Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXIII.—April, 1852.—Vol. IV.: NoneVarious
General
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXIII.—April, 1852.—Vol. IV.: None
Various
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The relations of France to Belgium are assuming a character of
considerable interest and importance. The fact that most of the exiled
Frenchmen found refuge in Belgium, excited the fears of the government
that they would thence exert a dangerous influence upon French affairs.
Strong representations were therefore made to the Belgian authorities,
who have adopted every possible means of satisfying the French
government, by suppressing distrusted journals, exercising strict
vigilance over refugees, and ordering many of them out of the country,
or away from Brussels. It is also stated that the Duke of Bassano, the
new French envoy to the Belgian court, has been authorized to demand
from that government the removal of the monumental lion erected by the
British government to commemorate the battle of Waterloo, and to
demolish the other trophies. The rumors of hostile designs on the part
of Louis Napoleon, have led to the publication of an official denial in
the _Moniteur_. That article states that the French government has
addressed no demands whatever to foreign powers, excepting Belgium,
where it was necessary, in order to prevent a system of incessant
aggression. It has not armed a single soldier, neither has it done any
thing to awaken the least susceptibility in its neighbors. All the views
of the power in France are bent upon interior improvements. "It will not
depart from its calm demeanor, except on the day when an attack shall
have been made on the national honor and dignity." The London _Morning
Chronicle_ states, as a fact of considerable historical interest, that,
as early as 1849, Louis Napoleon distinctly solicited General Changamier
to join with him in such a usurpation as he has since achieved, offering
to make him Constable of France, with a million of francs a year and the
palace of the Elysée for a residence; and that he was met by a
peremptory refusal.
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