
exchange for all which in these three great revo.
lut'ons 50 herolcaliy was won and by the blood
OF so many martyrs rendered dear to the peoples
warm, generous heartsl ses no glory at all,
and scarcely do believe that even Herschel with
his telescope, would succeed to ind ont any hid.
den spark Of it.
Or Is 1t the word Of Liberty which he dares
even as momentary preteEL. 70 raise up US n
screen to throw comI6riabs fisua p,rint, DUST
into the eyes Of the people. So indeed bis uncle
did. He talked much on the Sth of Brumaire
about freedom, the Republic, and his resolution
to yndicate it, and no man was even then mista.
ken about wha, the comedy meant. The neph.
ew copies the very way To come by q ten years
consulate to the people but be dares not even
talk Of llberty-hsw could he dare to talk Of it
The majority Of the legislative Assembly of
France, which Louis Napoeon whipped asunder,
will, to be sure, be cursed in the memory of ev.
cry friend Of right and liberty but the very rea.
son why 1t went tonaught, loaded with contempt
ard curses, Is that it had opposed Louis Napole.
on IN encroaching upon the Constitution and free.
dom of the country and the peoples rights but
1t had aided and supported him too obedienly,
too unblushlngy in doinl 50. Was there one
single blow struck by tha' Assembly against lib
eriy, which had not originated in the Presden.
tial Palace, had not been ,arried out by the 're.
sident's Ministers, and approved and sanctioned
too readily by him.
Was not the muchmised word of "Order" the
watchword of Alliance between Louis Napoe.
on and the majority Of thu Assembly against the
Of tla D.