Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-09-11

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What VIII Louis Napoleon Do!
Common folks will think that L rIs EApoLFoN
will now be cOntented to sit down in tho TuIeries
respectable family man and keep oompa ratively
quiet for the remainder of his natural life If ever
there was an individual entitled TO the indifference
and inactivity which are suppos to constitute al
hOmme b!ass he is the man. What sensation. what
emotion in life has he not experienced? What d..
s;tiOn remains for him to achieve? The last grasi
farce was performed iu Paris On the ll,h ulf. and
the account given of the affair by the correspondent
Of the London Post, extracts frou whose letter have
been published in this paper, exhibits the shallow
artificial character of the whole occurrence Ia aupht
but military sense. The writer for PALMzRsTox 5
organ stratus himself, says the Boston Post 10 give
his description glow, some warmth as if caught
from the nature of the scene which he pretended
to depict. But the phrases do not come easily. He
gets very hard up for material, and, his fancy ez
hsusted he is forced to dreary kind of repetition
Naturally the sight of thousands CT men is exciting
Though after while it grows sadly m9no: onous; and
the appearance of those poor, msimed soldiers, and
that young woman, pretty vivandiere hobbliue
painfully along, many of them bandaged and with
stumps forlimbs, with forms emaccate by sickness
and pain, with faces furrowsd by exposure. and
hstilimens "seecy" from hard usage, would be cal
culsted to excite pity hut not a noisy enthusiasm
NAroLEOH himself rcde in advance of his staff, and
the reason given is, that he desired in the event Of
an attempt upon lis life, to prevent any Of bis
friends from bling injured This seems magnani-
nous, but who cen believe him inspired by any mag
nsnmity: Life must be so dear to him that be
would hesitate at no sacrifice Of another's to gave
it Probably if he had any fear Of essas ssnat9n il
was precautionary idea; fer be kn7T thai aim At
8 single figure would be less dangerous ihan the
chance Of1his being touched By bullet fred into
. crowd. The writer in the Post mer ioLs the scene
of the kissing the Imperial infant What en- absurdi
ty; what '6stisr, they would say on the boul5-
wards; what "gag," as they would say in the
coulisses. The newspapers were made to report
cheers, and doubtless there were cheers: butt
crowds of Ioungers at the cafes the dabblers at
the Bourse, the eluh-idIers aud men lbsu.-.oRn.
who were probably represented by strong deegq-
tions in the crowded windows about the Place
Yendome, must have ridculed ana sneereI at
the comedy which Is now upon public occasions
regularly performed between the Imperial parent
and his child. LOUIS NAPOLEON, sitting for for
mortal hours in his saddle seeing his troors 20
by, taking the drenching rain without bligjnE,
and bOWing to the shouts which saluted him, was
no hero in their eyes, though to the world he is at
the pinnacle of fame Bat great Lessen was taught
by this spectacle. 1t was never more apparent
that Paris desires peace than on the l4h The war
like element does not exist among her citizens 1t
does not exist cnywhere in the Empire, and it is
9 singular characteristic TO notice in the people
which by common consent is held responsible for
the recent unquiet state of Europe. Even during
the war Partisan letters say there was no keen or
petite in the capital for victories and bulletins The
result of the war is satisfactory enough now, per
haps, but it was not attained too sooa The spirit
of the French people has charged. They are far
more Industrious than they were twenty five years
ago, and the cause is difficult to trace Their
most notable quality is the ease with which they
adapt themselves to any pursuit. They haze sue
cessfully initiated The commercial pursuits Of Eng
land and although naturally uncongenial they have
in the remarkable prosperity of France. LOUIS NA-
PoLEON's master mind is by no means ignorsnt cf
this 1t seems reasonable 10 believe that he desires
to sway in accordance with the popular feeling that
he will give France full opportunity to develop
itself commercially, as it never yet has done
He encourages free trade, he aids railway eu-
terprises, protects financial undertakings as IN
the case case of the Credit Mobior and like thst
when proved aud found wanting lss them run ont
10 give place TO others more worthy He must
see what progress France has made within fifteen
years under the influence Of commercial spirit
French exports are larger now than Eugljsh, the |
empire can bear present taxation which in Louis
PaILLIPPE's time would almost have crushed her.
her commercial marine has nearly qugdrupled. and
now out of q war which cost her immense sums d,f
~ France is as bright and prosperous as any nation
On the face of the earth With such state Of thirs
shat would not twenty years of peace aud rerench
nent accomplish: They would place her frs.
among manufacturing nations. they would link eve
y Continental State to France by lines Of railways,
and make Paris the centre of European business
As it is now of civilization and amusement |
Territory, soil and climate are all in her favar
4 bright sun, genial weather aud healhrul st- /
aOsphere have made her people strong and
hardy. In fact, France Sc, ms to be in the lali-
ude which combines every advantage with the
eWest defects. Russia is barred up by lis snovs:
spain and LAZY are intolerable during a greater
'art Of the year England is isolated; but France
Abors under none of these Disadvantages The ar
istic ability Of Frenshmeu is without rival; ard
he market for articles Of taste increases every vesr
then the wines of France. They are the wines OF fbe
World, and form branch of production which must
very day become more important, Here are the
dement's of prosperity possessed by NJ other na-
ion save our own. Is it unreasonable TO suppose
hat LOUIS NAPOLEON desires the supremacy in tbe
rts Of peace tina: HIS country possess in the art Of
Tar; that the pageant Of the l4th was w.nd-op Of
be fighting, and that now be means to give com
nsrce and trade fair chance, keeping his Iee;ops
nd his fleets for protection, but for aggres-
ion? IL seems not, and the talk Of invasion of
,nglsnd, of alliances for aggressive purposes, do
ot appear entitled to any consideration, unless, in
eed, he has reached the beginning of bis end, ard
nil hurry to his destruction in obedience to the de-
rees of the Fate in which he is said to trust with
ueh unshaken confidence.