The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-01-16


ulas c9nvic, ion, and bhe pa op'a we're never
nrasef tho mars Springfield F-p'.is'ca'
ing rwpnror or FRaNCE. A visit 70
france hae thorough iy satisht0 me that no
dancer whatcy "a eSists OF oouther1 recoS
nii.on on the part Of the FRENCH Govern
,nrut: and. if ] may rely upon what has
;nvaria.,ly been told nue. by persons quail
Cad to ausaL on such = suit oct, thorc never
has beer any fear ar ohauuc OF ssich rccog-
rition. travelling lroa one sSdc Of the
country 10 The otEer-from Dieppe, in Nor
mandy. to Muihoiise, near the SWISS IRON
Eticr-tn,s WAS the universal opinion, and
solid reasons were advanced for the beiiei
NV associations were mainly with mem
beys and representatives, of the Republican
marty. or as they now terra themselves, the
| Liberals Of France. Politics there now re-
cogaize but two parties-Llberal and VI
tranon.anist and Republicans even as
sure us that the Emperor is the head Of the
former. and the Empress of tho latter; de-
ciaring, still further, that the only danger
Napoleon runs is from Il conspiracy III the
palace under Papal aus pieces. His strength
lies with the people. with the bonrgeo.s,e
and work ing men throughout the empire,
and this portion OF the population is TOO
much interested IN favor Of the mainto-
nance of the American Union, to consent
to his doing aught against it.
To strangers at IA distance the Emperor s
power may seem autocratic; but, as l was
very properly reminded, he is bound down
and confined by that universal suffrage
which placed him where he is. and which
always possesses the power to destroy wha,
it has chosen 20 create. / can assure YOU
from actual knowledge and observation
| that Napoleon's security is insured by the
| very men who upset the Orleans dyn asty
and established the republic of IS+o, anC
hot liz
powerful party assured me of their regre
that tho Emperor is not twenty-five year;
younger, SO AS to guarantee their safety
| from the assault of the clergy. Cnuer bis
strong rule they are enabled to devote a.,
| their energies to the education and eniIght
eminent OF The people, in which France ha.
hitherto been SO deficient; and they looh
with the utmost fear to BIZ, death knowing
that the regency of the Empress woule
bring about a state OF things similar to tht
| reign OF Charles the Tenth, and. subse
| quentlv, confusion worse coifounded. The
| Emperor must, OF course, know where hi
real strength is TO be found in France, ant
will not DO any thing to impair 1t.
l have seen many proofs of this, whicl
are likely to escape strangers, unless point
ed out to them by Frenchmen: and yet
outside appearances would so to prove tina
the Emperor is supreme in the country
and only acts from his own volitIOn. I'll.
is on the very best of terms, nevertheless
with the leading meIr of the Republican
party. and they talk with him behind tn
scenes; and If you wAnt a better proof 0
this than my mereassertion, you have onl,
to watch the course of such journals as ID,
Opinion Rationale aud the Steele. True
is, the censorship exists; but while th
censorship deals with what the press shoul'
not say, il never presumeS 10 dictate wha
the organs of public opinion shall say
From all this eio not wish you TO suppos
me to assert that the Emperor Napoleon
has any ideas favorable to Republican
liberty. My impression IS that he know
full wei, the strength of that growing an'
that growingly reasonable party, ana tina
he courts il rs an offset to the eEormou
strength of the clergy, the one main pur
pose OF his policy being the consolidation
and perpetuation OF his dynasty Cor
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