The New York herald., 1871-11-16
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PRINCE Napoleon On the Present
State Of the Nation.
How the Bouspsrtes Respect Popular Right
Still Have Faith In the Plsbiscits-An
Appeal to the People Necessary.

Prince Napoleon to his late constituents at A,acco
explaining his reasons for resignng his seat In the
Council General. In this letter, which Is dated
Bastia, October 20. the Prince, after denounclng
the measures OF intimidation practiscd by the
government against him. refers to the unsettled con.
diton OF alairs In France, and expresses his con-
victlOn that an appeal to the people can alone dis
pose OF the present orists:-
There but two possible bases for tednve govern
- origin in conquest, now lost the haze q time sane
revolutions n the las! eighty win no.
tho worst o. al detects that Of being Impossible, re.
n: ss Of Tho r BouSSu SSs
order to oppo.. ons against a., @
sk @ oy .n sS
for the Saposons need oncs more scars tha.
viii only strengthen the bcnas q union between them that
legitimacy necessary for dehnitive il be
zons Il Il an axiom 10 France that ali should
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and abroad the rs and indispensable condition OF tho
ysa. tia. shan not further dwell upon X l. bi.sss.
spe by d.roo. Of the people . BY It: win being
indirectly AZ S =. To s rror1u
has tho advantage OF being with habits II
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may venture i..a S..nn 70 SsSts my'sf When under the
normal 'is raso1fss the always
tnsnasa 70 reserve 4 for e..sms cases. y an anchor
s grant under very exceptions,
q and { y The gre.!s.. o. mi.orsaas
face to face with the necessity Of cesson OF territory,
n
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ss with Kind ~ sa
The Senate On tbs lat OF September 1863 year before the
WAS EVER THE cousTnr IN \ MORE SERIOUS roslr{on
,S snd n. with ossSy ss .S Of ssSsmnS do M
tIs veorioa. peIisS e $50 hsiar. Wi. decide @ upon upon
The war has bean unfortuna for our arms but since Rc
an Of September accumulated aud fact
%sS '. have s mol sg knows ".
ton in the very presence q the enemy incapaciy ab.
we have suffered ali these TO arrive a, an Assembly which
parties mutually annI each Other which o na. n with
which .5:sas: q pe.e5 Sec, indeed
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fs o four 81 tho a SS %S
many asols. h d'
and commercial Of commerce with for
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sEs possl sspisa ssmasa o n capital IL
despite It's ineonyenlense., and even danger: N new
f2sS e. AssSIS ssaa sssa s
s: mi !i$sts 81 {. il. Sss.Ss
Austrian Penipotentares, "Whciher you ae
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self above al form pospons%
THE COUNTRY IL LANaUlsnINd
lie iaaente ceninuande OF PROVISIONAL state Of things
ay L e. s '. M
70 be madness constitution "a law even voted Tor mon
n Gs a ss q
.Psa a Ss"s .s ss ss|p. % bsss .b spaa
tion Of unhappy society which has been eauy
yass" pursue my comparison between sa.
Assembly Convinced that the necessity Of strength for the
% he 4Hss e y
: A. cannot be foand In the vote Of Aaemby
How many constisasn. Assemblies have we no. had and
instituted b The vote, 2, the people % psIntsd
::..ssas A:.sssS q is u nine Inc ISa 1aa
ny s.gossa y. :',sss
voes in spite Of administrative influence against him The
al s ccneS Of as ss d.
according TO Il. traditions rights which POI;
yes.s ss S ss obtained
TIM UNITED sTATEsf
Assembly appointed % ho Such !. the written aw Lei
se not modify its $ '
vaas; the T and the DO elect repre-
imperative commission, defined and limited 70 one proper
.5 T T. o. month. Ss .oe. H. nn the
ION soon the CHOICE Of the Presidential electors the
ASSEMBLY rur LxAsr yrrrnO TO Yo1sp 4 prrssiriJ.
IA. II any righ. to do sol Formidable question Do no,
origin lie circums:anoe. Of ~ deprive Of
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ssSa 'Gs x. 's sssf ' 3Sys lYsays ls
darns.veay indeed which fss:sa
copused the minds q the electors Knew no, what their
aS.. e sI apsss s Te g4a
ana thirty occupied oy tn. enemy such
becomes those who carried out those arrangements
a sss s .: & Il
bn, which were but mere tae: 10 comparison wi'L hs
70 vote which were
and say whether such An Assembly ousa,t to
Is not singular that those who cali an appeal
al "a Ss es z
ass's ns
they not that they thss condemn shemse.vesr What
should say IN private HE OF Q person
VINO refused bstOrshand the % decision Of Che high
hat hs lost 4 he g comoesd 70 submit 70 is udg
nent? mistTust Of the popular will evnced by sd
20" Ss s Asy ss1 q III pot an
rance Is 1t not most nagrant attack upon universal
uTagep On the other hand, In demanding p,eGiie. do
re not give evidence OF
Us RRspEorYUL AFFIRMATION rus ropuLAn eromr,
DO we that viii submit its verdict
under what conditions do We urge this sppea 70 tho
eope When all the adminsratve powers or the country
inst when the Immense machinery o. government
g sAnderng insulting the Napoeons m the acs OF those
dous defecous which make treason and perjury civic
,rtue. II Is, dear electors, tell you frankly,
ecause notwthssandiug everything
rrors, feel the popular hbre which antics with
he very boweis Of the country; Is that between tho
eope and ourselves there connscting current-con-
ence France beloved country Let there be end.
hen for Time 70 the talk about the pressure which
oud bring bear upon universal suffrage; we and our
nearly all poor prosecuted and accused evil
minded men, who have ruined the country such are the only
pressure which But We bear IN mind
he appeals that have been made 70 the people, la
s48 we we're In the same position.
N 1910 REAL LtBERTr 0RKATHR THAN AT /
PREsESTY
The existing nowhere, not single exc no<
in rle political convict hundreds OF
and mo- thirty thousand await |