New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-12
LOUIS NAPOLEON.

The COuritr and Enquirer OF Monday morning has
elaborate eulogy of Louis Napoleon as Chief Magis
trate of France winding up however with the saying
that does net approve of the manner in which be at
tanned to power This mild peroratiOn is hardly
sary after such exutant praises of peured assassin
Suppose mate of ship were to take it into his
head during the voyage-say voyage to China-that
the captain did not know how TO manage the vessel and
should induce armed portion Of the crew to kill the
captain and then take the command himself Suppose he
should stop the way and get some Anglo Indian opium,
and sell it to great advantage and enrich the owners and
himself and doing than set down for him, re-
turn to NewYork. The mode of recounting such
voyage would be follows according to the spirit of
The Courier and Enquirer Captain Dash, of the
clipper Blank, has just made of the most sue
"cessful voyages on record. He went out as first
mate, and bad been some weeks at when he dis
covered the captain was an imbece creature, so
with the assistance of several of the crew he
dered him, and then took the vote of the crew as to
"electipg himself captain. Almost to man they voted
." for him. Touching at East Indian port he judged
" from the price of opium that it would sell we'll in
China and although the orders Of the owners were
strictly to the contrary he bought heavily OF the arti
"cle and arriving in China his prophecies of profits
"were more than realized. His voyage homeward was
the most rapid yet made. The owners considering
the profits Of the transaction. have overlooked the
murder of the captain and the purchase of the opium
I'VE consider Captain Dash ss the ablest officer in
"our merchant service, though we do not approve of
" the mode in which he has attained to his present
"eminenee"
Now Louis Napoleon was mate of the French Ship
of State; the Assembly, representing the people
was the captain. When the Revolution of 1913
broke cut, he sent by returs mail to that which
brought the to England, letter of cOngratua-
ton to the French people, expressing his admiration
for the event and his devotion to Democracy. Some
time after it became question of admitting back to
France the exled forbidden members of the Impe-
rial and Bourbon fanilies-Lous Philippes excepted
This question was debated in the Assembly. Some
lOngheaded members violently opposed the proposition
on the ground that the rattesnake breed could not
flourish in France so long as it was excluded. What
turn the debate might have taken We know not but
probably the vote would have kept out the Napoleon
family had not Victor Hugo moved BY the mobiles. im
pulses, and perhaps Influenced BY the fact that his
ather had been an officer OF distinction under the EN-
peror made an eloquent speech in which be said that
france, as generous Republic, knew only Frenehmen
and had no enemies to fear On the strength Of this
speech vote was passed under which Louis Napoleon
wasadmitted to France. He nominate for Presi-
dent and the memories Of Waterloo and 81. Helena
made him President From that instant he changed
lie never alluded to the Republic as of democratic orr;
gin; he never praised the Revolution which put him
in power be never honOred the men to whose cepero.
ity he owed bis admission into France But his eavu
ever to the tune OF my uncle the Emperor" The
army the army the army that the steady esuisiea
refrain Of bis positions and alusons He Immediately
rugged himself out in the uniform of general He re-
ceized tie civic officers Of Paris so dressed He opened