New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-23

last evening, by the European refugees, in honor OF
the memory Of Orsin which are reported in our
columns to-day, are of too singular and striking q
character not to deserve notice. This is the first
time in the history of our Republic, that assassins-
ton has received public honors Of the kind and we
deem it due to the American people to state that it
is al exotic allowed by the freedom of our laws,
but not cOunenanced BY the sentiment of the nation.
While speaking thus, we wish to be understood that
We hold TO the doctrine that resistance TO tyrants is
obedieLce to God ard that an oppressed people has
right TO rid itself of oppression at whatever cost
But we do not defend the mode, in the case of
Orsini, any more than We do the homicdes of Louis
Napoleon, himself a prime assassin. Given the
suppositon that tyrant must be got rid of, that
does not carry with it tie right to sacrifice innocent
bystanders wholesale. But in order that our read
ers may judge fairly of the immense wrongs which
tester in the souls of those who took part IN the
demonstration of last evening, we will reclte briefly
the crimes Of the present Emperor of the French.
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was in l545, through
the generosity of the Republican leaders, admitted
back to France, from which, up to that time, along
had been excluded. BY this means be became
member of the National Assembly, aud q candidate
for President On his nomination to the latter
Office, he made the following declaration 20 the
electors:
If should b. elected President shall devote myself with
out mental reservation consoldanes republic, wise in its
Laws honest in its intentions powerful in It's acts
pledge my honor leave at the end o os sa consoA
dated liberty untouched and rta progress accomplished
Believing these pledges, the people elected him.
and he then renewed them in his inaugural oath,
December lS4s Raising his right hand, he then
said: - In the presence Of God, and before the
French people, represented by the National
" Assembly, / swear fidelity to the Democratic
.. Republic, one and indivsible, and to fulfil all
90 the duties imposed on me BY the Constitution" !"
Instead of keeping his pledges and oath, and fulfill
ing hs duties, he devoted himself to planning a
coup d'ttat. which was essayed in 1850, but de-
feated. ard, on the second attempt IN 1851 was
successfuly achieved. How this WAS accom-
pished may be understood by reviewing the state
of parties in France at that period. Beside the
Leptimsts Oresnists and Imperialists, there were
two classes who viewed with dsfavor the establish
ment Of a French Republic, and wished for its
overthrow on any terms These were the clergy
and the majority of the leading army officers be-
cause the Republicans wished TO dissociate Church
and State as much as possible, and reduce the
numbers. expenses and overshadowing influence Of
the army, which amounted in time of peace to half
million men. In connection with the clergy
and military, accordingly, Louis Napoleon Bona
psrte secretly laid his plans and upon the
ID of December, 1851, France being at peace
and having largely recovered from the disasters n
cident TO the Revolution Of 1S4S, he accomplished
his purpose of overthrowing the Republic. lie had
then been President for three years and was bound
by hi. oath to retire peaceaby at the end ofthe follow
ipg year. There was no cause in threscned danger
70 the State for such seizure of power. The Re-
nublic. of which he was the head, was regularly
established, and but for bic criminal ambition wsuld
have endured in spite of some bad laws, passed by
coalition of Leetimsts Orleanists and Bonapartsts
in opposition to the real Republican members of the
National Assembly.
Before dswr, on December 2, 1851, the plans OF
the conspirators being complete, the Project Of
Police. De Maupas, with bands of bis men, broke
into the houses, in Paris, Of nearly one hundred
leading opponents of Louis Bonaparte's ambitious
desions seized them, ard threw them into prison
The city was then invested BY 10000 troops
whose efficers were conspirators; the National As
sembly was dispersed at the point of the baycaet
and 500 of its members imprisoned. The first
Napoleon had similarly violated the Constitution BY
e,psllips the members of the Legislature from
their ball. by force of arms. on the 18th Brumaire.
The Coz sttutiou Of lS4S, IN view OF the possibility
of sro,ber such attempted crime by tie Chief
MAGISTRATE. cont,.ned tao folIowl1g as Its 65t,
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