Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1852-11-03
Correspondence Of the N. Y. Tribune.
The Empire.
PANS, Thursday, Oct. Il,

PARIS, Thursday, Oct. H. 1902.
The event of the day is the speech of Louis
Napoleon at Bordeaux. On Monday il was pla-
carded on all the dead walls of the city, gather
ing around it quiet group of readers. 10 Judge
from appearances it meets with general APPROX
al. Everybody knew that the Empire must come.
Wisely making the best of bad bargain, people
are glad to see it come with so good promises and
hope that some of them will be kept. A real
present feeling of content, or even to some ex-
tent of approval in view of the approaching
cnange in the title of the Government, has doubt
less gained ground in Paris in the last month
AS causes of this may be mentioned the influence
by sympathy of the reported enthusiasm OF the
Provinces the readiness of property-hoders to
submit to ANYTHING like stability which increases
the value of their estates the present prosperous
condition of the working classes who find en-
ployment unusually abundant, either on the nu-
merous public works, or on the private buildings
which are going up IN all parts of Paris. l need
not mention the interest which another large
class, the office~holders, have in eXerting their
wide spreading influence to the utmost to fabri-
cate popular enthusiasm for next Saturday.
The reception is to be got up with great care
The railroads announce extra trains and reduced
fares for the occasion. Everybody thatwears the
State livery will be present to swell the pageant
and the fondness for the spectacle will call out
everybody else. Proclamations are posted IN the
Banlleu, written in high imperial phrases, urging
the people to go into Paris on Saturday, to ceie-
brate the return of the future Emperor, the Elect
of God An attempt is making. which will prob
ably not be an unsuccessful one, to enlist the
workmen largely in the manifestation. The
Prince has taken very frequent occasion during
his journey to express his interest in the condl-
ton of the laboring classes. His carefully pre-
pared impromptu speeches of a dozen words such
as those uttered at Lyons Marseilles, Bordeaux,
and other places have had their good effect in the
Faubourg st. Antoine and the 18th Arrondisse-
ment, where they have been industnously clrcu-
lated; the polite little acts of human sympathy,
such as taking the in the bay of Ioulon, or
jumping out of his carriage on the road to Agen,
and Joining for a moment in the labor and frolic
of the vintagers, are become matters of popular
history. Indeed, this must be granted, that what
with his uncle, dinners, speeches. crosses OF hon
or, military medals presents of jewelrs, and gal
liant compliments, and credits which he opens,
with as much nonchalance as though they were
oysters, he has managed with rare tact to reach
the interests what is nearly as important, the
sentiments of all sorts of Frenchmen, He is the
most expert of dignifed demagogues; and now
that he is in the full tide of success he is in grow
ing credit as supervise politician A short crop
in the provinces, uneasiness in the army may
put his craftsmanship to a severe test. The
large credits which he has opened for the building
OF new Cathedrals and other purposes are said to
make the members of the Legislative Corps un-
easy, for some of them still had the iaea that
they had something to do with the budget and
national finances.
The Senate will probably meet al the close of
this or the beginning of next month, to answer
the prayer of the petitions for the Empire now
signing in all parts of France. We may calcu-
late, then, ON the fete of the proclamation of the
Empire, and the fete of coronation in this year
of fetes The Napoleon II or III (probably the
latter will be proclaimed hereditary Emperor,
with the right of naming his successor. Lesser
matters, such as the formation of the Imperial
Guard, the arrangement of the Imperial house
hold, the manufacture of an Imperial service of
Sevres porcelain, ETC., etc, are in state of adj
yanced preparation. There is an increased activ-
ity among the workmen on the tomb of the great
Napoleon at the Invades, the completion of
which is in way to be connected with the res
direction of the Empire.