New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-01-24
DAILY CRESCENT.
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE SECOND MUNICIPALTTY.

LOUIS NAPOLEON CzAR.-Tbe rumors that the
late movement of Louis Napoleon WIS understood and
sanctioned by the exdepotic powers Of Europe in
great measure confirmed The NewYork Evening Post
reliable paper says that during the early part of the year
1851 the Russian Government sent to Louis Napoleon
through its minister Mt Paris, series Of letters urging
lin suppress all revolutionary movements to dissolve
the Assembly destroy the Constitution. render him
self absolute The Post publishes the following extracts
from these papers but it does not mention in what
they obtained If they genuine they unfold
the views Of Louis Napoleon for the future:
The social and moral condition Of France is s fear
full Although the prominent leaders Of socialism and
redrepnblicansm in exile or in prison. yet dreadful
dangers imped over society Nothing is secure every
future contingency is to be dreaded. 1t is with a wild
and triumphant exltation that Jacobnis1 looks forward
to the possible events to the social with which France
tiermany and other countries may be visited in the
spring If So the mort atrocious schemes will be fun,
realized Why shut or eyes? There is in prospect
abyss in which may be swallowed up society and cvza-
ton Two forces stand moraly hostile each tothe
conservatism and socialism The triumph Of the first
will be. and must be- destructive to the latter
What lasting good could you hope and expect from
the Legislative Assembly. How disgraceful to great
nation that body of arrng parties distracted passions
and nnrrownnled. if eowary representatives.
led by intrigue and selfish views and in which s6ently
predolninate few ofdebauched character without
spark Of true patriotism In the meanwhile. add
ton Of shame and grave warming to statesmen there
break out in wild exclamations and speeches the Noun
tain party every occasion to glory the bloody
recoectons Of 90 and make apotheosis Of the villains
who gluttcd themselves with crime and revenge, Besides
do you not fully know do you forget the threatening
designs which the distracted parties cherish against
you. the elect ruler by six millions of votes The first
blow against despsed and necessarily caterng Assem-
bly, will crush it to the ground and there is the army.
which acting only under the iron rule of discipline will
readily accomplish it,
Later in the autumn it known at St. Petersburg
that great many conservatives before leaving Paris for
called upon Louis Bonaparte and earnestly urged
him to dissolve the Assembly, before its meeting in
November The notes and dispatches of the Russian Cab-
met assumed more energetic and more wdey-reachng
tone. We give, again, two fragments
. The situation Of things has become nsufferahle II
aut soti en- fntr Your interest is in serious
jeopardy To be be- that il the sole question
Two prospects garing before your eycs-ese or a
French home utter destruction splendid power II
you do not strike you will be struck down The working
Of the constitution has become mortal conflict 1t is
inevitable that one of the two powers should absorb the
other. You must dare-you must act with undauntei
courage! AS u statesman, you ought to not only
yourself but France and Europe The true question is
not what shall be the form nature of the
the State. but whether the be competent and
able to conquer the spirit and forces Of anarchy
society from the most horrible visitation.
You have under your hand great material power
the army. We know how admirable and onnipotent Is
their discipline We know with what skIful care their
feelings of admiration for great have been cher
shed and fosered They will be eager cooperate with
you They have been long and previously smartng with
the humliations of 1880 and 1S4S Their time their glo
ious and patriotic time has at last Strongly and
unanimously they will support you and besides have
they not paramount interest to support you by becom
ing paramount power in the State and the defender OF
society and civilization Remember the motto of youl
uncle Ia msne t Ell France and that the French
to be governed with iron hand covered with glove
velvet (sa de fer et de relos) France has reached
crises that requires bold and prompt decision Cen
rteore sa enieaee "a bayote and you the sol,
man to accomplish important victory for the peace
the world But if may be of our influence that in
tuence shall not fail you