The New York herald., 1851-12-30

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Louis ne Eighteenth and Charles the Tenth hsd
made the mistake of suppodns that absolute
nonArshy and parliamentary governmsnt ceeld
exist together. Charles the Tenth pushed the
Charles the Tenth exclaimed, "I win not suffer
my crown to be thrown into Che mire !" but the
chanbes: resisted. M Dc Polignae sueoesdsd %
M: de Martignac M. dc Pongnac pushed the
solved. The Duke Of Orleans gave . ball to the
King Of Naples; and M. dc Salvsndy said that tAe
ball was genuinely Neapolitan, for that the guests
danced on volcano. The volcano Was met BY
coup PetGt-a still fashionable expedient in these
days. The ordinances came-the constitution was
suspended. The editors signed protest. Mar
shal Marmont teok the command OF the kings
troops Marshal Marmont was beaten more
came king. Then Marshal Soult ceased his re-
serve. The transition was passed. There was o.
strong government for France at last" monar.
chy surrounded BY republican institutions; )" and
lending to it the prestige and power of his name
and fame. Louis Philippe sought him when he
was seeking Loais Philippe, and they soon came to
terms The Napoleon Of peace asked the aid Of
shal Soult became distinguished in France and in
Europe - the chief agent Of the English
alliance" and the boidest opponent Of .
war policy The marshal the II .tss ' % ss
Marshal Gerard, and being somewhat awkwardly
held responsible for the blunders predecessor in
sanctioning the famous Gisquet peculations-" ~
thereafter. AS Minister of War at this time Mar
shal Soult had terrible post to sustain. The ear
Ger part Of the reign Of Louis Philippe was suc-
cession Of smothered insurrections-now Of the re-
publicans. now Of the vendeans, and now Of |" The
nephew of nay uncle;" and to Marshal Soult the
King looked beyond all other men. In the insur-
rections of the 9Th and 9th June, the marshal had
everything in bis hands; and the sufficient reply 70
honesty, was the fact that he stood BY the King.
He astounded the King and the cabinet by his sug-
gestion. at that time. that in the event Of serious
insurrection, they should abandon Paris! But his
plan he ustifed and, perhaps, the counter plan, 10
surround Paris with forts was not wiser. In what
ever be did, he managedto to be successful; and his
sily popular The responsibility Of the general po-
icy Of the cabinet, he shared in more than an in
direct degree. Some of his colleagues would have
desired . war for Poland or for Italy; he strenu-
Intervention, and whether wisely or not for Europe
with prosperous consequences for Louis Philippe
marshal Of the empire could alone have sustained
the odium Of sn English alliance, which meant
1t does not appear that the marshal and his col.
leagues worked well together. The marshal and
M. Quiet were enemies; and for "docfri~aires,"
generally, as NJ Guizot and his sect began to be
called, the marshal had profound contempt. On
there was q split in the cabinet; M. Guizot and M
Theirs caballed against the marshal, and the mar
as sTssn and Ii: Colleagues! S
sha Soult the occasion Of serious complications
and difficulties; but he would not reconnect him
self with those who had insulted and defed him.
With nj. Thiers, however, he kept mp intimate re-
lations; and by the King, who had already com
menced personal government, he was con6dsntially
consulted. At the breaking up Of the ministry Of
net formed by M. Mole, and until 1857 he was in.
active. It Was in the period from 1884 to 1887 that
Louis Philippe succeeded in establishing that sys
tenn of home government which was, In the end, 80
was but slig6tly responsible Of the foreign policy
of Louis Philippe, from 1880 to 1872, he was sup
porter and in reference to that he must be judged
The foreign policy and the homo policy, in truth,
however, rested, and were dependent on, one ano-
ther.
In 1897, Queen Victoria came to the English
throne, and at the coronation Of her Majesty, in
1855 Marshal Soult was selected by the cabinet Of
the TuiIeries as Ambassador Extraordinary TO Len
don. His mssien was to cement the English all-
ance by renewing that alliance with the new sove-
regn and, ss political agent in that character, he
was received with national welcome in England.
Compliments were showered upon him by theco
and by ministers; and the people greeted the great
general, the ancient enemy. wherever he appeared,
with enthusiastic cheers. At the coronation his
sion his carnage, "a blue body, in the shape Of q
gondola, with silver moul6ngs," was grander than
that of any English peer. The Duke of Yelling
ton Appeared At public places Win him aIa h Though
louse, and going far in deracton as to SUM
mon Colonel Napier into manly remonstrance and
reminder Of the pillar at Corunna, the public were
mad with joy at the suspicious conjunction Of the
two heroes.
We next come to 1871. The ministry Of NJ.
Mole fell The minister, and the press, and the
Chamber were at war, and, to avoid the storm, the
King sacrificed faithful servant. new minis
try was formed and, In consequence Of the dissen-
sions Of NJ. Guzot and NJ. Thers, who would no
longer act together, Marshal Soult was called to
the presidency of the council But this was not
brought about without difficulty. While the King
was without amnistry-or rather without q ministry
Of repute enough to meet the crisis-there came an
insuirection: the revolt ofMay IL. The provisional
cabinet was swept away, and the King and society
found a man in whom they could confde in Mar
shall Soult. While President Of the Council he un-
derwent the storm excited by the Syrian ques-
ton," and secured an intense unpopularity by his
honorable anxiety to keep faith with Lord Palmer
ston. His ministry was not long lived. M. Gui-
rot entered power, and the results consti.ute the
news Of yesterday.
Since that time Marshal Soult, enfeobled by age,
but still intellectually vigorous, lived In retirement,
In the enjoyment Of boundess fame and ample for
tune.
Sir John FrnnkIin's Expedition