The New York herald., 1862-03-11
Prince NapolcOn's Defence OF Democracy
from the Paris Patrie, Feb. ISL

His Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon. after defend
his talent unfortunately yielded to tho erdor Of the srug
gle and in his burning words revolutionary passions
were heard The revived recoectons which ap-
pertain no doubt TO history and which should bo left
there but which Is inopporune and dangerous to fling
into the political life OF an epoch of application like that
In which pacific epoch which should draw
together instead Of dividing them and substitute the
bio emulation of progress for the sterile struggles Of
party IL is not the flag Of revolution which Prince Ma
poeon should unfurl to make of it sign OF defiance or
of The one which becomes his rank his intei
gence. and his patriotism. Is the flag Of democratic,
liberal and conservative France II is the flag Of the
empire, which twice in century has had the honor Of
covering the national glory and concatng all the great
interests Of the country.
From the Paris Constitutional, Feb. 24-Evening1
IS So great, indeed, was the excitement on
some benches OF the Senate while Prince Napoleon
speaking that he necessarily Interrupted and his
hearers not only unable to follow tho thread of his
argument but could not dsiip ish his words. Thus
when the Prince said that on the return oNapoeon from
Eba he was received with joyful shouts by the people
and amongst their cries heard hs words las les
oi1es the Senator's evidently msed by their pre-
occupations fanced he had said " bas epretrss Hence
long series OF recrimnaiors tho whole response
blty OF which must devove upon those who from the
very beginning, had thrown their passions into tho de-
bate. Prince Napoleon said "a LAS les troiesi, and
those words could not give rise any discussion But
had he used the other word his audience ought
m nave S ssn.s bs ssra %
tainly knows that better than we do, and We
vinced that IL possessed Of It's usual calmness and
posure would have received with insult and vio
lencs the following passages:
Travelling in an open carriage and proceeding at foot
pace only owing TO tho crowd his Napoleon the First on
bis from Eba) progress from Grenoblo 10 Lyons
in the midst Of country people most Of them purchasers
man, sort Of triumph. Nothing was heard all
sides but cries Of Tis rEmp1e,uf tas les nole bas
The Emperor, N. Theirs says, was received at Macon
with transports OF Toy the people running pclms with
the troops, who abandoned their officers or let them fol-
low they could bds Ies nodled bds les pretred
bas les Borbend Vipe PEmpreri the cries Of this
multitude composed Of PEASANTS soldiers and boatmen
Of the Saone and all animated with the national and
sentiments which the Bour bons had been
imprrdent enough to irritate.
Such is the language Of history But what is the real
sgnGcaton OF those accamatioBs round the heroic pr
from Eba, become the object Of popular
doatyS no they mean that the people no longer wanted
either mobiles prsstss No. they meant, understood
by the historian and every thinking man. that the people
determined again 10 tolerate hs feadol
,gst. and re old rrs.ssssn. S 1s eiegy Of a,.s sy
nobesl down with the priests' really meant, "Down
Win prulegs1 do'v ush hssi down with the old system
Of Government Such the real sense Of these popu.
lar cries. perfectly justified in the mouths OF people
the lees respect the social rank and still religion
at the bottom OF their hearts.
From the Paris Debs,s, Feb. 24l
That Misunderstanding, "Down with the Priests"
might prod ice laugh, II hilsrity allowable on 20
grave subect u was this qrd pro quo which produced
an immense disturbance, and raised complete tempest
throughout the whoe assembly. II not until after
prolonged interruption Of the sitting and after cross
singular andng definitely cleared up and
that tho explanations given by Prince Napoleon with
frankness which, In opinion, cannot be Justly called
In doubt Gained the emotion Of the assembly, and ter
minated an incident perhaps unique in the annals of
oar deiib1dtipe assemblies.
[From the Independence Beige, Feb 20.
Prince Napoleon spoke yesterday, and his speoch--a
legitimate gorincstion Of all the principles which had
been mocl cd at and nsultsd by the sgist clerical
orators who preceded hm-trew the assembly into the
greatest emotion, and produced the benches whore
the counter revolution sits enthroned parliamentary
tempest together unparalleled II required all the abb
lily Of NJ Bllault % calm it down, and yet we would
10 bold enough to say that he succeeded significant
in our op non the language Of Prince Napoleon which
meant TO nnd an echo outside Of an assembly in
which CALLED many suspected attachments and
antagons MS As the Prince plainly showed the attacks
upon tho liberal press and the principal ministers Of tho
Emperor struck higher than they In appearance in
tended strike They affected not only the government
Napoleon Ill., bat all the great principles which con
stuto tho force and dignity Of civilized nations. We
shall not rcproach Prince Napoleon on account of his
language and tho part he took plesses W all the
because the most striking OF the policy
long followed aud still persisted In by the French govern
mcnt-a policy which consists IN dsavowing the princi.
pes of ts origin whilst pretending TO proclaim them Ia