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

awhy the French Republic Ceased to Exist"
The following is summary OF three articles. highly
o,sipg and instructive, the complicated subject OF
y,.och politics. which appeared in La Press under the
.hoys lile from the powerful pen Of M. de Guardin and
,,beh brought down upon the writer caution from the
.oy,musnbsng the first legal preliminary to the SELF
ure Of the Journal
The republic suddenly proclaimed the 2ih ebruary
s.s ceased exist in fact The 10Th OF June, sis and in
.re the sd December. 1859
The ,spublic--that form OF government at the
aooa and the most popular. which received the unan-
oas aecIamatons of The people iweny-six times ON the
~ n MAY Is4S-hy has it had such short existence
- xby If should be accidentally restored pgan, would
4 o lss any longerl This is what propose TO explain
IA odst that experience OF The past may be instruction for
,bs future or al that may throw light upoa history
The republic did not last because II wasa surprise and
not progress .n
Having been surprise, and not progress, II naturally did
no, ind things or institutions or IDEAS prepared Tor
~, Inauguration Ii was revolution, and could not be
reform
The republic did not last because the conquest Of
mower and the institution OF liberty.
The republic did nor last because lasing tue exercise
Of universal suffrage decreed the cutting up the country
int, electoral districts and ballotng by lists instead of do
esIog the unity the electoral college, single college for
all France and The unity OF the candidate each eIector
ing for a single candidate.
The republic has lasted because looked back to
history when it ought to have locked forward and looked
20 tho progress Of civilization.
Locking back the history OF the first revolution il sa
under Names sovereign assembly and il onld
create similar one. thus falling error Of all the re
stored powers which have Numerically attempted
the past Also, when II ought to have acted instead
taking talked without acting for in critical
talk is 10 divide, and divide lost Thus il was In
1885, and the same has ha ppened in 1913.
Bat above ALL the republic did last, because il was
the negaou Of what il affirmed and when affirmation
isdes,roycd by negatoa nothing remains
I, was the airma OF the sovereignty of the people
but what sovereignty is that which delegates but does NOT
exercise power' 1t is sovereignty in only while
its power is abdLcated
II the sovereignty Of tho people be delegated legi,i-
,naely nationally, and with impunty for four years by
means Of an election, be delegated
from msle male, in default Of male, the oldest fe-
male, by heirship
The sovereignty OF the people is either word prin-
oipe.
Iii be principle, il is shown in its exercise motion
i. proved by walking.
If be exercised If II cannot be delegated then
it is but a word
In this case Henry right, aud the French people
are wrong The heir of three revolutions bas right in
opposition the heir of hIeo Whoever cannot act
a. sovereign Is not a sovereign
Therefore, il the republic should be restored and would
live it must find what would be the exercise and
what delegation, Of national sovereignty wha, would be
democ unity elective and evocabe in place ofmon-
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real sponsiby, in place ola responsibility chimericaI
and vague what the teachings OF experience in place
presumed infaliiblity what would be Liberty, which is
right certainty instead legality which is expedeot
and doubtful; what would be the law Of hnmanity-that
invaratle awrather than the law Of society, which
RE. according times and places what the entire ser
ason collective power and individual power, ruling
the same time instead of being antsgonsc wha, the
government of superiority over imposed authority and
what in sho-t, would be firm government, in place Of a
capricons and arbitrary one.
On the evening the morrow OF successful revolu-
ton Paris, certain without auhority-some urged
BY ambition and others guided by patriotism upon
the Hole de Ville there Installing themselves with the
dictatorship, and, clothing emseves with the OF
provisional government, issued decree upon decree.
BY what Iightl
Who nominated them Who were qualified to choose
them Who guaranteed their character their fitness, their
superiority !
The day AFTER the very thing which they had done sue.
cessfaly against the fallen govenment--which act they
had proclaimed legitimate aud glorousha wing been tired
against themselves unnecessarily they olentny declared
10 be Infamous and criminal
BY what right
Where where will be the difference between an
insurreciioa triumphant and instruction suppressed
be rai the first has succeeded and the has failed
Bot who has proaounced between ,hem' Or who shall
pronounce
II this suddenly selfinstuted government abuse the
power which 1t has usurped If it and REAP
misery; If destroy credit and spread suspicion IL II
place the country in danger and finances disorder
its be aithrss and unjust, and II should show
itself to be Ms Jealous as inca pable who viii Y
who will replace III
BY what right by what cans aud a, what cost =
Here the question which interests all parties all coun
tre', and all ages.
change Of government accomplished thus 1, a thin,
done, but triumph OF right; or r i, be tue ri
umph Of right 4, is the right Of the strongest, and
the ablest
What does ii matter to though tyranny change il
name-it is still tyranny what that usurpaon change il
mak-iti, awsy.a usurpaiioni what that despolism b,
called the royal Ill the national wil is despot
Ism, and never liberty
In France three democratic revolutions have overturned
three tbrones-ths throne OF Louis XVI, The throne
Charles x, aud the throne OF Louis Philippe IN what
have all three ended In four restored moaarchesthe
empire Of 1874 the monarchy OF 1915 the monarchy OF
1880, and the empire OF ls52
Can find government thus instituted without right
70 be government raised without blame
What strength could such a government have None
csud not ten detcrmnatcly which part aks-that OF
aiihfu trustee OF the national OF
tsior victorious revolution 1t fell into
iva, the same time fsthles trustee and weak die.
a'or. When It might and ought have improved the
hours the mnotc the seconds IL lost IN uncertainty and
There was no unity. government Of eleven members.
equal TO each other, Of Of ye three two even
hough armed with extraordinary powers will always be
government of weakness nd tergivetsatlon.
General Bonapare rish, when in writing TO the
Directory the lth May l79S, he said Better one bad
ssseral than two good once. War Is Ike government--s
matter Of the ujaneat'
The republic cease to exist becanse the revoluon IN II.
h step, took tho wrong road and departed FROM the rgh,
hne which had been traced by NJ. de Lamarne IN the
words The mission OF the provisional government All
", hfst to establish Indispensable truce and public