The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-01


PARIS, July 16, 1856.
Imperial SelfHlustration-A Would6e Hero
anticipating the judgement of Posferity--A
Parody on the Column in the Place Tendome-
Corruption Of the Lotcer Courts of Judicature
IN France-Po!ice Denunciations and Espionage
as Rampant az under Me Old Republican Direc-
tory-Abominable Interference ,cith the Privacy
of an american Ciisen-Ihe Steele Out in
Favor Of Gel. Fremont.
Napoleon III. is it seems, like his illustrious pro-
genitor to have his Traans pillar, aud foretaste
of the joys Of immortality.
There is most libelous dstich-as regards one
Of the parties, running thus "A woman spaniel,
q walnut tree-the better they be beaten, the
better they be-" and it is not impossible that when
his Majesty recalls to mind certain eventfu passages
in his career in the latter part of 1851 when the
citizens Of Paris were swept away like summer
ies he may be Of opinion that il the dstich above
quoted began with Frenchman, q spaniel &C.,
4 would be rather more likely TO be true
Put not your faith in princes nor in any child Of
man, saith the Psalmist; and to posterty it may
equally be said-Put not your faith in marble or
monumental pile, for they not always what they
seem. However, on the proposition of Baron
Charles Dupin and fifteen other Senator's, column
pol, On the pedestal Of which will be scuptured-
on the side which commands the right bank OF the
Seinc-the advanced guard of the army Of the East
It's return from Sebastopol, fling on on that bank
before the Emperor amidst the acclamations of the
multitude On the side which looks towards the
church of Sante Genevisve and Italy, is to
be the French army at the foot of the Capt.
tall doing honor to its standards by salut-
ing his Holiness Plus k, replaced In the
chair Of st. Peter by the victory Of France.
ON the south is to figure that glorious contingent Of
the army Of Africa departing for the East where,
in the space Of twenty months four Of its Generals
achieved right to the botoS Of Marshal, batons
obtained by Condo aud Turenne in the Seventeenth
| century, and by Massene snd Soult in the Nine
| tenth. On the side towards the Senate q very
simple inscription will be-crgraved containing the
| following words :-"A Ncpoieon Ill.,, a Ia NoxveRe
l Grande Armee. Vau da Scnat ct dc Ia France.
Mai 1856" Lastly, en- the spiral coating covering
the column, sculpture with its bassi.recyi Is to
reproduce the numaous and varied exploits Of the
| French in the East, the North and the south In
Asia, in Europe, end in Africa. Three seas trium-
phally occupied; landings effected, wonderful for
their order and grandeur assaults Of army against
army; the French eagles planted on the walls Of
Sebastopol, Bomarsund, Kertch, and kinbl.n; guns
from the vessels landed, and served by French
sailors; other gunson board. demoshing the granite
fortresses from the Of Finland aud Of Bothnia
TO the mouth OF the Boysthenes As prelude to
these grea, feas there will be the Sahara conquered
IN the depth Of the deserts AMI the two Kabylias
opened TO civilization by undergraduates worthy
says the report, 70 inspire the genius Of the most
| illustrious artists Of France. The whole 10 be
surmounted, OF course, by the statue OF Napoleon.
Ill. If some decorative monument Is required in this
part OF Paris perhaps the late events are as good
for the purpose any other, though there will not
be wanting historical critics who may be disposed 10
think the famoas pillar erected after Austeritz, in
| the Place vendome, somewhat paroded by les
modern imitation and there are some too, who will
hink the time premature for placing Napoleon the
Third in such position.
Ia instructiveto observe in the midst Of 30 much
national Boosting of eternal conquest, diplomatic in
uence, et cetera how entirely oil care for the free
dom Of the citizen seems to have passed away
While every 10 crouching to the lash, aud suf
ferng himself to be held In the leading strings Of
his childhood, monument Ia TO be erected TO the
man whose iron will ordains such servitudc. The
state Of bondage N which society Is held must be
perfectly incredible TO your free side Of the Atlantic
IL IL, however, ndisputabe fact and as there are
means Of speaking through the press there is Of
course, avenue through which correction Of the
various and manifold abuses can 1ow. For example,
II is well known that bribery and corruption, more
less, faint all the minor courts Of jndicaurc in
France. The JUICES de Pays are but slightly remu.
nerated. Their courts, though nominally open, are
in fact secret, as no reporters for the press ever
think of attending. Their mode of proceeding IL a.
is well known first TO send the litigafng parties an
invitation 10 come before them privately To arranrf
their differences, and IL IL on this occasion that
The abuse OF his Office principally takes place
by the judge. II the parties are equal in point Of
fortune there IL no temptation to depart from the
line Of justice but IL one of the parties have nn
entail station, can invite the Judge TO his table, and
in sny way render him a service, the case must be
very bed indeed ", when brought into collision with
weaker neghbor in the privacy of the judges
closet, the latter Is not given TO understand tia his
Is 10 break down IL the affair il prosecuted
further. One Of the most singular instances of
obkgne justice ! myself witnessed very receptly
The tenant Of the Procureur General was sum,
moned by paperhanger before the Judge Of his
arrondissement. The case was so clearly in his
favor that the Judge, after patiently hearing the
details. at once dismissed the cise- But as the de.
fendant leaving the coart IL came ont that the
Procurcur g, neral was the real plaintiff and not the
paperhanger. The Judge Immediately, therefore.
In oren court, retraccd the ground he hal gcue