Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-16
THE LIBERTY OF THE FRENCH.

The approaching electoral campaign IN
France is developing some of the repuislVe
features of their system of government Inc
foundation of any government to be perrna-
nent must rest on the eternal and lmnutaole
principles of truth, justice and right re-
publican government must have the support
and good will of its people or it will be sure
to fail. Force may for time prevail In
subduing and controlling the intelligence OF
nation, but when justice Is wanting and res-
son remains unconvinced, revolution Is sure
to follow. The recent arbitrary measures ta-
ken by the Mcmahon administration are fore
boding OF no good to the French people. An
INSCRIPTIONS and vituperative press should be
ahackled, but the main bulwarks OF Tree
government is the free expression OF enlght-
ened men upon all topics of public concern.
It has been made criminal offense in France
to discuss publicly in disparaging manner the
acts of President McMahon, and the sale OF
photographs of ex-President Theirs, formld-
able rival of the former in the good will OF
the people, has been prohibited. 1t is ques-
ton whether the French people are capable OF
self-government, and the liberation OF such
acts is evidence that they are not The seeds
planted by the feudal system IN this country
have never been uprooted. The distinction
between patrician and plebeian, between no
BILE and base born, and the complete separa-
ton of the higher and lower orders, have
been too firmly established to be gotten rid
of in few years The dominant party still
clipgs to the hope of establishing mon
archy, while the ignorant multitude are too
vacillating to hold long to any fixed idea Of
government Freedom to the latter means to
do as each one pleases, the result or which IS
anarchy and confusion. The reigns OF the
Jacobins and the Communists have unified
the French for democracy. The annlhIia-
ton OF classes between patrician and pIebelan
and the gradual establishment of distinction
between rich and poor, has not purified the
vices OF this people, nor strengthened the
elements OF general liberty. A short time
ago Baron Tristan Lambert addressed cir
eular to the electors of Fontainbleau, solicit
ing reelection He claims to be the only
candidate in that district approved and pat
ronized by the illustrious Marshal And he
promises, if chosen as their representative,
to give until 1880 his entire and devoted CO
operation to Marshal MacMahon in maintain
ing peace abroad and order st home. he
ends his circular with this remarkable SEN
tence: "The Marshars powers expired, i
shall demand defnitive government, cho-
sen by entire France, directly, regularly
and sincerely consulted by Plebiscite,
and all my desires and efforts Will
then tend to re-establish the a,aoyitairs
Empire OF 1852, and to raise up the throne
of the heir of the Napo.eons Some
,nurmurs were excited on account Of NJ. Lam
bert's circular, but it is very evident from its
being issued by man DESTROYS OF sn election
that there is a strong sentiment among the
people in its favor, or he would not have
issued it at the present time, pending an ex-
citing political contest. 1t was only few
DAYS ago that man rode through the Rue
Montmartre, Paris, wearing q tricolor flag, on
which was inscribed, give Napoleon ".
Vive / Armee. Tout pour lie Peuple," and
this too in the city where in 1871 every
restige Of anything which might recall the
grandeur of the Napeleonic dynasty was de
s:royed. Truly these Frenchmen are strange
people.