New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-06-02
fortunate exhibitors. But any stick win serve for
the dog foreordained TO he beaten

| These two speeches from the two Sapoleons,
| with the music Aforesaid, were absolutely all OF
the Inauguration, intellectually considered. There
| was not even PRAYER though clergy in abundance
| were present by invitation, from the Papal Nunco
ard Cardinal down through Archbishop Siborn
to feversl priests of no particular distinction.
These Ike the rest OF the nofables were there for
show, not use; and, with splendid orchestra, not
| even TIE Ieum was chanied As matter of
| policy, | think this was wrong unless it was
| dsemed maiaPrcp0s to admit that there is any
| higher Power than that Of bis Imperial Majesty.
ljudeed tbet His Majesty bad been about fifteen
minutes On Bis throne when he left il make al In
veTial progress 10 either end OF the main building,
! after the manner Of Queen Victoria and suite in
London 1851. But here the arrangements appear
TO have been entirely at fsalt even the Master of
| Cerem, mics, Duke Cambaccres, appearing t. be
taken completely by surprise, aud only gain
ing lis proper post at the head Of the cor
teee By uBsesmly precipitation. The plsn
vac further detective in that it included only the
Imperial Household in the procession. leaving out
all the e.nire and purple OF the higher Judiciary
al France, The green elnbroideries OF the institute
tie geld and scarlet Of the Senator's Embas 'ldors
Sc. Only those who saw the Royal procession in
tie HYDE park Crystal Palace in 1851 will fully
appreciate tie enormity Of this blunder Hal all
those brilliant and many-bued uniforms been
ranked ard put in motion. the spectacle would
have repaid much weariness, and redeemed the
In perial coItese, dwaried in this grand area,
from apparent meagerIess and nsignitcancc-
Tie procession made its way readily through the
central space, sacred 10 notabilit, which was
scintily filed many Of the invited having 'aed 10
attend, ana approached the barrier which repealed
tie "swinisE multitude If mere exhibitors or
pa ing visitors; but here the arrangements ap-
peared To- break down completely. The Emperor
evidently intended 10 pass through this crowd,
first On ere side 10 the east end OF the building,
tlen beck on tie other side TO the center, thence
to the west end and back; but no arrangements had
been made TO clear path through thc swcltern.
human mass, whereof each individual was only
intent on squeezing as far forward and elevatng
his optics as much above his front-rank-mans ears
Is possible. The order TO open the right and left
could net well have been obeyed without very
considerable denomination toward the rear; but
with each gazer's intent 10 press further toward
tie font obedience was plainly Incompatible. The
Imperial procession was brought To dead halt at
tie barrier tie soldiers and iunctionares opened
a gate in said barriers with great difficulty; and
tleTeupon rush was made inward by the out
steers with considerable success. At length by
struggling ard pushing q sort of way was made for
few steps ahead and bis Majesty moved on and
actually went through his predetermined course
but there was 20 longer procession, only twenty
or tlIt peTsons edgng their way through dense
mob, very soc6-natured and respectful, but still
Ii ore intent On getting their moneys worth in the
flspe of a close and sea ching look at a live EN-
roror and In press. Sill, the cortcge struggled
through, az have said, passed ont at the grand
ertrtuce. and the grand performance was over.
! went cut soon AFTER and say the Imperial
PARTY tide lack 10 the Tuileries, through triple
ranks &, soldiers of the line each side ofthe way,
with columns of mounted guards before and he
bird ard ordeTlies galloping iuriously hither and
.. -. In
numbers Of troops, but ! think there could not
have been lees than thirty thousand men under
f,,us fer his occasion. France, am told, has
row serfn EundrtG thousand soldiers on t00t-two
hundred tlousand employed in fighting abroad,
md tie odd half million required 10 keep down the
hurery md desperate millions at home. To me it
vas st s5ddeniDg 70 mark the slender frames,
tie scanty stature aud youthful look ofthese troops
Of tie liLe torn IRON their homes to figure in such
rarsdos as tLis and shoot or stab as Despotisla
Shall ccumano. And ia this the net result Of
nineteen centuries of Roman civilization and
Christian light in this center of European Art.
As 10 Tie strocity Of calling this Inauguration
an lopnr to Industry, il was positively worse thon
but relatively not so bad the kindred uggles en-
acted in London ard New-York. True, each repe-
tiii,I seems to render the sham more audacioos
and irritating; and | could not see Why, for Poll
c,'s frke at least, such an occasion for honOring
II e IaNtb vi ulehl, JdCIuaiu' bhe"OiiN "ii'
other illustIiOus men who have done moro for tho
tue glory as well gre atness of France than all
Ter nouarchs ard marslGls, should have been suf-
ferod 10 pass unimproved. II seems that the En-
ueror niust have saeacty enough to realize that
this ovation to Power by means of Bayonets and
Functionalies alone is blundcr-a reckless waste
o. opportunity 10 add some real strength to hrs
| throne Had the descendants of the great men
whose genius and effort have won Industrial fri
| uupis for Frence been invited to and holored in
tlis fes,iya-hsd the artisans of Paris Lyons, and
| oil er cities been invited 10 choose depntation
from each TO take part in this ovation, am sure
the Tmperor's personal or dynastic interests would
| have leon promoted But enough for to-day.
i viii not now speak of the Exhibition itself,
nor even of The Palace for the latter is unfnshe
and the former hardly begun. But everything Is now
preceding very rapidly and few days will work
! immerse changes. Suffice IL thar the Gallery OF
ire Arts, which is part OF the general Expos.
ten, but has spacious ediice by itself, is adj
mitied On oil hands to bo the largest and best dis
play Of works by living artists seen in the
world. The number OF works in this Department
is about Fire thousand and viii yet be increased.
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