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CONTENTS

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THE SECOND VOLUME.

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Journal 1851–2.

The army master of France. . . .

Comparison with the 18th Brumaire . .

Aggressive acts of the President ..

Coup d'État planned for March 1852

Socialism leads to despotism . . .

War necessary to maintain Louis Napoleon

State prisoners on December 2 . .

Louis Napoleon's devotion to the Pope .

Latent Bonapartism of the French . . .

President's reception at Notre Dame

Frank hypocrites . . . .

Mischievous public men . .

Extradition of Kossuth. '

January 29, 1849 . . .

Sumner's account of it contradicted

The Second Napoleon a copy of the First

Relies on Russian support . . .

Compulsory voting . . . .

Life of a cavalry officer . . .

Victims of the Coup d'État. . . .

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Communication from Schwartzenberg . .

New Reform Bill . . .

Democracy or aristocracy .

Reform Bill not wanted . .

Twenty-five thousand men at Cherbourg .

Easier to understand Lord Derby than Lord John.

Preparations at Cherbourg a delusion . .

Conversation with King Leopold . .

No symptoms of aristocratic re-action in England ..

England's democratic tendencies.

Idleness of young aristocrats . . .

Death of Protection . . .

Revolutions leading to masquerades

Tory reforms . . . . .

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Imperial marriage . . · · · ·

New Reform Bill a blunder . . . . .

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Journal in 1853

Prosperity in Paris . . .

Dangers incurred by overbuilding . . . . .

Discharged workmen effect Revolutions . .

Probable monetary panic . . .

Empire can be firmly established only by a successful war

Agents undermining the Empire . . . . .

Violence and corruption of the Government .

Growing unpopularity of Louis Napoleon . .

Consequences of his death . . . .

He probably will try the resource of war .

Conquest would establish his power .

War must produce humiliation or slavery to France .

Corruption is destroying the army and navy. ..

Emperor cannot tolerate opposition . . . .

Will try a plébiscite . . . . . . . .

Contents of the Second Volume.

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Mrs. Grote's conversations at St. Cyr . .

Great writers of the eighteenth century.

Political torpor unfavourable to intellectual product .

English not fond of generalities .

Curious archives at Tours . .

Frightful picture they present .

Sufficient to account for the Revolution of 1789

La Marck's memoir of Mirabeau . .

Court would not trust Mirabeau . .

The elder Mirabeau influenced by Revolution.

Revolution could not have been averted . .

Works of David Hume . . .

Effect of intolerance of the press .

Honesty and shortsightedness of La Fayette.

Laws must be originated by philosophers

Carried into effect by practical men

Napoleon carried out laws . .

Too fond of centralisation . .

Country life destroyed by it. .

Royer Collard . . . . . .

Danton

Madame Tallien . .

Tocqueville independent of society. .

Studious and regular life . .

Influence of writers as compared with active politicians .

Journal in 1854.

Criticism of the Journals .

The speakers generally recognised . . .

Aware that they were being reported ..

The Legitimists . . . . . .

Necessity of Crimean War . . .

Probable management of it. .

English view of the Fusion . .

Bourbons desire Constitutional Government.

Socialists would prefer the Empire. . .

They rejoiced in the Orleans confiscation

Empire might be secured by liberal institutions

Policy of G. . . . . . . .

English new Reform Bill .

Dangers of universal suffrage . .