The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-11

injury Of greedy capital and hungry mases In both In
the moral health of the people had been long
sspped By the vices and example OF the wealthy and the
powerful and selfish aspirations after individual gain
most needy whose hopes limited the acquisition
Of bread In both nations the cycle Of political
change had been traversed all forms and almost AL Ian,
and abandoned. The patients sore, feversh and
restless and consequently impatient Of restraint The
only control to which they capable Of Yielding had
the coercion Of forcbe compusion. Both people
stil INDUCED wild and Dymphoeptic dreams Of liberty
but apprehension of its nature and the
capacity for its actual enjoy To both the only
sibe relief, still compatible with their situaton was
tranquility and the only quiet attanable the repose OF
despotism sustained by military power, but preserving
the outward show Of civic procedure One OF the com
Herodian, borrowing probably the express
sion Of contemporary writer has happily designat-
ed the Roman Empire as military democracy Such, in
truth it and such must DO essentially the imperial
rule in France But in the inception OF This great CHANGE
policy taught Augustus the necessity Of yelling the sword
beneath the forms Of earlier republcansm and similar
expediency has dictated similar discretion TO Louis
Napoleon Still it must be recognized that the real and
ultimate support of the French throne Ia to be found in
the fidelity and of the and, with each
new change of dynasty, with each succession,
army win and discover its possession Of
all vital power and reveal itself ultimately in its true
type as a military democracy an armed and exclusive
constituency and convert the French constitution INTO
regime of Mamelukes and Janizzares. That the ntnre
fortunes Of France may exhibit the phenomena OF ,he
decline Of Rome is exceedingly probable, though ron
the well ascerained operation of regular laws, The
stages Of this process Of decay VIII be shorter ore "a
antiouty Meanwhile may be noted that Louis Napo-
leon has play his part well for his own teress
possibly even for interests Of Franceand has eshi-
bed profound appreci alton Of his position and
the CONDITION OF his times and people, and mastery
tact his of the hidden wires. Through
out bis whole he has so exac y repeated the poll
cy Augustus that is difficult to repess the suppo-
Site that he had deliberately studied and initiated his
Yet the identity Of positions and the similarity OF
natures might have generated spontaneously surprising
similarity OF PROCEDURE.
these analogies exist in the great well in the
minute traits of character and Incident The ana
by and polish Of Augustus are revived in Louis Napo
leon: the heartlessness which cunnlngy watches and
uses its ad, antage the smiling graces Of the
exterior belongs to both The reserve which dexterousy
affects the appearance Of candor Is equally to be noticed
In both Each alike impressive and nperurbabe pre-
tending negg.nce and Indifference while most assidu
ousy pursuing his secret wies. Each ia equally self
confident elf-relant, and SELF sustained, while ap
parenty ting and anxious extrinsic sup
port Each habituany sought the couuses Of others,
other views his own predetermined plans Each pa
enty waited the favorable crisis brought BY the cur
rent Of events whose issues his complicated arts had
long before and pretended to yield 70 the ne
cessiy of the moment when the necessity itself had
been anticipated and accustomed by himself Each care
fully abstaned violence when could be avoided,
sought by the crcuious of intrigue the
suite which would have been less eectualy
more open natures by direct methods; Each seemed
equally undscouraged by temporary failure, and equally
passioness in success manfesting for and al
generosity to their antagonists moderate in the
repression opposition tolerant when liberation
could be hszarded with safety This conduct should
give each the credit of sagacty not of beneyoence it
ing. indicates the absence Of malice, but affords no
assurance of natural gentleness.
The first detdt of Louis Napoleon-that OF "a OF
cmber ls5l-exempned all these traits but it most
especially displayed the vigorous decision Of his actions
and the impenetraois secrecy with which they were
pick preparations for the great blow were made without
being detected, and were concealed for fortnight
until the minute for their execution had arrived. few
hours in the early morning sufficient to place all
the powers Of the government and nation absolutely in
the bands Of the Prince President and three men, by
heir tic nd nh m
10 the result. a remarkable and resoluts
stroke Of policy, and may Justly 10 compared with the
ahlest and bodest of Octavius In the mea
adopted for transmitting the decennal presidency
achieved by this icentous proceeding into despotic
trgues by which his Roman model assembled the long
and difficult grades which led him to absolute monar-
S 81 Of
ed by Octavius the same term Of ten years, which
had been the limits for which the ancient ipperum
had been received was thai prescribed for the modern
with larger strides the interval between nom
tSe Psneh had lost the faculty. of venera
tion whilst the Romans had retained superstous and
sanctmonous attachment 70 the Gillette forms of former
freedom The measures Of Louis Napoleon, IL somewhat
diverse in apI earance the same in principle
those adopted by octavius. The progresses reviews,
counterpart TO the provincial tours ePisodical exped
tions spectacles and public buildings Of the other Il
brought to bear upon the public mind that Octavius
obtained the final powers which secured his ascendancy
absence
that Louis Napole obtained the adhesion of the popu
lar sentiment to his assumption Of the imperial title
Augustus carefully abstained from claiming his uncies
caution assured the Of Europe that in taking hi
imperial designation he did not pretend any right to the
throne from inheritance, but derived his claim solely
from the popular will. The Romans regarded the cha
rcer of Augustus Of the greatest engmas of his
tory and he displayed his consciousness Of the unfa
hona able mystery which sbrouded his policy, b, using
the emblem Of the sphinx the device for bis official
seal Louis Napoleon has abundanty proved himself TO
ha nlpll tn HIS
gives occasional indications Of similar OF
the general inability to appreciate his conduct The
TO chameleon col leteIy did he imbibe his hu, from
the surrounding coors q future literary Emperor OF
France may apply the Gmilc to Napoleon III But,
notwithstanding all changes of external aspect, both
these memorable soveregns retained their inner nature
unalteed and pursued the uniform and even tenor OF
their way through al mpediments and varieties of cir
cums;ancos.
The Parlor Magasin inc for June has an article on
flibusters, which, however questionable it may be
in strict ethics, is Justly the inconsistencies
of political prudery. The writer is an ardent be-
lever in manifest destiny" and would, we verify
believe, annex the whole world if he was in po
siton to carry out his theories He reminds us
forcibly Of the modest Hibernian who limited his
desires to the possession Of England an estate,
with the Isle of Man a cabbage garden.
The american Lac Register for June contains
the continuation Of the paper entitled 1.-THE Con-
sderation of Contract" together with several able
reviews of recent American and English decisions.
The Nop Jersey Medical Reporter for this month
has an interesting biographical sketch and portrait
of DR.. Alexander Stevens, NJ. d., l.. l.. D.. second
President Of the American Medical Association, and
President OF the College of Physicians and Surgeons
Although not distinguished as an operator, few
men living are more thoroughly acquainted with
the nature and treatment of surgical diseases The
discovery by the German analytical chemist verdeil
that in the parenchyma of the lungs peculiar crys
tazabe acid is present, which forms crystalline
compounds with bases, has led to some interesting
speculations in the present number. We recon-
mend the article TO the attention Of the faculty.
The Pioneer, Californian Monthly Magazine for
May which has only just reached us, shows credi.
table advance in literary merit the previous nun
beers. Although II is evident that the articles are
mostly written by amateurs, they arc in general
clever and readable, and little more careful
wedding n the poetical department would reader
this magazine fully equal 10 the same light class Of
perioaica that obtain favor here. Not the least