The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-24

used think that liberty OF spcech and all those bolster
Gus rights and claims we're essential OF the popu
lar principle; but that ID all obsolete. These not
wanted they are obstructons, they Inconvenience
and disturbing elements Pure democracy lie without
them. French democracy has discarded them. The
French people are now supreme In the person % the Em
peror who ANTICIPATES all their wsois and tolls them
what they are 70 think and for whom they 10 vote.
But We will let N. chevaer define democracy he
likes for, SO long you understand man does
means by that term. We must however, beg leave TO
dispute his TACT that all tho world copying this
nns M be mouth o. s
Taeus that OF the Eevafrom the southern point Of
Sicily to the extremities Of Scandinavia and the shores
II 10 the person OF Emperor tho FIRST
70 facilitate It's prosress and 10 hurry IL on.
Is grand spectacle, gentlemen. aid . noble example
which the Emperor has given 70 the world how noble is
IL, aso for all sovcreigns 70 initiate him. Let us
congratulate ourselves living in such age. and let
US DO proud Of having such sovereign" Chevalier
mus. have large idea Of the swallow ~, an I'm.
moathfui. He may be right. however, in his opinion
OF an Emperor's swallow, Frcncbmen from the days
be clever observer of Emperors, h. cannot make
iacs The Emperor q Austria is not reforming the 20
cal Institutions ~ the empire setting rsrliaments
representation assemblies, and freedom o. election be-
cause the French Emperor has set him the bright
ample but becansc no finds that his subjects insist
having these rights and that government longer
60 IN tremendously and effectively without oeding them
initiating Louis Napoleon. he noSid just nat tnke The very
steps he is taking for France docs not pretend TO SGT
cxaiupc VI CotNtry HoveIheu Nv Iopuihr heSc"'Oer
N. Chevaer himself tells us what French democracy
Is Well, then Is the new Austrian regime constructed
upon that type II tho Austrian Emrcror 70 pro
claim "equaty and fraternity without liberty, under
military despot he TO abolish all eldest in
Austria aud subdivide the soil t not large landowner
lett he TO produce this way dead level IN
Austrian socesy, over which lowered In Irresistible
Emperor ruling by the fundamentally Of
standing army; the Emperor or Austria TO
do all this. there mi0k Be for s1Wng hot ne
copying French ntaioaG hut this Is exactly what
the Emperor OF Austria not doing he Ia introducing
equality. and he in,oducing erty; he Is weakening
cespotsm instead or strengthening and he going
to rule by means Of popular assemblies and not by
old popular tyre Of erty which guarantees the people
freedom Of speech and upon the French type
democracy, which suppresses freedom or speechin the
people, ana makes one man tho moUhriece OF the
nation. What tho Emperor Of Russas projected reforms
are cannot accurately say, because they not vet
before the world. But we do not think II likely that they
will be upon the type OF French democracy We do not
abolition Of the law Of primogenure In Russia and lev
eling OF ranks. Report speaks to the new Russian
EcHeme OF reform involving popular representation TO
certain extent. To what extent II viii go remains
to be but at all events the Emperor Of Russia will
be weakening the desp0c element In Russia, instead Of
strengthening it-he will be voluntarily throwing up old
prerogatves instead OF using force set up nil
There may DO, may not be. the peculiar
form OF democracy, as NJ. Chevaiier calls il, orr
should cali It, despotism, which France has set up upon
that question do not speak; II may may not be
necessary for France but, II is 1t Is not there
fore necessary for the whole world. Nor 90 we
yet that the world much obliged as 1t is TO NJ thevaler
for his Is likely 10 take advantage OF It,