Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-09-07
The French President.

The present aspect of France, her inner life
being completely hid fro n the view Of her own
people as tits from the world at large, would in
duce the conviction that the Napoleon dynasty is
fYed attribute Of her career. There is no room
to doubt that the President can at any moment
become the Emperor. And that the trasition
would be of as faci!e accomplishment as the
transfer Of the Presidency of the United States
from one party to another and quite as agreeable
to nearly the whole people, as the latter event is
invariably to one-haf CT our own. Nor can the
I"Greal" Powers Of Europe iuterpose any real cb.
stacle 10 TIE :ncccsstu' accomplishment of such
a design whenever The Fr"Lch gentleman may be
disposed to carry il into effect. Ii Is now purely
a matter Of taste. The only question Of any in
teres: in the matter is: how long the thing would
last. Whether it would be measured bv the life
of Louis the First Of the house of Napoleon, or
be continued by hereditary succession in his
blood.
The term for which the President has been elect
ed allows him sufficient time to mature all his
ans, and, at the same time, TO secure all that pop
ularity which he may deem essential to stability,
as well as mere success. And his occasional ex-
cursions about the country evidently contribute
to the strength of his position, and furnish the op-
portunity for such reports, at least, as must tend
in great degree to discourage, repress, and over
awe the spirit of opposition. He is building up
reputation as well as throne, and will make of
his usurpation as fair preteXt as ever his uncle
did. The probable occasion for the last grand
coup detat will be nuptial one. Nothing could
be more French-nothing more Napoleonic-noth-
ing better adapted to the result, be it either step
to triumphant career, or swift destruction,
In the civil departments, the Prince President
enjoys the benefit of system which might be ad-
vantageously introduced on this side Of the At
lantic, though, as matter of course, it would be
encountered at first with patriotic indignation.
True, the Frenchmen can use i: with an effect
that none could derive from it with US; and it is
made. to serve personal interest, which, in our
system OF government, takes the form of vote
and influence and thus binds the office-hoder to
the powers that be. We allude to tine sort of Sc.
curty OF officials throughout all the departments
| Of the government; which differs as much from
that of this countsy as cash from credit in fact,
instead of giving bonds, the French office-hoder
makes an actual deposit of money. equal to the
amount which at any time can fall into his hands
in the legitimate course of business. This SUM
is dropped into the French national funds" and
stands TO the account Of the deposition, on which
he is to receive three per cent interest during the
period of his official service. He is thus person.
ally identified with the perpetuaton of the cur
rent dynasty, and soon learns to square his poit-
| Cal IDEAS Oy the court rule OF actlOn.
From men thus circumstanCed, nothing of a
revolutionary tendency is to be apprehended
The President is thus secure in the departments
of government; and, under the despoic oIgan-
zation of power, the same rule is made to apply
pretty extensively throughout the business and
professional circles of society. For instance
counsellers, attorneys, auctioneeers, money and
stock brokers, commercial collectors, and respon-
slble editors OF newspapers, are included in the
arrangement, besides sheriffs, notares, clerks OF
courts, and government officers Of course, the
State having nothing to do, in this country, with
private business, beyond police regulations, the
French rule OF security would apply only to Office
holders subject to pecunIary responsibility. It
would have very pretty effect on experimental
Swartoutin, if our government could only be as
sharp in getting in the deposits office holders, as
it is diatory in recognizing the honest claims of
injured citizens.
Nor would the benefits Of the system appear in
this respect alone 1t would cut down the host
of applicants for Offices of pecunary RESPONSE
bility to mere corporals guard, and commit them
only to men OF character, diligence, and substan-
| tial responsibility, 1t would throw over the Of
fice-seekng fraternity the mantle of real respecta
biIity-not the responsibility OF wealth, but the
responsibility of genuine integrity, indicated Ell
ther in The personal deposit of the applicant. or
| that OF rs friends.
| 1t will be easily seen how such system ope-
rates in favor of the policy OF the French Presi.
dent. lie has his hand in the pockets of all those
who can most readily influence the people, and
amongst whom revolutionary proceedings have
received heretofore large support Can they
contribute 10 the popular cause any more! HUI
man nature must answer the question, and abide
by it, iii France. The next revolution must come,
when ii doe come. from ihe people alone, and
when will that he ?--Bqhisnorc Suu
CARRY A THING TnRouGu-Carry thing
through. That's it don't do anything else. If
you once fairly, sondly, wide-awakely begin a
thing, let it be carried through, though it cost
your best comforts, energies, and all that you can
command. We heartily abominate this turning
backward, this wearying and fainting of soul and
purpose. 1t bespeaks imbeciity Of mind, want
Of character, courage, true manlncss.
Garry thing through. Don't begin it till
you fully are prepared for its accomplishment
Think, study, dig till you know your ground
sec your way, this done launch out with all your
SOUL heart, life and fire, neither turning to the
right nor the left. Push on giantlike, push as
though creation were waiting through all time
for your especial hand and spirit Then you'll