The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-07-10
NUMBER %.
The Nan of France.

An "occasional correspondent writing from
Cannes to the New York T;mrs, says:
The more tbst is known of Napoleon III.
the more interesting becomes the study of a
character so peculiar rs is his. It is conclu-
siyc illustration of the predominarce of nature
over education and training. In all that he is,
or is doing to-day, can be seen the same indi-
vidual who figured in the Roman expedition,
in the Strasbourg and Boulogne attacks and in
the coup d'etot. Vasciation and vigor, patient,
almost timorcus waiting, and then sudden
plunge arc the characteristics Of his life. The
step towards the emancipation of his country's
commerce, just taken by him, he has long had
the will, as, also, it is thought, the power to
make, but al undue fear of the Prohibitionists
and Protcctionsts held him in check. The
conp d'etat would not have been till at later
day, had not his enemies (and this have from
Messrs. Thiers and Bcaumont,) decided to-
throw him into the castle of Vincenncs. The
Boulognc affair was for success. begun too late
or too early. At Strasbourg insufficient infor-
nation, which delay could have procured, was
the cause of defeat, and the Roman inroad was
altogether untimcly. Yet the mans nature,
though troubled at times by obstacles insuri
mountable to ordinary vision, like stream,
innately powerful, forced scaward by force Of
graritation has ever turned back to its native
channel, however awry it occasionally seemed
to Co.
So long ago as 1888, land here quote the
words Of an Ambassador Of The highest charac-
ter, long resident ut the Court of ST. James)
Louis Napoleon, who was necessarily occupied,
on being asked by the Baron dc s. with
whom he was intimate, the nature of his EN-
ploymcnt, replied, "Preparing myself to BE-
ruler of France. The elder branch of the Bour=
bons has been expelled as incapable {; tho"
younger cannot long remain, snch is their folly.
and the Empire masst trztss therefore retarn. l.
ssa - coming to the throne. 1eesss, -
France, liberalizc the Government, and after
wards attend to the material interests of the
people, which the first Emperor had not time
to do" Ny noble informant added, that on
the same day of receiving this communication,
he sent it to his Government, and that it is now:
on record. Lie moreover told me of curious.
reply of Lord Malmcsbury's, then Foreign
Secretary, to his inquiry rs to what sort of q
man Inc took Napoleon to be, at the moment
when the Prince had become President of the
French Republic. "All can saw" returned
the English nobleman, "is this, that he is amost
extraordinary person"
When he was mtr,ne at Geneva, happened
to be passing considerable time there also,
and every morning he used to sit for hours
with he, dscoursing with intense interest of
France and French affairs, without any parricu-
lar object OF reason so far as could see. So
onc day when lie entered my breakast-room,
his hands full Of maps plans and letters,
asked him plainly why, and with what Object,
he so busily employed himself. His answer
was quick aud frank These documents,
which you see hciore you, procured at some
coStand trouble, relate TO the drainage ofSologne.
'iiat l'<t"i", of country. previously to the
revocation Of the EIct Of Nant,s, was in fair
Way cI being redeemed E5r agrlerIIrral purposes
q ths I44tSsta.. nSsa,;;;as,t thnp
Go! CT,f" arllat. he EW- .lanE .II:fT
had its attention #ways diverted from it by
mere pressing matters. But so soon rs s!mll
i;yg arrived ~ power: land shaI! one d! he
Empcror,) thc drai = s-s-,r,r-->
III once" And ia-..".n, LUIS NapoIeon had
not been in authority month before special
train bore linn to tie said land of marshes, and,
after personal inspection Of it, two millions
were Immediately assigned for the commence
ment Of one of the most useful and benevolent
works now in progress within the limits Of