The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-12-05
THE DAILY DISPAICH


VVefucsdny MornshA, Dcse~e 49,
No. ssreuxth or the French tsovern.c..'
-. Latter from observer the intelligent n. u
...ra.nondent of the Philadelphia Ledger
am vhst we have no doubt Is the true sec.
.treaeth of the present governments IA - -.
,,..ss c,..sas according to Observer 'o'' '
urea, pillars Of that government. ne -, a.,
S..,,rr made M of the true Gaui, m'Aea' ="
49, go ~ france with the Roman; fond OF 'ni'f
go and Of military government aud VINO are
.vr,, who're Bonapartists, because they have pre-
served in greater degree than all otner GLASSES VI
.ocety the primitive character OF their race
a. 80 admirably described in Caesars coh''nen'A-
r;os The Bourbons never humorcd the peasah''y
,h Is.,nbc iiourished principally In the towns; It
/, only A military monarchy that Is popular win
the peasantry.
The mex, strongest pillar of the Empire OF the
Oh December, Is the Clergy From Rome TO PARIS
a~s .be Iedrer's correspondent, and from Paris 10
BRUSSELS Louis Napoleon Is the protector OF 'he
pou., Catholic religion: not in the abstract, but
.rrhs,art;auv nv advancing every where the ma
$50, ,n,sra.ts and well being of the Clergy
,rhere ia not. says this writer. o Cathedral in
France that has not been put In state OF repair;
IN many cases by the muniiicence of the Emperor.
The dwellings of the Curates have been improved,
their lyings enlarged, and the whole influence Of
th., considerable share Of elementary instruction.
which Is again confided to their hands, thus brought
In bear ON the stability of the Imperial throne, In
onpos;t;on 10 the materalism and gross unbelef OF
the Republicans IF there were no God" said
Robespierre, after he had satiated his Republican
Despotism with blood, 'it would be necessary to
invent one" There is no stable government, adds
,he correspondent, without religion and the truth
of this aphorism is now practically illustrated by
the government Of Lons Napoleon to the Repub-
Hcans -sa- a-s.e r"'-
The third great pillar of the Empire, mentioned
by the correspondent is the army, which is sup
piled principally from the peasantry and the lower
classes. and embraces large portion of the Demo-
cratic spirit Of France; but it is military Denoc
racy fond of promotion and distinction and other
Wa well pleased with its monarchial organization.
which makes it the terror of the other classes-
In addition to the positive strength OF Louis Ma
poleon, is his negative strength which consists in
the passiveness of the possessing classes who are
afraid of change and who endure their present ru-
Ter because they cannot do better. Still there are
enemies of the government who are not to be de-
spiseG These are the socialists and the commu-
nsts on one side and on tie other the men OF SCI
ence OF literature, the poets and artists, who
abound in Paris. Louis Napoleon, according to
the writer understands how to give employment to
this hostile in elIect of France but lie sleeps on no
bed of roses. Governing France, guiding Eng
land manouvring with Germany, fighting Russia,
and keeping bright look out on the Western hem.
isphere, che is the slave of the hour, in making
millions reluctantly follow his will -,
'The French of the present day" says the cores
.pondent shave become Gauls again, with Roman
tastes and modern refinement You must accept
the metamorphosis as fat acoOspli, with all the
terrible consequences that may now from it in the
future 1898