The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-23
Tire Rebellion OF Esr~Ps to the NspDieon,c
ideas Probabilities Of Pcaoc.

Louis Napoleon WAS poverty'str cken adven-
turer the latter publishes pamphlet cou tain
ing philosophical analysis of the system policy
ard causes OF the fall of the first Napoleon.
IL ibis now remarkable essay we al told that
Napoleon fell because, events pressing him too
urgently, be conquered too promptly, and antici-
patipg both time aud men, he had no opportunity
10 ctu eDt bis alliances aud to secure his friend
ships. That in fact he wished to complete in a
day that which was the work of generation,
and to periorm In bis OWL lifetime what could
Only he done Ia an age. Louis Napoleon himself
seems determined not to commit the error he has
attributed to his uacle. Though his advance
from private station to the throne may have
been a violent one, slnce his attainment OF
imperial rule bis course has been marked with
that measured slowness which makes haste in re-
ruIis, and with moderation Of aim which Sc
cures success and dement's the fabric il process
OF erection.
IL the ten years which have elapsed since he
trst came TO power in France be has startled the
void with no eXtravagaut demand. no binding
,tiuleeLce Of genius, no announcement Or an all
peIvaoIpg change to be effec'ed. Yet, II We
took back and compare France or Europe OF to-
day with what it was ten years ago, We shall
at once see how much he has attained, what
prear genius he has displayed, and what an all
ueryadlpg change he has wrought Napoleonic
IDEAS are now remoulding the entire face OF the
Oid World without exciting that universal re-
sistsnce which they old only fifty years ag,
There Is a reason for this, and 1t will be found
IN the altered relation between those ideas and
,he stot,tS Of Europe. When the first French
evolution ose to the astonished gaze of the
uynas,ies, they soon recovered frou their amaze.
uient aud banded together in one common e1ort
agalpst 1t. Napoleon was the heir and tesla
,uentary executor Of the revolution. He inherited
Hounoed on 10y the blind rage and despo.ic
AIMS OF George the THIRD, all the Powers sailed
'orth to crush him. Neither rulers nor subjects
would listen TO his ideas, although he blaZeu
Them on the face Of every country in Europe.
except England, with indeliole scars. Hireliog
writer's 10 every tongue we're subsidized to belle
DIN aDo them, and when his meteor light was
quenched St. Helena the despots partitioned
Europe, and fOndiy believed that his ideas had
been Duied with him. From the shades of Long.
wood bis prophetic voice once more rang through
che world, tel ing it that before fifty years should
elapse Europe would be Cossack or republican
Time was faithful to the prophecy of Napo-
leon. Before forty years had run their courses
from Waterloo, revolution again rose in Europe
1t dawned in Italy in fierce resistance to the
mated rule Of Austria. Soon it swept over
France, and involved Germany aud Hungary 10
lis flames. Thrones went down before it like
obaff before the wind, but in a short time its
rury was spent, and itself consumed by its owu
excesses Then came another Napoleon, again
the heir and testamentary executor of the revo
luton But not this time to be branded of the
despots, and hunted to death by their de-
ceived and illpaid minlous. The Napoleonic
ideas have become known to the world;
rulers and subjects have had time to
study them, aud to zee them put in
practice. Englaod which had been the first to
condemn, is now the first to applaud them
Spain has found them to be her only safeguard.
Russia received them over the parapet ot Mala-
kof, and has learned to appreciate them. Italy
has Inhaled ,hem ill che is dtuok with delight
Austria has STOOD face to face with them at Mon.
'ebello, Magenta and Soiferino, and coged be.
lore them. Prussia only, aud few Of the
minor German States, have yet to learn their
worth.
Thus has Europe come to o true appreciation
Of the Napoleonic ideas, and its crowned heads
70 accept them as the only bridge that will carry
them safely over the abyss of revelation which
yawns at their feet. They are ABOUT to ne into
Congress to discuss them, and to set them up,
Instead Of the Ubiquitous compacts of Vienna
as the law OF the European continent Iuto
that Congress Louis Napoleon will come as th
master Mid. Should Austria refuse to &C.
quiesce il his well-timed and moderate behests.
che will find herself isolated among the ma.
lions and given over to the destruction
that will await her. For this work, and
for the greater one of saving Europe from
the possible complications that may arise
during the performance of the opera
tion France must arm. The armistice which has
been agreed upon by the two Emperors will re.
sound with the busy note Of preparation Oh both
SIDES A1maments far exceeding in magnitude
any thing the world has yet witnessed will bring
tier weight to bear upon the minds of the pleni-
poteDtiaries, and to cast before the shadow of
coming events. This fact makes it probable
that Europe is on the verge of peace again,
which will last TOR few years, until some other
misguided monarch shall attempt to obstruct the
march of the Nspoeonic ideas.
SEBAsToPoI AND SoLrERNo.--When the cap-
ture OF the Malakoff and the Redan announced
the fall Of Sebastopol, people asked, "What
nextt' The eyes Of all the world were fixed in