The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-07


THE INTENTIONS OF LOUIS NAPOLEON. ETC.
The adyices from Paris are Of Friday morning, the
sd ult.
The Journal des Dtbats Of the 10th ult., con-
tains a long and interesting article on Prince
Schwarzenberg and his policy. It confirms in al
most every respect what had been stated on the
subject Of the Zollveren and the reasons that in
duced the late Prime Minister of Austria to desire
the incorporation of the empire in the customs
citation. The concluding passage Of the article also
corroborates the principal points to the charac-
ter and style Of the circular despatch of the Prince
TO the European cabinet, with reference to the pro-
jeeted change from a republican government in
France to an imperial one. The Debats, however,
concludes by stating that does not know how the
communication Of Prince Schwarzenberg has been
received by the cabinets to which it addressed
nor whether it has been answered" My letter re.
moves the doubts on that head, and completes that
curious correspondence.
The papers that are more particularly charged
with the personal interests Of Louis Napoleon Bona
part, continue zealously engaged in the mperalist
propaganda. Among others is the photographic
Sheet called the Bulletin de Paris, which is daily
despatched to the departments for the use Of the
provincial papers, and which is conducted by gen.
tleman who holds an appointment in one OF the
public establishments. The following is spec-
men of the style Of argument in the BMtd.n de
Paris
The powers Of Europe have the greatest possible in
terest in seeing strong military and consequentlya
monarchica government established and consolidated
in France and possessing the same stability any other
surely desire the existence of volcano in their
neighborhood and the lesson they received in 1S4S Will
recognized the Of that period and who raised
no diplomatic barrier against the Provisional 60
vcrnment cannot surely show themselves more pune
ton at large, and which has successfully stemmed
and courageously repealed the revolutionary cur
rents and established itself on the basis of order
and true social principles diplomatic opposition
to the would be act Of infatuatlon ana
even of insanity their part When the powers wrung
ah1i tiQu from he
under the pressure of ideas and facts which have no lon
ger any force and which have long since lost all their in
uence and all their prestige That abdcaon without
value it the result of viOleuce This govern
men whose right has endured for 80 years without be-
ing annued enfeebed is alone possible, alone desira
BILE alone advantageous to Europe as well as to
Why should the powers animated with that spirit of sa
gacity which is the fruit Of long and painful experience
and convinced Of the mistake which the chiefs of the
alition committed in 1914 in overturnng healthy and
strong government to establish feeble and temporary
without basis in the country and without any
activity abroadwhy should those powers seek pretexts
at present, to oppose what they cannot prevent For
these let France pronounce Its WILL and Europe
will applaud or consent.
The foregoing has an additional interest attached
to it in consequence of the reply of the Russian and
Prussian cabinets to the note of Prince Schwarzen-
berg. Indeed, had the French cabinet to reply to
the former, it is probable its communication would
be something of the kind.
Prince Louis Napoleon quilted Paris on Wednes-
day evening, the Dist uit. for Sologne to inspect
the canal constructing at that place He was ae-
rior, and Justice He returned to Paris the next
evening
| The Pat,ie officially disclaims all intention on
the part of the Prince President to proclaim the
Empire at the fete on the 10th Of May. This
journal adds that not even the WISH if expressed,
of the 10000 troops to be assembled the Champ dc
Mars upon that occasion would advance the resto-
| ration of the Empire hour, which. If il ever
take place, must be initiated by the constituted
powers and receive the consent Of the whole people
The precedence of the three following bodies il
thus fixed by decree Senate, Corps Legislative
| The shareholders of the Vierzon railway have
| voted the amalgamation of that company with tn,
Orleans line, by majority of $50 to Z.
On Wednesday morning, the 2lst, the directors o
the theatres had an audience, by special summons
Of the Minister of the Interior, who made known tC
them, that as stage representations were allowed
| upon the ground of influencing and advancing pub
| lie morals, nothing Of an opposite tendency would
| be for moment tolerated.
/ The Constitutional affrms that the election al
| Berne for the Grand Council has proved decided
triumph for the conservatives they having q clea
| majority Of 1000 over their opponents-the frs
| time since 1850 the radicals have been beaten. This
| is considered a glorious victory for the people 0
Switzerland. who have suffered 80 much from con
tinual agitation. which has hitherto well nigh para
| lyaed IL dustry and commerce.
The Uairers complains loudly Of the admission o
foreign journals into France. inasmuch as they con
tain more French. news than the French paper
themselves, by which the latter injured in thei
circulation.
| From the London Times April 22l
Had Louis Napoleon combined the extinction 0
| Parliamentary government in France with the res
tcration Of the imperial power, which may be con-
sidered as natural consequence OF the overthrow
Of all constitutional rights, he might perhaps hay,
cleared leap the distance between his formel
position and the great object OF his desires and b,
would have obtained, with the same facility, The
sanction of seven millions of votes to that crown
which he is equally disposed to claim by the fctioI
of hereditary right But the eotp d'etai o
r. December plappd
leaves him, in an intermediate station. il
which he has ceased to be the representative Of an,
constitutional principle, without acquiring the per
sonal rank Of a sovereign. His authority remains
that Of a dictator rather than Of monarch, for M
law places any restraint upon his viii, and the
miserable legislative bodies he has called into exist
ence sink under the humiliation Of their venalit,
ard dependence. But, not having the restrain
Of the law. neither has he its protection and sup
port His dignity is without stability, his It'll,
imperfect, his position towards foreign princes I'M
defined. For all these reasons his efforts and hi
longings are evidently directed to the revival 0
the imperial dignity in his own person and il i
little more than an idle matter of conjecture a
what moment he will assume the trappings ant
the state that await nothing but a favorable op
portunity.
But, though his ambition and his enthusiastic
belief in his own fortunes irresistibly impel him &c
this conclusion, he is probably not unconscious thai
he has at least much to lose as to gain by th
decisive step, and that the last step to the summit
OF authority may also be the first to his downfall
and min. Some such opinion was still manifested
in his address TO the Legislature, on the 18th o
March, when he exhorted his hearers to preserve
the republic az the least dangerous form of go.
vernmcnt at present; but few days afterwards
his direct alluson to his own hereditary claims tc
the imperial succession indicated the settled bent
a mind which may sometimes be checked, but i:
never turned aside by political difficulties In fact
several circumstances have lately concurred to in.
crease the dM6culties attending the proclamation
the empire; and, though such an event might take
place at any of those military displays which arc
Of frequent occurrence in Paris, we arc disposed
TO believe that distinct intention is entertained
Of Fastening its fulflment.
The fist Of these difficulties is mainly Of fnan.
cial nature. n has long been evident that til,
French government cannot much longer avert the
necessity of negotiating fresh loan and that. il
order to relieve the country from the present i'm.
moderate burden Of the unfunded debt such q
loan mnst he one Of considerable magnitude il
is believed that negotiations have been opened
with an eminent capitalist for such a loan in three
per cent Rentes TO the amount Of not less thar