The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-11
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY, JANUARY Ii, 1861


ties has laid herself open 70 the same reprcach. What
o, ght she 70 have done with yenetia? Why mado it
Italian province, and governed and admnisteredt as
such What has che dnes She has1nsde IL an Austrian
province goves led and administers. mitary. Venice,
nj the present moment, camp not town. General
Garbadis La guage was Revolutionary, but lGoneral
has bocn provocative What is the obje Of
these two pons OF causes dverse1 Do they real
~ believe that war inevi ablc9 They listen oaly TO
their courage perhaps they may think So If they listen
To calm reason, assurcdIy they cannot.
The article then observes that Italy, Notwithstanding
she is able hold her own against OF the first mill
tary Powers Europe and cannot place the combats or
Calaafmi and aeI Lowell with the great battles
of Magenta and Soerno. II Garibadi, Ia his enthu-
sasm should happen to deceive himself on the point IL
likely that the prudent ministers OF Victor Emanuel
would fa into similar error and, on the other hand
IL is probable that NJ de Schmerng looks on matters in
a somewhat different manner from General Benedek:
The Austrian Minister has without doubt, fully weighed
the alternative which presents tsef-eithcr that Carl
balds volunteers might by some miracle gain the VIC
tory then The whole difficulty would DO end, they
would be vanquished and put 10 flight In this latcr
case what would be the result The writer goes no
further but by his silence seems TO imply that Austria
would be scarcely better OF when c0aquerer than she
had been vanqushed
The French Emperor and Modern Demo-
cracy.
NJ Cranier dc Cassignac, who always ready for any
political work, undertakes, in brochure entitled En-
pereur ct la Democratic Moderne" TO give the views
Of Napoleon H. the democratic necessities OF Europe.
He says 49,
pampleg the notifications contained In the decree or
oath OF November were not imposed either by public
opinion by the urgency OF public affairs, we must
necessarily inquire what motive has caused the Emperor
TO anticipate public feeling at the cost OF provoking gra
tuous combats and creating anxietes which his reign
might be spared irony
rent the exercise Of freshly acquired liberties may be,
sensible public mind can forget that modern society
the offspring Of 1882 and that the empire representative
and leader OF this society," is and must remain essentially
liberal.
pppdpo on iEiy ra
losing their power and their very law OF existence, to
cease themselves with tho interests and feel
ngs of tho majority.
Tho gradual tevelopement OF institutions, whether
economical POLITICAL ia the popular sense, constitutes
then tho duty and the supreme ruis OF the empires and
that development pursued with tho condition OF order
peace and OF labor VIII c are the first necessities Of
nations has or 's limits only the maintenance OF gene
raj security and the respect OF power.
The dyLastes Of the ancient reg me, to which Franco
owes the extension and the unity OF its territory and OF
which might be said that they perform the oico OF
Il buncs the people, worked necessarily at tho de-
ycopcment u democracy, BY avorng the tiers ct tho
manufacturing interest aud The SIN al proprietors.
The imperial dynasty, like It's predecessors, continues
this work. having healed the wounds OF tworevolu
tions.
Of the duties attached to his election by the people, the
Emperor Napoleon has protested in his writings principles
wise liberalism, which rsdict 10 certainty the course
and the tendency of his government.
Tho empire, then, has been faithful TO its founders
MISSION and TO the opinions OF its present representative,
by fascinating tho country more closely IN The direction
Of public affairs Agreed the democratic nature of mo-
dern society and Imperial institutions ought to form tho
pruGuct The expression guarantee Of that society IL
was impossible that in the hong popular thought
should penetrate Intimately into tho govern
ment Soonr or later tho trial which is now taking
place must have been made.
Tho loyalty and the with which the destnies OF
Farce have been handed - the wisdom an genius
Of tho Napoleon dynasty, anticipated the period whom
that dynasty, in return for the confidence placed In IT,
should present general policy and acts 10 the examina
the regular and solemn verdict of the country
Indeed, believe that the Emperor who could luli
himself to rest in selfish security for the whole length OF
his reign and postpone work distant yet inevitable to
the charge OF his and of sons, deserves to be
praised for having taken upon himself these cares and
these duties.
In general when it is question Of political reforms,
the difficult part Is not to conceive them, but to
execute them clear mal and au honest heart are
duced social state in order to carry them into effect
calm and resoutc character and rm hand at tho COM
mand oi ~ eat moral authority arc wanted.
IL Is precisely ut the moment when the Emperor
to two great wars, happily terminated, 10 economical
forms effected with general applause situation particu
lary piopondcrtng and glorious; IL Is at the momcut
when 10 Is at tho maturity Of his intelligence, in the full
OF his strength and popularity, that he undertakes
ard directs development of practical aud loyal liberty
which day b. the very nature of things might have
devolvcd young sovereign, perhaps a regent
The moral influence of the Emperor the authority Of
his name, thc affection which France bears him, will in
vest these functions with great powers, viii aid their
action Will insure their success. The Emperor Is
Young enough not only to bring To good issue this doll
cate and necessary enterprise lessons
experience the revelation OF that which In tho future
would better fulfil the wishes OF France.
II this spirit that II appears to necessary to
the great boacs OF the State like all good citizens in
stead 81 seeking occasions for noisy disputes for per-
sonal advantages will associate in the work with all
the loyalty OF their SOUL sincc France is trial upon
which depend the rcpose the prosperity and the glory Of
the country.
Such is the pith OF the pamphlet an invitation CO
operate with the government and freedom Of prnt
with wisdom and patriotism.
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