Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-03-25


il consisted in wearing green coats
and looking like the Emperor. Ma,
poleon Bonaparte was marvel OF
intellect; some OF his brothers posses
sed talent, but their children innerlt-
ed little of even talent. LOUIS pos
sesses of his uncle's character, only
ambition Though what might be
generally termed smart man. 10 use
a Yankeeism, his shrewdness is that
of a pickpocket or small burglar
His early attempt at revolutionizing
France, which led to his imprison-
ment in the fortress Of Ham, was
contemplate, and evinced equal ar
rogance and want Of tact.
The period, however, arrived,
when by an extraordinary combina-
ton of circumstances, this ever blum
dering adyenturer, this defeated rebel
and broken gambler, rose TO the top
wave OF notorietv. The people oil
France, called upon TO elect chiei
magistrate, and desiring TO protest in
the most strenuous manner against
the Bourbon family, and TO do justice
to the memory OF the greatest general
and statesman that ever graced their
annals, required one Of the Napoleon
family-it mattered not which, they
only wanted the name--to raise TO
the highest power in their gift
Louis Napoleon offered himself op-
portunely, and the votes Of nearly
eight millions OF electors made him
President OF the Republic OF France.
Here was a position at once daz-
zling and dignifed. The power that
his uncle usurped was free gift OF
the French people 10 Louis NapUle-
on. The generous confidence of so
many millions of persons was enough
10 make an honest man OF knave,
patriot OF traitor. But il could not
touch the heart or elevate the soul o!
the base, sordid adventurer whom
the French had blindly folded in their
embrace. His first acts were perfd-
ious blunders. Under pretence Of
supporting law and order. he estab-
lished an almost Russian despotism,
aided by false and aristocIatic as
sembly. The press was muZzled,
trammelled. fined and suspended
One signal proof Of villany was want
ing. and Louis Napoleon gave it in
sending an army to crush the glori-
Gus republic that bad risen on the
ruins of papal Rome.
This disgraceful service well pre-
pared the French army for the dirty
work the president had already de-
signed for it at home. Monsirous
and unheard-of degeneracy! T h e
nephew Of that hero who marched
across the Alps at the head OF hand
ful OF French patriots, TO give battle
to despotism on the plains of Italy,
now sends an army of their descend
ants, the children of those French
patriots, 10 trample out the flicker
ing spark OF liberty that has well nigh
burst into a consuming flame at
Rome, while the wretch who had
thus disgraced the name he bore,
was lavishing the princely salary and
allowances he received in licentious-
ness and luxury, bribery and corruP.
ton.
The only use that Louis Napoleon
made of his name was TO run IN deb
TO everybody. The day Of reckon
ing arrived; he saw before him tht
hour when the French people, pa.
tiently awaiting their legal redress
would wither him by their votes, a
the polls of May, and driven des
perate by the emergency, he launched
his coup d. etdt, and succeeded, by cum
ming and military power, in deprivins
the French nation of their dearest right
With a cruelty that would have dis
graced Nero, he Ioosed his hireling
and drunken soldiery upon the defence
less citizens Of Paris and the depart
ments, and their victory over an un
armed an d unresisting population
seemed the triumph of his usurpation.
Having extorted the adhesion G
France by gripping its throat with tn
armed hand, he imposes upon it coz
stitution and form Of government il
themselves a mockery. He wars wit
mind, and genius, and free opinion mel
cilessly and ruthIessly, His last act
the plunder of the Orleans family, ha
alienated from him even his most obse
quious fatterers, and even the arm,
view with disgust his shameless ropacit
and turpitude. From the soil of Franc
the blood of her citizens cries aloud 70
vengeance, and so surely as the sun ri
ses daily in the east, so surely will tn
hour of retribution sound for the de
bauched and despicable despot VIII
bears the name ofLouis Napoleon.
The yexations TO which Mr. and Mr.
Goldschmidt are subjected in NorthamI
ton are vividly depicted in the 'Nortl
ampton Courier. That paper says:
One boorish chap arrived in town o
Saturday. quartered himselfat the MAJ
l. Il