The New York herald., 1862-04-24

APRIL "a, l662.-TRIPLl
four days more aher the landing Napoleon ex-
pected 10 be In London. He would have
abolished the House Of Lords and titled nobr
lity, and proclaimed . republic, dividing among
tho people the estates Of the nobility and
gentry who opposed him. lie would have pro-
tected the masses and enabled them 10 carry
out a complete revolution. Al the same time
he would have raised the standard of insarree-
tion in Ireland. Such were bis confessions 10
OMeara at ST. Helena But before his arrange
ments were perfected he was compelled 70
abandon his purpose 10 meet the coalition that
had been formed against him ON tho Continent
by the gold and the intriguss Of England. The
sun Of Austerli,z dazzled him with In splendor.
just as the pyramids Of Egypt once before d.
verted him from Ireland.
The only rational doubt that could be enter
tanned about his success was In regard 70 the
fotilla. That diflculty is completely obviated
in the case of his successor. He has the means
of transport in few hours by steam. His
iron-clad gunboats not only can protect his
troops, but capture London. Every motive Of
national and personal interest impsls him 10
this enterprise. He secures permanently for
France the first rank in Western Europe, while
he leaves Russia to carry out her designs In
the East, and probably offers her the tempting
bribe of Constantinople. He humblss the
hereditary enemy and maritime rival Of France.
He extracts the teeth of the old lion He o.
tablishes his own dynasty, and he compels
Prussia to restore the Rhenish provinces, which
rightfully belong to France-the Alps and the
Rhine being her natural boundaries. On
the other hand, if he lets slip the oppor-
tunity of striking this blow England will
at last build iron gunboats enough to outnum-
ber his feet, and she will form coalition with
the Continental Powers to crush him, as she did
his uncle. 1t is therefore extremely probable
that this sagacious and farseeing statesman will
strike the first blow, and disable "perfdious
Albion" and soon may we expect to hear Of
the Queen and all the royal family escaping to
Australia or India to found q new kingdom, as
the Queen of Portugal and her son Prince John
embarked for Brazil half century ago and
founded fourishing empire, when Napoleon
the First declared that the House of Braganza
had forfeited the throne, and his Marshal Junot
entered the kingdom to carry out bis will.
Thus is the American war likely to change the
destinies Of all Europe and of the world.
Greeley and Company In the Gun Busi-
ness-Astounding Developments i'm Pub
lie Jobbery.
Poverty is a strong incentive to crime. Let
a man fail, through incapacity or recklessness
in an honest, legitimate business, and he i'm
medately turns public swindler, nowadays,
and attempts to fill his empty till with steal
ings from the public treasury. In our own, as
in every other profession, there are numerous
illustrations Of this truth. The Times, for ex-
ample, was once comparatively honest; but its
lack of industry and enterprise soon i'm
poverished it, and it was transformed into the
organ Of stock jobbers and lobbyists, while its
editor dsgenerated into lobby member of the
Legislature and a copartner in the municipal
Ring. The World was pious, conscientious.
though dull and stupid journal, as long as it
was in funds; but as the public preferred news
to piety, it soon became very poor, addicted
itself to sulphureous india rubber and stolen
army ale and porter, and subsidized into the
doubtful position of an alder and abettor of
ConHding Cummings and his government
purchases. On the same principle, the
once virtuous Tribune Association, having
failed TO mako an honest living by
publishing a poor abolition newspaper, has
finally descended to public jobbcry, and become
. manufacturing company in the gun business.
We take Heaven and the back files of the
HERALD to witness that not without sore regrets
and earnest attempts at his reformation have
we seen poor Greeley gradually backslidng
from an honest, though insane, fanaticism into a
state Of most wretchsd depravity. We have ex-
horted, entreated aud warned him. Years ago,
when be assumed hypocritcal mask to gull
foolish people into Grading at his shop" we
kindly exposed and corrected him. Later still,
when he was urging this country into civil war
by attempting to make money out of the abo-
lition sentiment and anti-slavcry societies, we
warned him Of the suicidal result Of his folly.
During the past year, when lie became exposed
to public reprobation and contempt; when his
best friends deserted him and his last dime was
mortgaged for quadruple its value, we still gave
him the benefit of our advice, urged him to
leave profession for which he was unsuited and
which lie had disgraced, and demonstrated that
he could make money and win fame by taking
the field at the head Of negro brigade. To
every successive step of his fall from grace we
;r4o sod nh,a nf Al oln hrolr
victuals, half price advertisements and prayers.
Nor, when he entered the gift enterprise busi-
ness; nor, when he joined the Broadway Rail-
road lobbyists; nor, when he repaid our charity
by sending secret, slanderous circulars to our
business patrons, did we cast him off utterly
lie has himself, therefore, and not us, to blame
for this new and worst exposition OF his wicked