reponderant
desires which evidently outweigh all others, one dating back the past
ten years, and the other for a century or more: the question is how to
satisfy these, and the sagacious constructor, who estimates them
for what they are worth, combines to this end the proportions, plan,
arrangement, and entire interior economy of his edifice.

II. The Revolution Ends.

Necessities dating from the Revolution.--Lack of security
for Persons, Property, and Consciences.--Requisite
conditions for the establishment of order.--End of Civil
war, Brigandage, and Anarchy.--Universal relief and final
security.

The first of these two needs is urgent, almost physical. For the last
ten years, the government has not done its duty, or has ruled in a
contrary sense. By turns or at the same time its impotence and injustice
have been deplorable. It has committed or allowed too many outrages
on persons, property, and consciences. All in all the Revolution did
nothing else, and it is time that this should stop. Safety and security
for consciences, property, and persons is the loud and unanimous outcry
vibrating in all hears.[3103]--To calm things down, many novelties are
required: To start with, the political and administrative concentration
just described, a centralization of all powers in one hand, local powers
conferred by the central power, and, to exercise this supreme power
a resolute chief, equal in intelligence to his high position. Next, a
regularly paid army,[3104] carefully equipped, properly clothed and
fed, strictly disciplined and therefore obedient and able to do its duty
without wavering or faltering, like any other instrument of precision.
An active police force and gendarmerie kept on a tight rein.
Administrators independent of those under their jurisdiction, and
judges independent of those due to be tried. All appointed, maintained,
watched, and restrained from above, as impartial as possible,
sufficiently competent, and, in their official spheres, capable
functionaries. Finally, freedom of worship, and, accordingly, a treaty
with Rome and the restoration of the Catholic Church, that is to say, a
legal recognition of the orthodox hierarchy and of the only clergy which
the faithful may accept as legitimate, in other words, the institution
of bishops by the Pope, and of priests by the bishops.

This done, the rest is easily accomplished. A well-led army corps
marches along and tramples out