The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-01
The French Republic.

The course Of events In Franco Is pecu.
liarly interesting and instructive. Friend
and foe continue 10 wonder al the Hercu-
lean labors OF N. Theirs, and 10 await
from day 10 day the issue Of his Contin.
ued battle with the desperate lntrigues OF
Jealous factions, the elements Of turbu-
lCnce and anarchy, the grave dangers that
must atIll be confronted OF home and
abroad. No sooner Is one alarm quieted
than another Is created. After reversing
the maxim that Paris rules France, BY
forcing France to conquer Paris, after
making treaty with the triumphant Ger.
mans and procuring the immense tribute
money demanded as the price Of their
withdrawal from French territory, and
after creating order out Of chaos, he Is
still tainted with the reproach that his
administration Is merely provisional, rest.
Ing mainly upon his personal will, and
that the entire governmental fabric he has
created may perish with himself. But
Theirs does not belong 10 the school Of the
French king whose lavorite maxim was
"aiter me the deluge." Not satisfied
with extricating his country from the
most terrible Of difficulties, and
with Q temporary exercise Of power,
It Is his constants aim to establish q perma-
nent government. AS Washington, after
fighting the battles Of our revolution, sub
sequently aided 10 frame the national
constitution, and to set the wheels Of gov
ernment into harmonious motion, so NJ.
Theirs Is endeavoring to create Q French
government, endowed with the qualities
necessary TO insure permanent prosperity
liberty and peace long after be Is gather.
ed 10 his fathers. Whatever may have
been his original inclnations, there is
little doubt now that he desires and OK.
pectsto establish permanent republic.
II any additional argument in favor OF
Republicanism, as opposed to monarchy
and imperialism, were needed, 1t would
be found In the fact that France, despite
her many revolutions and her checkered
destiny, has performed the greatest deeds
OF war and peace, without the aid Of
kings or emperors. The greatest victo-
ries of the first Napoleon were won for
the early French republic, and the dellv.
erance Of modern France from an awful
complication Of the worst dangers and
distresSes was achieves, by Theirs re-
public. The conviction sspreadiDg that
form of government that succeeds in
which all other forms iail-that wins
the brightest victories In war, and
takes the sting out OF the most
absolute victories Of foreign enemy
is also best adapted 10 the require
ments Of the, future, especially since the
selhshness, inefficiency and dangers Of
monarchy and Imperialism have been con.
clusively demonstrated. 1t must not be
forgotten, however, that NJ. Theirs Is still
compelled to combat the intrigues OF i'm.
perialists and 0rleanists, to extinguish the
smouldering fires Of communism, and to
battle with "a parliamentary body In
which many Of his. Old friends regard him
with hostility because they desired and
expected him to assist in creating q throne
Tor the Orleanists, while many OF his pres.
ent supporters, being Republicans Of o
more radical type than himself, arc not
disposed to yield TO him their unlimited
confidence. With that shrewd common
sense IN which his brilliant Countrymen
are often deficient, he strenuously adyo.
Gates, as parts Of the future government,
two checks which experience has shown
to be absolutely essential TO stability even
in this countryside election Of d Vice
President to take the place Of the Presi-
dent in case Of his sudden death, and the
establishment OF a body similar to the
American Senate endowed with legislative
powers equal to those exercised by the
Assembly. Heretofore the French Re.
publicans In their zeal to be too Republi:
can have quickly wrecked free institutions,
but there is fair ground for the hope TINT
under thejudlcious leadership ofM. Theirs
a government bearing q clbse analogy 10
our own will at last be established in
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