The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-23

Tho weather Il really too hot for us 10 quarrel
with the New Orleans Tinses upon the subject on
Louis Napoleon, or upon any other subject OF NJ
little practical Interest TO the people OF this conn
try. We have never uttered any approval OF the
political principles Of the French Emperor: we e1-
prossly condemned the means by which he affair =
cd power But we took the liberty to state OUT
opinion that be is man Of great ability and that
the French people have not yet proved theinselres
capable of sclfgovernment. That Is our opinion
and what il freedom worth, If a man may not 2, =
press his opinian' France has had many cpportL-
mites to become Republican, but she has permitted
them all to escape. II she Is so mad Tor liberty
and ripe for republican government, how comes it
10 pass that Ionis Napoleon landed, an unaded sd'
venturer upon her shores. and in few years, led
the whole nation captive at the chariot wheels OF
Imperialism BY what magic was this effected p
The truth is Frenehulen love the name of Naro-
leon more than either the the thing OF ke-
publicanism, and the present representative 81 tha
name, being a man of talent, pith and energy
knew how to make the popularity OF MS "'''7'
available. France has over and over again gwen
immense majorities for his successive elevations 10
power If she is ht for freedom II she wants 70
public, why did she make him Emperor! Why
does sbe eyerywhere. except in Paris, sustain him
now, No one compeIs her to vote for him. 1t
NAV be high treason in the opinion Of tho Times,
but We don't believe there is any nation in the Old
World capable of selfgovernment, not even Eng
land the freest and most enlightened Of all. Re
publican forms are no suited TO all people,
than the same coat to all backs The Americans
are the only nation in the world who have demon
strated their capacity to govern Themselves. There
plenty of noisy denagogues in Europe, kossuth,
Mazzini, Ledru Roiln and others, who have shown
their ability to lead their deluded followers where
they have been well peppered and TO escape them
selves from the disasters which their laundering
imbecility had brought upon their cause, but
capacity to shake a single throne in Europe, to
construct government which could live longer
than Jonah's gourd. When nations are prepared
for freedom, they do not permit such chances as
those Of 1S4S to dart away like will-o the-wisp.
and leave them in a more helpless and oppressed
condition than before. Americans showed in 70
what people can do who prepared for liberty
and who understand its nature and value. We
should rejoice to see the day when Europe will be
ready TO follow that example, and to substitute a
free and stable government in place Of monarchy
But have no faith in any such capacity now. and
least Of all in the desire of the popular leaders Of
European instruction to benefit any body by u
change but themselves.
revolution may occur in France tomorrow
and Louis Napoleon make descent from power ~
rapid as his elevation, but that would not prove
anything, that every ten years France gets up
a revolution. If ~ Republic should succeed the
Empire, all experience warrants NJ i'll the Convic-
tion that it would last about month, and then be
followed by military dictatorship, a restoration
of the old monarchy. An Orleans, Bour-
bon, is much likely TO be the next permanent
head Of France, than a Republican President.