Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-11-09
The Empire or France.

To the whole world the present tendencies in
France, are important. To the United States,
they may prove peculiarly SO. Bonaparte is to
be Emperor. and an empire will need brilliant
efforts to sustain it,
We find in the Baltimore American, some sound
remarks in relation to this movement. 'The res
toration of the Empire" says that paper, which
is so obviously portended as to be now beyond all
doubt, presents one of the most remarkable phe-
nomena which have appeared since the times Of
the ancient human nomination.
Augustus Caesar, in the name OF the great Ju-
lius. took possession Of imperial power, and
consolidated the Roman Empire-an organiza-
ton which to this day is the wonder OF the
world 1t was not that Augustus was greater
man than his uncle he did not come within the
limits Of comparison with him. The uncle had
done the work he had achieved the Empire; the
other followed to reap the harvest, and, like
careful husbandman, to provide for its being
well stored.
NThe name of Caesar, continued for centuries
to designate the Roman Emperors, long after the
blood of the Caesars was extinct. 1t continues
still to designate the Kaisar of Aus tria, and the
Car Of representatives even in this far
distant time, of the Eastern and the Western en-
pires of the old Roman supremacy. We are told
by Gibbon, and other historians, that when Nero
died. the last of the family of julius Caesar, q
tradition prevailed for hundred years and more
that he was not dead, but would reappear again;
and in spite of the vices of the man, his tyranny
and his cruelty, this belief was cherished as {
fond hope So thoroughly had julius C@sa,
identified himself with the civilization of his age
and of succeeding ages, that the prestige of his
name had almost the force Of an enchantment."
1t would seem that the name of Napoleon in
France has similar potency. The Prince Pres
ident now at the head of the government, ant
soon to be crowned rs Emperor, had nothing
whatever to recommend him, at first to the favol
of the French people except the associations
connected with his name and his affinity to the
blood of Napoleon. He has since shown a ia,
greater degree of ability than he had credit 70,
at the beginnings and he has improved with
wonderful sagacity every advantage Of his posi-
ton. He controls both positive and negative
force; positive in his own strength, and in tina
Of his hereditary afinities, and negative in thu
fact that there is nothing left to France, but t.
accept his sway. The experiment of Republic
from the days of Robespierre to those of Ledrr
Rollin has not been productive of any results
calculated to make such system of government
captivating to the sympathies of the French pee
pie The Bourbon dynasty has ceased to exist
except in history. 1t has lost all hold upon the
interests and feelings of the French nation. On,
might 60 into criticisms upen .Leuis Napoleon
and upon the means by which he has maintained
and concentrated his power; but inasmuch a
his own people are satisfied with his ascendency
it is scarcely becoming in others to make com
plants or to indulge in invectives concerning
it."