The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-01-22

forced or induced 10 vote against Their convictions
and inenatons and in favor OF what they opposed
to- H. then considerably more than seven millions out
OF eight at the election of the 10th OF December, voted
in favor OF Louis Napoleon and his propositions, the in
ference is irresistible that he is the free choice OF the
French people, and that his revolutionary measures are
egaized by those for whose benefit he says he adopted
Them unless be shown that the vote was partial
one and that any respectable proportion OF the electors
refused TO exercise their franchise Upon this point
comparison between the number OF votes thrown at
presidential election in this country and the number
polled the last French election will satisfy any reason
able that the st-mentioned occasion Afforded JH
as well as free expression OF public opinion From The
best estimate have been able TO come across 10 Inc
contest between General Cass and General Taylor there
were poed in the United States then having repre-
sentative population OF twenty millions, not lar
from three millions OF votes France, with population
of about SO o0o threw at the election OF the goth OF
December last in the vicinity OF 100000, being con.
sderaby more than double the number OF votes Tor less
than double the population The city OF Paris and ban
lieu with population of about 100000, has 100000
registered voters Of whom $4,000 exercised their fran
chse at the We have registry IN New York;
and taking into consideration the large number OF unnat-
uraized foreigners among by no means probable
that we have so large proportion oil legal voters TO our
population, of upwards OF half million. The highest
vote ever thrown here about 10000, some years ago
Our constituency is doubtless at least 10000, and
vet we seldom throw than 10000 votes al CITY
election From these data, 90 further, the Infer.
ence is irresistible that the election oil Louis Napoleon
was the result OF full and free exercise OF the fran
chse by the whole population OF France as was ever enjoy
ed by the American people upon any occasion whatsoever
We have dwelt upon this point at greater length than
perhaps was worth whe but the assertion that the late
election in France index TO the state OF public
opinion is rife that could not resist the desire TO
confute it. AS between the President OF the French re-
lie tha yypb
tilted and sustained by his constituents in the measures
he has adopted and thus believing, we give but limited
credence the stories of military outrage which are SO
disseminated and none whatever TO the ac-
cusaton brought against Louis Napoleon as either The
author or the accomplish OF any such crimes, II they
have been committed As to the relations which may IN
future exist between him and the people whose chosen
ruler he is we shall suspend opinion until he pro-
mounds his new constitution and we have chance OF
observing how it works To the future also, we shall
look for indications of the disposition he enteains in
regard to the great rights Of humanity hoping for the
BEST though not without some apPrehensions OF the
worst
We have few items of interest to communicate by way
of civ intelligence Five lives lost by fire during
the past week. and another catastrophe resembling that
of the last fall had nearly occurred at the ninth ward pub
lie school, panic seized the children upon an alarm OF
fire, and they with great difficulty retained IN the
school rooms by the teachers. Lola Monies has finished
her engagement and left for the South after giving
noble benefit to the FIRE department. and completely de-
molishipg Mr. E. P. Willis by reoinder to his saucy
epistle Her appeal the American people as friend
less unprotected and sandered woman, will go TO every
heart The sol ant funny paper, called the Lantern OF
the brilliant advent of which we have been so long and
SO studousy warned has at length made its appearance
and turns GU, but dark lantern after all The Jokes are
abored and difficult of comprehension and the llustra
lions mediocre Instead of the sparkling champagne Of
true wit it presents with nothing but weak and stale
decocon of Punch How closely it initiates its London
prototype you may judge from the following d'stlch
which is appended the carcaure OF Brother Jonathan
carrying negro in a bushel basket on his back
guess the load of knavery that Pm Obliged TO bear
] Under the guse of slavery, wont let me interfere"
There is an old adage that il is i'll bird that fouls
its own nest" which the would bewitiy editors of tine
Lantern seem to have heard of or else forgotten
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