Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-06-07
VOLUME LVI.-NUNIBER H.

from ,,'e Bank, not To pay 10 bribe not his but
l., 'ie fTc"ch h,pp5Lic's soldiers. ymlstun.
""'"t"' 'I ''"" The Emperor did not ex-
pen, ps' LOT ms own Uses half his civil list. In
, ''' MS reserves Were conSccrated 10 carry
Oh The national war Docs Louis N,nolern
make similar provisions for the future If 50
II Is trlns atonement for the scouryc of sncb
m emergency rs the invasion. ,monr, tho rn'
sources OF the State Napoleon made the fol.
lowing classification: ,'''
Agriculture, the foundation of the Emnirc
Manufactures. representing the comfort and
the happiness of the population.
Foreign commerce, representing superabun.
dance, and the good employment OF agriculture
and manufactures
Lonis Napoleon has introduced 4 new cle
mcnt. II not as Il foundation, at least AS Il GOOD
stay, OF his home policy, we mean stock lob.
oihS. In the execution OF 1u5ia ,rorks on Z
large scale, he tread>, however. in the path of
the uncle with the increased speed of the loco
motive on the stage coach
In the organization Of the army the consc,in.
ton Is acknowledged 10 be the yyifvin, min.
ciplc, one said General Foy, calculated TO h.
the palladium OF our independence, because
placing the nation in the army, and the army
in the nation. it furnished incxhau>tiLlc re-.
sources for defence. The Emperor looked at
1t as being in time OF peace, the best possible
national school for soldicr>hip. He used 10
say: Never does nation which repelS an in.
vaSion, want men; but, often, soldiers"
Concerning the political organization of the
Empire, which was at all times most criticised
and complained OF, the author remarks. that
when one read, history, he is aStonished at the
severity of the Judgments pronounced bv
! Frenchmen upon their own government. and
their Indulgence towards foreign governments.
Well. they might be too indugent for the lat.
! ter, without being too severe for the former.
| III government wants to he justified, let il be
80 by it, own worE Il 'ici is worth lonc
/ poem.
In the fourth chapter are embodied the
Napolconc foreign policy. the views OF the
! first Empire on Spain, Italy. Switzerland, Ger
many, Poland, We>tphaia; but of this W.
have said much already in these columns. and
will have 10 say more TO keep mp with the pro-
grc>sivc unioldin. of Louis Napolcons plans
which are the cid ones moderniAed and adapted
to the re1uis,ions and wants of new elements
We cauuoi, however pass unnoticed, 4 few
lines cn Waterloo because of their rcServcdnc>S
and the portcntouS meaning that NAV he
involved in their sorrowiui appearance Here
every French voice Is chokcd, and finds M
longer anything but tears; tears for the van
quishcd, and tears for the victorS. who will
sooner or later regret the overthrow Of the
only man who could mediate between two
hostile age Query: WAS not the writer OF
these lines aware Of the French saying:
WcUiv dc rYDr"jiI, croc0dilc'S tears: dry eyes
and sharp teeth:
England is accused Of being the cause Of all
ia. =, 81. 4, I,t
Consul wrote 10 the King Of England Is fol
lows: "Shall the war; which for eight years
ha, ravaccd tie four quarters Of the earth. be
eternal: Is there no way of coming to an IN.
dcrstanding>' In 500 the Emperor Of France
addressed the same sovereign in these words:
Peace is the wish Of my heart. but war has
never been contrary 10 my glory conure
your Majesty not to DENY ltiul,'Jf the. .hacni,
Napoleon united with AlcXandcr 10 bring over
the British Cabinet TO ideas of conciliation.-
Finally, in lcl2, when the Emperor was at the
apogcc Of his power. lie made again the same
proposition TO England. lie always sued for
peace after ylc'ory-ac"cr after defeat. A
nation said he, "can replace men more easily
than honor The aim OF the Emperor was
to establish, in Europe. 4 iclcratyc system,
and, in France, liberty. He used to say
opposite result. How 10 conciatc it?
Now we come TO the end Of the book, where
n sal and momentous question, especially TO
the writer. is pondered IN lev interesting
papcs--tLc cause of the fall Of the Emperor
There we may find useful teachings and Key
TO the policy of the present Emperor The
shock which overturned Napoleon the great
did not come from the n;crior--the c'iliicc
Il; 4 l;r,n L.. t,.l hnruusp 10
completed his work too hastily. Anticipating,
by his genius, both time and men. he desired
to accomplish, in ten years, i work which
would have required several generations, not
then in consequence Of inpatence, but of cX-
ha.,Stion.
The conclusion is that the period of the I'm
nire WIS a war of lie and death, wagcd by
England against France But France, though
vanquishcd, has lost substantially less than
ENGLAND who bends under the weight Of debt.
On The other hand. the period of the Empire
was n war of life and death against the old
Europcan system The old system has triumph
ed. but in spite Of the fall OF Napoleon, the Ma
poeonic idea, have germinatcd everywhere.
Hence, we can understand why the ncw
Empire sought for the alliance oi England ana
obtained it. being more successful tian lis pre-
dcccssor, and England not feeling incIineh 10
run the race again The policy oi I:ouis -naPo-
leon in Italy. in the Danubi'n pr'nclPahlieS'
in Spoiu i also a matter Of course. Ills eau
to,lro., his perseverance in biding his time,
* M, pcrhap>. so much a gilt Of nature as Il
lesson taught by the experience oil Tue i'rSI
rmn;r, lie i, a continuation, but not plaSIa-
-. r. his uurle: of a scryc imitation. he may
no said to know the dangers. He who tells Us
that 70 cony in the details, instead Of copying
in the spirit Il past government, would be to
net like 4 General who. finding himself upon
,hc same field OF battle where Napoleon or
Frederick had conqncrcl, should undertake 10
secure victory BY repeating the same manni'
yrcs Louis Napoleon Is a man all bent upon
I rc,,,,,ion; he is an observer of his uncle |"
continue his work, OF his enemies, that Is inc
enemies of his work, to overcome them III INC
best time; of himself not to be caught u',''
ware: terrible spider in the centre ol COP
web ribbed out with railroads, electric 'e,c-
rraphs. bayoncts and screw steamers vi u'c
! line. ready to bounce forwards. or 10 re'eae III
tho ;nncrmost most of hi> fortress; he Is patent
and hopeful for he believes IN Ills S'ar'
-u, ,,rcrnprr WILL NoT VISIT RICHMOND.
Tb. follow ing Geographic dispatch was re-
ccivcd on SATURDAY, III reply, to letter address
cd by many ritizcn. Of Richmond, inviting the
President. and the Secretary Of the Interior, TO
acrep, the inequalities Of our city.
RALEIGH, y. c., June :, 1859.
. n l.. u. GM..jrooi. Hm. OW, Jr, We. T.
Ritchie:
/ While the President returns his grateful
thanks for the honor rendered him through you
bv the citizens of Richmond, he requests me to
( saw. previous engagements will prevent his ac-
ccptancc Of ycur kind invitation
! j. TmoYrsov, Sec. Of Interior
D,s:an Of the Austrian Retreat Strategy to En1fap