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4. The Second Empire.  In December, 1852, the president took the title of Emperor, calling himself Napoleon III., as successor to the young son of the great Napoleon. FOUR THE SECOND EMPIRE IN DECEMBER EIGHTEEN FIFTY TWO THE PRESIDENT TOOK THE TITLE OF EMPEROR CALLING HIMSELF NAPOLEON THE THIRD AS SUCCESSOR TO THE YOUNG SON OF THE GREAT NAPOLEON
ry, 1848. A provisional Government was formed, and a new constitution was to be arranged; but the Paris mob, who found their condition unchanged, and really wanted equality of wealth, not of rights, made disturbances again and again, and barricaded the streets, till they were finally put down by General Cavaignac, while the rest of France was entirely dependent on the will of the capital. After some months, a republic was determined on, which was to have a president at its head, chosen every five years by universal suffrage. Louis Napoleon Buonaparte, nephew to the great Napoleon, was the first president thus chosen; and, after some struggles, he not only mastered Paris, but, by the help of the army, which was mostly Buonapartist, he dismissed the chamber of deputies, and imprisoned or exiled all the opponents whom the troops had not put to death, on the plea of an expected rising of the mob. This was called a _coup d'état_, and Louis Napoleon was then declared president for ten years.  TO ENGLAND IN FEBRUARY EIGHTEEN FORTY EIGHT A PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT WAS FORMED AND A NEW CONSTITUTION WAS TO BE ARRANGED BUT THE PARIS MOB WHO FOUND THEIR CONDITION UNCHANGED AND REALLY WANTED A QUALITY OF WEALTH NOT OF RIGHTS MADE DISTURBANCES AGAIN AND AGAIN AND BARRICADED THE STREETS TILL THEY WERE FINALLY PUT DOWN BY GENEREL CAVAGNEC WHILE THE REST OF FRANCE WAS ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON THE WILL OF THE CAPITAL AFTER SOME MONTHS A REPUBLIC WAS DETERMINED ON WHICH WAS TO HAVE A PRESIDENT AT ITS HEAD CHOSEN EVERY FIVE YEARS BY UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE LOUIS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE NEPHEW OF THE GREAT NAPOLEON WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT THUS CHOSEN AND AFTER SOME STRUGGLES HE NOT ONLY MASTERED PARIS BUT BY THE HELP OF THE ARMY WHICH WAS MOSTLY BONAPARTIST HE DISMISSED THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES AND IMPRISONED OR EXILED ALL THE OPPONENTS WHOM THE TROOPS HAD NOT PUT TO DEATH ON THE PLEA OF AN EXPECTED RISING OF THE MOB THIS WAS CALLED A COU DETA AND LOUIS NAPOLEON WAS THEN DECLARED PRESIDENT FOR TEN YEARS
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