, 1862-12-27
what They mink of it in Europe.

What They Think of it in Europe.
The Paris correspondent of the New York
Commercial AdUerfiser writes in his last letters
"From the public we hear expressions of sur
prise and admiration at the power displayed by
the people of the nited States, and at the mag
nifcent spectacle offered in the late levy of 6OO-
600 men, No nation in Europe could carry on so
exhausting war as that now raging in the United
States for longer period than from three to six
months, without either making peace or falling
into state of anarchy. This war has been going
on eighteen months, and now Europeans, to their
utter confusion,see at Washington,a man in plain
black coat, without any of the surroundings of
power, without any paraphernalia which to them,
represents authority and prestige, telling the ma
ton that he wants 100000 more men, and 600,-
600 men spring to arms at his call. These men,
moreover, are in great part educated men, and
do not follow their choice in engaging in the bust
ness of war; still further, they are fighting for a
political principle, and not specially for their fire
sides. And while the nation is thus engaged, it
is sending more beread to Europe than ever be-
fore
All these things are thus wonder to Europe,
because they are contrary to all the experiences
of the past. To England in particular our pros
porous finances are a daily astonishment, while
our military resources are the special wonder of
the continental people The fact is, that last levy
of 100000 men, even if it stood alone, would be
reason enough to settle the question of foreign in
tervention. 1t has set very many political phi
losopners to thinking" a
NAPOLEON III.-Lous Napoleon Bonaparte
the present Emperor of the French, was born on
the Goth of April, 1908, at the Tuilleries His
mother was Hortense, Queen of Holland, the
wife of Napoleon's brother, Louis, to whom that
kingdom had been assigned. The marriage of
Hortense and Louis was most unfortunate; they
did nothing but quarrel, and in September 1907
they finally separated at Amsterdam, and Hor-
tense returned to her mother in Paris. There
the present Emperor was born, and it is remark
able that he and the King Of Rome were the
only two persons of the family of Napoleon,
whose births were received with military honors
and the homage of the people. There is one
circumstance connected with the fate of this fam
ily which historians have not as yet observed,
but which is worth mentioning Napoleon the
Great set aside his own best friend and counselor
to obtain an heir to the throne of France He
married the Princess of Austria, and by her he
had son. That birth was the eliminating point
of his power and dignity. From thence he did
nothing but descend. He died an exile--his son
also. Who succeeded to his name, his fame, his
power? The child of Hortense, who was the
child of Josephinel In the person of the Empe-
ror of the French, we find not the offspring of
Napoleon the Great, but the offspring of his dis
carded wife. What an illustration of the adage,
that "man proposes, but God disposes-"
THE FIRST PROTESTANT CHURcH IN NEW GRA-
NADA.-The Chaplain of the United States ship,
Manchester writing under date of October 80 tn,
and to the editor of the EOqngel in San Francis
co says:
81 preach every Sunday night in Panama. Last
week, on Sunday, exchanged with the Chaplain
at Aspinwall. The Panama Railroad Company
is about erecting at Aspnwall an elegant stone
church, in gothic style, which will seat three hun
dred persons. Ground was broken on the 2lst
inst This is an item worthy putting in print, for
y II be the first Protestant Church built in
New Granada, where churches of all names, Cath
olic as well as protestant, ale put on the same
footing"
al WANT safeguard said a violent rebel to
General Naglee, the other day. "Hang out an
American flag, replied the Generals "that is the
best safeguard know Of"