New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-29

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/ There ate three parties in Europe that
are now to be especially dreaded b. TIP
republicans Of France. The hrst and
greatest are Tho red republicans, who
use watchword without understanding
it, meaning. Belleville is the centre Of
this organization. II is : suburb Of
Paris filed with working men who be-
ieve that government should take care Of
the individual Four-afth of mankind
ate more afraid Of these men than they
are Of an emperor, because they believe
that this doctrine leads. to agrarianism.
The second i the Orleans family, which
numbers in III ranks all the old families
and many Of the conservative citizens of
France It's said that Theirs is shaping
the present revolution with view to the
restoration Of this house to the throne
The third is the Bonaparte interest, which
includes all the men that have grown up
under the empire, either in the civil or
military service.
The republic Is the strongest if it can
only preserve order. Both the Orleanists
and the Bonapartists prefer the republic if
they can not win the day for themselves.
simply because under free government
neither ono Of them would be ostracised
from the country. If the republic sur
wives, all Frenehmen may live in France,
If the Orleanists succeed, Bonaparte and
his friends will be forced to live in exile.
IF the empire returns, the house Of Or
leans and its chief adherents can hope
for no peace in the land Of ,their love. It
is manifest, therefore, that the repub-
hcans are the strongest At present. if they
do not spoil their own opportunities by
making France unendurable 10 good citi-
Gems. II the republic can arrest the
wsywardness Of its own partizanship,
and create government Of laws
that will give peace to the people and
security to property, its success may be
assumed. II it can not do this, but al
lows the agrarianism Of Belleville to
usurp the reins Of power. then all the
conservative elements will take refuge in
monarchy or imperialism to escape the
despotism Of the mob.
And the conclusion of this matter il |
what Bonaparts il waiting end watching
for from the heights Of Dover. He evil
IDENTIFY doubts the ability Of Frenchmen
to govern themselves. He disputes the
problem of republicanism with confidence,
first because he has destroyed liberty
with grapeshot once. and because he
hopes to corrupt it with money now. His
principal fear, IS we understand the situa-
ton, is that as between imperialism and
monarchy the contest may be doubtful
If he con overthrow Theirs, if he can de-
stroy the pups of the house Of Orleans by
arraying against them the red republicans
Of Belleville, the road will be easier for
his own advance II he can not do this
Just now, he will still wait and watch.
And in the meantime the republic will
gain time to recover the confidence of the
people.
Between these conflicting interests
France may escape an immediate collapse
as republic, for all perties are better
satisfied with the freedom that allows
them liberty to intrigue in Paris than with
q change that would force them to
machinate from foreign territory.