The Trinity times., 1855-07-14
France Under the Empire.

ten home some very able and interesting let
ters from the French capital. We think that
our readers will peruse the !ollo' ing extracts
with interest:
TIL. Government Of Russia has been de-
fined AS " "a esp ii m tempered by aS>aSSin-
alton " That "f France would rather char
acteriz IS e ,p, ii m tempered by salutary
cnnsc ousntss at the install lty ut power III
this country and an earnest desire tu promote
the material welfare of It's subjects. LOUIS
Napoleon. whatever his demerlts. g no block
head He knows that the mode IN which he
required power was most excepuonabe. and
imposes on hi II 3ouhle Necessity for crcun'
snection in It's use and bcueiiccnce IN It's IN
ruences lie knows that he rules 10y the
might of bayonets. aud that these are for the
moment all powerful in France but he knows
also that this is an age i'll witch bay"nets
think. The army is lis scepter he feeds II,
hatterS it, deftTs 20 il; but he IN aware that
its ranks nre constantly recruited from the
cottages and hrtsids Of France, AMI that,
were. h,. To- become decidedly oduus in these.
his havone,s would no longer be reliable aud
might soon prove dangerous. And besides.
since France has become in possession, his
property and power, his OK. his aSs, he
must he "a fool ar demon if he d ! not
aspire aud lab n To render her ~ happy rs
may b.. wthnu suhvertlng ur endangcrlnl
his throne c,nunt doubt, therefore. that
he auxiouslv cndcIv"rs not "nlv I" r'conrll"
his subjects to the Imperial regfmc. but "a
improve their material and social condition
| could MT name another wing uonarrh
whp would be liklr To wIrd such absolute
no w-rnver thirty five millions OF people more
benrhc"h'N than he does.
How then is the present Empire regarded
by those upon whose shoulders it is up
borhcl
should say, by the army with approval
by the Rom M priesthood with coulpllcan"y
hv the y I5csSe with d sdan; by the
Boar geose Chat is, the mass "f the mrr-
chants. bankers, extensive manufacturers and
oiher EMPLOYERS with hesitathg aud qua
fled support by the intellectual clas'' (pr"'r>
snrs. rnt!,"rs editors, &c y with intense tho
smOthcrcd aversion and hostility Of the
sentiments of the great mass of the pcasan-
try can hardly peak even at second hand
hut the more general testimony implies that
with many oi tlem tie word Of the priests
is potent. and Napoleon thus in favor wh;le
with an uther large class the name of Napo
leon has the same power which that Of Jriirr
son or tla; of Jack ON in lis day had win the
least eplighIened of our own people. " To
speak (>a,s lliine Of what the provinces Of
France believe or desire with regard 10 any
public question is ike ta king Of what mans
LEGS think apprehend this is to-day
Il fff fItsAt
skilled lborers of France. Earning from IS
to some 80 cents each per day beyond the
cost of the roof that barely covers them, they
think Of their hunger and their rags-thcy
think of the wine they woul drink il tlcy
could pay for it and the sport they would
have if they could spare a day 3 scanly wages
hut they tlljnk very little at present Of pol
itiIs or legislation.
" Let Adams or Jefferson ride on the car.
: 'ls no matter to me--sO smukr my cigar :; "
or would, If he could afford to buy one
How men whose aggregate caru ngs range
tar below SlU0 year each, and who have
often families 10 support out OF that. where
food and fuel are generally far dearer than in
the Uuit d States, can afford To drink aud
smukr. cannot imagine but they DO it.
think dry bread--ihat is bread with only
water Ia moistcn and render it palat,hle is
the habilual food Of a majority OF The day
Ia torcrs of Paris M,n Injured IN this living
are rot likely to MAKE resolutions unless the
bread fails then hook out!
LOUIS Napoleon is evidently master Of the
philosophy of instructions. having had large
experience in that line Wilde he no longer
recognizes in terms the Right 10 Labor h.,
practically comedies II. 10 keep the labor.
ing class of mercurlal Paris busy and f d IL
one card dna feature Of his po'icv. Hence
improvements. gigan ic ia extent and cost,
are constantly in progress here. Maw ol
these were urgently ueeded-tor o'd Paris
has narrower ana cro' kcder streets. with
higher houses aud worse air. Il an even Bos-
ton and It is said thai these improvements
pay The Government has the adjacent
property apprais d. takes il at the valuit on.
makes the required improvements aud then
sells out an assured that merely ~ epccu
latjonS these enterprises have generally prov
ed D oiitabc, VIII lr the, have given constant
.mplo' II ent to many thousands aud greatly
brauti'ied the ciiy. De>Io is is bitter, 1ul
the des oilem Z" one shrewd uiai has lis ale
vati"rs, such ~ are uuknoWn 10 the lulr 81
- >tbH tltf tlItft rs or Oh lllC EilpfG GllJ.
But will the Empire stand
mtei no 0nr WHO believes i, Will survive
the present Emre or. but lety, but very many
"hu thnA 1t will last ~ long ua hr dut,.
" hle y" une speaks "t par nlism or disin.
trr,st,dn -, even by way OF Joke. there l. -
very general trust IN his abity and conf
drncc in h = indrallgable energy. lie l.
probably the most active. ultlriug rnl r nav
ylug, and III tins I'sp,ct III least r'mud
the trruch OF Napoleon L. Grand p" II,
h bis lies the undoubt.d crul age. inectuta.
be purpu,c aud uuwav.ring faith IA h's star
winch III the ter ot the Fl II Btrnapartr.
He i moreover the only focus around winch
all the ami Republican torcrs AMI inter, ST. ~
France can tor the present be rallied. The
priests d. mt imagine him dcyout, nor sln
rer.h AZ ach,d to their for uues. but the,
say What matter 80 lpi q rs he does ou
wora 7 The Legtlmsis Il ID Oreansts,
tthc former comprising nearly all that r.
mains Of the wool 81 land owning arisiucracy.
the latter including many nf the master mar
uiacturers. Contractors, thrifty traders, stock
J"bbefs aud lucky pmvenues generally,