New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-28
THE NEW FRENCH NIYIsTER.


The appointment of Count Walewski by Louis
Napoleon as French Minister of Foreign Affairs
III place Of Drouyn de rHuys, who seems to
have brought pacific intentions from Vienna, is
an event OF importance equal TO substitution
OF Layard for Pamerston in England. Ii is the
most hostile denomination made by the French
Emperor not only toward Russia but toward
the other powers once forming the Holy ALI
ance. That Walewski should direct the diplo-
macy of France, or at least sign protocols, dis
patches and communications, must be highly
dstasteful TO Austria, not to mention Prussia.
To French ststesmen and subjects it shows that
THEN ruler is more and more decided that his
Ministers shall be only his clerks, aud that for
this purpose he will be satisfied with capacities
of a second, nay of a third-rate order, among
which the present French Minister of Foreign
Affairs must undoubtedly be classed. Moreover
it is fsmily Arrangement. Count Walewski
is a natural sou Of Napoleon J. and wss originally
z Polish refugee. His mother. belonging 20 the
petty Polish nobility, named Lontschynsk, was
on account of her Beauty bosght from her
father by an old rich rove of some
seventy years Of age named WelewskL Ma
poleon saw her at a ball in Warsaw, and
being struck with her beauty Marshel Duroc
carried her away with the consent sf her hus-
band to the dwelling Of his master. Napoleon
soon became very much attached to her, and the
present Count was born in 1909 or 1910. The
title he bears was bestowed on the iRlant in the
cradle. along with considerable property in
l., -rfs g No. Il.
seized by the British troops after the disaster OF
Waterloo, were found some domestic memoranda
written in the Imperial hand; and IN these the
name of Madame Walewski follows always i'm
mediatey after that OF his mother Letitia Ma
poieon wished and expected that his mistress
should join him at 81. Helena. He was highly
offended when she soon after married his cousin,
Gen. Count Ormano, and this was the reason
why he mentioned neither mother nor child in
lis last will and testament.
Count Walewski did not receive what is con-
sdered thorough education, as he was never
sent to any school, college or university. He
was brought up under private tutors and has
the knowledge gained BY superficial reading
and the experience of after-life. At tie age of
about sixteen be became almost the uncontrolled
master of very large fortune, which accord
ipgly he cssipateG in all possible ways before
he was twenty-five. His guardians having 40
ouired for him the estates Of his nominal father
in Poland, who never protested against his
birth. the lad was Of course considered Pole.
In the Revolution of ls30 be took part as an
amateur Il the battle Of Grohow. aud served in
the staff of the Polish commander Soon after
Prince Czartorysh sent him hia agent TO
France and England. n the latter country
Walewski was 10 remind Palmerston Of pro-
mise 20 dispatch 70 the Baltic an English feet
in support of the Polish Instruction. Till the
insurreetion was quelled Walewski Intellectually
urged his business in London. When years
afterward Pslmerston was reproaehed for his
false promises and his betrayal Of The Poles, he
replied that be never did what was charged TO
him. and that il was not his fault if boy like
Welewsk mistook some mere expressions Of
ordinary commisserston for diplomatic engage
ments.
During bis English mission Walewski married
an English woman, a member of the Montague
family. but she died in two or three years. u
| terly ruined, be sought to enter the French
civil service and rise under Louis Philippe;
| but the King ordered him to win his spurs Of
French nationality inAlgeria. Thither he went
| accordingly, and served as Lieutenant in the
army for about year, but without distinction,
in the staff Of either Msrshals Clsusel or Val.
| liant He then returned 10 Paris With bis let