New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-09

0rdhins that bloody Instructions shall return
to plague III inventor" Why should not go voice
cry, Sleep no more" to the man who seized the
legislators of MS country its valiant generals. its
Upright judges, in their beds BY light, and hurried
them, unexpected Of crime-suspected only Of not
conDying at crime-to the dungeons of Mazss and
Vincennes7
We have little love for the Italians as people
lone at al for the wielders of poinards and the
kurlers Of murderous grensdes among crowds OF
mainly innocent persons, including women and
children But we cannot forget that the patriot
sons of Italy are exiles, uhy they are eIlles
Italy asks Of foreign States only to be let alone
she will deal decisvely with her tyrants, clerical
and other on that single condition. She is in chains
&c day only because the armies Of France and Aus
tina have resested and still maintain her home
born despots on their thrones. Thus rendered I'd
gitves, outcasts, outlaws, beggars, we may regret
bst we cannot wonder that some Itaan Democrats
should become desperadoes as well. And since
they accept the pers Of their deeds, ard meet un-
shrinkiDgly the fate invoked by their erring AIM
we leave them to that fate without adding byre
proaches TO the bitterness OF their inevitable DOOM
THAT BOnapartiSm is, in its nature and essence
at deadly war with Human Liberty even such as
Europe is prepared to sustain, we have long real
lied 1t was 90 under the elder and greater Napo-
leon; it is cOnspicuOusly 30 under bis nephew
The Empire knew and knows but one will though
claiming to be based on popular election it scouts
the idea that the People have any right to throw
of rule that they are said to have created. Thus
Napoleon Ill, in his new Speech to the Chambers
says Of his Empire:
1T frankly adopts everything of nature to emo
bic the heart or exalt the mind for what is good bot
it is also the eacmy Of erery abstract heory.'
That is to say, it is the enemy of "eyery abb
sract theory" which sffirms that Man has inslena-
BILE Rights-that Power has rigid limitatons-thst
governments derive their just power from the con-
sent Of the governed-for this is what the per-
jured usurper means.
He continues:
Moreover there is truth Inscribed upon every
page of the history of France and of Engand-namely
that liberty without obstacles is impossible so long as
there exists in country faction which obstlnately
dsowIs the fundamental basis Of the Government
for then liberty, instead of enlightening controlling
ameorating il nothing else in the hands Of factions
but weapon of destruction.
In other words, so long as there shall be Repub-
lcan party in France, Liberty cannot be tolerated
there because, under such state of things Liberty
becomes "a weapon of destruction TO usurpa-
ton aid tyranny.
Tight as the cords of dcspotsm have already
been drawn in France, they are to be strained still
tighter The late Legislative Elections resulted in
Republican victories in several districts of Paris in
Lyons and in other Departments. Such audacity
is not to be endured in an Empire " based on
Universal Suffrage" so Napoleon directs his
Legislative puppets as follows;
81 do not Ear to declare to you to-day that the dan
GER matter what said to the contrary does not
exist in the excessive prerogatlyes OF power but
rather in the absence OF repressive laws. Thus. the
last elections, despite their satisfactory result, offered
in many localities cad spectacle. Hostile parties
took advantage of it to create agitation IN the country
and some men had the boldness openly to declare
ceived the electors by false promises and having
gained their votes then spurned them with contempt.
You will not allow renewal of such O scandal, and
you will compel obgcrl every elector to take an oath
to the Constitution before presenting himself as cam
ddate"
That is the last nail driven in the coffin of Liberty.
No more Cayaignacs, Carrots, HenOns, are to be
candidates for Assenbly--for none can be a
ddate who has not taken an oath to support " the
Constitution is, tie Napoleonic Empire.
And no vote is counted that ia not cast for csndi
date recognized such BY the Police, so that the
elections will henceforth be even more transpa-
rent mockery than hitherto.
Deepotism has little inventive power, and is con-
stantly repeating its tricks. When the Border
Rufians had seized the Legislature of Kansas, one
of their first acts was Test Oath, to be put to all
voters suspected of AntSlavery prepossessons.
Louis Napoleon is not quite ready for this step; he
applies the test only to candidates. The principle,
however is the same
The London Daily Mars while It deprecates and
denounces the attempt to assassinate Louis Napo-
leon, proceeds:
"After all that can be said in favor Of the domestic
policy of Louis Napoleon, what Is the present con-
dtion of France The liberty both OF the press ana
the tribune have wholly vanished. Its most h.ustn-
ous men-those who by teir learning, genius and elo
ouence have conferred distinction upon their country
in the sight Of Europe, are either wandering III exile
or 50 eectuslly restrained that none dare move the
wing. or ope the mouth, or peep. FrenchTnen
NAV indeed enjoy to certain extent protection tor
life ard property SO long As they are setshed 10 eat
and drink and grow fat like stalled oxen. Iney are at
liberty TO make money, smoke their cigars. sip their
nnNee and play dominots. But if they aspire TO OBJ
tain any share in their own Government or presume
even to express any political opinions whatever they
are Immediately admonisneu, Dy genie rap ON tue
kpuckles from the truncheon of policeman that they
are travelling out of their proper province which Is to
hear and obey And yet there are people In this eoun
try who pronounce e1trayagant euloges upon the
ruler who has brought things to such pass IN regard
TO thirty-fve millions OF souls
This more than Asatic despotism, it is now pro-
posed TO extend over Europe, including even Great
Britain. The chronic consprator Of twenty years
whose abortve attempts to revolutionize France
very nearly involved Switzerland in war with