The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-25
NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 1858.

the Home Once about 10 be transferred from th snce and
installed In OF the wings Of the palace here all the
teesrsphc wires from every part Of the country and Of
terraneous communications with the barracks In dife
rent parts OF the city and large barrsck for
believe two regiments OF the guard has also been e.
The mouarches Of both branches of the Bourbons are
said TO have persisted from the total gnor which the
Home Ministers of 1880 and l848 were the of
public opinion, Of s means and spirit Of resistance Ac
cording to the IDEAS of Napoleon Ill 1t s the Home Minis
ter possessed OF complete knowledge of men and things
in the provinces the capital who ought TO be able at
any critical moment direct both the commander Of the
al my and the Chief of Police II would require model
minister be able to do this but the Emperor does not
despair Of finding and training one.
NJ Bllault not fitted for such task Bred in the
rsnks Of the consttuonasts native aud deputy OF one
of the maritime departments NJ Blaut, Ike bis col
leasue Ducos retained predictions for the old Oreanis
adminsraton which thinks that all we'll when all is
quiet, instead Of forming and nspriting really Jealous
and active s, r ,S legitimacy %s
live undisturbed by his tolerance. 1l
The true strength Of Napoleon III lies in the
iissnt 'frerohman, that no other parsonage or
party could govern The country u peace or could pre-
vent the renewal Of open strife between the work
net Content 10 hold power by tuch tenure, which would
fact limit that power TO bis person he trusts 70 esvea
The national allegiance pis aller but the right
fu sovereign BE has trusted long enough to the
Of The less and the sunm~ ion Of the Or
THINK he the army zealousy and universally Impe
risst BE would have the nation the same And his re-
modelling of the Home ONCE announces his deter mnatlon
to set about the tack.
The Emperor It is Known exceedingly irritated by
gre many ciycumstsn attending the last general eiec
ton There then spirit Of opposition and Of alienation
displayed amongst the classes which no one
has been able satisfactorily to explain The return NE
RIG bit that is OF purely ministerial candidateswas
obtained but this often effected by man9uvres 80
Iupt. awkward and barefaced, that dsaection
was increased and distrust of tho imperial sy stem
created. before.
Their any amount Of genius sagacy ia home mnifter
can obvate these effects Of false system we very much
doubt especially when tendency the part Of
the Emperor to aggravate rather than correct the great
fault-the crime, may say-of that system, the multi
But the Emperor unfortunately has firm belief tnas
his system is alone possible, and alone good. His
tury the only true political religion being to believe
in him and to follow BIN He has too much
sense to represent himself as Messiah, but were
Third would probably not be behind the Legislator
OF Arabia pretepsons And the fee ing not only
in himself but in his followers. The gross attery, &C.
flung before Nspoleons feet by the Mornys the Trop
longs and echoed but too faithfully by ambitious emirs
or coopes strong resemblance to the language in
which the Prophet OF Arabia was addressed by his coun
sellers and his lieutenants -....
We are of those who do not wish i'll to the Bonapartes
their present representative But we think it our
duty to that descry no hope and no safety for him
for them in their descending to level with com
mon humanity The civilized WORLD Of the West had
for itself and grown accustomed to certain rights
and habits personal of intellectual and of polt
cal liberty, which that world cannot exist without
Mabomet may have preached successfully religion Of
despotsm ten eleven centuries in Arabia. But in
France and the nineteenth century 10 exhume and
enact such q mockery Of common sense and common
rights only lead TO catastrophe
II is, however, mistake that despots always make.
They think that all be done by Enthusiastically
forming, improving, srblimating administration. The
Emperor OF Russia is doing wonders In this way. The
Emperor Of Austria always recommends reform 10 admi-
nistrstion is the Austrian panacea for Italy and for
Turkey. But REFORM which implies the admission OF a
people discuss offer counsel to the action Of
government-this heresy from which all turn in hor
ror and with greater horror than the Dvan Auc
Council Of the Tueres We oresee for our part nothing
but failure frem most consummae cunning
cous energies employed in this direction.
No doubt the dismissal OF Billault, and the assump
ton of the Home Department by the Emperor himself Is
also in degree brought about BY the determination
of Napoleon to the full light Of his penetrating
mind upon the plots and couspraces that menace his
throne. But this Is not the sole cause aim Of the
change that has taken place The cesre to give
tvy and force to the engine OF government to
stitute imperialism, and make with the industrious
classes that political religion which Napoleon atters him
self II is with the army. The difficulty will be 10 find
hand able to direct such ministry The Emperor himself
nent occupation In the pursuit Even foreign affairs
neglected by him for weeks together, and were
often allowed TO lapse and into directions the contrary
Of those at first marked out by the imperial hand This
would do in the domestic administration Of the
try. Hitherto has been the maxim OF the Emperor not
TO employ and not TO trust Of first rate abilities He
has worked always with inferior for instruments
ard his ability has made up the deficiency
Proof has jus, been afforded that the Of
the police required something than second rate abb
lily and II the Emperor establishes the Home Ministry
a and more complete scale, the holder OF that
Ministry being entrusted with the delicate task Of direct
ing the mind and winning the attachment OF people, the
Emperor will be obliged 10 raise his view above the class
OF Seids and servors And be may rely upon that he
will not acquire the services Of OF talent unless he
allows them that degree OF independents without which
genius Itself is benumbed as well as dsgraced