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or likely to exist In tho future and eacapo tho,
porils Of democratic opposition and revolution,
ouch RR HQre o1nerionced in 184Q

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or likely to exist In tho future and eacapo tho
| porils Of democratic opposition and revolution,
such rs wore experienced in 1848.
THE ONLY GOVERNMENTS
remaining in Europe which havo not adoptol
tho British form aro nussia, an enlightened mill
tary leBpotism Turkey, d barbaroua military
dcapotfsms ewitzorlan1, pretty close copy Of
= Ropnbl!Si sp9ln. which, ID compounded of
and Madrid Dictatorship, tho mixture together
producing civil war md anarchy, and, Justly,
Franco, which Ia n. no1,doscript uoyornmont,- -
noithor an Imperial Dospotisui, q Constitutional
sort Of provisional military Dictatornlltp.
The french Kings had long rulod franco on
| doapotio principles, backed by tho noblos and
| priests; timo caulot about eighty yoars ago,
Parliament, camo into collision with tho will Of
tho King. who adhored to tho counsols Of Ills
| courtiora and tho traditions Of ILLS race. The
renasanco inflamod tho natlon, or rather tho
| Paris part Of 1t. Fronoh oxoitability quickly
| ouLM1NATED IN REVOLUTION.
Tho King was first dethroucd and then bo-
headod the dovornnnont waB for year man-
aged By, what Was called the Republic aud
GGon'vontieon, G' and and then It passed nndor the
| tho practical operations Of tho prin-
ciplos Of Communism were tried. Next
juuta chilled tho Directory run tho machine"
for time. Thia was Buccooded by tho Consulate
everything except tho nnnlo; but 1t Was soon fol-
| lowod by the Empire, boing q doBpotism puro
| mud simple. Aftor tho overthrow Of the 15n.-
restoration Of tho Logi.imistdsn Franco Ind
peace as long na Bho WIS garri9oncd by the ar-
mics OF tho allies. When tho invaders with
| drow, tho Fronch refused to submit to tho dos
nosio SWAY Of Charles K, md chasea him away.
l. bonH.-
LOUIS pl1uirrE,-
mild, woll-diaposcd King, who attempted to
Introduce aud natur9lizo tho british System OF
government a. best adapted to the character Of
tho Fronch pcop]o. Ho' was tho most liberal
King that ever roignod In franco. He estnb-
lishod Constitutional form Of government, with
two Chambers -ono OF mobiles and ointment mon,
and tho other OF Commons; adopted tho ByBtem
Of Q responsible Ministry, and yioldod creator
latitude to tho press than my ruler before Of since
ha time In Franco. Ho reigncd for e!ightoon
years bat, yith scarcely particle Of rcaiatanco,
Of demonstration Of Socialist mob. A moro
i puEnILE AND D1sunAcEFuL
| termination OF IN othorwiBe wiHo and liberal
| reign was never Witnessed in modern tllnoe. Tho
monao majority Of tho Assembly but lio bocano
panic-stricken at tho howlinga Of tho parie rab-
big, and aqecumbed at the first puff Of wind;
watchwords. The civil soldiory joined them.
Tho Parliament wns broken up and dispersed,
mud u Provisional Government was organized in
Diesensions quck1y arose among tho demagoguos
who led tho Soealistio faction Tic Commune
issB, inRated that 1t was tho duty Of the State,
rs tho great fathor, to ).
L PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AND auDs1sTENoE
for his Children and, for time, tho rabble
aubsisted Oh the proceeds OF French bonds or
"rontes," while the national dobt rapid
y augmented. An indignant outcry aroao
' oyor Franco. especially among tho farmers and
md :" dead-boatism." Ci7ilwar began in earnest
botwcon the Communists and Conservatives.
The etroeta Of Pnris ran with blood. Sanguin-
a1y insurrections broke ont In various parts Of
France. Tho state Of siego vas declared. Gon.
Oavaignac was made Dictator and ho
aLAu0HTEaED THE coMaIuN1gTs II THOUSANDS
and demolished their abnurd "ateliers naional''
After tho Socialists had boon suppressed aud
frustrated by gunpowdor, the Assembly, which
Just before theEb events had boon clectnd,
framed Constitution providing for President
to be eloctod, by. universal suffrage, for four
years. and ro-eligiblo only after On interval Of
four years; also, for a Corps Legislatf OF two
Chambers, etc. An election for President was
ordered, Whereupon the DonapArtsts rallod on
tho exile,
Lou1B NApoLEoN,
who was In England at tho time, aud elected him
by majority Of Homo millions Of votes. Tho
Socialists pollod for Lclru Roln but 500, GOO
votes. Most OF tho Royalista voted for tho Die
tator. cavalgnao who received 1,5o0. 900; but
tho farmers and tho worshipors OF Ills unole
rallied to the support Of Louis Napoleon, aud
gnvo him $500, 600 >votos.
After two yenrs Of the Republic, which wns
full Of plota and countorplots, came the famous,
OF Dec. 2, 1851, which was planned with cool
audnclty, ind executed with tenrlesB courage;
and tho thing called tho Republic" coascd for
t.rn+, IT,
Louis Napoleon had baen President but
short yoar until ho found himself at loggerheada
wiah tho majority Of tho Assembly, which pulled
in ono direction, wbilo 10 pulled IN another.
yalye Of tho Brltizh Constitution, ministerial ra
Bponsiblliey to Parliament. Louis was dotor-
mined to laye his own way, and execute his will
regardless OF tint Of the Assembly. Tho Cabi-'
net woro creatures Of his selection, and rcspon,;
6tblo only to him. This state Of things could
not long continue. Either tho will Of the AS
Bemby must prevail, or TINT Of tho Ho-callcd
President The latter cut the Gordian knot by
PnooLA1uEsa HIMSELF EXTERIOR,
and dssol7ing and dispensing the LegiBlativo
Assembly. Ho lost no timo IN absorbing in him
Hclf all political and military authority and for
tho noxt twonty yoarB devoted his time to fur
niRhing amuHomonts for Franco, while ho ruled
the nation as an absolute despot, Tho last
amusemont provided for Franco was IN attack
on Germany, which proved rathor costly, and
speedily resulted in Lis capture, mud dotllrone-
mont. and incarceration IN German prison.
After the termination Of tho disastrous war, he
was rcloased from jail, went back to England,
Meanwhile, Marshal Macslahon Crushed the
Commune which had seized Paris, and
.,ExEouTED 10000 SOCIALISTS
Inst May tho Thiers Administration WAS over
thrown by the RoyaliBtB, and Marshal MaoAlal,on
was appointed temporary Dictator. Inst mouth
hts torn wna extendod for seven years. under tho
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