The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-05

delegation springing out Of such manifest fraud
and ch;canery.
The Three Great Powers or Europe. Asia
and America.
There are now two giants in Europe who
are pursuing with eycn and almost equal steps
the path OF reform ia the social and political
systems of the Old World, and carrying their
respective countries to the highest pitch of
glory and Of power. Napoleon Ill and Alexan-
der II. each came TO an imperial succession
and each has learned from the errors OF his
predecessor to combine progress with stability
and conservatism with revolution.
The mighty genius of the first Napoleon
gave birth to the IDEAS and political combna-
iions that are now changing the face ana the
future of Europe But impelied Ivy the power
Of that very genius, which wished TO anticipate
both men and things, and by the imperious
force OF circumstances, which aroused smulta-
neously against him the sense of security on
the part Of the rest of Europe, Napoleon was
compelled to combat all the nations within q
shor, period of time. The terrific nature of the
struggle exhausted his empire, and France saw
Bourbon imbecility replaced on her throne
by the united action of twice twelve
hundred thousand foreign bayonets. Peace
was restored to Europe; but it was a
peace that for forty years has been obliged to
rely for its preservation on the power of three
millions of bayonets. During that time France
remained in state of almost complete indus
trial and political lethargy. The Napoleonic
IDEAS, however. had taken root, and grew
apace, not only in France, but in many parts Of
Europe, till at last they fructifed in the final
exclusion of Bourbonism and red republican
ism from French SOIL
Napoleon III. came with his sagacious intel
lect to establish the views Of his uncle and
to-day not one of the Napoleonic ideas is for
gotten in the schemes that agitate Europe
Avoiding the danger that ruined the first, the
third Napoleon "makes haste slowly" In
constructing the edifce of his dynasty he does
not lay one course till the preceding one has
become cemenied. His w;srs, instead Of awak-
ening bitter cnmities, seem to make his friend
ships more firm. Tina. with Russia secured for
him the recognition and apparent alliance Of
the giant Of the East That with Austria has
effected a remarkable change in the policy of
the Germanic Confederation towards him. Nor
is the change within the domain of France less
striking. Railroads are being everywhere built,
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the people fostered, the laws imbued with
wise and conservative liberalism, to such de-
gree that the second series of Napolconic wars,
instead of exhausting France, have served only
power. Her armies and Der fleets are now the first
in Europe. 1t is these things that have made
Louis Napoleon the arbiter Of that continent.
In Russia parallel case exists. Nicholas I.
initiated policy as vast and as comprehcn-
sive as that of the first Napoleon-social re-
form at home, the extension of the boundaries
of his empire to the waters of the Mediterra-
mean and the farthest confines Of Asia, and
the creation Of fleets and armies that should
give weight TO his power in Europe. Like the
first Napoleon, he, too, was before his time.
Europe, palled with forty years of peace, was
ready to go to war against him, and that Of the
Crimea crushed his mighty soul. Alexander
peace with Western Europe, he urged the con-
struction Of railroads, canals and river steam
ers al home, he liberated the serfs, he fastened
lie founding of a new empire on the Asiatic
shore of the Pacific, he is building telegraphs
and railroads across northern Asia, and by
every possible means is seeking to foster the
development of the material interests Of his
empire and the elevation of his people.
The result is already being witnessed Russia
stands on par with imperial France, and
together they give the law to Europe.
These two imperialsms are pursuing the
true conflict against the class theories of feudal
ism. Everywhere they are undermining the
power of the mobiles and elevating the people;
and they are performing another great good
work. Through them Europe and the world
is being freed from the progress of a destruc-
tive red republicanism, which threatened So
ciety with ruin, and the nations with the rule
Of the worst of tyrannies, that of system over
the individual. On our side we are pushing
the same war, but in a constructive sense. We
have no aristocracy to be removed, but we are
building up the power Of the people through
the same measures which are being pursued in
France and Russia-the development OF the
Industrial and commercial interests. Each Of
these gigantic Powers is placed in sphere to
which it seems peculiarly adapted: we to lead
in the New World, France to lead in Europe,
and Russia to civilize and rule in Asia These
are the three great Powers Of the world, and
their influence is already manifest and Is fast
being admitted by all the others.
REoPENING OF THE THEATREs.-The coming
theatrical season promises to be one Of re-
markable activity. We are going to have flush
times, and so the theatres share in the general
imitation. Within the month there will no less