The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-04-16

ana the coup defdf Of last December.
were equally the dictaies--alike the le-
giiimaie progeny--of the same mental
peculiarity. lie believes, too, in his
star He is even binder and rasber
iaialisi than his uncle. From early child
hood he believed himself destined TO re-
store the Dynasty Of the Buonapartisis,
and the old glories Of the Empire. lie
brooded over his imagined destiny dur
ing long years of exile, and in the wca-
ry days and nights Of his Imprisonment,
till i acquired in his fancy the solidty
and dimensions Of an ordained fact
He twice attempted 10 pluck the pear
before II was ripe. His ludicrous fail
ure in no degree discouraged him, or
shook his conviction of ultimate success.
He only waited for another opportunity,
and prepared for it with more seduious
diligence and caution. He 'bided his
time ! The time came he struck and
won. After such succcss--after having
risen in four years from being an impov-
erished exile 10 being Emperor of France
after having played the boldcst stroke
for empire known in modern history
after having discomfiited, deceived, and
overpowercd the cleverest, the most
popular, the most emneat, and the most
experienced men in France, we may
well believe that his faith in his destiny
is confirmed and rooted almost to the
pitch of monomania. aud that no further
achievement, no further pinnacle of
greatness, will seem wild or impossible
to him after Past so cventful, marvel
lous and demoralizing,
Another peculiarity Of his character,
is that he never abandons an idea or a
project he has once entertained. If he
meets with difficulties and opposition he
dissimulates or postpones he never
really yields or changes. Cold, patient,
and inscrutablc, he waits and watches,
and returns TO his purpose when the
favorable moment has arrived. History
affords few examples of such pertna-
cious, enduring, relentless, inexorable
will. This, of itself, is a species ofgreat-
ness of the most formidable kind. If,
then, to this delineation we add that, re-
served and silent as he is, he has the
art Of attracting warmly TO him those
who have been long about him, and
who have lived intimately with him
that, like most fatalists, he is wholly un-
scrupulous and unhcsitating as 10 his
agents and his means and that he en-
teriains and has deliberately matured
the most extensive, deeplaid, and mag
nifccnt schemes of foreign policy, we
have exhausted nearly all that we can
speak of as certain and reliable regard
ing this remarkable man and assured
ly we have said enough TO satisfy our
readers that France has given 10 her
self master whom it concerns all Eu-
ropean siatesmen--ihose Of this country
more especially---to study closely, and
TO watch unrestingly. Cool, daring, i'm
perturbable, cunning, and profoundly
secret-a perplexing compound Of the
sagacious calculator and the headstrong
fanalic--wilh large navy, an unrival-
led army, and PROSTATE and approx
ing nation, what is there which he may
not attempt, and might not achieve? He
never abandons an idea or project
he recols from no rashness he believes
in no impossibiliiy. Why should he I
After the marvellous past, why should
he doubt the future? He succeeded in
the coup d'etat-why should he fail in
coup d'mnin erteriem? He believed
himself destined TO restore the Empire
he has restored it. He believes him.
self destined TO recover the imperial
boundary line, and 10 wipe out the
memory of Waterloo: is. he likely tc
shrink from the adventure ;? II is sait
that he admires England and her insii
tuiions, and that he is grateful for III,
kindness and protection he met will
while among us. Both we believe tt
he true hut when did considerations o
this sort ever restrain politician VIII
believed in his "siar?"
One other feature Of Louis Napo
Icons mind must be noticed before W,
can be in a position rightly to estimat,
the probabilities of his future career
He is close and servile copyist of hi
uncle. He has studied profoundly no
only the history Of the first Napoleon
but his opinions on all matters Of polio,
and administration. He believes, an
we think Justly, that Napoleon under
stood more thoroughly than amy French
man Of his day. the nature Of the gov
ernmeni which France needed, and ih'
degree Of selfeovernment which sh
could manage and would bear; that hi
sagaciiy and justesse despri on nearl
all subjects Of administration approach
ed TO inspiration and that. il he tread
in his fooisieps,he may aspire TO emulai
his glory. This is sentiment eminent
" misleading. and full Of danger. tn
talents Of the two men are wholly di
fereni, the internal condition, and TO
great extent. the character and feeling
Of the nation have been so changed b
ihiriy-fve years Of peace and free IL
nltuiions. tina, maxims and modes
! proceedings sound and expedient he
{ may be utterly inapplicable n0r. Th
} dazzling fame and the wonderful sagac
~ Of Napoleon ]. may be the igHis =
faa which will lnne asiray NaPoleo
. III. TO discontinue and ruin.