New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-11-02
Napoleon iii.


modcIn armies, have commonly been regarded A. the
symbols Of Establish Ell authority the highest rewards
Of great achievements. II might have been ob-evet n
past tincf thu. when power started up less regular
constituted, less known 10 fame the sp.entor OF us
Trainings and IL parade seemed 10 uuent m Al III
ratio 70 IL exploit since was easier 20 copy me
cxterrals CT majesty than 70 acquire ~ real
The Tribune Eenzi Is stu remembered by the cont
suicums attire snd pompous cavslcade W tn which he
marched from the CsIol 20 the Lstcran; AMI nc h-h
erman Of Naples Outshonc in brief mag ilIelc c
the ViceToys OF Spain whom he bad expelled AZ the
Court oil Byzsniinm faded into degeneracy and inpO
tence until il retained nothing of the Of Imperial
Rome but the purple bufkins Of the Emperor and tie
servilo aulstion Of tie people the luxury OF tie palace
end tie Gorgeous exhibitions Of the circus AMI the strect
increased re Il 10 hide the decay Of re- power and
manly virtue. Augustus Cesar, when he ha risen 10
be the absolute and perpetual master o. The wOrl M an
tanned in his ttle- aud in all the offices social lite the
character q private Roman the Porphyrogeniti Of
the ater Empire affected such simplicity AMI poster
iy itstlf j. amazed at their Inagn icence, while II
smiles at their dominion
We cannot defend Ourselves against these assoc t0ns
aswo relate the uno>Gnp,e parade with wi,h Louis Ma.
poieOn accomplished on Saturday, his Eborious renlrn
10 Pars TIE snmulants unsparinSy administered to
the curiosity aud the taste Of that great city, the ind at
gable exc lions Cf the Government, AMI the cSa npe o
provincial enthusiasm he'd cert iny stirred the masses
Of me population. Never, probably, did 20 prodigou'a
cOncOurso 81 people thTCn- those wei trOddCn streets;
did ration display creator uuconsciou-ness u
the past Indifference 20 the future tx tcumphal A.
cLcs sp1rned the magnificent avenue OF the B1ulevrfs
from the lie Of tAc Bastllo 70 the gate OF the TGeue-.
The houses andteuaccs were prouseiy decorated Win
the colors and cmhlems Of tic Imperial dyn CITY, md
the cipher Of Napoen ILL., was everywhere allowed 70
anticipate the formal proclamation Of the new autOrra,
An iumeLsc Huay Of armed men preceded followed,
and cncomrossed the pacnc heir OF Napoleon; tor 70
use al exylcssion applied by Tactus similar occa.
sion lie advanced sDiaS Grnd;is to taAe posses NJ
tlst FmI ire which we are told is Peace
In this Cuse be proceeded with al the state o. abso-
te uower uied by the priests and sanctioned by tho
mud -erNifuis Of fhC -
take possession Of that palace from which lees than nvc
years the outraged sovereign Of const;ut.onal
monarchy was ieEOminiou-ly expelled The people
who threw oil the yoke OF Louis Ihilupcs authority
have never stopped till they inundated the last Of their
liberties and pro,;ratcd Themselves before Louis Npo
leon; and that historic edilcc TO which Louis Blame
once assigned the and destination Of IN Hos
pita for Civil Invnlds" is the seat OF NIL
iaTy court IL Is still the same people which has hailed
with frantic ac lanafiOus the rise AMI the downfall OF
ten or twelve successive powers IN halt ccnirry-
which dcalcd from nom 10 sunset before H. L1Irl-
Ron at Bis Feast Of Fraternity, aud listened with rap
rue 10 tic republican hsreDgue- Of VI. de Lamaflin.
Tie very pavement which this splendid cavlcnd,
wound along thrown up 30 make tho b&rricades OF
FclTLLTy aud Of June and the windows which were
tlron- ed with enthusiastic spectators, md hung with
sptnccd dripcries md banners, arc the same into
which the brutal and Understanding fire Of the troops
oil the Dictate poured the 4,h cfast December
u tiefe contrasts urred orciby 20 the French
people they do % the rest Of the world, anl u tie
prcsont were ever placed besie the past uch s1enr
lies mat OF ldsF S-thfihN would iutnel IN nm. u
euboc Oh reelection and surprise, raher th4n Of
enihusiofln Of joy. But each Of thee scenes hss
poSEed away rapidly running water; the very
peIeoIs v took part NJ them arcj ~ really 10 weG
the rcw badge ana raise the cry Of the hour ior %
morrow Tho cnCaeeEcus and hopes Of TO day viii be %
hsIn those OF yesterday Wi,h the exception of the
diplomatic lody which wiscy stands slooi evcsy clas-
public s'rv,nts Represented IN this procession
ard en- il.s OCCASION The workmen Of the Fau1ourss
The ysry men who described bu, few months
ago unsmsble bsI6ori'ns to be heyn down without
mercy IN trcet warfaTc-Grc bChndhlnl In giving
in ikt. acgan 70 the most despoic form OF au' 0ur
and do not question That LARGE proportion Of the
enfiu i6-m Witnessed slis occasion genuine.
though hes been heightened by al the article III
could Lee mpl, we'd ly The Cove nmelt II j. sinsi
Proof Of Tie scity Of Louis Sapolcons character THAI
oier having f,led in rtempt, kndlc the excite
uont Of The populace Of Paris, AZ his Feast OF Eagles
and 90 Lk eAiry nom Strssburg, bee should now have
releeed The experiment on alarger scele AMI w.ti
He has tiaired the great object of his ambition
and the which he Il about assume il tender \
10 lin by millions who care not to know more OF
the Uue character o ieir future ruler cnt hi policy
than they discover from his holiday speeches AMI
holiday dresfes
Arrived At this point in his singular career hT- Ger
FANNY in the power Of Louis Napoleon 20 renar som,
pant OF the evils and injustice that have attended his die
tsioIhp, and % contute the suspicious and the res
ment which the lNwless policy OF the last few n0uhs
ha- Justly excited Ii his Government really posses5i
strergh @. which It boasts il / inexcussblc for reus-
ing to mitigate those measures Of severity which are
hcncctoth u,eless Ii those measures are on the con
traiy main support rests on them and not on III
gratitude and affection OF the people of France But
the new Emperor. as we suppose he wiz soon be STYLED
may, unquestionaby, maugurste his reign il he be
advised by acts q clemency, confidence AMI Justice
which would oberoie from the facle memories of his
subjects the traces Of those fAg-aut which accom-
panied his rise He msy proclaim general afine-rv 10
the victims Of those political parties which lie probes -
70 have cNtingished and united; be may ser an rN
ample to Europe which would be the s,unicst pledge
81 peHce, by erecting large and iumc late reduction
OF the army and he may gradually restore AZ least
soIle shadow u their former freedom 10 tue people he
sspires TO govern
II have been foremost 10 denounce series OF acts
which Were ciscraccd by all the excuses OF arbitrary
power and which cannot but excite the gravei appre
tensions for the future shall not be the less ready
20 acknowledge any change IN the policy OF the Frcnch
Government which bears the stamp Of msgnanilnity
and sincerity Ii obvious that the maintenance the
existing Government within the bounds OF moderation
end Of peace ~ those limits can be observed BY power
20 cOnstiiUtet) promises tranquility to Europe
than the occurrence OF any resh revolution leading to
incsculsble consequences But until some such meas
ures have been adopted and until these pledges have
been given even this momeniary tranquility purchased
10y the loss of al freedom, s insecure oppres
his return 70 Paris elected from the people by
hopes and expectations for which can AZ present
discover no sohd foundation.
After virtually accepting the Empire, bv his
speech "a bordeaux Louis Napeleon has returned 20
lais there 10 await the formal declaration OF hs
position. His entry into Paris Saturday h pssed
OF u the greatest tcla Even making abseuent from
the very horid descriptions IN the French papers the
display would seem % have been especially unposng
The usual clemens OF such spectAces were more pro
fuse than EsuultTmlAsl arche- bsnncrs Transparent
cie, eided 90 ice depufa0ns PROFESSIONS the army
and tie citizens IN their holiday suits all exhibited their
spcncors 70 he beat advantage under the fsyOrng cir
Cumstrnces OF clcodicss sky and weather me a.
could be wsheL Inc inscriptions and devices exhibited
remarkable uniformity o. sentiment, well they
mehf, cca4.dtras they were mostly got up by the
Government The NoHasar however denies tins, aai
states that the reception IN III ts part- the spoa;a
nccus tfitu the people OF fArs.
The grandest of the arches was one spanning
.he Poni dAUsicri!tz and dedicated ~ Tls Cify Of
Paris % L0as Nspoe0a, Eanr0r" Another waserrcted
the Column Of July All the testcr- Ia what may be
termed the theatrical region o. the BoaeyArd- appeared
20 have exhausted the resources OF their cacueFs and
scene painters in decorAfn their establishments The