Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-16

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1.o0ts Napoleon AND On tbs.
At the late meeting ofthe Chamber
e Deputies at Paris, after the Emperor
read his message, the newly elected |
came forward aud took IN
oath to support the Constitution aud
the Emperor"
We do not pretend to say that Lou
is Napoleon has "A conscience, but il
such thing still finds Judgement in
his Imperial breast, he must have
looked upon the form Of taking the
oath TO support the Constitution OF
France, AS but a simple mockery, in
vented to please the vulgar, but hay ing
no real efficacy to bind the Deputies to
any stronger allegiance to himself or
the Constitution of France France
once boastcd Of IA Free Constitution
when she gloricd in the name Of Re
public, and AT about the time " hen one
Louis Napoleon, AS the newly elected
President of that Republic, sworc to
defend that Constitution and govern in
conformity to us provisions. That
oath may be registered in Heaven, and
We know it is engraycn upon the mem
ores Of thousands of betrayed Ecpub-
licans Of France, who onIv await the
time when the violator of that oath
will bc summoned to the bar OF his
country on charge Of Perjury against
the Rights Of Man. IfLouis Napoleon
deemed the obligations OF his oath Of
allegiance to that Republican Cons,itu
ton so light and unimpoltan,. how
can he expect that those whom h,
compels to swear Allegiance To- INN and
his Constitution will view the ubll@a.
tlons Of their oath more bindhn. upon
them. He set the example Of oath
breaking. and it is but reasonable that
he should expect that he will have ma
ny imitators of his example. Ills con
tlnued reliance upon the army, shows
that he places little confidence in the
oath bound allegiance of hi, subjects.
tie is the GHEAr pERJlnER among
men. Instead oflollowing the example
OF our own immortal Washington 10y
accepting the office of Chief Magistrat
for the purpose OF securing ami consoli
dating the liberties oi thcp,"pie, he ac-
cepted the Presidency Of France, con
ierred upon him on account OF til.
fame of Napoleon, merely TO graft. a
wicked personal ambition. lie sent
his armed minions INTO Republican IT.
ally, 10 crush out It's free government
aud these hirelings still protect the 10
man government against the Roman
people, who .earn for i.ec institutions
and free Constitutions. Sone wond,t
Why Louis Napoleon LA, 50 long PIE
served his imperial crown from tn
wrath Of the people and conclude tina
the Emperor must lie man Of pro
found sagacity 10 continue so long M
on q throne which he erected over IL
grave Of the Repnhlic Bu, all this
natural, when considering the deep ALI
powerful alteration OF all Frenchme
for that great man who made Franc
glorious and erished upon ST. Helen
tor his rash ambition. la Louis Nap,
icon the people see solne Of the bloc
Of the man they ~orshipped, and the
submit 10 the nephew out OF sheer re,
erence for the uncle. The Russian ":
has also served to divert public attcl
tisn from the affairs Of France, Al,
give the Emper new lease of 20,
er. But the temper OF the Fren,
people is the same now that it was
03 anil '4s, and the lebauchce no
straugling Liberty IL half Of Europ
will be judged with rigor equal,
oaly BY the nercIless DEGREES that ba
iahsd the uoblsst patriots of the L
public 70 he awamps of Guians, al
sxiled those Who preferred the frecdo
Of France TO The hvors ofthe man VI
assailed Liberty in oil its forms, and 7
censorship upon literature that &
fseblsd and degraded it.
England has been the co-conspil
tor of Louis Napoleon, simply becar
che pseterred the f'arpena usurpcr,
2 the dangerous example OF French i
public. She made the choice from
lore to Napoleon. The instinct
sslkpaassrvsEiou drove the proud Lo,
q 4ag'snd to accept Napoleon,
1npssos, Or France. tho Republic.
England did not hesitate between I
swo altsrnativss. But she dearly
poth The choice. The French A
aid Assiss England h drive back Rus
lssn Tssasy asa Ne necessity ofas