The Yazoo Democrat., 1852-01-14
THE NEW FRENCH REVOLUTION.

lpoleon, dissolving the National Assem-
bly,, and appealing directly to the peo-
pie between himself and his new adj
versarieS, new French Revolution
1t is in all respects a revolution, ac-
comprising by force the abolition Of
an existing constitution, and the total
Reconstruction of the form of govern
ment. There is nothing left in France
but an Executive, with his Subordi-
nate and his army. Every thing else
is to be built up within thirty days, as
though new political system for more
than thirty millions of people could be
extemporiZed as easily as the constitu-
tion of debating-club. What is to
spring out of such summary proceed
ing under such auspices, it is extreme
| ly difficult to divine. Nothing, how
ever, as we presume, that will suit the
genius and circumstances of the French
people. Crude theories of unsuitable
analogies, hastily applied, will patch up
a temporary system which will, Of
course, Immediately develop defects to
bring itself into contempt or odIum,
and afford new excuses for violent re-
action, and hold coapS dctat to advance
the purposes of bold leader or an
unScrupulous faction. France, we fear,
| is but in the beginning of her trials
and trainings for the administration OF
rational Self-government, and the main
tenance of true and we'll ordered liber-
ty. We hardly permit ourselves to
doubt that the French President has
been successful in achieving his pur-
pose. OF destroying the constitution Of
1913; that his adverSaries have been
SO shattered and scattered by the force
and well connected skill of his attacks
that they cannot rally any effective
power to check him in his career, or
that he will be retained at the head of
the new Government by the popular
voices to which he has given political
power, and of whom he asks a grateful
return.
The dispersed Assembly entered into
struggle with him for life or death,
and it has proved death to them
They suffered him to obtain the pres
tige Of unbounded popularity in the
recommendation of measures which
make him the idol of millions, while
they destroyed themselves; first by
foolish resistance to the aScertained
desires of the people, and then by ma
king uncompromising but feeble war
fare upon nhim-entrenched behind the
whole. military force of the country,
and elevated to be the popular cham
pion. His triumph appears to have
been an easy one, and we do not antici-
pate that any successful resistance to
his plans will be made anywhere. The
Assembly has periShed in its own im-
becility, and there is no longer power
in France but that of BonapaIte.
What is to be the effect on the con-
dition of Europe, which is SenSibly
heaving everywhere with the throeS OF
a suppressed revolution, it is difficult
to anticipate but key to the future
may possibly be found in one leading
fact, which gives bold significance to
the attitude, and will probably dictate
the policy of Louis Napoleon. In this,
his last stsuggle with his adveSaries, it
is the monarchical and conservative
interests he has oVerthrown. 1t is by
progressive and popular measures, and
the support of the great popular mas
seS, tn 1t he has triumphed and expects
to be sustained.
Among the few Names brought by
the telegraph, of the leading adversa-
ries whom he has seized, imprisoned
and baniShed, we find those. of the
chief counsellorS of the royalistS. We
know that he relies for the basis of his
strength upon universal suffrage. This
viii necessarily stamp his government
as a progressive government. 1t will
be deprived necessarily Of the counte-
nance or support of the absolutists Of
the continent. 1t will compel a policy
in harmony with the sympathieS of the
masses of the French people, which
are unequivocaliy for fraternizing with
revolutionary feelings in neighboring
nations. The government of Louis
Napoleon, under universal suffrage, can
not possibly be a conservative or a.
non-interVention government. 1t must
feed the national passion for glory and
propagandism, or it must cease to ex-
iSt.
1t is early to express more than con-
lectures upon the remote tendencies OF
such great events as we hear of by tel
egraph; but the struggles Of which
they form part have been watched
with extreme anxiety long time
Judging from the elements known to
be at work, it appears, however, almost
a certainty that the French President,
in destroying the republic, has no 9TH
er line he can pursue but to lead the