The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-02-08
;zDailp ARGUS.
Fears and Hopes for France.


Republican asks some very pertinent ques-
tons as to the probable and possible future
government of France. 1t is certainly to
bs wished that lasting peace may now
ensue. To this end it is necessary that a
popular government be installed. And then
the next question is, who shall be the ruler?
or what party shall be ia the ascendant ?
ins question is a very difficult one to
answer, for upon wrong decision by the
National Assembly is hung the hopes of
those who would proong the war, and
reduce all France to beggary. a right
decision BY the Assembly and order will!
come out of chaos. Read the views OF the
Republican upon this question:
"Of the various forms of government offer
ing themselves for the security OF the legIS-
lauve assembly which will commence its SEES
sions at Bordeaux next Monday, It seems
that scarcely any are acccepts6e to the
French people.
The frs, rank is the old Bonspartism,
with NAPOLEON III. In asking France
whether she would be willing TO accept Louis
Bonapar,e the man of Sedan; the man to
whom they lately gave the horrible name of
Traupnaun; the man whom almost every
uex,p,p,r IN and out of France got in the
hsait of req rdlng as the origin of all the
evils which have lately crowded upon that
poor country, the answer would certsinly De:
Lip3SSiJle' Has the empire with the
mpcess as regent, better chances? The
French Press has almost unanimously
declared that Spanish woman" ss the
source Of every calamity. The corruption
of the government, the Decentralization Of the
people, the destruction Of the family, the
syb Irltls n at court sud the extravaganza of
fashions, were almos exclusively attributed
10 her example. 1t was she who corrupted
General Prim and W no kindIed the German
war ov her iutrlgues. 10 permit her return
would be putting premium on every vice
which possibly ea0 degrade nation, and it
France is asked whether she would volpnts-
rilv submit to an Imperial government with
Eugeuie as regent. she would to almost a
certainty answer: Impossible.
The Cd empire howeser, might be restored
in another way. The prince Imperial, who
ia now nearly sixteen years old, might be
declared of age, and called to the throns
with q council Of some lota6es. He would
return with the nickname OF Loalou; COW
cred with the r.d!euie OF his baptism of fire
at Sasrbruckeu; loaded with every siu Of his
family: supported only By the police OF Paris;
without suy prestige; cas.d 70 weather the
stormy epoch through which France has ye,
10 pass: feared by nobody and pissed By
the whole youth Of the Country: Impossible !!
re can never SIT on tae throne OF traace.
The second category OF problematic gov
kIptzHNrDa pp4pr
prince Of the two lines Of the Bourbon fam
ly. Il IS almost useless TO mention Henry
Y. b. sDr Of The DIe1ess De Berry. With
the exception of some families Of the Fag
. bourz, 81 Germaiu, of the BordeIaise and
the Fendee, who still favor the old dynasty
Henry Y. may perhaps have a few hundred
s3hereuts in the French clergy, but he Is
m )re es:rsaged from 'ne bulk Of the. French
Population, than almost ANY foreigner. i
Kingdom with Henry Y would sisLify the
deposition Of the very classes of citizens,
VINO, by me ore rthrog of the Bourbons and
the old nobility, acqairsd power and at least
such an amount Of nberty as they knew how
to maintain for themselves through the
yiais.;udes Of the present century. Henry
'. therefore IS even more IN possible thar
thF Bonapsrtes.
Family. They ate n pied 10 represent tnas
very eteneut SaIca'OFeEtara < tAa b0aroJus,
bat they 50 sigualty represented II thai
they Were driven ouE Of tra8ue-lhe enslre
people looking with Crossed arms q. IneIc
dc parture. Olly when Wise came when
nothing was respected OF those privileges
which seemed to De acqd lred by tns middle
classes as almost I4Date and elementary
Ne lsta Il rst
the smallest OF a! the evils which tne Freuc b
had suffered since tue con- ne ice m5lt o.
thar internal troubles al the end OF the lasI
century. Bot to be the en- 50dIneut OF the
smallest evil is only negative position, and
sIcI q miserable oae. @n-n c0nLra-ted with
the present a~lu condition Of France, ths t
il would be preferable to struggle along tor
while without any government, than to
submit 10 one, which would be act up only
TO be overthrow either by the frat emeule
or maintained as the very symptom of inter
ma Fe,ll.ss. [: " - Indeed L)IIs Philips
who By his outspoken principle, ''chuc,u
,J5p sol" every one for himself. inaugur
ted the restoration Of public spirit and 0
the idea OF state il. France. He ruled the
country not merely by dividing the people
iDto''parties and By defeating each with the
assistance of the other, but By dissolvlug
the nation luto individuals and classes anc
BY corrupting all their representative men
There was never a more iusi1ious, hypocrit-
zeal government on earth than that Of the
Orleans dynasty. Compared to an upright
government. II was what Insurer Is who
without ever offending any law and under
the pr-tsnse Of b.aeToIence. cheats a dow
out Of her dover when com pared with g
TN To recall the OYieaus
to the throne Of France would be the out
spoken recognition of her worthIessness
They may, perhaps be possible in poliica
sense; as regeueretors Of what the French
need most il order to recover, they are NOR
nllv i'm onaSihle"