New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-06
FRANCE.

Every body is talking about article in Ihe PIe,C oi
startling holiness 1t is headed 1898 aud 1893 the In
pre- and is the most incorporating attack upon Bona
partisan every article OF the Bonapmt:t creed that
been in print for many long day The spr oi the
production may be judged OF from the following opening
passage
TO write history sufficient imaginary characters
instead of describing the hero intended 10 be exalted
proportions order dramatic ELECTS TO CLOAK error
and folly vain language then have plenty Of c
the empire which nothing can be added But TIE nights and
people be the ouy by which the merits
Government appreciated be contrary equity - conceal
Deficiencies Of sovereign by e1Aggerafns bis capacity ad 70
cover his admitted faults by continual appeals 70 his brilliant
there but few histories Of the empire ana
all there bat few good Nevertheless We were
70 abnds descriptions OF battles which the mind
Itself the confusion, and to eondense the bulletins proeAA
tons reports nothing would be SIMPLE shorter or
ey than this history and muen to be desired
hat Of talent and imPArtAty would undertake II
The article then describes the treachery perjury dssm
uation and violence by which Napoleon protesting nj
ways in the Of the people succeeded in raising
himself 70 the empire But in all these details although the
Ptsse thinks the history of Napoleon should be writ
ten, there Is nothing not perfectly familiar % tue ordinary
reader One fact coming from French pen IS worth
passing notice The rupture of the peace AInens Is At
tribuied entirely the necest Of Napoleon Unsuitable
ambition and il is admitted that England could not do
otherwise than insist upon the possession Of NJ Alta But
the striking parts Of the article are those which while AZ
fecing 10 describeand for that matter describing accu
ately-cetain ePochs II the rule OF the first Napoleon
PANT in unmtakable col0rs scenes passing before
our eyes Here is eontemPuOus reference to the Court
of the luileries as now constituted:
By the oath that he drew Up took i7s
oppose every attempt estabsh The feudA EsProa1e
he tides sppeTtAnns lie seiy named
Emperor before apd al the fashions the Cd Court and created
bTons ohevaers aamoner ehaberltns sras
Of palace eeuyeT masters Of the ceremonies and pages
The worthessneSs Vi official enthusiasm aud the hoilos
Of the present tranquility depicted IN the follow
ing paragraph;
ION the Say when be caused himself b. FAMED Consul for lie
Napoleon path necessarily leading abJs /;
there always vii b. stuPly erViie I'D
away BY A0a who lsuasss4 a0rth nvsev s
tie r,voutOs before the end Of the Directory these dan
ceased 70 command any There those lshsed
ho thought everything admirably bzase tbs
newspapers muzed and the republicans Prosbdb
crse digest tranquility
Boutsc sud Royal without bearing ay other
TIA, By hawking Pose torn praises
TIE soverren These hard haded DID not ka1~
AID desposn turbulent thai dsnoeacy and
Hlfolairs OF peace stability and security Tozd son
eannou-sbo cred the ionters Insy ioan1 og
Mat follows i still more pointed
In pe Of Al hat the contrary ~ the oeI r-par
AID Government journals tie Eupr-
received France especially Pss, AID what eoal
syey prove. that pubs sploa uaiaV0bs the extreme
tskeu by the rsPress Al q r.
st abolished tie Corps LesArf voted evetaz Esat
cuson TIE Senate watched bar fE ssna oa th- master
uruas ~hh The Conaats delivered
urVnap. Of he Ponce whatsoever sa z,
hoard of ceusu-e bcnx printed l~hh. h0~v-f
Fusr.ntse sss. hook and prosecution Of szrhor
printer after d. asd 6oo Zoo Police Asa
poyea cav sra usht ply tie and Opuoas
When he u5 himself and r.. Of the f1turs
tried 70 ante Al. ra-tes under hs Euoy He easily
rayng the sresdes hr eo1rrS ne traitors ofesy
party Al IA hort Who y2fs later sksrsvad Their e0nn1tsle
fsey ~ their couAsy usTlfad Bat the Rsyass
ard epuhh.us he gained Of thea TIE d uace.zuzy ~
pro.hsd with having uPsd the pOson Of their Kas
fnrssse fT having Destroyed their Repah
thus rsus-k Of ae hgerr ta tn yoaug E7rs
Of dos PePss prusses weeA so1as 70 sappoEt ed IN
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