Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1859-07-07

really believe that all history scarcely fur
pishes a parallel so curious as that between
Louis Napoleon's breach with the National
Assembly and his breach with Austria
Almost every event in either serie. ortrans-
actions is repeated in the other. The quar-
rel began frorn the same side, and was nurs-
ed up in ths same way from the minutes
proportions to a formidable magnitude
There were the same reconcilialions In
both cases, the same profuse assurances Of
peaceful intention, the same pretended de-
ference TO meditation, followed by the same
renewal of proyocalion. In both instances
it was dexterously managed, that the side
which was first quite gratuitously attacked
should be gouded at length into taking the
aggressive. After this, the plea of the 9th
er disputant was naturally the same. The
National Assembly was suppressed for
cons piring against the President, and Aus
tria is to be expelled from Italy for conspir-
ing against Sardinia. What is there wan
ting to complete The parallel? Merely that
English Governments should embrace the
destroyer Of the balance of power as they
embraced the destroyer of freedom, and that
Lord Palmerston, who spplauded the corp
d etaf, should announce that France has
the right ssasainst Austria, Z
On the 9th OF September, l848, Louis
Napoleon tUok his seat in the National As
sembly. He then and there rerd the fol-
lowing words: May the generous citizens
who have by their votes placed me in this
Assembly be convinced tha, regard tram
guilty as the first and most urgent necessi-
| ty Of this country. and that edrocats dem
ocratic institutions, which l regard as the
frs: wants Of the people" His next pub
lie action was 10 publish letter explain
ing his reasons for protesting against The
expedition 10 Civits Vecchis, which he
characterized as Ga dangerous military de-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ter the sacred ID
terests which it is intended TO protect and
likely 10 compromise the peace OF Europe"
In his address 10 the French people when
be became candidate for the Pres;dsntship.
| he used these words: II an not an amLiIu-
| lious man, who dreams Of the Empire and
war. " Brought up In free countries,
shall ever remain faithful to the duties
which your suffrage and the National As
scmhv impose upon me.
| am named President, shall devote NY
self 10 strengthen the Republic; my honor
is pledged that al the end of four years /
leave it 10 my successor with its power
strengthened, and with liberty intact
And then he wen, on to pledge himself ".o
diminish within proper limits the number
of public situations which depend upon the
Executive, which often change free people
in!o nation of beggars-to avoid the fatal
error which prompts State TO undertake
words which are better done by private en-
terprise, because Capitalization leads 10 des-
poiism"- land lastly, "to perssrve the liber-
ty of the press and peace" ...
He was elected and took this otth: 81
swear TO remain faithful to the Democratic
Republic, one and undivided;' and in his
speech he added: My desire 10 re-estsb
lish unity and 10 maintain our democratic
institutions
1t is quite needless to repeat how all
these oaihs and promises have been kept.
But when the questions is whether we are
to believe the present promises and dsela-,
rations of the Emperor. the answer is, that
we shall do wisely to judge the future BY
the past. His whole life has hitherto been
constant series Of broken oatlis and viola
ted promises. After his attempt at Stras-
Lurg. he promised fpelity TO Louis Philippe
and his loyalty was displayed at Boulogne.
He promised loyalty 10 the French Repub-
lie and 10 the National Assembly, and hept
hi. word ON the 81 December. He prom
ised and vowed three thiDgs.to be faithful
to dsrnocl acy, TO diminish Government Of
fcials, and 10 retain the liberty of the
press. II he has KEEP, these promises, it is
very likely that he will be faithful 10 his
present pledges against dynastic ambition
in Italy; and from the way in which he has
kept his engagements with France, we
may anticipate wha. his loyalty to Eng
land is likely TO mean."
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