The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-25
The Policy OF tho Empire In France-The
Impending CatAclysm or Europe.

Inc kS0llCY o. t0o f<mPlle ln Ffonce-Nne
Impending CatAciysm OF Europe.
Our advices both from Europe and from
Washington indicate that there Ia something
more in the ornaments that France is now pre-
pairing than meets the public eye; and it is evil
dent, from the unqualified disavowal of Mons,
Belly's movement given by the Emperor to our
government, that at this moment, at least, he
wants no quarrel with this country.
The position of Louis Napoleon is singular,
and 1t may be critical. 1t is evident that
France is beginning to get irritated under the
military scab he hasimposed upon her; and that,
while an immense army is necessary to the sup
port of his power it is also equally necessary
that he should find employment for it abroad
At home the civil and military classes are al
ready beginning to clash. In contemplating
the past course of Louis Napoleon-which is the
only way we have to form some idea of his in
tentions for the future-we cannot but perceive
how thoroughly he has carried out the policy
of the Empire as it was conceived by Napoleon
the Great. In this we have an assurance that
Louis Napoleon looks upon himself as the des-
tined instrument to complete the great cycle
Of events that was cut short by Waterloo.
He sought with the same sssiduity, and with
greater success than did his uncle an alliance
with England against Russia; and the result
has been to make Paris the centre Of discussion
for all European questions, and cause France to
be recognized as the first military Power of
Europe. Napoleon I'LL and Alexander H. have
repeated at Stuttgart the famous interview be-
tween Napoleon 1. and Alexander I. upon the
raft at Tilsit. The world does not yet know
the result of this interview; but it does know
the result of the first conference Of the Empe.
rors. Although Napoleon has not told us what
were his own intentions, he has told us what
were the conditions of Alexander. He de-
manded Constantinople, which Napoleon said
he refused to grant, because it was the key of
the world. The past tells us very significantly
that the claims advanced by Louis Napoleon at
Stuttgart were the identical ones of his uncle.
No war with Russia, no Moscow, Elba, Waterloo
and St. Helena have yet followed them,
for the time is not yet ripe; and,
then steam and railways have changed
the instruments OF kings. But we have
pretty close repetition of the gathering at
Boulogne in the preparations at Cherbourg
and the placing it in immediate connection
with the military camps Of France b. means Of
railways.
Since the conference of the Emperors at
Tilsit, steam has changed the face Of the world
and greatly reduced the relative value Of Con-
stantinople to the rest Of Europe. AT the same
tine the same agent has greatly increased its
value in the eyes Of Russia. Louis Napoleon
has a con to succeed the first King Of Rome;
lie has sought by his Spanish marriage to bring
himself nearer to the throne Of Spain; and we
have every reason to believe that he looks for
ward to obtaining the natural boundaries for
the Empire that were drawn In the mind of the
first Napoleon. These may include oil Italy and
Spain, and perhaps even England. Whatever
they are, whatever may have been the demands
at Tilsit and Stuttgart, the third Napoleon can
afford to pay the price which the first refused.
Constantinople las ceased to be the key Of the
world while II is more than lever the key Of
Russia. Nicholas proposed to England the
division of the effects Of "the sick man." Tur-
KEY, and she proclaimed the proposition to the
world Fooled by England, what Is there
to prevent the house Of Romsnoff, whose
boast II is that it never abandons its policy.
and who has LEFT for hundred and fifty
Years the inscription CT Catherine, here lies the
way to Consteniinople," over one Of the gates
Of Moecow-whst is there to prevent the Roma
noff from making the bargain he was so willing
to make at Tilsitg
The friendly course Of Louis Napoleon
to cur government, and tie tenor Of his
assurances in regard to the recent proceedings of
Mons. Belly are also eonsonant with tho policy
Of the Empire. Nay, even more than that, q
purchase Of Cube By us finds its counterpart
in the policy Of the fret Empire, and may be
corsonant with that Of the second. 1t was Ma
poleon who sold us the then Spanish province
Of Louisiana; and not only that, bat II was he
who proposed and forced us to buy 1t. Jefferson
has the credit Of doing II, but IL is well known
TO every student Of political history that he op-
posed It to the utmost, and only accepted it
when forced to do SO. Napoleon did this from
motives of q high policy, which still weigh with
the Empire in France, even to a greater extent
than they did when that policy was first adopted.
Napoleon I'LL knows as well as did his uncle, that
he has no reason to seek quarrel with the
young giant across the ocean. First in West
ern Europe is the aim Of the Bonapartes and this
can be best attained by friendship with the first
in the East, and by building up powerful po-
litical and commercial rival to England in the
New World, far from France, and one that will
not interfere with II.
We might pursue the thread Of these indca-
tons through nearly all the events that have
lately transpired and are now transporting in
Europe. They will be found on all sides.
England may well be alarmed at the arma-
ments Of France, for a grand cataclysm lie ap-
preaching in Europe. The cycle Of the Empire