The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-07-14
LOUIS NAPOLEON AND GREAT BRITAIN.


lief that i,e was destined to restore the En-
pire, and to recover the old bounj;.,;es Of
France. Before the Chamber Of Tcers he
once said that $50 Represented n principle,
cause, and a defeat: the principle. the
sovereignty Of the people As opposed to leg
itimacy: the cause, the Empire the defeat,
Waterloo" More recently he held up rs
Napoleon's strongest title to the gratitude
of Frenclnen, that he abdica,cd ra,!.cr
than consent to her dismcn,bcrlncnt-i.c e.,
her confinement 70 her former limits. II
is also said that he hss o;.cc mere :vowcd
to his intimatcs his determination to have
= page Of history to himself and lls i,lea
realizing his aa,hitioas dream ly "n
achievement which no one since William,
Duke Of Normandy has attempted.
The sam" high authority has ,Iisavowrd
that j. uis Napl"nn is r"l The foolish imLcs-
cile it WAS long the fashion to consider him.
1t says he is naturally shrrwd, secret anil
Impcna,rahlc he has the invaluable faculty
Of silence lie listens TO every one, asks ad
vice t.'.u> no one, z YES his intrrlocutcrs
no idea whether or not their arguments
have u'do the least impression upon HIN,
but :evylvcs lIs rim's i'll ,l.e gloomy re.
cesses Of his own brain, ani brinys them
forth malurcd, Homogeneous aud unscpcc,
ted. Added to this, he is Il ta;alst, a bc.
lever IN hi, STAR" and to such heights has
that star led him, that he may well believe
there can TO nothing impossible in the Flu
ture.
l."ui: Napoleon now appears in new
character, that Of Il military leader and ho
may surprise the world as much by his
abilities in the battle field AZ the cabinet.
1t was a llarZadous undertaking to provoke
comparison between himself an! the great
es: modern master Of the art Of war. but it
can hardly bc supposed that ono so saga
cious and discreet w"u!I have attempted
such an experiment from mere splendid
and uncaculating au'lacity. #, as is de-
clarcd, it is Louis Napoleon who has direct
cd the military movements Of the Allies in
Italy, he has already proved himself the
first general, as well as the greatest states
man Of Europe.
1t Is said to be popularity Of his char
acter that he never abandons an idea or a
project lc has once entertained; that his.
tory affords few examples Of sucI, a rclcnt
less and pertinacious as we'll rs inscrutablc
Will. 1t this DC SO, the people Of Great
Britain are not without reason for the ap
prehcnsion that he will one day turn his at
tcntion to the fast anchored isle, and at
tempt to wi pc the foul blot Of Waterloo
lie owed his elevation 10 the army ; it is
the r,"y which sustains the pillars of his
dynasty occupation, adventure, promotion
glory, are the rewards which the army dc.
mand. 1t is not necessary to accuse him
Of insnccrity, when he declared "The En-
pre is Peace" If two wars have occurred
d"rins the short reign Of tho Emperor, it is
because tho loyalty Of the army can only
he secured by war. War rallies all the lc-
gons to the imperial regime war post
penes the dangers, and comsoIidatcs the
power OF his dynasty. OF all wars, none
would he SO popular with the entire French
nation as Il war with EnglanI. That is Il
war which, sooner or later, must come, if
Napoleon rcnlains on the French throne.
1t Il needless to say that when that storm
does burst, 1t will try the vigor and rcsour-
s's OF England. beyond any struggle in
which she has ever been involved. H.r
ancient ally, Russia. aIienatrd by the Cri.
mean war, and Austria PROSTATE bcnca,l,
the French armies, she will have TO bare
the trunt a'on" Of the most colossal militia
ry power OF the ea'tl, directed by the most
subtle, daring and determined spir, Of the
aye. 1t IS well for he: to be dislru,trul
wary and v;gilant. There is no telling
when the hero Of the coup d'ciut vii! strike.
Richmond DispdtcA
Something to touch tic Heuyt-Cole.
ridge somewhere relates story to this ef.
feet
Alexander during his march into Africa
eamo t" ii people dwellin. in peaceful huts,
who knew neither want or conquest. Gold
be'ng offered to him he refused it SAYING
that his sole object was to learn the man
ners and customs Of the inhabitants Stay
with us said the chief as long as it
plcaseth thee
During this interview with the African
chief, two Of his subjects brought case be
fore him for judgment. The dispute was
this: The one had bought of the other a
piece of ground, which after the purchase
was found 20 contain treasure for which
so felt bound to pay. The other refused
any thing, stating that when he sold the
ground, he sold it with all advantages ap.
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