The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-18

cities, WIN prove moro powerful argunsnts
against Espublieanisn than I'll the speeches Of the
Enpsror's satellites. Large orders fton England
and America win keep the Lyoanss out Of mischief,
and reconcile them to the loss Of their clubs and
their banqusts. Louis Napoleon-the pupil of Sir
Robert Peel-wil guard against the recurrence Of
such seasons Of famine tho French provinces have
occasionally witnessed, by . judicious commercial
policy, and viii thus enlist the rural classes on his
side. Finally, We hope and trust, that in the grand
scheme for raising the condition Of the French peO-
pie, which Louis Napoleon has undertaken, sound
Christian education will not be forgotten.
Such, We believe, will be the main features Of his
homo policy. His foreign polcy-n speculatisns
on it's character be correct-wi not be less popular
and may, possibly, be equally successful. Putting
all notions of an invasion Of England out Of tho
question-regarding Algeria rs definitely an
Dexed, that no pretext remains for keeping more
than q mere garrison at Agiers, and remembering
the anticolonia tendency Of all French governments
the relations between France and tho States
on her eastern borders naturally attract our
attention. No hOpo is more fondy cherished in .
Frenchmans breast than the restoration Of the old
boundaries of France under Napoleon. Men are
bred in Paris to regard the existing frontier as an
encroachnent on the natural limits Of France, and
view the governments Of Belgium, Baden, Bavaria,
the Rhenish Provinces, Switzerland, and Piedmont
somewhat in the light Of usurpers If Louis Napo-
leon could again carry the tri-coor over the Rhine
and the Alps, his popularity would not fall short Of
his uncle's.
There never, perhaps, was time more propitious
than the present for schemes Of aggrandizement Of
this nature. The kingdom of Sardinia is half re.
voutioniEed, and totters between an Italian repub
lie, constitutional monarchy land an Austrian pro-
vince. Belgium is already half Frenoh-the Ger
man States exhausted by ther recent struggles,
and, deprived of their former protection, arc
ready to fall a prey to the first umr.
per. Mutual Jealousy paralyzes Austria and
Prussia. Russia alone, OF the continental powers.
is formidable and we have every reason to believe
that Louis Napoleon has already secured her sane.
ton, if not her co operation, in his ambitious pro-
jects. Witnessing the prodigious expansion of
trade, and the prosperity of the lower classes in
France, the Belgians, the Germans, the Swiss, the
Pedmontese, not unlikely, short while hence,
to coves participation in blessings which their
own governments cannot procure them.
II, then, as we believe, the Emperor must find
some safety valve for the ardour of his people, and
leave some substantial trace Of his concern for the
glory of France the eastern frontier is the quarter
to which, in our opinion, his eye will revert. A
European war it will be his policy to avoid. His
first aim-commercial prosperity-requires peace
with the great powers. His weapons will be diplc.
macy end gold. More potent and less perilous than
the sword, we shall see these, ere long, working
silently but surely in the palace at Turin and the
dilapdated residence of the Princes Of the German
Bund. To attempt to foreshadov the result-to
predict success or failure would obviously be i'm
pertinent. Time alone will show whether tho
energy and .kill which raised the outcast to the
throne, will desert the Emperor after his coronation.
For our own part, we confess that we expect great
things from the ten or fifteen years reign which
seems allotted to Louis Napoleon.