The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-17

In May last, caucus meeting could not be
attended unless you exhibited your voting
card, and ran the gauntlet through Gordon OF
police. Did one stop a moment before the
building to catch up few words OF the orato- o.
move on. Now, every one is free to enter the
reunions, voter or non-voter, to unload his
heart. That dreaded functionary, the commits
sary of police, instead of taking notes, goes to
sleep. The audience may sing the Marseillaise
as their doXology, and cry uiUe la repaotQue
till they are hoarse, no one minds :heni. A
lady occupied the tribune at one c. these 'neet-
lngs q few evenings ago, and had her saY. Sne
was in an advanced state Of pregnancy, and
the excitement brought on premature con-
fnement next day. Lady orators Ought to
take note Of this possible contingency, by re-
membering Madame Pirc. 1t is customary TO
elect as honorary presidents OF these assem-
blies some deceased celebrity. Baudln, III his
tor Noir Is too recently dead to be the reclpi-
ent of Jacobin canonization. But then on the
foremost head-roll Of fame there is Marat,
Robcspierrc, Danton and st. just.
THE EMPERoR's AIM.
Ihave dwelt long on the political situation OF
this country-fOr France is now acting history.
nation offorty millions, whose conduct effects
Europe, the world cannot be summarily over
looked in Its throes at the rebirth OF liberty-a
exact and equal justice, religious and political,
but failed to preserve the benefits of them, Is
profound problem to ponder over. In the
1889 revolution, liberty was strangled by Its
eYcesses. The First Napoleon gave but the
glories OF despotism. Charles the Tenth and
Louis Philippe, by their feebleness, allowed
liberty to escape their grasp-pcrsonal varle-
ties and visionary schemes prevented the Re-
publics from bringing it back. To give France
1oxx nj frpnlnIn firmly check
centricities or abuse, to accustom the people
to make their own well-being each for all,
and God for each-is considered to form the
true solution Of the government ot:lhe En-
pire.
At last those Siamese twins, Rochefort and
Raspail, are separated. The former Is for "ao-
stention," in reference to the Plebisclte-the
latter for ful-mouthed "no." Raspail Is q
successful apothecary-deals principally in
camphor-has always been an energetic politi-
clan, eld though now in the vale Of years, Is
ready to take the Tuilerles, as he attempted
formerly the Chamber of Deputies, very natll.
rally, by physical force and phiat-ence;; y
Rochefort is not Ill In prison. He romps daily
with his children, and they r'ade sach noise
! the other day, that he warned them, 1--WE will
all be turned out, five create such row."
THE 'tsooIAL QUESTION"
has, In France, taken the place of the
| ..2ights oG. Man." Two things have not chang
| ed since the creation of the world-death and
misery; and to eyade the latter, 'strikes" form
the approved panacea everywhere In the En-.
! pire. Foundry men, sugar-bakers, tailors and
washerwomen are on strike, and the omnibus
officials have sent in their demand for uni.
| form increase of half franc per day for all
salaries. 1t is this struggle between employer
and employed which constitutes the future
black spot for the government.
At a recent dancing party given 10y the Ba'
rome d'Erlanger-nee Miss Slidell-a new
| figure in quadrille was introduced, called
1.-THE transatlantic cable"