The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-17

pSrtOt ruinforosmeuts viii soon share their tolls,
their perils, and their gorythst strong diversion
b TO be operated In Bessarabia-thA. Europe feos
without alarm our eagles. so long banished, now 30
gloriously unfolded because she well knows that
we combat only for her independence" that
Gen. kontebeilo is charged with the honor Of con-
veying to the army Of the Crimes the rewards which
II has SO richly meiited.
II IS obvious that there Is at present kind of
suspension Of active hostilIti6s. which Is likely to
last until the arrival Of the achievements now on
their way. 1t would be difficult otherwise to under
stand the absence from Sebastopo, on the one hand
Of the two Grand Dukes, aud on the other Of the
two allied Pripces-the Duke Of Cambridge aud thu
Prince Napoleon. Both of the latter, doubtless, in
tend toreturn to their posts soon as the arrival
Of the rein forcements shall give the signal for the
assault.
The iumor to which private despatch to the
London Times has given currency, that new en-
Ragement took place on the 18th, has not been con-
frmed. Indeed it ia positively contradicted by the
despatch of Prince Menschikof, who, must add,
is less frequently called Prince Munchsussn, even at
Paris and at Lordop, than few weeks ago. Those
VITO believed Omer Pachs's Tartar most readily,
now carefully weigh even the Off ial dispatches Of
before playing "up" or "doWn" at the Bourss, on
their faith In either.
To these speculations at the Bourse, and TO the
newspapers which you will receive by this mail,
must leave the details Of the new diplomatic phase
that the Eastern question may take in consequence
Of an ntimation by the CorresSo~dence Prussiesne,
Q semi-oficia journal, that the cabinet OF st. Pc.
tersburs, by voluntarily accepting tho four points
% v0rtxo fnAt - ~
yerey, by Drouyn de rHuys, would leav no doubt Of
its Intention to make sacrifices for the. attainment
OF peace. The Correspondence believes that the
Western Powers do not refuse TO accept negotik
tors for peace on this basis. But the four points
IN question were only four among many at the out
set. and their name would perhaps DO legion now.
You ask II this war in the East Ia popular in
France Have the ca INN Of the invsiide., sue
lnkermanD, awakened the enthusiasm Of the French
for the imperial eaeIes1 Are all French men Chau
yiDs,n i.e., ardent Napolecnists?
Without answering your Questions directly. imay
French governments has prodigiously strengthened
end elevated the position of the Emperor of the
French. The consummate ability with which he
ard his Minister OF Foreign Affairs, M. Drouyn de
Eastern question, has been acknowledged by Nicho-
las himself, as well as by all Europe. Nor was
it the fault of Napoleon III. Il anything delayed
had resolved for the conduct Of the war. Moreover,
history has rarely presented spectacle, Of moro
thrillil g interest than the scene Of which the
Ciimea is now the theatre. No Frenchman,
by il. Those who are at once spectators and
actors in it have reflected new glory upon the
highest military qualities Of which the Russian the
FIeLcbnan and The EDglishman can res pc lively
boast. The Frenchman's keen spirit Of emulation
in particular, has never been sharpened to such
point before. Naturally enough, their countrymen
at heme watch their exploits with sympathetic ad-
miration In their ranks are the brothers and sons
Of men Of all the old parties at home, and it Is no
doubt true-it would be strange II it were not
that the gallant army Of the Crimea ID looked upon
by all with an interest that Is net chilled BY sim
gle party consideration. have before alluded to
The applause N. do Salvandy'a eloquent tribute. in
honor Of the army, ELECTED at the Academy, that
refuge Of exParlismenialy leaders. whose political
rather than literary claims seem Of late TO entitle
the m to academical honoYs.
Bat, in spplaudipg the army, did the ex ministers
who were there present, or would Guizot, Lamar
tine and Victor Hugo, who were absent, signify .
disposition to rally around the imperial throne2
The exile Ct Jersey would answer Indignantly
enough If an answer were necessary.
Certain fusionist JouInals, which denounce Barbes
as an "incufsole revoiutionist' claim to be, and
doubt SO are, as warm "Chauvinist" - ho av0wed
thusiasts for ths glory Of French arms. But they
are not more likely to be "Cbauvinst' in any other
serse than he was found to be when the Emperor
opened bis prison doon on account OF the letter in
There being, OF course, no organ Of republican
sentiments In tho French empire, you must seek for
their expression elsewhere-in Belgium, for exam.
pie. In those Belgian journals in which Paris
which they secretly retain, you often find curious
revere Of the medal daily exhibited by what they
style the Decemberist Journals. They are "Chau.
vinists" to be sure, like Barbes, but no more than
he wasthat u.s. their patriotic prayers for the sue.
cess OF the French arms are not mingled with cries
Of God save the Emperor! ~ TLey are even dig
courteous enough to alude with irreverence to tho
COLES which have sffiicted General PIouplon," a.
they persist in calling the ex Prince OF the Noun
tain, who ia now ccnvalescent, 1t is said, at Cou-
stantinOpe. He hopes to recover in time TO display
at the assault upon Sebastopo as he displayed at
soldiers, if not the high military genius which is
associated With tho pane Of Napoleon. The Prince
kept his seat on horseback oil day 1t the battle Of
IpkeInann, and did not yield until AFTER the victory,
to the orders Of his physicAn to seek few days Of
repcse at Constantincple.
A spirited OF graving has appeared, in which Mar
shall de ST. Arpaud is represented, supported on
either side on horseback, at the battle Of Alma.
The srtjst has succeeded in depicting not only the
etrfe Of battle but the conflict which the fiery cou-
rage ard iron will OF the Marshal sustained In tho
midst Of it, with death masked rs disease. The last
scenes of the Ma,shals life have cast into shadow,
as have already intmated. certain Of Its earlier
and less honorable sceses. But how far the Pari-
slams are from having forgotten forgiven the lat
terhOw far in short, they are from being enthusi-
astic admirers of Chauvinifm, In the person Of an
exponent Of it. who owed his Marshals staff to the
I'd Of December, may be inferred from the success
Of mot which had been buzziDg about like wasp
lom psrlor 10 Iarlor in Paris ever since his funeral.
This mot is attributed to distingu he'd lady,
who, on hearing several CT her visitors one
evening speak about the selections Of an epitaph
for the monument to be erected in memory OF the
deceased Marshal proposed the following: Crinase
SG1nf A,nnud The name OF the theatre Of his
last exploits and bis own name. II you had heard
,he lac prouour CO tire two names aloud with a
tone of voice and lock equally "ansrcbisl," you
would have perceived az once the severity Of the
thrust.
This mot is not likelyto have been repeated in
tie ears OF LORD Paine stem, at any of the hume
| rous dinners to which he has been iuvit:d during
the past week the guests at those dinners being in
dispntabe Chauvinsts, so long, at least, as the
cense Of empire smooth. But II has found its
way ont Of parors into the streets (not OF course
into the newspspes) and 1t will OF no wbe forgot
ten By the people, who, periodically proud as they
se q the OF their brothers and in the
Crmea ere nevertheless forced By daily necessities
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