The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-02-08

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collected and appropriated for schools, amounts to
a os2 500 4s, Of which sum slso,7ol eS 10 appor-
TONED to this city. We shall to morrow publish |
full report of the proceedings Of the board, well
~ much other interesting local matter whcha great
pressure of advertisements, combined with the de-
tails of the European intelligence, forces US 20 omit
The News by the Atlantic-Marraage OF
Napoleon III.
The arrival of the Atlantic, with three days
later news from Europe, has placed US in pos
session of still further details of the marriage OF
Napoleon Ill. They abundantly confirm our
first impression and strengthen us in the con-
viction that of the many wise and prudent steps
which Louis Napoleon has taken since his elec-
ton to the Presidency, his marriage is perhaps
the one which reflects the greatest credit on his
judgment. Much may be said in condemnation
of the coup dftdt of December the severe mea-
sures adopted against the press and the whole
sale deportation of eminent men for political
ofences-they are, indeed, acts which can only
be justified on grounds Of expediency, or ex-
cused as the grievous hut necessary penalty of
peace. No similar objections can be advanced
against the elevation Of Mile de Montijo to the
imperial throne. No existing rights are inter-
fered with-no principle of honor violated 1t
will involve no sacrifice of individual liberty or
national dignity-not single Frenchman Is
justified in complaining of the step.
On the other hand it cannot but meet the
general approval eff the world, whether we re-
gard it in political point of view, or as per-
sonal concern of die Emperor's. Had Louis
Napoleon sought and obtained the alliance of
one of the great hereditary houses of Europe,
he would have gained nothing and sacrificed
much. OF what aval his uncles repudia-
ton of Josephine and his marriage with
Marie Louise were to him, history tells too
clearly for Louis Napoleon to mistake it. With
the recollections of Waterloo yet fresh in his
memory he could not expect for moment that
the hand of an Austrian or Russian princess
would be trustworthy shield against the pos
sible contingency of hostilties with Russia or
Austria. In truth, even in the most despotic
governments of the present day, such important
matters as peace and war are not regulated ac-
cording to the private caprices or personal
wishes Of the monarch The time has passed
when nations blood was the weapon with
which kings settled their private quarrels
Napoleon III. was we'll aware that if q serious
motive for war with one of the great European
powers were to arise, the mere fact Of his con-
nection by marriage with the family of the Gar
or the Emperor of Austria would be utterly in
adequate to secure their alliance in the field or
even to disarm their hostility. No possible adj
vantage could be reasonably anticipated from
such course
But it would necessarily be pregnant with
danger. Were Napoleon Ill., who owes nothing
to the hereditary principle, to endeavor to prop
up his throne by that principle, he would be
acknowledging the weakness of his title to the
rank he holds, and pulling down the foundation
ofthe edifce he has built He has re-established
in certain matters the ceremonial and titular dig
nifty of the old court. both because they are not
easily separated from the conventional ideas of |
royalty, and also with . view to crafty the in
herent love of the French for tags. feathers, and
fummery but he is far too wise to admit
that the popular vote, in virtue Of which
he holds the sceptre, requires the additional
support of hereditary <ciat to give 1t
full efficacy The very essence of his right
depends on the power of the people to disregard
anything like hereditary claims. To court these
would be to deal fatal blow at his own throne,
and to tell the people of France, to their face
that though he has accepted the sceptre from
their hands he will look to the law he and they
have trampled on together as the safest guaran-
tee of its retention in his grasp. How differ
emily has he acted! "A monarch said he to
the Senate, "raised to level with ancient
dynasties by new principle, cannot ensure a
favorable reception for himself by attempting to
give age to his escutcheon, or forcing himself
into ancient families. He will succeed better
by ever remembering his origin, preserving his |
own character and adopting frankly, in pre-
sence of Europe, the title of parpenu-a glori-
GUS title when obtained by the suffrages of q
great people" This is manly language, and will |
meet response in many heart. All the re-
proaches which have been heaped upon Louis
Napoleon by his enemies may be summed up in |
the charge of being parrenu, and doing his |
best to retain the position into which his good |
fortune had thrust him. He admits the charge.
What then? Surely it is no disgrace to owe
ones rank to ones self, instead of ones father.
Nothing could be better calculated to please
the French than such marriage as this. Even |
"nnohS .hosc WIN nave Idilieu iouiiu tnc llnpe-
rial Standard there are many who cannot dis
guise their regret that seventy years Of |
revolutions should apparently have led France
back precisely to the starting point. These
will find in the marriage Of the En-
peror substantial proof that one step to-
wards social equality and common sense
has been gained. Easily pcturing the horror
which would have pervaded France a hundred
years ago, if ie grand monarque had limited
the possibility Of such an alliance, they will re-
dice that, though mad excuses have produced
fearful reaction and much yet remains to be