The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-20
Our Paris Correspondence.


The Anniversary Of tie Coup Ect and It's Reimbursement,
What Napoleon has Done for F-ance-His Influence DER
EnSlond-Te Disarmament Dodge-Lords John Russell
and Palmerston Dipided in Opinion as to the Congress.
siondl Mission, DC, dc.
Men busy calling to mind that to morrow will be
the eighth anniversary Of the famous coup detz The
gradual expansion of the power Of France from that
gloomy epoch will be favorite theme OF the future hsto
rian and perh APPS great encouragement many future
statesman who thinks he only needs ample and
range enough 70 be insrous himself and for the mil
lions at his feet There certainly nothing successful
success; and history will probably have brighter
page the chronicles of the world than that which records
the wonderful and srdepeudence of the who
by OF his swept from the political stage every
obstacle TO his course AMI 10 the shr space Of eight
years raised country which rapidly dissolvng into
chaos and exciting the undsguised contempt Of surround
ing nations, to pinnacle of gran that holds in
astonshment and the boldest and experienced
statesmen Of the world. France made BAD OF the
liberty she seized upon that commisseraes her
present privatons Nay, all nations behold her 50
contened with external glory in lieu Of liberty that they
are beginning to think tina. is her popularity derive
her happiness from the rather than the other.
must be confessed there much crafty the pride
Of nation less given to vanity than France
in the extraordinary position this country
eye turned to France and her ghest
pendulum which regulates the worlds machinery. The
secret Of all this buried in the brain of solitary in
dvidual, whom dozen years ago spoke OF bit TO
dcrde and whose fragrant dean in 1851 of his pledged
word and solema oath pointed him out as lifting subject
for the wrath Of heaven. seems TO but yesterday
that him issue from the portal of the Eysee pale
and stern mounted charger from which any pre-
dcted he would never descend alice. Then, now,
scanned that unscrutbla vssage the hope OF discover
ing what was passing within Bat how different the man
md N
was thought impossible that could attend
coup eat, in the midst Of advanced civilization and
press whose journals We're as numerous the leaves Of
the Sy bill. Men remembered, too how he had twice
failed before Now the glance is equally inquisitve, but
II into the victor Of Soernos face they look and there
no longer distrus His ways are certainly past uadng
out but the strange success which attends them has
already inspired such confidence in his judgment
WISDOM or whatever else 1t may be termed that the Em
peror Is now above the rules Of ordinary life The
strange power he has exhibited in doing what he likes
with England, from the moment OF his assuming the chief
power, seems TO be still the
There those who do scrupe To say that, were
the Emperor alone get out OF the Italian mess the
quagmire would prove deep for him. II such is his
own opinion, he s practcing precisely the orbear
which induced him Tor years after the coup
dcdt in spite OF al the wrath and contuney Of the Eng
sh press TO coIcate England by every species of
tesy. The result was the English and French alliance
against Russia. Eventnales Italy render the ope
ration d Epgland once more important to him HIS yelp
ing press is therefore Immediately whipped OFF, all
yond the Marche, and Lord Cowey the British Ambassa
dor is made to believe that the Emperor only anxious
for mutual disarmament which promises eternal pace
only-ony let England meet him in Congress.
The proposed dsarmau exactly the project
nst All like Lord COwley, and IL was, of COURSE
to this that bis lordshp alluded when he stated Just
fore his departure last week for England that he
and the government proposed to every obstacle
in the way Of its operation with France Or the
proposition found no favor in England 1t may fairly
be presumed. Gid the Emperor expect ii do so but 1t
looked concliang aud calculated discus
sion and perhaps division in State governed by Cabi
net Council have heard from what consider unques-
tionable authority that lord John Russell gave the
balance of bis mind against going into Congress at all
LORD Pamerston disposed in a contrary direction.