New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-11-08
The Recent Attempt to Assassinate the
Emperor Napoleon.

aes upon the recent attempt at Toulon TO take the
life of the French Emperor:
Emperors have charmed lives, and Napoleon III
has again escaped one of those exceptional risks
against which even his foresight is of no avail
The human instinct which shudders at assassina
ton is an adequate, though it is not the only mo
tive for congratulating him on the failure OF SC
dastardly an attempt. Were he the worst Of ty
less than express horror at an act which the high
minded Romans would not sanction against Hanni
bal 1t can serve no interest but those of cruel
fanatcism and anarchy that a sovereign should be
cut off by the hand of a ruffian or a madman.
We sincerely hope that the author of the present
/ crime will prove to be the latter, and that no
second 0rsini has been found to affect the bad EN-
nence of conscientious tyrannicide. Nothing
but " colossal meanness' of which a nation is in
capable could have stopped to approve con
spiracy against the life Of an individual, and we
are persuaded that the most inyeterate national
antipathies could never blunt the edge of the de-
testation felt in this country for the use OF such
means. The true interests of mankind are better
i understood now than when it needed rare mag
nanimity to mourn over the murder OF rival
The possibility Of relapsing under the dominion OF
passions equally hostile to all principles has fal
greater terrors to US than the worst Of political
evils.
But we have other reasons than the wish to give
utterance to sentiment shared by the whole Eng
sh public for adverting to this occurrence. 1t is
well sometimes to pause and weigh the probable
consequences of an event which has all but hap
been arrested by woman, and his aim thus inter
rupted, and had the shot taken effect according to
his design, would Europe, and England in particu-
lar, have been benefited by the crime We raise the
| issue thus nakedly because we are 10th to miss the
opportunity of pondering on contingencies which
we should otherwise have abstained from contem-
plating. These are the things which remind us
how much hangs on single life and lead us to put
| very plain questions to ourselves.
We need not fear to look in the face the anxiety
which has been felt at various times during the
last ten years respecting our relations with
France, and the distrust which has been enter
tanned by many thoughtful men of her present
Government. 1t is natural that nation aeon
stitutonaliss should believe that the adoption OF
similar institutions by its neighbors would be the
i surest guarantee of international harmony. The
mbeeility of Louis XVIII, the priestridden abso-
| lutsm OF Charles x and the intrigues and corrup-
ton of Louis Philippe, seem slight evils by the
| side Of restless and expensive imperialism. The
invasion of Spain is forgotten, the complications
occasioned by Syria, Tahiti and the Spanish mar.
riages do not seem formidable at this distance,
and we half believe that our suspicious of French
policy date from the accession of the present EN-
peror.
A very short memory sufices to expose this fall
lacy, yet it underies good many of our thoughts
on the subject. But for 6 Napoleonc ideas,n we
are sometimes tempted to think that our national
debt might be diminished and the slumbers of Eu
rope unbroken. Now, this Is view which it is
important to reconsider by the light of the late at
tempt at Toulon. Surprising the shot to have been
fatal, we may take it for granted that in the first
instance, the Prince imperial would have been pro
claimed and some council of regency constituted
| Would a long minority under the control of such
| statesmen as now surround the throne of France
have conduced to peace or to any object which il
is our interest to desire? Or, supposing the Red
Republicans to have seized this opportunity of re-
erecting the barrieades, would the aggressveness
or propagandism of France have been diminished
| by their triumph?
Alexander predicted that there would be strange
games at his funeral. He would be bold man
| who should pretend to foresee the nature of the
| orgies which would commence on Louis Napoeon's
death during the infancy Of his son. The Empire
is now what the French call fact" Founded
by means to which it is now needless to refer, il
has grown into such proportions, and identified
with many destinies other than its own, that we
| know not what might be buried under its ruins
4 Civil war in France and a reaction in Italy might
be the first scenes in the European drama, the
thought of which may well make our present diff
| culties seem tolerable 1t is quite possible tG
change our present condition for the worse. Louis
Napoleon has made himself necessary for the time
to France and to Europe. If he has not established
| claims to our gratitude he has succeeded in MAX
ing us fear his premature death than the con-
tinuance of his power.
| Telegraphic Intelligence.
| -Ns-
DANBuRY, Cr., Nov. 3.-There was large fire
in New Milford last night. It is reported that ten
| buildings destroyed, including the Bank
Hoosatonic House. six stores and two dwellings.
The loss is heavy. The fire is still burning.
Troy, Nov. 3.-About O'Clock this morning
the Northwest portion Of the Mt. Vernon Mills in
the upper part of the city, gave way and fell out
wardy upon building adjacent, in course of erec-
| ton for Orr q Co., paper makers. About 100000
| bushels Of wheat were stored in the mill aud about
/ half of it fell among the ruins. A workman named
Patrick Seydon was seriously if not fatally injured,
| and MIR. Conrtenay, contractor for Orr & Co., was
| slightly hurt. Messrs. Hanneman & Saxton, own
| ers of the mill, lose about $4,000. The building
that fell was erected last winter and Mr. Courtenay
| pronounced it unsafe month ago.
| NEW YORK, Nov. .3.--The steamships Borussa and
4 City of Washington sailed to-day for Europe-the
former with l35 passengers and sl67 QUO in specie
| and the latter with 1872 passengers and no specie
/ INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 3.-James Mclean, Cashier
| of the Boone county Bank of Lebanon, Ind, J. B.
| Hussy, Albert H. Hager, Miles A. Bridley and j
| D. Chapman, connected with the same institution
| were arrested to-day, charged with forgery and
| circulating money traudulently issued. They all
/! waived an examination, and were committed to
jail in default of $4,000 bail. 1t is supposed that
these parties have circulated over $400 in coun.
teret bills of the Boone County Bank in the States
of Indiana, Iowa, Illinois and Missouri. Forty five
| thousand dollars in genuine notes were issued by
the Auditor of State. The spurious and genuine
notes are from the same plate, with Auditor and
| Spooner, President of the Bank, made his escape
from this city to-day About 100000 of this coun-
terteit have been received by bankers here from
| correspondents in the West. Several hundred dol
| Bank at Lebanon yesterday.
LEAyENwoRTH, Nov. 3.-The Fort Scott Demo-
crat of October 9th confirms the report of the
burning of seventy y.four dwellings on the Cherokee
neutral lands, by order of Indian Agent Cowan.
Much Indignation was felt in Southern Kansas at
the severity of the means taken by the authorities
| The river at this point has risen about one foot
| during the last forty eight hours.
| NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-An affray took place nj
Temple Lunch, last night. during which printer
named George N. Stafford was fatally stabbed by
knife in the hands Of student named Belden
Three students, who were engaged in the ARRAY
were arrested.
DEFAuLTlNG STATE TREAsURER.-Mo Montpelier, w.
| Nor. 2-Hon. VIM. Bates, late State Treasurer, is
| ascertained to be a defaulter to the State to q
large amount Reliable authority puts the amount
from $4,000 to $40, ,000, and it may exceed that
| Measures of security were taken last night by
attaching the property of his bondsmen.
BURLINGTON, W., Nov. 3.-Hon. VIM. Bates, the
defaulting State Treasurer, absconded from North.
field last night, and has fled to Canada The
amount of his defalcaton far as ascertained, is
1000, and it is expected that further disclosures
| will increase the amount.
/ A SANDWICH ISLAND PRNCE.-Prince Lot Kane
hameha is at San Francisco, and his appearance al
an agricultural fair is thus described in the Bull
letin: .==z
Quite sensation was created early last evening