The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-08-24


persistsh,ly In every possible way. On the
othtr haad, such men as lancey, who misre-
prrseAf the true attitude Of the South and TO,
utnt the preivdces of the people OF that sec
.tlon, must receive telling rebuke. The South
mustbe notified IN a'manner which will admit
of no mistake that the conservative masses of
New York and the great Central States are still
true to tie sacred compact sealed with the
blood Of our Revolutionary sires.
/ Spch should be the noble and patriotic OBJ
jects Of TIE great Union demonstration. No
one can be Indifferent when the country is in
ousis like the present, and it is particularly to
be desired that gentlemen who have withdrawn
from active participation in public life or who
have distinguished themselves in path distinct
from that of politics, should come forward now
and put their shoulders to the wheel. The po
lit!cians will come fast enough, and quite in sea-
son for the spells, their chief lookout. But we
want the solid men men who are Indifferent to
matters OF selfinterest, 80 far as politics are
conference.-the show their hands and appear
actively IN the coming demonstration. The Of
the real worth of the metropolis, aud profess
sional politicians strictly tabooed. The speak
ers should be taken from the front rank of our
orators and statesmen, and everything should
be 20 arranged as to give that weight and dig
nifty to the occasion which its importance de-
mands Such meeting would have tremen-
dous effect all over the country, and do more
towards defeating Lincoln than all the howings
of petty demagogues, were they kept up until
doomsday.
spain as First Glass Power-Ths New
Phase of the NapoleOnic Conflict.
The question of admitting Spain as one of
the great Powers Of Europe is presenting the
Napoleonic conflict with the old dynasties 10
new phase, and bringing new elements into the
present European complications.
The future existence Of the Bonaparte family
az one of the dynasties of Europe depends upon
the success of its present representative and
head in breaking up the old order of things
secured by the compacs of Vienna To this
end all bis efforts are directed, and the desire
of saving those treaties and territorial divisions
animates the policy of all the old dynasties and
their multiform connections among the Euro
pean aristoeracy. One Of the most stringent
stipulations of the Vienna treaties is that
which binds all the Powers to the exclu-
sion of the family of Napoleon from
the throne Of France. The power and skill OF
the Emperor prevents any present attempt to
carry out this stipulation; but there are sbun-
IoD< VII of oh
Of weakness in his dynasty, the stipulation
would be enforced in all its stringency, unless
new balance Of Europe can be created, in
which the Napoleonic dynasty shall be one of
the chief counter weights. This is the work to
which Louis Napoleon has addressed himself
for twelve years, with consummate tact aud
ability. and against which the recent speech of
Lord John Russell on the floor Of Parliament
was directed.
This speech forms merely landmark in the
history of that thus far, important resistance to
the Napoleonic ideas When Louis Napoleon
laid aside the Presidential mantle to grasp the
sceptre of France, he assumed the title of Ma
poleon the Third. By this act he proclaimed the
continuity of bis house as a dynasty from the
time of its founder, and ignored all the stipua.
tons Of Vienna in regard to it. Step by step he
has secured the recognition Of all the Powers
Of Europe, and though many Of them
entertain the belief that their acts are
merely transtory ones under the pressure of
circumstances, and TO be some day recalled
as not binding. each act forms precedent, and
in all things the accumulation of precedents Is
gradually converted by the lapse of time into
binding law. The proclamation Of dynastic vi.
talty in December, 1851, was accepted by Eng
ACKNOWLEDGMENT in the East. This was follow
ed b. the Crimean war, which caused Russia to
conoede the precedent of recognition TO the
continuity of existence in the Napoeonic dy-
nasty. Italy came next. and there something
further was required. Accordingly the old or
der Of things is to be superseded by the estab
lishment of Italian unity. whose existence in
the European schedule is bound up with that Of
Napoleopsm and its balances of power. Now
comes Spain as another Napoleonic ally; and
Lord John Russell at once points out that if this
| plan goes on. In short time the present Eve
great Powers, including France. will hold only
fve-rinths Of European representation instead
OF the whole of il. as Is now the case. OF course
all these Powers protest against being thus cut
| down.
This Jew phase Of Napoleonic tactics consists
in Louis Napoleon having found a substitute
for bis Grst PLAZA Of gradually destroying the
Vienna treaties by repeated European con-
crosses The Congress Of Paris did much to
advance his plans; but although he has subse-
| quenty made several efforts to get similar con.
ferences Of the European Powers together, they
have uniformly beaten him on this point Eng
land has been the leader in this opposition to
TIE Napoleonic policy. She seee clearly that If
she goes into a congress she must be bound by
The will OF the majority. or secede with the
moral impression against her The majority Of