Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-04-30
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SagaclouS observers on tne cthef sue oi
the water think that one of the most re-
markable iriumphs achieved by Louis Ma
poleon is the visit which he was TO pay to
Queen Victoria, and the decoration of the
Garter with which be was to be invested on
that interesting occasion. George the
Third would not ccndescend to answer an
autograph letter from Napoleon Bonaparte.
He deemed il deroga,ory TO his long estsb-
hshed hereditary dignity to hold such cor
respondence with him whom be styled the
Corsican upstar,; though the British chan
mel still rolled between, and ell that he was
{ requested to do was to write to the dc tacto
greatest parsonage of the sge. and which
writing might have exercised very impor-
sant influence upon the political de.tinies
of Europe.
But times change and men and women
change with them. George the Thirds
granddaughter so far from obiec,ing TO wri-
ting 70 the "upstar's" nephew. invites him
to her palace aud invests him with the
insignia Of the most coveted order in Great
Britain. We know very well there is TO
real friendship felt for each other by either
Of the parties to this interchange of state
courtesies, but why carry the hypocriticsl
exhibition to such an unnecessary extreme
Of affected cordially, Of the two or three
great objects which Louis Napoleon hiss at
heart, the dearest to him, is said by men OF
intelligence, 10 he the invasion and con-
quest of England. If this be so. il more
plainly shows the entire hollow hearted
ness Of the royal meeting, and s fiji Illus
tration of the sleieh,-of-h,nd tricks with
which the crowned jugglers instruct and
entertain their admiring subjects.
We see j, stated tina, the English people
were prepared to receive the Emperor BY
the grace OF luck. with every manifestation
ofrespect and good will; snd slihough il is
said that their real opinion of him has not
been changed, even without that proviso we
should not be surprised at such an ezhibi.
ton Of popular taste. England at present
10 in an uneasy and somewhat critical stu
alton, and the continuance Of friendship be.
tween the two countries lie Of much more
importance to her than il is to France
This would be sufficient inducement 10
treat the wonderful adyenturer with at least
all the forms Of politeness, although with
out any essential enthusiasm. The crowd
IL always anxious to see those who have
made themselves very remarkable either by
their crimes or their virtues, and when a
man of the present Emperor's antecedents
has raised himself to and maintains himself
upon 30 extraordinary an elevation, the
masses are apt to regard him with species
OF wonder that approaches veneration.--
This kind of feeling is well illustrated by
the Rev. Abbof's romance of the fret n : x
poleon; the dazzling successes accomplish. /
ed BY his hero completely blinds the writer,
and the consequence is, that he exhibits one
of the grossest instances Of pan-worship TO
be found in all literary history. As mat
ter OF curiosity, we should ourseli like to I
~ ths PctSoHaSc nv Hui eIOEL lllNt ~ +
. broken-down roue in the streets of n I
York and London, is now thu nearly auto
cratic Emperor of the gallant and powerful /
nation whose eagles have victoriously foat-
ed over almost every capital Of continental .
Europe. History shows no parallel 10 such .
transition, and it is not exceeded by the
widest excuses Of fiction.
But whatever may be the worth Of the /
Imperial visit, from which We have some
Whist digressed, il is all over by this time,
and its consequences, if it have cry, are
already in the process Of deyclopmeI
The next steamer will doubtless bring the
details of the royal conjunction, and full ac-
counts Of the childish and silly ceremonies
OF comforting the Garter.