The extraordinary part of the actual position is that the Government, with these ugly signs of despotism in its face, stands upon the democracy (is no 'military despotism,' therefore, in any sense, as the English choose to say), and may be thrown, and will be thrown, on that day when it disappoints the popular expectation.

For my part, I am hopeful both for this reason and for others.

I hope we shall do better, when there is greater calm; that presently there will be relaxation where there is stringency, and room to breathe and speak.

At present it is a dictatorship, and we can't expect at such a time the ease and liberty of a regular government.

The constitution itself may be modified, as the very terms of it imply, and the laws of the Press not carried out.