The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-10-05
NApnLEON,S REVENGE.

We find the following article in regard tC
Queen Victuria's recent visit to Louis Napo
leon. at Paris, in the New ORLEANS Picayunc:
The Corsican renletta is nearly accomplish
ed, for the humiliation Of England approach
ed its contamination when Queen Victoria
stood reverentially before the tomb Of her
countrys mortal enemy in the wirrd torch
lipht which ilickered along the walls OF the
Invalides. She stood there Is the dependent
of his nephew suppliant TO the mercy OF
the NapoIeonic race, which knows no mercy
for its ioe-a Queen in name beside an En-
peror in fact Did the spirit of Sir Hudson
Lowe hover around the sccu"! Did the laugh
of the "old IN rd," which, according 10 the
German leg nd, attends, the nightly reviews
of le petit corporal on the drcary shore of
St. Helena. ring scoruiuily through the
sombrc walel No; it was bnt fancy, but
the vengeance of the Napolcons was re
atty.
The visit of Queen Victoria to Paris WIS
little more than cOnquerOrs pageant, in
which she acted the part of "a distinguished
captive, which could not be endured by her
for moment, it Il single drop OF Buadlcca's
blood remained in the veins OF modern royal
ty. She WAS received with Il magnilictnce
which threw her Efforts at display on Tie oc-
casion of Napo!cun's visit to London into the
shade and showed, rs Sternc says. that they
do these things better in France" but the
cheers with which the Emperor was greeted
in London were not bestowed upon the
Queen in Paris, and she passed unwardto 81.
Cloud, spectacle to be gazed at and not II
guest TO be h0norcd.
Some wears ago this same Victoria refused
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to permit distinguished English actress to
appear at the private thealrlras IN Windsor
Palace, because her character was not sans
repr0che, aud vet she was compelled to nc
cept the companonshp during her ten days
soourn in Paris of the Emperor : cousln-!he
notorious Maihilde, who is the Nlnon DIN
clos, the most brilliant and bazcn c"urtesan
of the present day. Alathlde is divorced
from her husband on account OF her lnnu
mcrable infdelilies, and is living in open adul-
terry with EAST" attache Of the Court. In
the same carriage with her the prudlsh Vic
toria rode to the Grand Opera and beheId AL
bert-somewhut noted for ;his susceptibility
Exposed to all her witchery and fascination,
while beside her sat her superior and her
master-the "madman of Boogne," who was
one of her special constablcs in 40. WHO
SAYS that truth is not stranger than hclIon!
Who hints, after this, that History Is not
greater romance maker than Walter Scott or
Alexander Dumas!
81 noticed" says correspondent OF the
London Press, that while the Emperor con-
versrd with the Queen in the Royal box at
the Opera, n sinister smile, half Of triumph
aud half of sarcasm, parted his lips OCCASION
ally and nickered over his inscrutabIe counte-
nance." What did that smile mean! 1t WAS
Il faint revelation ofthe proud thoughts which
were swelling within his heart. Ii is said, st,
Helena is avenged.
The Purvenu is the master Of the hercdta-
nv Sovereign. The triumph of France is al
most complete The houselcss WANDERED
the madman of former years-thc prisoner of
IIam-thr dependent Of Mrs. ll0ward-lhr
special constable Of London, is the ruler OF
France to day, and France is the ruler of |
England. Craft has done the work of the !
siyord-but the final rctriLuti0n-lhc grand !
tien0uemem of the drama has not arrived vet |
not vet, Oh, Destiny!-not yet 1t advances, !
however, darkly and steadily "as the shadow
OF the Gnomon. Gaze on, poor giIded pup.
pet at the pantomne on the stage, and dream
not of the tragedy which awaits your cuun.
try and yourself So said that Smile. Such
was the meaning Of the faint revelation of
the secrets Of that hitherto inscrutable cOun.
tcnance.
Victoria has returned to England amid the
congratulations of the London press. But
what has she learned during her visit? That
France has II magnificent army on her own
soil, while England has scarcclya single sol
der; that the French people are aroused and
invigorated by the Eastern war, while the
English are crushed and depressed, that the
birlhright of genius is more potent than the
birhright of blood; that she is mere pawn
though bearing Il royal crown, on the chess.
board of European politics, in the hands
of the most skillful and mastery player Of
his time. Such is the bitter lesson she
must have learned, unless the imbecii
ty of George Ill. be inheritaLle with his
crown.