The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-12-24

By and teth the adpiee and consent of the Senate.
Thomas Sleere of Rhode Island. TO be consul OF the
United States for the port Of Dundee, in Scotland.
The French Press on the United states
The most influential. and certainly the honest, "a
per in Paris lie Steele In its OF November 5 h an
article appeared. the signature Of of ablest ed-
tors, which exhibits view OF our political affairs and es-
peciay of foreign action and internal economy,
less gratifying TO the Emperor Napoleon LII than the
President or that much abused man, Mr.. Secretary
Guthrie. The organ OF SAINT Cloud, the Montsur with
that easy and graceful manipulation of the effects of
dead democracy which eninenily characterizes the
monarchca press everywhere, by some unoward freak
ventued publish the accounts of the Roman republic
for its eighteen months of existence, and to compare
them with the past and present expenses of the govern
ment.
The STEELE thereupon INDUCES in French shrug of
the shoulders and, with Gallo irony says il knows
another republic which also is endeavoring to deceive
the happy and wealthy subjects OF European crowned
heads with regard the OF its finances. AS Mr.
Guthrie needs strong lesson this abomnabe system
of false pretences will quote from LIE Steele:
"The Holy Book predicts that is the OF
any scandal will with misfortune. We arc now con.
vinced that great misfortune will beia the govern.
Of the United States, has been the
other republics. That distant land, hich has
unfortunately infested with democratic doctrines. has long
been of affection all the good and Not
satisfied with having given deporaie crebriy such
unruy spirits Washington and FIanklin the United
States have had The preension make world believe
that State could be ionnded-hat society could be
developed by democratic systems, Cor rather democrats
and under the protection of civil liberty and equa
ry Not long ago the United States assumed the very
lace Europe the stand Of defenders OF nations
and boldly demanded the Liberation OF prescribed man
whom Austria in her maternal Kindness had the int non
Of hanging. These republicans have filed the
measure Of their impurities they publicly and
the constantly circulated by French
peslhas the American government is in the possession oil
of $4,000 0oO o0000 OF francs, which 1t 10
at loss know what do with Even the Steele, that
vigan guardian Of sound doctrines, gave publicity
anarchics piece Of intelligence.
But we prepared make the 'amendc honora-
ble, and TO repair our gross We do hesitate
affirm, after due reflection, that the government Uni
ted States, like the republican government OF Rome ha,
been ing with the creduliy of Europe that far from
being in honrhng financial condition as il asserts II
Is the contrary, reduced to the very extremity Be-
ranger, revolutionary poet wrote that later
would bcstow aims upon the last OF Kings Foolish
prediction We believe the is hen tho
democrat OF the United States Will hold Guy HE hand
Kings OF Europe and receive the charitable protection of
their countenance.
"a surplus of hundred and iitY millions One hum
bred fifty millions which they unable dispose OF
Unfortunate people We will presently inform readers
Of or not placing any confidence In this
but first conder IL duty dslose the odous
motive which induced the government OF the Union cir
eulate IL.
1.-THE first question the Americans cndeavored solve
was, by what means they could most readily mo-
narohcs governments into the shades Of darkness They
examined history, and found that in all and In all
countries ales had been hara.sed with al.
though the people had always been suffering under
enormous taxes yet they had never produced enough to
make the ends This is Of course all very
raj very proper; but the United States said
selves that they succeeded in making the world believe
that they had realized surplus OF hundred and nifty
millions Of francs in single year. they would thus esab
lsh overwhelming comparison for themselves against
| the monarches OF the Old World.
They conceived this plan, than they executed
IL their newspape the fact and .ndes
authenticate by supposed official documents There
orsbe American sophisca that the democrat
administration of'h United States is the simple
tenn OF mechanism that public and private fortune devel
oped among them by rational system OF liberty; that they
not foolish enough throw away hundreds OF millions
annually support large standing armies that their navy
is organized with defend their land,
their national dignity, and project their commerce.
God knows how many sophisms OF this kind they have
been forced TO, and ashamed comics.
that innocenty allowed ourselves be persuaded
their Arguments Ii would be impossible say many
people OF weak understanding have allowed themselves 10
be led by this deploabe OF reasoning and by
these paIpabe islsehoods. We viii hasten 10 adm
sndoe Tor the poison which has been thus
| abroad.
How possible for the United State, TO have realized
a surplus Of one hundred and fifty millions OF frsncsl To
obtain result Of this kind society be organized upon
much solid foundation II enjoy the sdvant-
ages OF stability in such state power should not be
ly epbemersl and the ORDER paorsor va
Of FAMILY of PROPERTY and Of RELIGION should
be respected aud prscsed All monarchcai governments
which combine hese several conditions eminent de.
gree hesdoverears in debt In order 10 all up the
chssm which opens under Them, they borro
and thus increase their public lie btes Nobody will ever
induce believe that nation OF democrats accom-
pshed what has yet been realized by nations which
have the advantage of possessing royal families. haoas
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its notorious that the government Of the United States i.
snsrchicsl in the and how otherwise In
country where the supreme power is renewed nj very
short intervals by the sole viii and sovereignty of the peo
pie The irightiu license prevails the United
States, under the Of liberty of The press and the
Of public opinion in tbs, bsrbaoos country re con.
unualy preaehlg murder aud stu THE right OF
assembling IL ppmiIed, and the cxens whenever
hey choose to discuss pubic affairs do any
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Religious tolerance, too, the which philosophy
has entacd upon tho world, 10 in Amcrics in It's very