The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-08-10
The French Suggestion.

The agitations which have shaken France for the
last few years. and that felt in rapidly
ring changes notifications of government, not
properly assigned the desire of the Emperor to per-
petuate his power after his decease His alterna-
ting personal and elective Government his
council with the Reds closely after communion with
the cuottes and chareoaburners; his severity,
followed by a moderation that now gives way to more
stringent rule all attest the truth of the report that
his policy is to put the empire in such condition
that he can transmit it the Prince Imperial and be
what his great uncle chiefly DESIRED the founder of
royal line-the Rodolph of his race.
The history of France cannot be read by him with
pleasure encouragement. No kingdom records
more or more extreme changes of Government, and
few show short careers to single family Since
Constitution adopted in 1879, France
had less than fifteen each of which held rad
ical popularity. Louis VI, who assembled the
throne 1774 was executed. The Directory was his
heir, and Bonapare seized the rens from the Direc-
tory His heir died in Austria as he at St. Helena.
Louis XVIII who placed on the throne in 1915,
was followed by his brother Charles Y, and he OBJ
ged to abdicate. Louis Philippe, who succeeded,
his cousin. But with all of his popularity and
with many sons, he obliged to give place to
Louis Napoleon who now, regardless of all these
tecedents hopes to consolidate the empire that his
son may receive the ceptre when it drops from his
grasp.
If these more modern instances are attributed to
exceptional causes, and it is argued that Napoleon
has restored the original order of kngly power in
France, that he might hope to copy for his dynasty
the earlier precedents even here there is but seanty
encouragement. The Carlovingian and Capetain,
like the MerOvingian line, dsorderly and bro
ken in upon by all of disturbances. Royal pow
hardly be said to have been consolidated be-
fore the time of Phillip. in 1914 But he was sue
ceeded by his grandson, Louis TX, and the direct
line died out precisely as the Merovingian power
passing through the hands of the mayors of the pal
ace eventually into the possession Of Pepn and
Charles Martel just as the Carlovingean, on the
death of Charles " gave way to the Capetain. The
reign of Charles should have been followed by that
of Charles VI, but the rival houses Of Orleans and
Burgundy carried on a war in which the murder Of
John, the fearless, was but one incident. Charles V
was not succeeded by his son, but by Henry V and
yet the dsiuherited of Charles followed the fifth
Henry. Francis conveyed the royal power to his son
Henry IL, and then the stormy reigns Of Char
les TX and Henry Ill The power lost by the latter,
when he assasinated, went to the Bour5ons
der Henry of Navarro. He assassinated and re-
gency followed. regency also followed the death
of Louis XIV.
This long record is not favorable to the plans and
purposes of the Emperor. If studied it will to
show him that skill or labor a royal
line any certain continuance in France. What Char
lemagne could not do what Louis the Great could
not do+ what defed the Gallantry of Henry of Ma
varre, the unserupulusness Of Mary de Medic, the
supersteious piey Of Louis XI the unequaed genius
of Napoleon, and the plausible cunning of Louis
Philippe, may we'll daunt the courage Of Louis Ma
poleon and call out every device of his mind, fertile
in expedents. This is, nevertheless the unquestion-
able object he has in view, and Is all sufficient key
his movements. He is in his sixty-third year
and in the natural order of his succession will
have to be decided before long. Should he succeed
in transmitting the ceptre in such way that his
can retain it, he will have accomplished greater
achievement than that of retaining the throne him
self-a greater than his uncle able to achieve.
He has succeeded in holding it himself for nearly a
quarter of a century, term that few Of his many
predecessors have:equaled, and with less real difficult
ty than of them have been called encounter.
If he attains his attempt to place the Prince I'm
peIal in the succession history will rate his admins
tration higher than that Of almost any French
arch SINCE in addition to the difficulties that others
have been forced to encounter he has higher
intelligence, and the influence of a penetrating
foreign opinion.
THAT was profound philosopher who compared
advertising to growing crop. He said; " The far
plants his seed and while he sleeping the
is growing. So with advertising. While you are
sleeping eating. your advertisement is being read
by thousands of persons who heard Of
your business, would, had it not been for
your Advertising"