The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-05-30
France and Russia.

France, prediction can give no adequate idea.
At one period, the Orleans family felt secure
ly safe, and Louis PHILIPPE, no doubt, in his
declining days, saw in the dim future, his
eldest child firmly established en- the throne
of Frarce.
The revolution of ls4S, did not even drive
from the minds of the IN mlcrs Of the
Orleans family, the certainty of con-
tinucd succession, until on the eve of an ul-
innate consummation. Then, rs it is now,
and has ever been the case, there were va
rious political parties in France. Memory
fails us to call to mind at this time, the
names Of the various political associations,
which agitated France in '4S. Ledru Rollin,
Lamartine and others Of note triumphed in
establishing a Republican Government, and
Louis PHILIPPE fled into exile, and from ex-
treme wealth was reduced to comparative
poverty. Subsequently, Louis Napoleon,
who is the direct counterpart Of his illustri-
Gus uncle-cxcept in ambition--by chicane.
ry and prcsumptive fraud, (for the insincere
adulation practiccd, was but fraud.) placed
himself ut the head of the French nation
To n man like Napoleon III, possessing no
one good trait, and remarkable only for his
mcanness and depravi'y, it was no very diff
licult task to bring the PHrisians to his feet
and Paris is France. The voice of the
citizens of Paris, controls the dcstnies of
France. That Lons Napoleon is safe. no
one who has watched the course Of the
French Nation, can assert with safety. Nay,
4 volcano is under him even now, which the
slightest breeze will arouse, and shower the
melting lava upon him. Whether he feels
secure in his present position, we arc not to
know. 1mpctuous and headstrong, he lacks
much Of the discretion of his uncle. When
the native island (Corsica) of the latter was
besicgcd by the French, Napoleon Bonapartc
who had but just. we may say, commenced
his life rs n soldier, was solicited by the of
ficer in command 10 defend the homc of his
birth, the island of his youth, he would not
hay, he went over to the French; he very
well knew that small leland like Corsica,
would ultimately become French or English
property, and rs his prcdclriions, his SYM
paihirs were all for France-for he had be-
fore earned fame in defending her in battle
he was not so unwisc as to assist in hope.
less cause.
Louis Napoleon, whose life has been one
| Of degradation and debauchcry, endeavors to
accomplish his purposes more by plot and in
triguc. We nre almost sure when he is least
aware, he will be over,hrown and crushed
One obje;t he is cndeavoring to accomplish,
and one in which he has partially succeeded
is to get in the good graccs of the Queen Of
England. He completely fca,hcrcd he eyes
of Queen Victoria on his recent visit. BY
the death of the emperor Nicholas, the gar
ter became vacant, this is badge of great
| honor, and as we have said, he does not lack
in ambition, he crossed The straits of Dover
intending no doubt, TO use a common saying
| ito kill two birds with one stone" The os-
tensiblc object Of his visit was to secure the
| garter, and have little social chat with En-
| glands Queen the real object Of his visit,
was TO ingratiate himself in the affections
Of the English nation, and more properly to
nccomi lish this object, by first obtaining the
confidence Of the Queen of England. In
tho whole account Of Napoleon's visit to
England, Prince Albcrt's name is not men
toned; no wonder. Napoleon third, cared
nothing for him, he could do him no ser
vice. Queen Victoria, il is said, will return
| the visit in August next.
The most exciting and Interesting news
| by the steamer Baltic, is the attempted ne.
sasination Of The Emperor of France, fall
acc ount Of whici, will be found in this pa
| per. For our part, we have no doubt, but
Pianori the Italian, was hired by some one
or more political parties in France, TO assas.
sinate the Emperor We copy IN extract
from the n. Y. !un. which will give addi-
tional particulars:
FRAScE.-The great and for the moment
engrossing local topic, is the attempted as
sassination Of the Emperor.
Various circumstances go TO show that
Pianori was hired assassin, and libcrally
paid; though he himself refuses to max G any
| disclosure Us TO confedefates, and states that
his enmity to The Emperor was entirely
personal; that he was shoemaker in
Rome when the French captured that city,
and that he suffered grievously from the
bombardment This story, however, meets
| with no crcdc ice. ID 10 believed that Piano
ri was in London during the Emperors visi,
there, and That he would then have cariied
out his purpose Of shooting Napoleon, had
he not been prevented by the great concourse
| Of people everywhere attending the visitors.
While in Paris he lived ia two well furnish
ed rooms in the Faubourg St. Honore, the
rent of which he had paid month in ad-
| vance.
A considerable sum Of money was found
in his rooms, and the pistols found upon
him were OF costly description snd very
well made. He is recovering from the ef.
fects Of his wound, but is in very excited
state, rage and fear appearing to keep him
in perpetual delirium. He is confined in n
strait waisteoatyand iailor sleeps at the foot
Of his bed He Is to be triod before the
Court Of Assizes of the Seine, about the mid
| die Of May.
The Emperor has declined to receive for.
mai audiences Of congratulation, though an
| exceDtion hns haen fnada in rp0a rd 10 the