New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-15


This remarkable potentaie, who now sways the
destnies Of the greatest nation Of continental Eu
rope, is thus tsuthfuy and favorably spoken Of by
the Philadelphia Press
Louis Napoleon has accomplished another Of those
remarkable feats. which, when party poh,ics nave
| sunk into the abyss OF the past must undoubtedly
gain him enormous credit with posierty ne mas ss
done more for Paris, in less than SIX years o. his
reign than his great uncle Napoleon j. accomplished
during his twenty years OF sovereignty. II was the
boast Of Augustus that he bad found Rome made OF
brick and that be had rebuilt It with granite. Not
quite so extensive boast as this can be set up Tor
| Louis Napoleon, but when we consider how be has
completed the Rue Rvoli into one of the most mag
! ui6csnt streets In the world-how be has finished
| the Louvre, extending into junction. with the Tu-
| eries--how be has removed from the front of the
Palas Royal nest OF Infamous houses infested by
braves and thieves and their no less wretched female
companions-how he has made the Hotel de Quincy
into one OF the finest Museums OF National Antiqu
ties TO be found in any country-and now, when be
has thrown open the new street Of magnificent pal-
aces to which (rather too vainglorousy we submit)
be has given the name Of the Boulevard de Sebasto-
pol ii must be confessed that this man-call him as
sassin, bravo, usnrper, tyrant or what you w--hss
really accomplished much for fulfilling bis uncles
magnificent boast that he would make Paris the
miniature metropolis Of Europe.
II quite true that the rule Of Louis Napoleon is
despctism of the most rigid kind, and totally sntago
nistic to the republican ideas that prevail on this
side Of the water but it may also be said with entire
truth that he has employed the power with which he
is invested to the ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of France the en-
beIishment Of its magnificent capital and to the de-
velopment of the natural resources of his munif-
Gently endowed country, while he has sought at the
same time to consolidate his own authority and per
petuate his dynasty The latter part Of the pro-
position is perfectly natural aud the former is COM
mendable and praisewortby. Few despots seek to
advantage the country they rule over a thousandth
part as much as they do to advance their own mme.
date ambitions and interests. For making this ex-
cepton to the general rule if for nothing else the
present Emperor Of the French deserves great and
lasting credit. He has shown that he thinks of and
promotes the welfare Of his nation as well as his own
Had 0rsini and his accomplices effected the assas-
sinaton Of Louis Napoleon the mighty works be has
accomplished would have left him an honorable and
permanent place on the pages of history. What be
has done for Paris can never be forgotten for 1t will
endure as long as marble and granite and what he
will do, if his life is spared must be judged by the
rule furnished by his past action.
Assassination has never yet accomplished any pub
lie good, but it has wrought vast public injury time
and again, and assassns are the meanest and most
cowardy Of murderers. Besides the doctrine brought
forward by wild radicals to justify it, is abhonent
10 the moral sense Of mankind and should be uni
yersally frowned upon If Napoleon had been as
sassinated by 0rsini, France would probably now be
the scene Of anarchy, commerce would be paralyzed,
confidence gone, credit shaken, aud disaster would
succeed disaster only to be followed by the advent of
new despot to power possessing not 1.-THE of the
intellect, experience, wisdom or patriotism, of the
present ruler 1t is good thing for France and the
world that the assassips failed in their vlainous
object.