Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1853-01-22
The French Empire

world that Repub icanism has fallen IN France.
That fact has long since been known tothe
enlightened portions Of the globe. lis spirit
scarcely survived the echoes of the artillery
which announced tie flight of Louis Philippe
f."m The I %nlIe,ics. Eui four years aud Il half
is it's bret historical exi>,eucc-a mere speck
upon the u.ap OF ages: and that empire which
Disappeared IN HE calaml'ous wars OF 1914,
>pIsnd"r. The ;td,cnturtr of S;rasburgh and
K"uiorre-a man whose moral character is in.
famous, and whose political character is STEPPED
in perjury. injustice. and the blood Of his c"un.
lrymen-now Wears the imperial purple and
>wayS the imperi;! >ceplre under the name Of
N"pu'enn III. 1t is an interesting inquiry
Republic and The restoration of the Empire?
By what means has the "NerlIew of my Uncle
reached The throne o. the great Napoleon amid
he loud acclaims Of millions of Freichmen
who but Il few years ago We're so fierce for Iii.
berry, Equality and Fratrruiiy,' These causes
are evident. The Freuch passionately love
military glory. Every p-a>ant-every shep
herd on the tops of the Pyranees or on the
plains of Fiand,rs-calIs to mind with pride
the battles of Ma,engo, Au>,erIitz, jena, and
he entry of their armies into nearly all the
capitals of Europe. Louis Napoleon has Ia
ken advantage Of this national propensity. Ne
pfew aud heir Of the great Emperor, he seems
to identify himself with old victories and TO
promise new glory for the future.
The dread Of Socialism or of Communism
greatly favored tho restoration of military and
mouarchical power. The leaders of the repub-
'ican party in 1913 had no firm principles nor
s-tt ed plans. They went at random, governed
by monentary accidents, and adopted the mos,
exiravacant measures. The SuriaIists took
advantage of this uncertainty and this igno-
rance to propagate their crude system. They
gave out that private property, labor, and even
family ties, ought TO be managed by the State.
those in possession of property. Afraid of
falling into Il f,ighliul chaos should these doc
trine> prevail, they preferred to throw them
selves at the feet Of one de>pot who knew
what he wanted and what he Was doing, 10 Il
thousand pretended r.turmers who would bring
anarchy and confusion.
1t is undoubtedly true, also, that the n~urpl-
ion of Nupo con OF The I'd December restored
quiet and Il good degree of prosperity to
France. His government has been very firm
md strong, and The consequence has been that
manufactures and commerce have tiouri>!sed -
What do the mere ,monicd iHrn of France. in
tent only on their pecuuiary gaIns-or the pea
>antry, who are in'eni chiefly on Il good price
TOR their grain, potatoes, wine and ra'tIr-carr
trr poIllicat iI>titu!iuns7 French agriculture
;>tS, manufacturers. merchants. mechanics, de-
i"e confidence and stability. The government
NIlirI secures them these dressings is the gov
comment they want. no matter if il be Il de>po-
ism, and liberty be bIo'ted out of the statute
,ook and trndden under foot.
Another cause Of NapuIron's success may
'e found in the passion "f Frrnrl'rtn for eqna.
lily. This may s-rm u strange ca,i>e, and look
ike Il paradox. "Francp is mad for equality"
aid C~haseaubriand. "Frubce idolize> .quaiiiy,'
aid the Secretary Of The SENATE in his recent
rport on the ACCOMPLISHMENT Of the empire.
This passion for tqual, y fG, tended principally
10 raise Napoleon 10 the throne since instead
IT I"oking for supper. TO ,hr class Of mobiles
- did he Bourbof>, or 10 the middle c asses
Is did Loni, Philippe. he has affected TO be
only The agent, the chosen man Of the people.
In rai~in. me TO the throne" he says. "lIe
government is a democratic MONARCHY. He
courts The favor Of The luboring CLASSES, and
promises that he wi constantly seek to ~eIeva'e
their condition
After all, We must look in Il g,eat measure
10 the talents and skill Of Lonis Napoleon as
The lever which has raised him over the rnius
of the Republic to the u.perial crown. lie has
shown himself endowed william intelligence
and firmness, with u self possession and irfiex-
IDLE con>tancy: and with u quickness to disco
yer what would cap'iva,e the peop'r, truly ex-
traordinary, never suspected BY his adver,aries,
nor we presume even by his friends. 1t we
are not mistaken, be is destined to surprise the
world to an extent greater than anything that
has hitherto occur ed through his agency.
Louis Napoleon before and after The second