Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1852-05-06
OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
Nav York, April q, 1852

| ally supposed to be. was conYerSlng
with gentleman, yesterday, who knew
him when he was in n York, some years
ago, unnoticed and uncared for, and who
has just returned from Paris, where he
was well received by the Prince President
My friend says that Louis Napoleon talk
ed, with good deal of satisfaction, OF
the sprees they used to have together in
\ lew York. while going the rounds of
an evening
When l say Louis is smart fellow, I
refer, of course, to his intellect, and not
to his moral organization, which is only
secondarily developed The man has,
unquestionabiy, perseverance, also, which
IS an indispensable element of great
ness of any kind His Strasbury and
Boulogne failures and his long imprison-
ment, and, verse than all, the neglect with
which he was treated in England, and the
insults heared upon him by the press of
Europe and this country, after each fail
ure, would have discouraged most men
Again, who Is there, after all, in France
who has shown himself so capable, since
the Revolution Of AS? I repeat that
although there are many better men in
France than he, there is certainly no
shrewder diplomatist Probably, his sue
cess depends, in great measure, upon
his want Of moral rectitude A man is
hardly fit to be q tip-top politician, who
cannot look another in the eye, and tell a
downright out and out lie without blush
ing. This faculty is we'll developed in
the Prince President He's at it all the
time. In his ably written speech, on the
late opening IF the French Chambers, he
remarked :. The French nation has. for
the first time given to the world the I'M
posing spectacle Of a great people voting.
"a all liberty the form of its government :"
Now, the fact IS that there are few Euro
peans more familiar with the history and
. institutions Of America than Louis Napo-
lean and Il required the most impudent
contempt Of truth to enable him to make
the above statement
1t is now q fixed fact, that the English
Crystal Palace is to be speedily transpor-
ted to Paris, piece by piece, and rebuilt
in the centre of the Champs ElyseeS,
which bids fair to soon become a second
Paris, hundreds Of workmen being now
engaged in erecting houses in all direc-
tons
This is the Golden Age. A sort of
California has just been discovered at
Slomberze, France Some country pump
kins recently gsund number of large an
cicut vases, clis.taiuing bars of Gold, one
Of which was subsequently valued by
weight at ttsls.ty Thousand francs. In
tense excitement prevails in the neighbor-
hood.
Herring, the Salamander Safe man, has
received a gold snuff box, suitably inscrib-
ed from banking louise in Lyons, France,
whose books. papers, and money were all
preserved in mas Safes, during late con
fiagration which burned up their estab-
lishment
Lola Monies appears to have been quite
popular with the Eastern people. Every
day, some new trait in her character has
been discovered by the steady New Eng
Ianders Wien Fanny Kemble wore
mans hat and 5reeches. and rode on horse
bacI-, astride. sac made deep impression
on the hearts of the good people of Mas
sachusetts; bue when it was developed in
the Forrest triajthat Mrs Forrest smoked
cigars aud drank brandy, the former ad-
mirers of Miss KcmbIe forthwith looked
coldlv on her and transferred their affec-
tions to Mrs Forrest, who had proved
herself, beyond all dispute, entitled to
their chief admiration Letters were dis
patched to her. and committees were sent
on to New York, to invite her to Boston,
at the close Of such engagements as she
might have eutcred into
But. unfortunately for Mrs Forrest,
she has been ear out by Lola, before she
has had an opportunity to visit " Modern
Athens" Lolas last feat was all that
was required 70 establish her jurisdiction
over the hearts Il the Puritans.
II appears that en- Saturday, while re
turning from Portland, Me, to Boston,
Lola requested permission to manage the
engine attached TO the regular train of
passenger cars sstat.ng that she was much
interested in machinery, and desired the
privilege Of driving an American engine
as the movements were new to her, altho
she understood she English engines. Per
mission was granted, and Lola mounted
the steam-horse and at once comprehend
ed the driying gear, stop cocks, and all ;
aud she actually managed the machine for
a distance Of twenty miles, making the
necessary stops, blowing the whistle, let
ting off steam, SC, when required Dur