New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-10

The Rev. c. s. Stewart CT the L. S. Navy hiss
been paying visit at Plombiers whittier he went
Oh purpose from PaIi', TO an old acquaintance with
whom be u,ed to breakfast in this City when that
acqusintaIc e was an exile and fugitive aud with
whom he seems assonished at being invited to dine,
now tina. said vagrsnt Of twenty years back is
His Majesty Napoleon ILL.,, Emperor of France.
After the satisfaction Of his corpOreal needs, the
Reverend gentleman aforesaid was taken out to
walk by bis Imperial crtny, and gives the follow
irg account Of that performance:
"On returning to the drawing. room at the end OF
hour, was about TO take leave, when his Majesty
kindly ipterposed By saying be wished me to take
inc, to interpret the wish according TO imperial et-
quette TITO q command, and thankfully availed my
self of the privilege. We left the pasce by the gar
which oyerlooks the town apd little valley. Pursuing
this for seine distance, descended the hill and,
crossing the glen, rtered upon beautiful nee gray'
eled road the opposite sioe constructed by the En-
perez, during the past year, as walk tor the benet
Gil pleasure Of the visitors to the Baths and the pub
lc in general Ii extendsIa couple Of miles perhaps
from tie town to the woods With which the hills at
that distance are covered.
1T was the hour Of the evening promenade, and at
some points the broad walk was crowded with ladies
ana gentleman, old and young, ard with children snd
their nutses. wss pleased to witness the honor and
good will aDested by all to the Sovereign; and no!
lees so to observe the great kindness with which their
constant fslutatons returned by him, particularly
in the specal cvtes he paid every few steps to one
and smother OF the aged and infm seated by the way
SIDE in begging them not to rise he approached 10
q mpu eut 10 n other on the beauty of her child;
ouch OF fondnees to the child Itself and word OF
rect enltior, here and there to young girl who
had been at the ball ct the palace the preceding night
This however, was Only in the crowded parts Of the
promenade. We soon passed through these, and, on
our way toward the woods were alone, some yards in
sovsr &c Of the gentlemen CT the quite, and at liberty
to converse 1iib uninterrupted freedom.
cit Yearly two hours before we az ain approached
Tire palace. As we did go, ntimsted the purpose
Of skirg leave at its gates for return to Pans and
.ih al my knowledge of the kindLess of his heart,
was surprised almost at the warmth of his EXPRESSIONS
snd manner while assuring me OF his sppreclshon OF
my frisDcship and the pleasure my visit had given
him The most lad anticipated, In the thought OF
berg received by him in France, was the possibility
Of private audience for few moments, sWd Tue
pressure Of engagements unavoidable from MS posi-
ton; and could scarcely realize the fsct, as 9aue
him adieu that had thus been favored with three
hours of the most kind aud confidential Intercourse
That man might smile, and smile, and be
Villain was deemed noteworthy, yet hardly aston
i,hing, in Hamlets time: and Byron speaks Of
pirate who
"xs, he nfde.t hammered man
That ever .cu,t!ed ship OF cut sthroa:'
VIII such tree S5s ss11 q Il. ,sonss
1cS never conio oA'iuo
Pity be Loved sdventuIous ts. variety variety
But if he hid OCly achieved the theft OF an en-
pre- instead Of iguobly censenspg himself WITH the
plumber If def.pseless merchantmen ne need not
have been lost 10 "good society far from 1t;
The Reverend Johns C Abbott would have dei6ed
him through sundry illustrated oct,vos, and the
Rev. C. S. Stewart would have hung enraptured
on bis button hole, and detailed to admiring
Yankees bis auazement that he, az intimate friend
Of sad thisfs unluckier days, was favored By the
Imperial vilIsn " with three hours OF most kind
" and confidential intercourse" Had Louis Nspo-
leon attempted to steal purse instesd OF an en-
pre and lad he been detected, arrested, convicted
and sent to the galey', it 10 very clear that the
Rev. C. S Stewart would not have gore three hum
dred miles out Of bis way to visit him ia his
new position; would not have been astonisted ct
being warmly received by the culprlt; aud would
not at all events, have written 80 account OF the
interview and sent il TO some one who would ttans-
NIT il 10 some fscile journal. The difference be-
tween lucky and an unlucky villain is very great,
and nobody appreciates il more keenly than does
tie Rev. c. S Stewart.
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, eIIed forever from
France IS tet cted conspirstor, obtained liberty
to return to her sell only through the Revolution OF
lS43. He was chosen Presdent OF tbs French
RepubHc. and a. such took a solemn oath to
ob,etve uphold and defend tie Consultation OF that
R.rublic. THUS invested With power, be very soon
began to plot sssin,t the Liberties Of those who had
40 oere,ou,l, trusted him; and, before the eXPira-
ton Of his term, through the eOnnlvaoce ana
cooperation Of certain high military and other fuuc-
,icts,ie, whom he rad bribed ard corrupted, in
a.,rant violation of his osth of office, scd Of every
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