American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1872-11-09
The French Republic.

The Count de Chambor,l, the repre-
sentative OF the old Bourbon dynasty
and of the divine right of kings, has writ
tena letter protesting against the estab
lishmcnt ofthe Republic in France. lie
has the tcmerity to say that the Monarchy
alone can save France, and that in the
face of history, which. shows that the
Monarchy, under various forms, has been
the curse of France. If it were possible
to destroy such a nation as that of the
French it would have been destroyed by
monarchy; but, happily, the people and
country are too full of resources and re-
Cooperative power to sink beneath klngly
| nlisrule and oppression. At the same
| time that this absurd protest of the Count
de Chambord is issued, another manifesto
appears from the representative of imperi-
alism, Pion-Plon, the Bonaparte, the cousin
of the ex-Emperor Louis Napoleon. The
President of the French Republic. for
some cause not yet explained, but no
| doubt, for sufficient cause, has ordered
this Bonapartist schcmer and agitator to
leave the territory of France. He also
protests. and appeals to the PrOcureur
| General OF France for redress against the
| Minister of the Interior, the Project of
Police and others who took part in his
expulsion In the absence of information
as TO the cause which induced
the government to eXpel Prince Ma
poleon, it is reasonable to presume
he had done something inimical to the
Republic and established order of things :;
at least there must have been ground for
suspicion. While we admit, however, that
| the government has right to protect it
self and the country from imperialist or
rOyalist intrigIerS. it should be careful
not to violate the rights of individual citi-
zcns or to evince Il revengeful or persecut-
ing spirit. Tolerance is one of the funda-
mental principles of republicanism and a
fro Nts I,px
the wisdom and patriotism of President
Theirs, and must believe, until we lean
to the contrary, that he has acted upon
reasonable cause. And here it is apprO-
pirate to remark that the movement made
in the Legislative Assembly of France by
the Left for the appointment of commits
sion to investigate the acts of the Olivier
and Palikao Cabinets, with Il view to the
impeachment OF the imperial Ministers on
charges relative to the war with Prussia,
can not be productive of any good. To
impeach them would look like persecu
ton. Then it should be remembered that
the war was popular in France, and that
the people as well as the imperial govern
ment were to blame for thatmistake.
Besides the protests and schemes of the
French rOyalsts and imperialists against
the Republic, there appears to be
more formidable, though more
secret, hostile movement inaugur
ateu. we REFER TO lne conference Oh
the Emperors of Russia. Germany and
Austria, and to the significant action that
followed-of the former in withdrawing
his friendly and approving words to Pres
ident Theirs. This act of the Emperor
Alexander is understood in Europe as i'm
plying disapproval of republicanism in
France and as warning to the radical re-
publicans of that country. The recent
elections in France and Algeria show that
the radical republicans have been success
full. NJ. Cremieux was ahead OF all the
other candidates in Algeria for the vacancy
in the National Assembly, while in Dor
deauX and the departments of Disc. Nor
bihan and Vosges the returns also show
maiOrities for the radicals. This fact will
not prove satisfactory to the emperors and
barrassing to President Theirs, who earn
eStly desires to establish moderate re-
public and to preserve peace. The dread
of crowned heads is another general revo-
lutionary movement such as French radi-
cal republicanism has started in Europe
on several occasions. They might go so
far even as to attempt to squeich such
propaganda movement at the start. If the
French people would take our advice they
would be moderate and establish their Re
public on conservative basis. Then they
would have peace at home. would afford
no preteXt for the imperial or royalist
governments to interfere, and would, in
the end. do far more 10 make all Europe
republican that by attempting to carry
out at once the extreme views of their
radical theorists. The French Republic
is beset with enemies within and without,
and it will require great prudence to avoid
a civil or Il foreign WARY. Y. HeraLi,
Oct. ~.