The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-27


sia This cannot be regarded otherwise than az
fresh triumph for the diplomacy of the French
Emperor. At Paris the ENJOYS cannot but feel
some effect from the influence of their French
surroundings; to choose it as the site of the
conferences evinces on the part of the Emperor
of Russia regard for France, desire for
peace, and respec { for his antagonist, which
was hardly to be expected.
The Moniteur gives the names Of the Pleni
potentiaries. They are
FOR FRANCE.
Count Colonna waew-k Mioistsr of Foreign Affairs Of
the Emper OF, and Baron de- Bourqueney, hts Eavsy Ex
,raordlisry and Minister rienipotentiafy at vienns
AUSTRIA
Count Buol SCI anensten sinister OF Foreign Affairs
of the In psror OF Austria, and Baron de Hsnner, hs
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Penpotsnsiary at
Paris.
The Earl of Ca eDdon principal secretary OF 5a for
Foreign Affairs and Lord Cowiey, Ambassador OF Eng
Count orc Member 0, the Council Of the Empire and
Al ede-Camp General OF the Emperor OF Russ,s, ard
Baron de unow, his Envoy Extraordinary aud Minister
EenipotAniiAry to the Gcrmauic Confederation
SARDINIA.
The Chevaisr Massimo dAzrgno, Senator of the king
dom OF Sardinia.
FOR TURKEY.
ASH Pasha Grand vier OF hs Majesty the Sultan and
Mehomsd Djsml Bey, his Ambassador At Paris.
A goodly show assuredly. Buol Schauen-
stein is one of the greatest statesmen, and the
representative of one of the Oldest families OF
Austria. Lord Clarendon inhetits tia title Of
| dynasty of British statesmen. Russia will
be represented by two Of the most distinguish
20 of her nobility and the strongest Of her puoiic
men. Even Sardinia has found in Msssimo
d'Azeglio representative whose fame will
enhance the ancient lustre Of his country. As
for France, she has the Baron de Bourqueney
TO represent her old nobility, and the son Of
the old Napoleon, well tutored by his cousin,
to personify the present genius Of the empire.
The conferences will be a season Of unmiugled
gaieties and unprecedented splendors- Ru-
mors Of gay balls ana reunions, Of splendid
shows, and costly entertainments have already
reached this side Of the water. Each Of the
Plepipotentiaries will doubtless do his best to
outshine the Others the Parisiaas will put them
al on their me,tle and try them by the severe
standard Of Partisan taste; altogether the
month will be a season such as Paris has not
seen since those old days of the absolute ms-
nsrchy long ago when the great monarch re
ceived bis guests with magnidcence which
poets pronounced super Oriental. If any one
doubts that, under circumstances like these,
anG emotions such as imperial fe.es. Partisan
balls and the rest will inspire. the Plenipoten-
tiares will hasten to make peace, his opinions
of human nature would be worth studying.
Such-this conference, with its noisy gale
ties, and genial splendors-this assemblage Of
his allies and his enemies in his capital under
his nose for the purpose of settling the affairs
of the Continent-this apparent willingness Of
England to concede terms of peace, notwith-
standing the report on the state of the army and
Notwithstanding the Redan-this general conG-
dence not only of the French people (not au
easy thing to win by any means) but also OF the
crowned heads of Europe, great and small, the
baughty Austrian NOODLES, and the trade de-
mocracy of England--this general feeling,
which is as much as to ssy, Settle the matter
as you think best-w leave it to you and will
be bound by your decision ''-such is the fruit
of three years diplomacy by Louis Napoleon.
Most certainly neither the arms Of peace nor
those of war ever won like reward in such
period before. The greatest heroes in history,
leon.
It can never be useless-it ought never to be
vearisome-to repeat the striking contrasts of
his Career. To draw mems minds once more
to the time when the head of the family, driven
to perish miserably in tropical isle left few
scattered, impoverished, despised relations to
| seek a scanty subsistence in Europe people
SO bowed down and crushed out by the weight
of calamity that the eulogist Of the prisoner Of
| ST. Helena confessed his inability to trace the
| retreat Of his nephew. To recapitulate once
more the romantic story Of Louis Napoleon
the exile, the Deggar; then from this to
turn to the splendid Emperor, radiant with
glory, and fame, and gold, and popularity and
power. To see him dating an Imperial decree
from Windsor Castle, and leading the Queen of
England, slowly and solemnly to the tomb Of
the First Napoleon, reminding her that it
was her uncle who put this uncle of his
! TO Q slow, lingering and dreadful death,
and that they. the nephew and the niece
! Of the victim aDd the murderer, are there,
hand in hand, palely gazing On this me-
mortal of the past, and possibly pledgin z
| themselves to atonement. To watch him
receive the request of the Emperor Of Rus
sia--whose predecessor would not even &C
knowledge him-that the peace differences
may be held under his eye, in CT amber of
his Court, so to speak; and thus not only
atiordpg ground for strong sarmise that the
step is that of a vanquished foe to his con-
| queTor, but committing in no small degree the
honor of Russia and the safety OF Europe into
| his bands TO see the representative Of Aus
tria--mouldy and motheaten with ancestral
| pride crowding the ante-chamber at the
Iuileries, and cheerfully, servilely awardia.
to the French Emperor respect they deny to
| the Gar ard to their own. To think that If