The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-04

There is certain measure OF consistency
in all great and successful enterprises-sone-
thing which evinces in their conduct more
than mere adventure and experiment. How
apparent is the truth Of this observation may
be seen by a recurrence to the general line Of
policy marked out aud steadily pursued by the
present Emperor Of the French in connection
with the grand schemes of his "illustrious
predecessor"
Louis Napoleon began his career precisely
where the great Napoleon left Off The en-
trance to Moscow was the sast upward step Of
the old Napoleon-the FIRST ascending step OF
the present sutocrat of France is to be found
in the wnr with Russia He began his no.
table career, then, where his uncle left of.
Forty years of peace had changed the face of
Europe. After the fall of the Napolecnic
dynasty, in 1914, the Congress of Sovereigns
met at Vienna and utterly prescribed that
dynasty. The partition and absorption of
Poland by Russia, and Austria afterwards in
violation Of the Vienna treaty, absclved Eng
land from obligations to it, and proved to the
latter Power, at all events, the insincerity of
Austria and Russia as advocates Of the Euro.
pean dogmas of the Statas quo The present En-
peror of the French, on the basis of the de-
velopements which were made practical by
the position of Russia towards the Ottoman
empire found it an easy task while reviving
the actual programme Of the great Napoleon,
to so change its policy as to bring England
into his alliance. He had the sagacity to ap-
preciate the character Of Lerd Palmerston,
the dandy politician; and by little adroit
fattery, he soon contrived to capture that war
like and ccnceited politician, and, through
him, to make England the packhorse and
sumpter mule Of the Russian war--to do the
drudgery, the carrying and the small work Of
the great campaigns he was arranging against
the hereditary enemy of HE house.
BY the powers Of his own armies, thus
aided by the moral power of Eagland, by
the overwhelming force of her navy particular
ly, which has served rather to protect French
commerce than to infict Injuries upon Russia,
Louis Napoleon is rapidly securing the old
position Of France in Europe, and under the
notifications Of general policy and national
combinations, with lar better prospect Of final
success than ever attended the career Of the
great Napoleon.
If there were no other favorable signs attend
ing the movements of the present Emperor,
the fact that the old contest about legitimacy
has been totally ignored and the Napoleoaic
dynasty thoroughly recognized as legal rule
in Europe, would be enough of itself to assure
permanency to the present French empire.
That contest was the severest which has ever
attended governmental disputes about mere
rulers. 1t involved the very life of the mo-
narchical system, which before had settled its
tenures by divine right. The introduction of
the great Napoleon to the throne of France on
an elective basis-on our ideas, in fact, Of po
pular sovereignty-aDd the reconstruction of
the same dynasty in 1852, or before and since,
not to be technical, are different stages lead
ing on to success, of the greatest political re-
volution that the world has ever witnessed.
That the aristocracy of England is at all
attached to the theory of the present govern
ment, or that which created OF underlies the
present government of France, is absurd in it.
SELF But there is already power in England
behind the throne, aud it is greater than the
throne itself IL is from this latter source that
Louis Napoleon gets his English sympathy and
support, and he gets the same sympathy in
hind from the United States lie ia the repre-
sentative OF the popular mind in having over
thrown the assumed divinity of executive se-
narcs and planted himself upon the broader,
6.mer and stronger foundations Of the people.
Thus allied 10 this principle in the orgaaiza-
tion Of the empire, to which he firmly aaLcrcs
a. ia shown 10y every speech he has made on
the Subject; allied to Ecgiaud through it, the
position Of France in Europe may nov be es-
tabisLed by simply pursuiss line o. policy
towards the United States-sach line of poll
cy only a. shall preserve consistency, avoid col
lision between the two governments, and ALLOW
this republic the same role in Auerica that Nj
poleon has determined to play 10 Europe.
This all mesns, of course, noD-interventon in
our affairs, a scheme that will remove every
question Of dispute from the two governments
that will result In building up a powerful
ally here by kindred interests and policy
that will vastly multiply our Intercourse, mu-
tually enhance the great commercial and
trading profits one with The other, and
strengthen and foriify the two nations.
The alliance OF England With France i .
necessity 20 the former. She has nowhere
elsc to a.. Driven out Of the East Of Europe,
NTH the power 70 cripple Russia as CONNER
cial and maritime staie-requiring all her
~ ailable AID rapidly sinkiCg military cstah.
lisAmcni 10 carry out her gigantic conquess
IN Asa-h colonies being released from her
grasp her commerce overshadowcd by that Of
The States % this Union her maritime as.
o,ndeney already questioac her govern.
mcnt irrctricvabiy In debt-her people gradu-
ally but certainly cnlarsing their political
rights-hcr sr'stocracy siuking-her martial
spirit al discount her fame becoming hs-
toricsl, where else but to Frlace could she 90,
and Why not getting there, bluster aud crow a.