New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-03
FRANCE.
~. STATE of the Observation-Disclosures Atii-
,ude of the American Minister
- .l ..ro ~ he n. Y Tnhnne.

have said nothing. since the Revolution
=, the state of the departments of France, al
everything spread before the Partisan public
rnon the subject, comes through channels an'
s,o,, sources which are, TO say the least, ex
,,omelv suspicious The Government organs
following out the policy which was begun IL
this city, artfully cOnirive, by repetition, detah
and good deal OF imagination, TO represent me
central provinces of France as in a state OF an'
,,chv and confusion not far removed from chaos.
The deduction made from these bloody tldngs
i.tLat the country has an example before 1t, on
ANAL scale, OF what would have been its uni
-o,sal experience had 1852 been permitted 70
.,r;ve with its crisis its elections, and It's terri
lie eysntualities NJ. Bonaparte, therefore, de-
serves the gratitude of France and the world
far having had the courage 10 undertake the SO
lu,;on Of The mystery, and to avert the Impenc-
;nr catastrophe In this connection | translate
passage from the Constitutional, important as
irving the grounds upon which NJ. Bonaparte
bases his claim TO unanimous election and the
confidence and thankfulness Of the people. 1t
i undeniable, that if the higher classes, the
landed proprietors, and the vast army OF trades
men and manufacturers, submit % this revou-
,;op. il is because they believe, and have been
,kilfully drsgooned into belwng that 1852 was
general rendezvous for pillage and massacre,
.,S that this formidable period mas been indeh
pitely postponed by the energetic stroke OF their
Prince Dictator-Presiden,. Here is the Con-
stitVtoRn,rs apticle
UisinporlaIt TO reflect Calmly Ga what is now pass
ins in Rance. Certain persons begin TO calculate
.yb unreasonable dlSquletude the great number OF
localities IN which disturbances have broken Odt:
n is yery true that the demagoglc revot, Tepressed
an great many places breaks out In others. ThatlS
sad but inevitable we Cannon sunc.en'Ly ueplpIe
The piyate msiortunes OF which 1t is the cause, but
va rannot feel astonished terrified at the multi
lieity OF its attacks WHAT should strike people is
sss he p,eseLt danger which Is easily conquered,
bsn hat would have been the danger OF the future,
h;ch would have been insuImOunlabe. The dis.
,uybances are prolonged because they are successive
~ iss9 the instruction would have been smultane-
Gus We have only to deal with numoer OF partial
Ssvolts In 1852, there would have been only ole,
tmt n would have been universal. Az present the
forces Of Socialism are disseminated, and every
where yeldto the concentrated action OF the public
force In 1852, the dlssenlnatloa would nave peen
in the ranks of the defenders OF society," and the
nower OF concentration among It's enemies. France
vould have been ruined, and CIVILIZATION suOmerged
an Aoods OF blood Every thing shows US now, what's
and what would have been IN SIX months the organIza
top of anarchy There is, in the midst OF the popula
ton OF our farmers, manufacturers, traders, workmen
of all those who lead life Of labor and of honesty
aueople apart, people gwen upto iazness,-mlscTe
anita ers edy Of sensual lndu gence and who
nave raised brgandage into a social doctrine. TINS
people organized, disciplined, ana armed themselves
IN order 10 invade honest France suddenly, aad NJ
Srsd day and hour They have invented, in order
10 recognize their adherents rayng words and sig
nails and so to speak, language peculiarly thelr
own In short time they would nave esta0-
bshed among all their members suOteranean sys-
tenn of electric communications. Even III the midst
OF their present attacks they may be seen TO employ
for corresponding from place 10 place Geographic
system OF nocturnal fires lighted OH the mountains. |
All this org anzaton was not iermnated-the arm
ing was Incomplete. The act OF the ID December |
has surprised these barbarians OF modern times with
preparations OF conquesss not terminated suppose
Thai all their measures ready, as they would |
have been in 1852 they would have been our mas
ters and the reign OF abomnatien would have IN
vsded Fisnce and Europe. The mines dug beneath |
cur feet BY these barbarisns in all parts OF France
we're 10 meet and form only one. The Government |
Of Louis Napoleon has not let tnese workmen OF
evil the time TO complete their Work, ana 10 charge
with eunpowder. so, instead OF universal anu
instantaneous explosion, we have partial and sue
cessve explosions Ills enevitaoe that they should
multiply. But everywhere the fires which they
have lighted up are being e1ingulshed, and instead
Of feeling fear al these explosions, We should ieei
that ,hey certainly prevent the bursting of forml-
cable machine the force II which would have been
immense"
The army seems to have voted, as far as known,
with great Hnanlmty for Louis Napoleon. heard
IN officer state as proof Of the soldiers zeal IN this
cause tina, twenty-five men in his regiment having
voted nav they were seized by a number OF their
comrades, and that their arms were taken IRON
them they were then subjected to mock tral' and
we've sentenced TO be drummed out of the regiment.
This was o. course farce, but II showed the dlSpo
ston Of these who play ed 1t, Just those who hang
sman in etEgy evince clearly enough by their treat
men, of the fac s,aile what they would do with the
ofsna could they lay hands upon hun. nave
been told by another military man thai the SOL
Aers were siyen to understand that such as gave
negative votes, would be formed into regiments ana
marched of to Algeria The Affirmative vote has
doubtless be en- increased some what by such external
hfuencts but 1t would be useless to deny that the
general desire of the army Is, unequNocaliy that
he President remain in power. The vote oil the
Runes and sailors in the navy, Is much less unanl-
aOus-nearly one.third voting against him ThSiS
doubtless owing to the popularity of the Prince de
lshyille, who holds nearly the same place In the
heats OF the seatroops, that Napoleon does with
he hnismen.
Tia railroad to be constructed around Paris &C.
eortng to the decree Of the President connecting
he rads and stations situated on the outskirts OF
he city, will be, when finished, abOu! IL miles long
Nearly hyo years Will be required for is completion
Ia course will be between the barriers and the forth
fca!ioas There are TO be two tracks and each pas
senser passing over it from one station to another,
vii pay ole cent and a half mile. The five COM
panss interested are TO pay jointly the expenses, and
The right is conceded to them for 90 years. There
VIII Be only two importan, works on the route,
tunnel through the rising grounds a, Belleville and
aviaduc' across the Seine al Bercy. There are fe"
buildings upon the proposed route, and the land Is
generally lerel The section connecting the haSIe'
the Northern and the suasbuIg roads, which pre-
sens no dificultles Of execution, may easily De
opened 10 the public in the course OF 1852
LOUIS Napoleons Consultative commission, con-
as'irg how Of lis persons, a EecuAed list OF whom
Tptared IN the Monitor a few days ago, is toassem'
DE on the a2A az n cn1nr-nnne tla ODeIailOn