The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-23

and s,il deeper into the clay Of oblivion any and many
ancient landmark OF human story but, if respect
ing their still blooming youth ard recent nstalment ~
grand historical boundaries, leaves unassailed by his
passage the later monuments starting points of the
onward career of man. When the bells from many
venerable tower modest steeple shall tomorrow
summon the children Of France to prayer and thanks
giving, it win at the time remind them of day
in their annals yet ofrecent origin but second to
in Importance Of the many eventual epochs Of the last
century. Frenchmen have had sioce the Declaration of
American Independe glorious beacon to which
in ali their days Of trial they have ceased to turn
their eyes-many events of striking import whose his
tory mankind will tell Of for ages yet to come. They
have dashed to pieces eudal aristocacy whose origin
s lost in the chaos of time they have rendered kings
and princes amenable to the bloody tribunal as
the neanest Of their peasants and they have played with
revolutions, with kingdoms and with armies ~ with
game Of bowls they have inaugurated new dynasty,
restored the old one revived the republic demolished it
again. and to-morrow's dawn will CONNIE norate the
fourth anniversary Of that famous coup dea of the I'd of
December, which Gagged all their wise men, locked the
doors of their debating house, rooted out the tongue of
their press let loose centious sodiery 10 their capital
and fres Cities and resuscated the original dynasty
Of their choice in the hands of who them
word and will ~ reed is shaken by the wind. Verify
the history Of France is curious cne and when
the facility with which she passes through the terri
bic phssesphases which would throw back other nations
for centuries but from which she only seems prng
with renewed youth and vgor is tempted 10 believe
that there must be something in the Gallo totally
different from that of the human in general 1t is
fact to which all acquainted with France viii bear testt
mony that it is utterly impossi with Frenchmen to
calculate the future from the past. Their opinions
change with the wind and what is more strange
il, that continued high pressure is almost to
squeeze out in time one set of opinions and make
room for another. And If the new regime but
hold its own for year or two, 1t will gain strength by
rapid and perennial flow Of tegyeraons setting in
towards its tasean instance ot when is shown in the
OF Napoleon the perured tyrant the bloody
despot and author Of the infamous coup deo., nowin
the opinion Of OF his most furious of the
reddest of the red repubicansthe that to be
the savior and Regeneration Of France the genius OF her
universal sway the prince % the peoples choice the
Emperor before whose footstoo the powerful
reigns and bow down and MINOR thrones shall fall
And yet four years ago. he who writes these words be-
held this idol his war horse Though the streets OF
the capital when who looked hm were told with
kissing lips watch him WELL FOR before shutdown that
head would adorn SPEARS point the portals Of the
hysee The present state OF the civilized world atsess
how differently the head in ques ion bias been np0yed
Proud England that ionnd no language violent enough
for her scorn follows him with suit and service, and
ing he has stopped the mouth Of his press, empys
hers daily to bis praise America looks on him as
the red right hand wEich is to hurt is thuucerbolt
against the old feudaty and make way for the nperish-
able rights Of democracy in every corner Of the World
who threatens with humiliation her large and colossal
empire
CORRESPONDENTS duty is with the actual present
There is something in the wind at This moment with Aus
ta but whether that Power believes the pepper time
has arrived holds holder language to Russia, not
it il not easy to say Personally have lite faith. Bat
TIE following little bit of gossip know to be tocrabiy
CORRECTION Monday last q stranger. whose appearance
betolened man OF considerable mark drove up to the
hotels of the Austrian ambassador. u at O'Clock
r. NJ, and his tGcellency was dining Of the Taiiees.
domestic despatched to him with note, which, on
tn at A
ly lett the and return to his hotel Es remained
ccsetted with the stranger till 49, when D,th
the Tuileres. The Emperor generally reres about ii
o'clock but the Ambassador approaching his Majesty
and addressing him In u low tone for about five mi
nntes, q message was sent to the stranger 70
attend mis- Majesty in his Cabinet. rhe inter-
view a strictly private one and lasted till
stranger sn his the @
ing returned TO his hotel On leaving the lies, the
stranger who had servant, was escorted by ono of
him. to the Cbemn de- Ter du Notd, where express
train awaited him. to convey him to Boulogne. The Cent
Garde attended him. was his Majesty confidential
officer, aud he accompanied him no further than to the
station. II two three days before me circumstance
got brned about but at last of the servants at
The Austrian Embassy began to as and by putting tso
AID two together the above facts arrived at The
conjecture is that the mysterious vi,iter whose
has not transpired the bearer oil verbal commu
nica,ion from the Emperor OF Austria, in respect to
proposal Of peace which Austria would compel Russia to
accept and that Napoleon passed il on 20 Lord Palmer
son Ii this be correct strange that
the King If Sardinia, who then Mt the Tuieries,
should not have been consulted oral Cavour, bis Prime
Minister.
The Sound Dues Congress has not yet opened at Co
penhsgen. They will not commence until Mr. Tengo-
berk has arrived With instructions from St. Petersburg
Mr. Bc8nger the United States Minister, is said be
still without Instructions. The different European gov
ernments will not send special representatives, but will
be represented by the diplomatic agents they have al
ready accredited to Copenhagen
II is expected that some Rllusion will be made to
this question IN the Presidents message. BtHIlE