Litchfield enquirer., 1877-11-08

Few Americans can appreciate the dan. ger that hangs over representative gov ernmenE4MWmUWuHtEymw11sge4aaAhuAh uAhauAdr ministrative power is centralized into the hands ol feN men, end wbere those men have huhdfsds-ofs th6ukand6 l. of eoldIeks, trained to execute their commands, legal or illegal. .wislzsquaauobedian aaAnd pEomRtis tude. cTbs,p ,pEesent intense solicitude of all Frsncbmsus isyosable st9, their repaabe- lie growsuoutioiahs ieek that sMeMsbbn can. ifb6ld si6dgK. Aels ths1eonsti.uson and the RqPal yili pFoyd 5a s.Sa only he can relgbep ntzep ohsdienos ofs sfhs army; The story of tliegreat cogp &etGt of Lon, is Napole6n, 6ia in sivivid laneuassiof Victor Hngp, Iimself no mean Upponsht of thakerspt erimA agaiHst \ people shows how cunningly yaahdistealthily Jhe aplotters of that hatefdf fraad' d'plsysd their game of usurpatiop. tlis bis i ' fshshtyy ssyis he pictaiss al.sssnddepneas end the weight of the lilbS SGstt6cHi as liberty iaifhe early mornlBs Rsss z s D Ss:a 5zd' d'a1ssi. aeBeiore.'she RepreaentaIEeasE were aware of the tfeas0n aa8a practiesd aagdinsb thett Republic by dts PresidsG,f, effective sresistance vasdweil nigh sld tos .ssa So,1s lSs'g4oai a1,
 The 6itnatiea was sFaFea sixteen Rep. resentatiTesA ATtesteds dsi al the generals Jpf the Assembly,. and he yho vas more than general, aCharras, An the journals sup pressed all the spripting offices occupied by soldiers. si On fhe, side of Bonaparte an army of 80, 600 men, which could be doub- led in few hours: on our side, nothing. The People decived, and, moreover, dis armed. The telegraph at their command, All the wallis covered with their placards. and at our disposal not single printing case, not one sheet of paper. No means. of raising the protest, no means of begin ming the combat. The Coup q Etdt was clad with mail. the Republic was naked; the Cooao d' Etat had g speaking trumpet, the Republic wore a gag. c.t..- .5 ..
 The publication of Victor Hugo's "His- tory of Crime" just at this time, was no doubt intended to put the people of France on their guard against any at tempts to commit a like crime by the present reactionary government. It is most fortunate for that unhappy country that the reactionary parties cannot easily combine for an attack upon the Constitu- tion and the Republic. No Orleanist or Lsgitimist will permit g restoration of the Bonapartes; and no Bonapartist will suffer either of the Bourbon factions to break the law to effect a Bourbon restoration. Nevertheless, there is always danger that one of these reactionary factions will de
 Jude the rest into the support of couz, d'etat. each believing they are to profit by the crime when accomplished. Hence it is with no common satisfaction that we learn from recent tsiskrams that McMahon has at last yielded, and concluded to ap- point new Ministry. 1sla ca--g A.a =.
 Nor ought the lesson of France to be lost on America. From two of the great dangers of free government-centralized power. and large standing army-our federal form of government and our hap py geographical situation have to
 great extent relieved us. The success of the national armies against the rebellion checked the tendency to disintegration to which the prevalence of the Calhonn
 theory of the constitution had predispos- ed number of the states, chiefly in the extreme South. fl The restoration, of the old Union, moreover, relieved us from the necessity of maintaining the large stand- ing armies to which its division would
 certainly have led; The only, practical question is whether we shall increase somewhat the size of our present army with view to the maintainance of or2er in the stat>s against such disorders as those of the great raiIsoad strike. or wbeta- CT we shall 0n1y retain a sufficient force to guard our frontiers, and protect the ter ritories from Indians. 5ea4ri a84 }ael
 Cur own view is against the mainten- ance of a national army, large enough to deal quickly and effectively with domestic insul recton after the mannerof European states. No doubt the enormous destruc- tion of property at Pittsburgh was due to the ineffectiveness of the Pennsylvania militia; but we look, for Q remedy of that evil, to g reorganization of the state force rather than to an increase of the national force. It will not do to lst our state mll
 itary organizations sband, and trust to the nation to keep order in the states. There would be no immediate danger of usurpation. we admit, but gradually, as as the states abandoned their military or
 ganizations, the national army would in. crease. till at last it would become dam gerous engine in the hands of an ambi. tious and .unscrupulous president. 1.
 Americans must never forget that their president has greater power than is allow ed the executive of the representative gov. ernments of Europe. In England, no Minister can continue ip power m opposi- tion to the Commons. In France, McMa- hons ministry is responsible to the As. sembly, and though he may appeal to the people by dissolution. he must abide the issue of that appeal and name minis try that will be acceptable to the Assem- bly. Otherwise he is refused tue supplies necessary to carry on hls government. Here. it is different The presidents ca- oinet may not be acceptable to either House of Congress: yet be is not expected to change tito please them In brisf the American exeeutivea isoan Iindspendeut brancA9o the government. The Europe. an executive is dspendent upon the. legis. lative branch of the government ag
 AlhEatopeat experience proves that in a centralized government, with spllarge army. the executive mast bs strietg de, pendent upon the legislatiys branch, 2 orsii will inevitably 0EeFthrowsit landimaksi it. sIf absolute. aItis these standing armies that have made nngads waste paper E of sq, many excellent constitutions sthronghout,a aEn, rope.h .Althou6h standardization md A large