Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1860-01-20

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Napoleon Hi. and hfs P0lify.--Ho
= not the Ally for the south.


F not the Ally for the south.
The characters Of men is the index Of their
age. and the actions of men is the evidence
Of their characters How glowingly pic
tured, in the conduct of the notorious EN-
peror of the French, do We find the selfish,
deceitful, undermining spirit of the times
How pazzling. how mysterious is his every
aotion /
We see the self-constituted sovereign of
= great nation. (no longer the threat Ma
tion" of former days,) sitting upon his
eaudy throne, mimicing his illustrious an
eestor. and. in his playfulness as it were,
indulging whims that had almost been IN
worthy the childish Emperors of barbarian
Rome declaring war in behalf of liberty,
sshting few bloody battles, wasting life
and treasure, and then-retlring like a
glutted monster to his den constructing ex-
pensiye Notifications, raising stupendous ar
mics, building gigantic navies, threatening
q mighty nation with invasion, and then
Withdrawing the threat at the suggestion Of
. few frolicking Englishmen; receiving to
his arms the would be traitor OF the Amerl-
can Union, the fendsh aboitionst, the pre-
tended friend Of slaves. while he himself
rules nation of slaves. Such is apparent
ly the kless, aimless, wavering spirit OF
Napoleon Ill. who. in his puerile actions,
seemed scarcely to sustain the character OF
a man. AND yet, what vast schemes are
lurking. like rsvenops tigers, beneath the
maxes of this singular. this wonderful web of
policy, which be is weaving, Ike spider,
over the political world what gigantic plans
are concealed, like so many internal ma
chimes, beneath the meshes ofthat powerful
net, within whose tolls be IL eaeifcling the
nations of the earth!
This, then, is the Ruler, who some would
call fit ally for the South-one who has
ever showE himself by his policy to be, in
common with every p.onarchist ct Europe,
an enemy to the Union of these States, and
who would no, now be guilty of such ruiz
nous political honesty as to aid the South.
when his interest demanded that be should
aid the North. Napoleon. with all his
whims, is a master politician, and he is sur
rounded bv men who know his schemes and
help to make them fathomless; aud he is
sufficiently versed in the character Of the
two extremes of the American people to be
guided in the course he should take towards
us. if this Republic be severed. The ack-
nowledged courage and proverbial chisslry
of the Southern people would never allow
them to be conquered. They might be O.
verpowcred, but. among the trackless for
ests aud deep valleys of their romantic noun
tsins, the Marions and the Sumpters would
again find refuge. and carry on perpetual
warfare. They who fight for fame and free
dom are never conquered. On the other
hand, look at the feeble sons of the North
srn cline They would dash their swords
in thunder down." in the heat Of the battle.
and hngging their money bags close to their
bosoms. would ''shriek" for peace,
Napoleon cannot but see this. He can
not but know, in the depth Of his political
knowledge. that if he become the ally of
the South, the North will be intimidated.
and submit to make any CONCESSIONS but,
on the other hand. that By becoming the al
1y of the North the proud and valiant South
will be the more exasperated, and thereby
will spring up an almost endless var Then
will come disunion to disunion viii! succeed
anarchy. to anarchy monarchy. and after
monarchy will follow despotsm Apop des-
potism SIS heartless as has own
Let not the South then, depend on Napo-
leon Ill or any one else for assistance or
protection. The uncle was never farther
from employing his brain, his army and his
treasure, when his interest did not demand
it, than is his distinguished nephe,o, The
South must depend upon itself First ap-
peal to the ballot box, aud, if defeated. to
the potent argument Of bullets and bayo-
nets.
1t lie perfect folly to look for Intervention
from the Monarchists of the Old World -
America has been too long alresdy "a thorn
in their flesh" and they Sit upon their
thrones and chuckIe with delight until they
snake the very tapestry that surrounds them
to see some probability Of the ruin Of Re-
public, which has been the wonder and the
bane of tyrants And. moreover, the oc-
.eupant of every European throne, from the
gentle Victoria to the stern Russian is an sb-
clitionist, whether from policy Or phlan-
.t',ropy. caunot now be known and to sup
pose that one of them would become the al
II of nation. with whose chief political
AID civil institution they are at war. would
b. absurd
Men may talk. too, of the trade of the
S'uth being more beneficial to the nations
of Europe, especially France, than that Of
the North. Will the South as Monarchy
lie less commercial than the South as Re-
uhlic? Will the trade of the South as
J nd of despotism be less beneficial than that
e.. the South as a land of liberty More
oser, do ambitious tyrants look to the in
{ rests of their people and of their countries,
il, carrying GU: their sch m Of aggrandlze-
rent? Does not commerce, as we'll as
blood and money, fly up when weighed in
& lie balance against their ambition
Depend then. 0 South upon the proud
support of your own soldiers If war must
.coms, let it come. You have hearts as
true and arms as strong as any in the world
] acknowledge that | am peacefully inclined;
but when the aggressor shows front so
glaringly brazen, when the oppressor raises
his ignoble foot to place it upon my neck,
then peace is no longer luxury, virtue,
or duty, and | glory in the name of