The Sun. — 1840-10-19 (London, England)

REGICIDAL ATTEMPT.  OPINIONS OF THE FRENCH PRESS ON THE LATE HORRID ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE KING OF THE FRENCH. (From the Journal des Debats.) The enemies of order and public peace may be satisfied! The proceedings of Republicanism have produced their fruit. The party of insurrection and anarchy have just had their fifth regicide. We do not know whilst we are writing whether our grief or our indignation be the strongest, We are indignant, as subjects and defenders of constitutional monarchy, that the arm of an assassin should have been raised against the sacred head on which repose the dearest interests of the country ; but we are profoundly afflicted as Frenei citizens, when we reflect on the circumstances in the midst of which this crime was committed, What ! is it at the moment when France is isolated from the rest of Europe, and menaced in her dignity and influence, when she is in need of all her strength, and a common interest demands the union of all parties, is it such a moment that the passions of anarchy have chosen for an attack upon the august chief in whom are concentrated in the eyes of Foreign Powers all the greatness, all the power, all the strength of the country ? Yes ; France will shudder at the crime which has just been committed, for this crime weakens her. Her enemies abroad, whilst they will curse crime in the name of humanity and morality, will rejoice at it, for it brings them profit. The attempt of the 15th October will, perhaps, surprise Europe, which might have thought that the patriotic declamations which have been uttered for the last two months covered in reality sonic true patriotism. But those who at home have watched the progress of political passions will not be deceived. What have been the invariable tactics of the Republican faction for the last two months ? Under pretence of preserving the national dignity, and defending the honour of the country, what are the factions doing ? They excite every bad passion, and rouse every stupid prejudice, and every savage hatred which is fermenting in the heart of our unhappy country. They excite them less against Foreign Powers than against the national authority of Royalty and of the Chambers, which alone has the mission and the power to protect France against foreign menaces' or violence. Such is the plan of the campaign of the factions. They triumph in the midst of our alarm, and chaunt • the midst of our sufferings. victory in  This attempt tills us with despair, (From the Presse.) us, but it does not surprise us fury of parties, How could it be otherand humiliates wise, when the King was ;very day held up to the taken upon them to destroy what was established by which support. the Cha.rter of 1830, but also in those How could. it the Ministry with the greatest ardour ? be otherwise, when we see for instance, the Sierle Bugeron among defending AI. Thiers, and reckoning prove .a salutary its writers? May this new attempt "t only in the Journals which have and final warning to those honest but weak minds, which rush blindly upon war and anarchy. whilst they think they are only I obeying Unfortunate) the inspirations of liberty and nat!onality: unfortunately and we say it with all sincerity, we rather express our desire than our expctanon, for public opinion,iinisteial Journals, is not yet its r deceived by the Republican, Legitimist, and A height, although it is at the brink of an abyss : it no longer obeys the dictates of reason and listens only to the voice of those who urge it forward. Will it. then, never comprehend what is presaged by such acts as . this, or dread that Providence may become weary of protecting their country ? (From the Sleek.) We had hoped that this frightful monomania of regicide had disappeared. We are again condemned to hear Foreign Powers, who assail the honour of France. and revolution; make a weapon of this abominable fury of a few assassins to calumniate an entire nation. 1,.r e know, however, that the contempt of the world will vindicate us for this calumny. England has not been denounced in France as a nation of regicides because the murderer Oxford fired upon the Queen ; but the depravity of such attempts, even in fanaticism, must deeply afflict every heart. May the horror which they inspire at least prevent the recurrence of them ! (From the Constitution/2a.) Fanatical demagoguism has again armed ono of