The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-04-30

ninortie whatever iher dag origin In what way has
Tho suspicious and organized opposition Of the old epubi
(yubeais Ia gstq) 10 all Of monarchy
served their cause When the hand Of the watch goes
wrong does 1t make line 20 the faster
On the contrary If the joyful acclaaions Of Paris had
so lar influenced the departments thai Ia every part had
been generally acknowledge that return TO the republic
would be the most simple end 10 the complicated stuaon
IN which the preensons Of three rival dynastes placed The
country all dsood OF opinion among the republicans would
have been remoyedhee voting for Lamarine, those for
edu Roln, third for Louis Blanc, fourth for Banqui,
aud Tor any other The candidate who should
have received the greatest number Of should have
been proclaimed President of the republic In going back
TO the month OF March, 1913, there is conclude.
that OF all the which would have been voted Tor
under the exercise of universal suffrage, that OF M De
Lanartlne would have received by largest
But ii the of Ledru Rollln had been FIRST where
would have been the Inconvenience Washington and
Jefferson both Presidents the was ssful
over and preceded the last
Whichever of these two suggestions we take-Ledru
hoan precursor Of Lamartinethe grave and
fundamental question Of a monarchy republic would
have been decided there would but have remained stand
ing me secondary and uansitoy question OF The making oil
other necessary reforms
Since know why the republic ceased to exist all
uncertainty is cleared away the that should
have been held in 1913 have agree with word,
and words with prncip
There power designate, under any form under
any name, provisional government.
Paris ought scrupuousy have gone further than TO
consult France, and consequently the
tion cannot justify itself by asserting of the
people, or want of political education period when
io want OF simple aud Tried SYSTEM the dsiegaii3n Of
nahonn sovereignty was COMPOUNDED with its erseise
substituting for truth Any usurpaon by men or by
parties, in this enlightened age, a crime without
fault without Win il be said tina, TO consult
nation. to ask what is fits WILL IL an act of govern
ment Such objection goes only to prove the absence NJ
all Objection How long has to obey command
Nothing Is more sim pie and legitimate than that
which they should have doae they should as have said
and IL is useful 10 repeat i-they should have simply
ionned an electoral bureau and have called without de-
lay not the people to arms but TO the electoral urns
Ia doing this. they should have placed urn in the hall
OF each OF The 900 munich pales. and placarded notice
at the door OF each mayoraly, and advertised in
Journals that e!ector might have unde
What vote more sim pie and easy understand by
whole people on whom the principle of unity had been i'm
pressed by centralized monachicai government, of four
| teen centuries
Then longer these complex and embarra sslnc cues
lions clrcumstantal questions which bewider
reeducatioa habits destroy or reform
know what objection is raised: that this mig t ba We
resulted in the monarchy agan--ihe monarchy e-ctve
| sim Pilfed, responsible, and revocabe
To this reply; What then, after ALL the Dictatorship
which of all the revolutions, If NOT tempo
rary monarchy established by forcel
But the essential difference between power established
by and power established by election is thar we
have strength to the first while il is necss
sary only to want confidence to revoke The last.
True, do not understand the right of election without
rable.
Without the power to revoke. where is the pows, to
elect
Ii is sovereignty which 1. delegated and abdica;es
What is the right elect with the power to revoke
It's sovereignty which is exercised and exists.
Then the question Of remains entirely in the
power OF revocation.
II the people revoke their election the elect by what
ever name he is called, is but delegate.
II The people cleo, why, them they not reroE
Does require intelligence revoke than TO elect,
When the peoI the power revoke the cleo
ZION of bin whom they had right elect aud revoke
not, it is because they approve OF his acts.
Sovereignty would be sovereignty if i, had not the
tight and take back will pow CT that IL dsl
egaes. Ii would be paalyzed.
We not confoond soursignty aud po,rsr there is
much difference between them as between the King and
minister.
The poc ought obey the ,oruagya the hand obey,
| tie head
When the sopnagnfy speaks and ORDERS the porey ought
TO act and submit
fihe elected shoud disregard the real public interests
would this not be sufficient motive accuse him
Would be wrong revoke his election require him 10
resign Only before Withdrawing should be hi. duty to
that the sovereign power be exercised propery-ha,
Is say freely and fully This is what is done in every
country by the func,onsres of every degree who eher
| are removed themselves or who remove others.
4 The point is make the power OF vocation In
alicnnble, invioabe, and cfectua This can be done
Then liberty viii have nothing fear then indvidus
right which is the only Divine right be exercised in all
its fullness.
But from whence the objections to which will
summsrly reply They from the old repu bIican.
repubtiea ins de Ia petls) who, 18th February
lSs. the day after their victory knowing what to do
and suspicious OF another, they acted In such a
manner mutually destroy their power-fallins
nto public disfavor changing their triumph into Of
disorder and succession OF defeats and having for their
means Of government transportation, the prison. and exile
Should not be right in saying them Imprudent men,
who knew not how conceive revelation without
provisional aud National Assembly are You
who bound the pact, and who never learn
anything
The republic has ceased exist wat OF an imnu-
| table principle aud fixed system.
Though slowly. whsf, then, have we learned
What ought this immuis able principle be The ma
tionsl sovereignty but the national sovereignty in its
ercise and in the dele saon Of itin such
that the absolute majority quickly consulted sincerely
pressed aud regularly declared always preserve the
liberty and the power change the OF its WILL
just under monarchy, the King has the power to
change the ministers day which be had chosen the day
before.
This fixed system-whst ought 1t to be Universal
suffrage but universal suffrage, working the la
ssd the rmome,s work, rising falling under the pressure
of public opinion. snd indicating with certainly ali its
changes o. whstvaue Is absromeie a thermometer
that has change OF what use Uavvrsal suffrage.
then, TO render the sevices those unsnt
should 1t not acquire the precision and certainty
Here is the whole question, and Is bat single question
1t is determined.
revolution which would end thus, scrspuousy respect
ing the mmutabe principle OF national sovereignty and
applying, without delay, the ssp mechanism Of univef
1 aal sufi~ shnull vud. IL