New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-02
LOUIS NAPOLEON THE gRETCU
INVASION OF MEXICO.

There ID one fact essential TO International
Statesmanship in this country-one tina. the
President aud Secretary Of state, should al
mind, namely: that this country has but one
substantive enemy in Europe, and that is Louis
Napoleon. We say Louis Napoleon and not
tie French nation; in the same way that the
Emperor Alexander said he had but one enemy
IN France: the First Napoleon. Aud We do
not include England as one Of our enemies TO
be particularly guarded against; for although
the commercial classes there are purely selfsb,
and Lord Palmerston goes narrowly for his
" order" though the heavens fall, and Lord
Russell is q sheer fnaty" bgot for the
oligarchy and expressed himself as practically
hostile to the North, IN bis original alocuton
on the subject-yet England as whole is
cautious and not DESTROYS Of going into the ex.
and that 10 the whole story. France, on the
contrary all the liberal men being silenced or
e1lled, now speaks and acts with the voice of
one man, and that man has never done any
He was protected in this country when he
was driven out of Europe and had not a
place to put his head in. But never, nearly
or remotely, BY word or sign, has he ever re-
cognized the Hospitality shown him. Elected
TO the Presidency through the insane divisions
Of the Republicans and Orleansts, who should,
on the retreat of Louis Philippe, have made
common Republican cause he began from that
instant to seek the overthrow of the French
Constitution he had sworn TO uphold. He
stabbed Italian Liberty by keeping his legions
at Rome. lie stabbed French Liberty, BY de-
stroyng the freedom of the press, and never
failed i'll all his little written addresses-for be
is incapable of making any other-to insult the
Republic, BY not even mentioning its name:
invariably, too, did he do homage TO the mill.
tary spirit. BY wearing the soldiers dress on
civil occasion, and flatteriug the troops in
every way possible, and bringing the choicest
Franco Agerne spirits to Paris and wedding
out those commanders who were supposed to
have imbibed more liberal notions in the
Capital, he attempted two years after be
had taken the Presidential oath for four
years service, to be chosen Emperor by his
legons. The first essay ut this was on the
plains Of Satory, near Versailles. The plan
some regiments acting under orders
which were of general character, not TO
make any demonstrations though certain
cavalry regiments did cheer him as Emperor.
The commander.in. chief, however, hastily re-
turned to the Tuileriss and issued a reproof
to the troops who had made the demonstration. |
year after the coup dttat was achieved. |
The Deputies who were invited us they thought
in friendliness and good faith to the Prcsiden.
Iial mansion. the Elsee Palace, to ball in
the evening. were, the next morning, seized in
began reign of terror aud it was estimated
hat ono hundred thousand persons, who op.
posed, or were suspected of opposing the
perjury, treason, and murders Of the
lsurper, were thrown into prison or
'ent into exile. There was next the
arce of an election of President for ten years
-as warming pan for the Imperial honors.
Tickets were printed and distributed at the
polls bearing the word "Yes"-that is, in favor
If Louis Napoleon being elected President for
en- years. But no tickets with the reverse
lecision "No" were allowed to be printed
We state this on the authority Of gentlemen of
no highest respectabiIity aud credit, who Wis.
ted tbs polls in question III Paris. No discus