The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-09

Louis Napoleon is superior man, but with tina
sup.giority which conceas itself under . doubtful
exteI Tor His life 10 altogether interna his word
do not Indicate bis Inspiration; bis gesture does
show his audacity; his glance does not intm At
his ardory his demeanor does not reveal his resolu
ton All his moral nature is in . certain M nne
kept under by his physical nature. He thinks, ant
does not di, cuss he decides, and does not delibe
rate: DO actv, and does not make much movemen Mt
he pronounce, and does not assign his reasons
His best frieLds do not know him; he comma ad
confidence aaJ never seeks il. The day before tht
expedition to Beulogne, General Montholcu hss
promised him to follow wherever he led Evs:1
Gay he presoes in silence at scounc Of ministers
he listcna to everything that 10 said, speaks bu
little, and never Yields; with phrase, brief snt
cloar as an order of the day, he decides the naos
disputed questions And that is tho reason Why a
paIlam iary ministry Is almost impossible BIZ hi.
side. parliamentary ministry would want "a
govern, and he would Ipt consent to sbdicate Bat
with that indexibiity OF will there Is nothing alb
rupt or absolute in the fern. Queen Hortense used
TO call him the mildly obstinate; and thatjucg
of the mother is completely true. Louis Napoleon
bonaparte possesses that goodness of heart which
te@pers and often conceal the workings Of the mind
The somewhat English stifaess Of his person, m
ners' ard even language disappears under al affa-
bhity winch, with him, is only the grace Of senti-
ment Many arc deceived by that appearance, aud
take his goodness for woakness, and his aaabity
for insncerity At bottom he is completely IN aster
of himself and his lsndest movements enter into
his actions only according to the exact measure he
v
led away; be calculates every thing, even bis en-
thusasm and his acts of audacity; his heart is only
the vassal of his head. D,es that inHexble will
constitute an active will! | hesitate not to reply
no and it is here have to touch Oh enc Of the
shades the most essential and delicate of his charac
ter. Louis Napoleon Bonaparso is endowed With
an incontes;abe power of esstance, of piS setie:
but what he wants in the very hig lest degree, is
the power Of initiative. He believes too much that
tho empire is to the apathebic. He is not sui.i
GENTLY impressed With the maxim that the head Of
government is bound not only to rssis. the i'm
pulse Of the parties which desire to lead him way,
but that to properly fulfil al his mission he ous ht
to have an impulse Of his own, to march firmly
forward, and &c make himself the guide OF
tn. PUBLIC mind Ia closely examining the
he has been in power, we perceive that he
has freed nimseh from every enc. but led no one
after bin. Ii would seem that he mus. becoma an
inst' ument il the haads Of this mar or Of that.
Tut ke has served 10 ambition, but has very
adtotiy withdrawn from all tho conjont respousi-
biiities which impeded OR constrained him. All
would have been exceedingly well II, after having
had sufficient energy to achieve his personal indie
pendence, he had possessed sufficient resources to
constitute his political Importance. AID TO connect
his individuality with great movement of opinion.
Ii is that which he has not done. Louis Napoleon
Bonaparta 10 at present the free and iGcontestabe
head Of the government, but lie is not the head of
public opinion; he has, without doubt, behind him
mary "reminiscences which bis name arouses, much
enthusiasm which his blood produces, many sym
terests assured by his government bat he has not
under his hand thoee great OF opinion wh;ct
Of real strength produce and direct, which carry
their fortune with that of their country. Is that
bis fault! | sm inclined TO think it Is. Lovs
Napoleon Bonaparte had only to take the lead over
democracy, and for the future to carry with him
the nation. He would have rallied around him as
many nina as his uncle rallied soldiers 10 his
standard in bis triumphant march from Grencb!e
to Paris lie would have left outside Of his circle
only some remnants Of party coors, and some honor
able and generous convictions, which fidelity re-
tains and patriotism disarms.
To thoroughly understand n mans nature We
must study all parts of it, and sound, as it were,
the most intimate details. | have said that Louis
Napoleon Bonaparte possesses goodness of heart.
must add that he has not any en-: otions OF mind.
He capable Of feeling all roble sentim ents, but
incapable of certain delicate sensations. Thus for
example, he understands reither art nor poetry.
poem sends him to sleep, and picture makes him
yawn. Nature herself, in her grsadest and most
sublime spectacles, only creates slight impression
on his mind. lie is possessed above all, Of p.ac-
tical intelligence which measures every thing With
compass, aud weighs everything with balance
Near Windsor, in England, there is an admirable
forest all the trees Of which had their tops Gu, OF
the day ON which the head of Charles |. fell be-
meath the axe OF the execUti0ner. AS ii nature
wished TO pre- test against this decapiation Of roy
atty these lrees, mutiated they were, struck out
in their strength with vigor which soon gave them
all the nejesty Of centuries. a charming woman,
whose soul was open to all noble enotio as, and who
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persuaded him to visit tais forest rs one OF tae
most curious things Of the times. He returned, a.
impassabe, Cd from q promenade to the Bots
de Boulogne, and politely and wittily quizsed
what be called tho poetical sentimcntality Of his
his noble friend. l will relate another fact, which
will throw clearer and truer light on his character In
The month Of October, 1873, The Prince Louis Naro.
leon Bonapslte was preparing for the oandidateship
rally all parties without giving himself up TO them
he received everybody, he listened to ali counses,
be heard all opinions without expressing or ergag-
ing his own. mantle sto became necessary.
General Cevsigrac had written his, in six month
power with the point Of bis sword the acts OF his
military dictatorship. What would be tia. OF his
formidable compctitorl France awaited it, Louis
Napoleon BonapaIte drew it up with that c,earnss,
Of idea and Of style which charac,erzes all his writ,
ings From Difference more than from taste he
thought il right TO consult two men who supported
his candidste-hip- one (M. Thlers) with the pro
caution Of regret and distriist and the other IN.
dc GirardiD) with the ardor Of m honest sympathy
incapable Of q reticence or q treason. At that
time, nj. Veron was no. emancip ated from tho
guardianship which made his pen minor and his
Journal a slave. The Consiitaionnd folio red the
inspirations Of the ex president Of the counsel Of
the monarchy OF July. The appreciation OF NJ
Theirs was consequently something important. Ia
the honesty and patriotism OF his Intentions Louis
Napoleon Bonoparte wrote this phrase, u shall
place my honor in leaving, at the end of four years,
to my successor, the government strengthened,
liberty intact, . real progress accomplished"
"What are you about" cried NJ. Theirs,
"strike out that imprudent phrase. Take
care not to enter into engagements Of that
kind. Engage no,hing-reserye eyerything" The
manifesto also contained the following phrase
"The republic should be generous, and have faith
in its future accordingly /, who have known exile
and captivity, eau, with all my wishes, for The day
on which the country can without danger cause all
prescriptions to cease and eiace the last traces OF
our civil wars" Another imp uieneel" cried NJ.
Theirs, can smnestry when the blood Of the battle
Of June has not yet been edaced from the stones Of
the barbados! The bvurgeoisie will cry out upon
you Beipg generous, indeed We must rather
tiy TO be ssiliul" NJ Theirs found, on the whole,
that the manifesto Of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte,
did not possess common sense, and tae next Gay he
has,cncd to send him another Que. which he had
caused 10 DO drawn Up by NJ Merfuau, man OF
sense sni intelligence at that time principal cito;
Of the Constitutional, aud at present secretary
general Of tao prefecture CT the Seine. Thers; a.
M. de Gironcin catered on the scene. -, 49,
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