Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-01-19
TIE NAPOLEON UsURPATION.


4 Inc teiT q Efqf OF Louis Napoleon having resulted
in temporary success at least lie parasites and fat
teFeIs OF the Usurpsr, far nom apoogIzng Tor his
conduct, SPEAK OF = III terms OF ihe warmest approval;
and describe the nephew OF his uncle IN language
tsat would be fusome and exirayagant, If applied TO
the uncle himself. The recent movement Is alluded
10 by these mnions, one OF the most finished, ell
iectlye and mastery strokes OF pohcy IN history,
ana every way worthy geGlus OF the highest ORDER.
| Nay, NJ g. lie Cdsssi2nac, Of the EDITORS OF the
ConstItullOnHel, mas Just issued pamphlet the spe-
cal object of which TO give sort OF official ac-
count OF the usurpaon panegyrzr and glo1iiy II.
Alter recaplulGtIpg the condiOn OF afalrsin France,
aud aludinE TO the many struggles between the Pre-
sdent and The Assembly, he states that 'the situa.
tioa" became imoierable, and ii was necessary TO
| come TO some termination. great number al con-
sentative members. he ahrms, were anxious that the
President should dissolve the assembly during the
| recent recess: while at the time the Fusoniss
| rendered overures, and either offered 10 aid Louis
Napoleon 10 saving society, as is termed or IN uni
ding with him Tor the preservation of Order should
coup detGt become ind spensa6e. Some OF the lead
as representatives of the red socialist party
anxious that the President should lean them, while
on the evening OF the first OF December plan of CO.
operation suggested in the OF certain egi.
| uist leaders. M. de Cassaiguac makes this state
ment for the purpose of showing the confusion Of at
airs, and OF proving that all parties for
Il change. "But, he adds, with mock and hollow pa
| tTiotsn, Louis Napoleon would not consent to de-
pend on anythiog but France" In other words, he
found that the rites IN the Assembly were utterly
diYlded-he had secured the army To his purposes:
and hence like thief in the night he stole upon his
Sumoerins country, robbed her OF her ndep@n def c.
and aimed the assassin's blow at the very heari OF
the Republic But let US follow the aPoog.s. OF the
usurPsr.
Ii was. says NJ. de CasSaignac, Immediately after
thu act of hostility OF ths @ testers that The President
determined to take his measures 0r an eyeriua ity
evidently very near. Three men were his confidnts:
VI. de ST Arnaud Monster OF War; NJ. de Meray
representative of the people and NJ de MAupas Pr.
feet OF Police. Louis Napoieou explained TO them
the design which he had formed to coHnre away The
danger. and the three promi ed HIM Their cooperation
NJ de Mornl for all poncai responsibility, as Minis
tel Of the Interior; GPn de st. Arnaud for the mill
tary operations; and M de Manpas ior the aciion OF
the police. For fortnight these three men fixed with
the President all the details Of the act and the 81 CHIT
! est matters connected with it concerted and
crowded tor with such extraordinary secrecy that
the nearest friends of the parties had suspi-
clon OF what was going on, until the arrival of the
final moment just preceding the carrying the plan in
to operation. The simuanley of all the measures
TO be taken was the INST condition OF success and the
principal measures were Tour IN number: the arrest
OF such persons considered Gu pable or dam
g~rous; the publication the official acts; the occu
patton OF the palace of the Assembly; and the distr-
button of troops the various points Judged npces-
| ssry quarter past SIX in the morning fixed
for the hour Of execution 1t essential that the
plan should not become known by Of its paris
but that 1t should strike the public mind By ensenl-
bic. Accordingly, at quarter past SIX The arrests
were effected, half past SIX the al their
posts and at seven the decree of dissolution anu the
proelamations left the prefecture OF police coverthe
walls of Paris AT hall past SIX precisely, NJ. de
Merny took possession of the hotel of the Interior ac-
companied BY hundred and fifty chasseurs de Via
cennes, and handed TO NJ de Thougny letter in
which the President thanked him Tor his coed ser
vices and informed hun OF the decisive act which
he had resolved. The persons who to be az
rested were OF two sorts; representatives more less
engaged IN fragrant conspiracy, and the chief of
cret societies and commanders oil barbados, always
ready to obey the orders OF the factons Boh of
these classes We're narrowly watched and almost
guarded cue Tor a fortnight before by Invisible
agents, and OF these agents suspected the OBJ
jscG OF his mission, each having received different
motive for it. The number OF persons to be arrested
amounted TO rs, of whom eighteen were representa-
six Sc suIh arr
cades. The eight hundred sergents de vile and the
bigades of surety had been c0nsigne-ed at the preec
lure of police he night before eleven O'Clock un-
der pretext of the presence in Paris of the refugees
| from London.
AT halt past three in the morning the oommissares
| of police and officers de paix were summoned from
their own houses, and four o'clock they all arrived
at the prefecture, and were placed in small groups in
separate rooms. in order TO avoid questions amongst
themselves. At five O'clock all the conmissaries were
called one by one into the Protects cabinet and were
there informed by him of the intended plan of opera
tons, receiving at the same time precise orders
| his mode of proceeding These promised ;,
every oae TO execute at every risk the orders given
him, and not one tailed in performing what re prom
| ised. A great number OF carriages, engaged before
hand, stationed the quays, in the neighber-
| hood oil the prefecture, in such manner not to
excite attention. The had be- combined be-
tween the Protect OF Police and the Minister OF War,
to precede by quarter OF hour the arrival OF
the troops their different posts The arrests
be effected at quarter past six, and the gents had
ders to be at the doors OF the designated
| x,
effect with marvellous puuctuality and no arrest
| occupied more than twenty minutes
HIRE then, we have the story, as told by OF the
confidential advisers and subtle parasites of the Usu-
per. 1t CLOSED with the preiensc OF necessity
| and yet unprincipled atty per-
petrated 10 any or country. The very power
! hded to the President by the people, 10 oil
enthusiasm, was employed 10 imoson their represent
| tatiyes--'o arrest and insult the who and
| were identified with the military glory OF the country,
and to lender the name OF France mock and bv-
| q Kin
puzzle il, 10 understand The recent apparent coufir-
nation at the polls. How is this to be explained
Either the of Napoleons still tower OF strength
| with the masses ialisnlan hat oveIwheims every
other consideral lon-or the whole thing s fraud.
in confirmation OF this latter view, we may state
that correspo 7dent OF the NATIONAL Iueliigencer
who iu Paris during the election, ard visited Sc
veral OF the precincts, says that VIII! there
merous individuals distributing affirmative, Louis
Napoleon tickets, he did single distributor Of
negative ticket Surprised at the circumstance, hs
made o9uiry OF a policeman duty aud he was 10.
formed that tickets with No" printed on them were
positively forbidden. at least cef tan that while
the Government employ ed every available means by
coercion. persuasion and indirect bribery secure
large am native vote, every poss e OBSTACLE was
| thrown in the way 81 negative ?. And what is
the decision? The French people were ca led upon
10 sanction or re- ect by simple yes no, the olow
ing tenn:
The French people wish for the maintenance O
the auth rity OF Lous Napoleon Bona part. and drlet
. gate 10 him the necessary powers make Constitu.
Iie1 on the bases proposed in his proclamation Of the
I'd December.
The bases laid down in the PROCLAMATION of I'd
December,
al a responsible Chief named for ten years.
"2. Ministers dependent on The Executive power
r alone.
80 A Council of State formed Of the most dsn-
gushed men, preparing the laws. and supporting the
? discussion of them before the Legislative BODY
+ a. A Legislative body, discussing and voti.e laws
named by universal suffrage, without serun de itse
I, which fasiHes the election.
IS. A second Assembly formed from the illustrous
men OF the country, as pfeponderating power and
guardian G The fundamental compact of public liber-
ties"
The ayes have il by overwhelming vote under the
system adopted. And yet who would To surprised at
any moment, TO hear that another revoluton had
broken out in France that Louis Napoleon had been
compelled seek salty in hght. or that he had snf
tered a sudden and bloody death? PHILADELPHIA In.
quirer.
NEGROES IN CANADA
/ In ofIb he iissf Il da tL.