The Morning herald., 1876-01-25
THE HERALD.
WILMINGTON, JANUARY 25, 1876.
rxAxcE AZ A REPUBLIC.


the stability Of the French Republic for
the reason that the rulers Of the land are in
accord, with the great majority OF the
Fresch people, upon all the vital questions
which affect their feelings passions, and
interest. II may be inferred from the
failure Of the two former Republics in
France. that of 1898 and 1S4S-tbat the
present oae, would also BE- unsuccessful.
There is also an opinion prevalent that
the French people are deficient, in stability
of character, and thus-unable to sustain
an enduring form Of Republican govern
inert.
Az we are greatly interested in the we'll
being Of our ancient ally, We naturally de-
sire to see her standing in the frontrank OF
European republics, and reasons to confirm
such belief that she will so stand in
future, will be acceptably received by our
people. The republic Of 1893 was in TACT
no more than the triumph, Of the middle
class, over the feudal Oligarch's OF France.
A country in which the distinction OF serf,
and freeman, had only been wiped out OF
existence by the National Assembly, was
hardly promising home for republic.
TIE leaders Of the victorious class
were theorists, wanting experience
and practical and political knowledge.
BY evokiug the passions Of the Cana'ls OF
Paris, they gathered into their hands the
means of dominating over the National
Assembly. and through it, t,theRevolutionary
tribunal and the Army. They unsparingly
used all to gullotine their opponents
and rivals and theorists:-and to exterml-
nate all popular opposition to their scheme
of government. A Republic depending for
sustainmeut upon people whose limbs
were vet scanned with the shackles of Roy
and Feudal tyrany, could not endure, il
lacked the vitalizing power Of political ex-
perience in the art of governing, and hebce
fell before the sword Of the Imperator
Napoleon. The glory of its defence Of
France, of the victories Of its citizen
soldery over the trained veterans of Prus-
sia, at Valmy and Jemappes; threw such
halo around the fallen Republic, that it
became beacon light for oppressed peo-
pie, all over the world, even after its fall.
This popular worship of the Republic
Tancaise, was not obliterated by all the
glamour of the wonderous victories Of Bona
parte.
The Imperial decade in France was one
Of unexampled glory. Austria went dowr
in blood; and the French Eagles foatee
from TIE spires Of Vienna, as synomyme'
Of conquest Prussia wilted in eday upor
the fields of Jena and Auerstadt. Th'
streets of Madrid, Lisbon, Rome, Naples
Turin, Warsaw, Brussels, Hague, Dresden
Mo2cow in fact every Capital in Contir
entail Europe resounded to the victcriou
tread of French Legions.
The symbol Of French glory, the dia
dem of the Emperor fell at Waterloo,
was picked up by the Allies, vanquishe'
and CORY, to be placed upon the head 9
the Bourbon, Louis XVIII. Ideas fructi
fed, bayonets thought, and in fifteen year
the Bourbons brother Charles XII, wa
chased out of Paris. Then followed tn
drama of the three days Of July 1885,
Louis PHILIPPE TO whoms was given tn
crown, was compelled by the gradual an
omnipresent growth Of liberty TO entitl
himself Louis PHILIPPE King Of the French
not K;ngo France. This was an admi'
sion that the people were the source Of a.
political power, and in substance admitte
the right and legality Of popular sppoin
ment if not Of election, of the King I
the French" 1t will be thus seen, th'
in the forty-one years which elapsed b.
tween the emancipation Of the Serfs an
the Uve,,lCwn of Ftudalisn in IFS
France had made giant strides in the pL
losophy Of government.
The rule Of Louis PHILIPPE for eightee
years was marked by the enlargement
civil, religion, and municipal freeder
aud more decentialized mode Of COVER
ment. For the commission Of sins, ngain
the right Of popular meeting, and free di
cussion Of public affairs :-venial by II
way in their character, as compared wi
those of our Imperator in Il
Southern State, within the pa
few years Louis PHILIPPE W
driven from France, the Republic
Eahruarx in 1248 xas unclaimed. and