Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1852-02-28

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Louis Napoleon constitution IS n present ihs
topic Of discussion % al Che newspapers Eng
ish aad Amerciu, 20 lhe exclusion Oh a.most
every other subject. Even lhs London Times
/ has little more thaH growi 10 spae ~ ihe rea
Of ibs world So bisy isii in hlling ihe French
BsurpeE As Cor ihai gentleman, be seems 10
have ieaihefed bis nest very handsomely, and
whether he may chonse. Go future 10 reign under
lhe name of President OF Of Emperor The result
VIII be pretty much the same. He has al
lse power, all The money, all The army, al The
Haey lie can make whsi lass be Rleases, aad
rrfise 20 authorize such a. he does not ike
The lives. lhe liberties and the property Of bis
fellow citizens o. more properly speaking. If his
stlieeis ATE completely at bis mercy. He can
declare war, make peace, conclude treaties, and
tifm alliances In one word, he can do what
ever be iaay iaiik proper uB5er ,bis constitution,
aud be is responsible 10 10 one save God aud 10
Tie people Tor Bis acts This is auiocraey 10
is most ineral sense despoiism as abso-
luie as that Of lhe Car, or Of The Austrian Eln-
perar.
Such is The state Of things which has grown
ont ofihe revolution Of 1913, revolution which
was hailed throughout lhe world, by the friends
Of human freedom, a. a triumph Of their princi-
pies. IL such amanner have been disappointed
ihe hopes Of ih0e who looked upon the gigantic
struggles which France bad been making i1r
sixty years with admiration. and INDUCED the
bore that she bad proGed 50 well By experience,
as not TO run The same risk 81 engulfug her lib
critics, that sbe Aad encountered IN 1880 ~!
has proved deceptive aud il foreign nations
find fault with The government Of Louis Napo-
leon, France has no right % do 50. She has
splemnly yolcd herself unfit for feei0m, aud
we believe there are few persons IN the
world who will concede that Tor once she bad
voted solemn truth. Being DESTROYS to enter
once more into bondage, she has found man
who has kindly volunteered to take charge Of her,
and il she choose e give herself up TO him, sure,
y no one has a right % complain. TheS were
her libefiies-she, no doubt, knew what they
were @orih--a II she thought them Of 50 l1-
1le value thai she could afford to throw them
away, why upon aer head must the consequences
rest
IN tho debate upon the proposition 10 give
Canada d constitution. In 1901, Edmund Burke
for the first time, drew the broad line Of dsIinc
ton between The Anglo Saxon race and the 9th
er races Of Europe. and in reply 70 Fox, who in
sisted upon the capacity Of Canaja to govern
herself and relied upon the example Of these
States FOR proof of The position, stated that the pa
rallel was not just, because Of the dstinc
ton between the Two races which lived on
the opposing shores Of the 81, Lawrence -
| Most of on readers doubtless rccollcct thai
speech, for Il was one Of The most memo
rahle ever delivered, and furnished the oc-
casion ior the disruption Of the long friendship
which had existed between him and Fox. Ey-
cry day IN the history Of France has justified The
assumption Of Burke. at lcusi SO far as is ca
paciiy 70 govern itself Is involved and now, after
Say yeats experience, The French people have
been brought 10 the same conclusion
| The English journals express great indisna-
lion at the suppression Of the national Quad. =
An examination into the history Of that body,
since 1850 iilleaye lie true friends Of free
dom little reason 10 regret NJ its dissolution. -
They have never been efficient In protecting the
community or themselves, and those very COM
mnnities where they exist in largest bodies, rs
Lyons, for instance, have always been points at
which the corps Of regular troops have been sta>
toned. This last fact proves thaiin the opin-
lon a Toe public At least, 40 far from preserving
order, they are sure 10 violate H. and that peace
able citizens BY 10 means place great depend,
dnce on their efficiency in The hour Of danger.
They seem 70 have submitted, almost without
struggle, and many Of them are said 10 regard
their dissolution as matter Of relief
The English papers assail Louis Napoleon as
q murderer, and state TINT thousands were mas
sacred il The streets 81 Paris, while he was car
wing bis comp d'etat into effect, This il posi-
lively cpntradiced by the we'll informed cores
pendent ol The Journal Of Commerce, who says
thai, upon the aulhotdy 0f Nj. TreLuchel, head 81
tao Sanitary BeauFau, a gentleman pf spoilcss
reputation, the total number Of killed and wound
5ed, Exclusive Of The miitary,) was only one
hundred and ninety one of whom lwosthrds
were insurgents. The loss DC the soldiers was
folly as great, proving that Il was a fight and not
massacre. Ii is bad enough, however, al best,
yea il isnoi 50 bad al the deporlations which
have been made 70 Cayenne. These have been
the most horrible Of all the consequences result.
lng from thescoap d'etat, and they will continue
Q hlOtupo The memory Of Louis Napoleon, long
alter he and The victims Of his tyranny shall have
been mouldering IN the grave. Yet when Eng
lish journals undertake 70 censure him, II would
he well loask IL there il such place as Bo,
any Bay and Van Dieman's Land, and no
such persons as O'Rfien, o 'Aieagher, and Mitch.
eli, Or Whether the editors never heard Of St.
Helena and Napoleon.
LOUIS NAPOLEON.