New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-24
LOUIS NAPOLEON AND THE PEOPLE,

To tie Editor Of The N Y Tribune
SIR The account given by your Paris correspondents
this mornings TRIBUNE Of the candestne circulation n
France OF Monalemberts epistoary attack upon LOSS
Napoleon suggests to me the following communication
While 10 Paris where have spent the last three ysssS
had equ.n occasion TO observe and admire the ngenioss
straagm TO which the opponents Of the Government 70
sorted for the purpose OF obtaining that publicity which
refused 10 them in the press.
Long before the Coup Etat was in the habit OF fro
quertine several Of the republican oos Immsdsisy 81 81
the eae uton OF thar murderous coup all these resorts OF
socialism ard anarchy have been closed "Socety
beire r. seated on it, basessid the official organs
being fsvorite idea with Louis Napoleon that previous
bis 10 the throne society had been ling IT.
kead-i Necessary order keep right side that
all ps es where republicans most do congregsie should
be Immediately put under lock and key. But this VA
easier said than done The experiment was tried for dy
two and failed. Deprive Frenchman Of his cafe sad
life becomes insupportabe II is there he lives; in the
workshop he only the Of living indeed
if be can do even that 1t found therefore that to shat
up these establishments open the oodgates Of geo
eral dsaff.cton Accordingly was decided thst they
should be tolerated though under the special supervision d
the secret police continued OF TO frequent tssm
and thus in daily communion with the heart OF thu 10
publican party The men and women by whom W.
surrounded were the and women Of the bsriesdsa
knowing tbs, was Of those mongrel Amshcsns
in Paris who shrek with tbs shrn fsh women Of The
capital d" Y,re IEmperesr," they accorded to Ne e.
tire confidence and talked with freely a. win
each other thus had opportunity to knov vaas
was going on and what surprised TO ind thai
in the absence of radical newspapers there wa yet noss
Of radical documents Able commsn,a passing evsse
came to them by every post and wefe freely circuls
despite al precautions Of policemen and spies Vian
Hugos scorching little book Napoleon le Peat prntedce
fine hue papsr and brought within the weight Of dngs
letter was placed in every discreet hand The ssns
sSoped with regard TO the CAaf'nert' byn
same suilor Immediately after the marriage Of Louis No
poeon countless sae suggested by that event were ~
ten by the ksepes; wits il Paris and manuscript copies a.
hbated among the faithful throughout France ~
and many other productions Of the kind wersvV
generally committed to memory, and thus got vide aa
aiion from mouth to mouth Leading articles fros ~
7iEes and other Engleh newspapers, containing ne
ieres, comments the Imperial regime, were rsnsss-.
and By the above indicated asds pstsrs
tie city In tbs way the greater the Restrictions pS's.
upon the press BY the Government the mare sfve ~
the opponents Of the Government, in nyen,ng rev nes~
OF publicity Ciarrari the P,esse the S,ss the iss'~s
ton al liberal papers pubishea humorcrs sft'A spps
resily hsyipg 10 political significance, tat WHICH 70 ~
inflated public pregnant with the nos, csrscc en-
eism both of Louis Napoleon and his COurt-
might multiply llus,rstioas but theSe will suhes'
In word, al attempts 10 protect the new ore. -
ihngs from criticism have failed AID the hatred
such criticism has KEEP, Awe manifes.s tsslf yoenevs
perjursd CLf d Eat sppsar in public. There ara -
10 sedous cries b1. ia plsee Of hs>e there are WIS
Mar oleon has much occasion TO drssd via soSs.
silence and the mos. snuisksb evidences Of dSsssas.
Law tie Emperor and Empress Is they pr 'est'd
selves 70 the pubic on the isth Of last Aug-s oa
d.y spIiyerssry OF Napoeoa IA Grccf Never hsa r..
Witnessed 50 yorgeou. fee The vast Clasps 80
were TRANSPORTED into magnificent palace Of hens
j. ro,hsg described in the Arabian Nights more o'n
Everything was calculated TO revive the most
dtious of the Empire All the csco's's'ns were
lseuesqus The beayers resoundee BY Day IN .'s =.
,iGl airs Of Ncpo!eoA tic CosqHerorl aad nsa'a -