The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-29

fend the capital from invasion The CesArevtch, an he
Of the Council OF War; but not that he ever
originated measure Of importance in either OF those
capacities, or showed any indications Of administrative
military talent In both he Ia surpassed by bis
younger brother Constantine who inherts many OF the
qualities that distinguished his father
The death Of Nicholas has made profound impression
on the court OF Berlin and particularly on the KING
who is reported TO have been for time in state
bordering on frenzy Unpsual honors are paid 70 the
the whole Prussian army il put in mourning. Quite
mob Of princes and passing through this
the bereaved family and to be esent at the funeral
which, 1t Ia expected win be followed by that OF
the Empress who has been for years in most delicate
husband. Alb.
The Suppressed Pamphlet on the war-Sen-
timents OF Prince Napoleon.
From tie English papers.l
titled Memoir addressed 10 H. H. the Emperor Nspo-
leon H. by General Officer" and ascribed to the pen
shall probably consult the wishes Of our readers BY Civ
Ing summary of Its contents, extracting verbatim tho
The writer first refers to the immediate causes Of tho
war
The real point at issue struggle for influence at
Jerusalem between the Greek and Latin churches The
French government through is ambassador at Constan-
tnople, NJ. Delacoar obtained from the Sultan frman
which threw the balance in favor of the Latin church.
These were the political means employed by the young
empire to obtain The esteem Of the Catholic Church. and
insinuae Itself into the good graces of the holy father
nation ut Notre DAme Nothing could be legitimate
than the employ OF these means which, in addition
had another mert-that Of giving to French influence
The French Emperor, It Is stated, had wish to op
pose the demands for redress which thsrsupon
made by the late Gar The Gar himself was not I'M
willing to engage In war with France, In which he
might possibly head European coalition against the
The interior policy OF the Emperor Napoleon pleased
the Garland let say possa that this tolerance
Of the Car was the condemnation Of this policy his
thnA IF hoI nhaksn
and occasions he was congratulated But his
efforts to assimiiate himself to them and put himself
EQUALS and receive tbs title Of bchsr his
taunts his ronical threats, his aectaton Of popul
rity, dspIeased much the courts Of St. Petersburg,
Vienna, and Berlin
In fact the Car, who had ceverly withdrawn from
struggle with the revolution, would not have withdrawn
before coalition against the empire. 1t was, per-
haps his secret thought. he did not betray his mpa
thence abroad, be desired not to put himself in the
wrong by prcvocation, on he was ready to seize an
opportunity might be- to engage with the
enpre and the emperor in a'confct out OF which may
spring war.
The quesson q the holy places was the opportunity
the Gar did not suber it to escape.
Napoleon soon divided the secret thoughts Of the GAR
nnd as he could s0t purchase his friendship BY
rope by force Of arms This course had It's advan-
tases:-
activity restrained BY the coup d'ctGt it gave go
rous occupation to the army, compro missed by the civil
war He thus gave satisfaction to himself, and at the
time to the name lie bore In TACT he took in the
face Of Europe admirable position in advancing to
the defence Of the independence OF weaker State
redoubtable.
To act an Eugl.h alliance was necessary it vas given
with eagernss Up to this point his policy had been
unimpeachable. The nation could reproach him for
being by his and bis p-esencs alone at the head
OF the country the author of the perturbation that
brings with IT. but the nation had voice 10 the mat
ter and drfted with the stream Of events abroad; i'm
patent spirits could only raproach him with forbcar-
ance bordering on weakness and Illusion. But he ad
somewhat
which he is famous, leaving nothing to chance.
Russia crossed the Pruth; war was determined upon
And here it is that the fatal series Of those faults be-
gn the result of which has been nuty aud impotence
in the north well in the soSth Of Europe-n the
securing the alliance of Austria, after having secured
that OF Engiand--it the desire of forming coalition
Of soveregns against the Car instead Of forming Goa
hon Of peoples against despotism-which m:sed that
Srtfu and crcumspect pohcy and which destroyed in
single campaign the forces Of the Western Powers
According to the writer, it the hope OF securing
Austrian cooperation that kept the allied armies in
state OF inactivity SO long at Gapoi and varna. Then
when Austr. became wiling to trest she imposed her
the borders OF Hungary, and therefore stipulated
that the defence OF the Prncpaes should be reserved
to herself-a fatal step which rolled the tide Of
from Hungary and Poland 10 the dreary coast OF the
Crimea.
The Emperor then attached himself TO the chimera OF
Austrian alliance n sheet anchor.
We know Of what value the Austrian alliance has
proved to be TO the imperial chiefs Of the family That
alliance was the Of It's ruin Napoleon iii, who
knows we'll the history OF the empire, alone to
have forRot IT, This page Of history Is written for
him in hierogyphie character He hears nothing and
best friend, the Count de Persisny he viii separate
himself upon this point from all the members of his
family and he requests them, even IL he has not
done 10 already to leave him uncontrolled by any OBJ
ssryation on the subject,
This blind obstinacy must say, depended apparent
ly npon plausible motives. The principal motive his
overwhelming desire to utterly break away that title of
parvs nu which he himself in moment Of happy auda
city, had adopted and TO place himself on an foot
m ~ and in a iDlO
councils OF Europe Az regards his second motive he
entertained ideas Of order aud OF conservation
lie avowed an unounded batrei to democracy; he had
sworn against revolutionary action, in which he
had thrown away the scabbard. For these reasons,
the awakening of the naonaties which the three
reigns Of the North had conquered without extin-
guishirg-that awakening which must be revolution,
which nsarrection in Hungary, in Italy in Poland,
could only be supported upon democratic principles, and
upon this grouna he condemned all such movements
with the vigor and the resolution IL II had
been Parsian movement destined to precipitste him
Need we say that II would be easy to mlny
bers Of tho imperial family who are far from partcl
must every day widen breach between the Na2oeouic
dynasty and deeply founded instincts Of the French
peopeY But this IL not the moment to agitate and de-
bate questions which the future win intahbly place in
their true light.
Marshal 81. Arnaua is nov INTRODUCED
We must here speak mind the Ma-sh al with
out stopping superstously to remark upoo his death
which relieved him in time from the heaviest OF respon
The Marshal had taken from PARIS instructous for
every eventuslty Being attached 70 the personal for
tune OF the Emperor for grave reasons upon which II
would be useless here 10 dwell he had somehow fofc-
bly, possessed himself OF the confidence OF the Emperor
and had penetrated deeply into his designs He enter
tanned his political views upon the Austrian aansc
and like him. he endeavored TO play the part OF mn
imbued with principles OF order and resonciled with
sound mona rchical and religions IDEAS.
The writer passes 10 the treaty Of the Goth jane:
The grief which the notification OF the treaty Of the
10th June caused among the generals ami superior oil
Of the army, is ncxprsssbls Prince Napoleon
manifested extreme Indignation Of II. In familiar con
versation with friend Of his colonel Of OF the
regiments Of his division, who Afterwards had differ
epce with the marshal General Bosquet uttered the
word treason General Canrobsrt himself, who fol-
lowed the system OF courteous trimming expressed his
disnleasure at IT, The Turks understood nothing Whist
ever about II. The English kept silent instead Of giving
expression TO the opinion. Il was useless to question