The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-01-14


MuSxiihg the French Pr.ss
The Paris Presse, lately the organ OF what
we might call the Republican party, if there
was anything Of the name, has just been gus
pended for writing an article much too free
and progressive to suit the dcspotic tastes Of
the present rulers OF the French people --
The following is the article that las deter
mined the mnista rial council to take this
step:
There has existed for several months "a the
pubic mind vague terror, which strikes every
attentive observer, and which few days since
WI pointed TO rs evidence Of the nnmi-taka
bic revival Of public spirit. The hour OF deci.
slve action !. now evidently at hand. The
problems that pre-oecupy the political world
are simplifying themselves; the positions Of the
leaders are traced out, and political parties are
pressing closer 10 each other and counting up
their strength. The war Of principles 4. more
active than ever; IL deeply agitAtes Iicdmsnt
and Belgium, aud the fact that we Involuntary
take ia the triumph OF our friends in Turin and
u ussels il proof that the Piedmontesc au1
Bsgsns are not alone Interested in II. IL seems
IA Il We heard from one end ID Europe 81 the
other. ayoce crying 81 US Rise and he doing
Are We 20 remain deafto this my sterion- voice.
For writing this bold sentence amongst
others, the P'esS was suspended for two
months and, although Prince NAPOLEON,
who idcntides himself, apparently with the
liberal party, has endeayored to remove The
ban, on condition that the paper should be
published merely as literary sheet, vet
his eXertions have been frltlcss The
grounds ol his appeal were, that some five
hundred persons, from editor to devil, were
ln>laded in this prescription. We say that
Prinec N.s"o,eoN apparently Identifies hun
self with the liberal party, aIr9 WE say ~ sd
vkedy, Tor the mere prctcncc Of holding
opinions either OF one Kind or another. under
the sway of the Emperor who would send
him to grill in Algeria at moments notice,
ls perfectly ridiculous, There mnst be libe
raj party, OF some sort or another. and it so
pleases the Emperor, that the rrincc shopd
be the head Of H. ~ being infinitely less
likely to set the Seine on fire By any really
liberal agitation, than any one else. The
Paris papers and amongst them the Courier
de Paris, with which NJ. ps GtN,RptN has
lately become associated the Sieril. ard
Others, according to all accounts arr form
Ing Themselves into an opposition party
against the ministry, and much ia hoped
from them by those who fancy that French
mcn can be politicians, without getting ietc
montf' on the subject Of liberty
II would ii become us who enjoy the
treest government IN the world. and the
leas, tramelled by forms aud ceremonies, 10
say tina, country is not III 10 govern Itself
unless It appeared rom the plain pages of
, history that such were the case But i, is
So, VIVA, the future Of Franco may be il
Is impossible for the acutcst reader Of bis
tory 10 prophesv but the country that has
I has had so many and such severe lessons in
government, and can read them without sp-
parent effect. still remains ~ historical
enigma
As singular antlthesis 20 this late &C, of
dgspotisln, or parental authority. whichever
we choose TO call it, Of the E0uch Emps-
ror. We present picture Of the Count pE
Mosyy in himself, under the amc govern
meat. whom We shall style
rnE ukfrlEsr MAN ~ FRAME.
The Count, who has just returned from
Russia. on opeuing the last Session ci the
Corps ISgislatit. thus gave BIS reasons Tor
lis own happiness in the following ssutenoe
"Gcn'lemrg, | AN happy al asd.8g myself
ouee morc among yon. sa3 proud AZ being
. aSaiu called 10 th.s char, especially, Il the
cao,ce bis Majesty has made " lac. meets With
+ ,our appreciation. ilAst gfeaicr A-rp,ns,, ran
Asrs = !Aaa f5si II lpT,siliusg Ger aa sss,vsSs
,gA,rA dtsc,aUSs freely cad coasrirn.iaa.is sAs
iscs 81 thS cosls, a's>! .scc,a rts7i lsai cassa
~ /. FFuRc,."
F'rec discussion, indeoi To wha, pitch
OF scltdygradAtion. for the sax, OF boiling
ollicc, mus, the Corps Lesi-'a,if have de-
scendei When Il receives with .hasts ol ap-
pi..use the rhodomoniade g, an uascygpa
.ouS aiveu'urcr the plant tod 4 TIC En-.
pcror, 50 Gag as b. Is pcrnit'ri 90 yal0y the
fruits IL his nnhosusdei Avarice When MI
Sea KExs, the ryrant Of pothcb0ys Hal
Schoel, ro,arrcd lrpm his visits 10 I,nudon