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

Palmerston and Prince Schwarsenberg-hav both
ceased in this short interval to direct the foreign
these ministers, whose sudden and recent death has
deprived the cabinet Of Vienna Of it's most vigorous
member, had twice addressed . despatch to the
courts Of st. Petersburg and Berlin, since tho I'd OF
December, in language highly favorable to the new
French government On the 10Th Of December he
repudiated the application Of the treaty Of 1915 to
the present case, and in subsequent despatch Of
the 18th Of January, he addressed the Northern
courts with which that Of Vienna is in the habit of
acting, in favor of prompt recognition of the i'm
perial dignity, if it were assumed by Louis Napo-
leon.
Gently become known in thewest Of Europe, and has
come within the last few days only beneath the no.
tice of the French government by indirect means.
The Russian government acknowledges the services
which Louis Napoleon may be held by the despotic
powers to have rendered to the cause Of authority,
and it intimates that if the title Of emperor were
spontaneously conferred him for life by the will Of
the French people, it might be proper to recognize
a dignity which would extnguish the last traces of
the repubic but, it adds that if the imperial rank
were violently assumed, as the dictatorship
sumed on the I'd Of December, or if Louis Napo-
leon contemplated the revival and establishment Of
the hereditary rights OF an imperial dynasty in
his person and family, that would be new order
of things which the Emperor of Russia is firmly
resolved not to acknowledge. The language Of the
Cabinet Of Berlin, though rather more guarded in
tone, is essentially The same in substance; and to
Schwarzenberg, which occurred shortly after this
correspondence had taken place, may possibly be
found to have modified the intention of Austria
herself on this point At the very same time that
these opinions were manifested at st. Petersburg,
the deliberate conduct of the Russian Princes to-
wards the Duke de Bordeaux, on their late visit
to Venice, proves that the Emperor of Russia
is little disposed to sacrifice his attachment to the
rights Of the elder branch Of the Bourbons The
royal pretender was received by the Russians with
ali the honors due to a crowned head, addressed
as reigning sovereign, and it is even stated that
magnificent album was presented to him by the
Grand Duke Constantine, on which were inscribed
the words, "To His Majesty the King Of France"
IL must be confessed that the attentions of Louis
XIV to his royal guest at St. Germans hardly
more significant. These things have not passed
unnoticed by the ephemeral powers of the Elysce.
They demonstrate that there is wide step between
the most daring and successful usurpation which ever
destroyed the liberties of nation, and the assertion
of rights which command the recognition of Europe.
They tend to thwart and have already thwarted in
one quarter the pretensions Of Louis Napoleon to
| personal alliance with the sovereign houses OF
| Europe. They are the natural consequence Of the
| separation which may already be traced between
the undoubted right of the French people to deter
mine its own form Of government, and the objects
of personal ambition pursued by Louis Napoleon at
success which has hitherto overpowered all resist
| ance in France, and which leaves Louis Napoleon
for the time sole master of the field, these conside
rations may yet defer the adoption of u measure
which would materially affect the relations France
l with some of the chief continental States and
might even lead eventually from GOODNESS to hosti
/ lity.