The New York herald., 1862-01-05
Napoleon III. and English Statesmen.

An article published in yesterday HERALD
translated from the Opinione Ndioaale of De-
cember 10, the organ of Prince Napoleon
shows how completely at heart, the French
people sympathize with the North, in its efforts
to crush out the Southern rebellion, and,
now that the more omnous portion of the
clouds have passed away, which recently OBJ
scured the friendly relations between Great
Britain and the United States, it becomes in
teresting to notice the tremor with which the Or
gans Of the tory party in England. were already
beginning to contemplate the attitude assumed
by Louis Napoleon, in anticipation of ap-
preaching hosiilities. They regarded il as, in
the highest degree, menacing to the peace OF.
Europe. A late number of Lord Derby's
organ, the London Herald, gives credit to the
most serious apprehcnsions that the French
government intended availing itself of the en-
barrassments to Great Britain which a conflict
with the Northern States would produce, to
carry out its annexation designs on the Cont
nent. and the remark of the Paris Constitutional
that France reserves her blood and treasure
for her own quarrcls, and for the defence OF her
own interests, and is outstanding her resources
for the precise moment when these interests
call for their being brought into play" is
quoted as abundantly significant of the projects
of the French Emperor. The hostile tone,
moreover. Of the Mo'ite,u, in reporting Jcfier-
son Davis message, has been regarded by Eng
lish Journals with anxiety and as demonstrat-
ing that, whatever tie ulterior plans of Napo
leon may be, they will in no case involve op-
position to the Washington government. 1t IL,
in fact, evident that France has purposed re-
naming neutral. and pro6ting by the imbrogiio
between England and the United States to carry
out those Idees Napoleonie,,;es on the Continent,
which Napoleon Ill. has SO tenaciously adhered
to, from the beginning Of his reign until now.
Like the first emperor of the house Of Bona
parte, Louis Napoleon regards himself as a
.man of destiny" He believes in those funda-
mental diplomatic principles which formed the
basis of the policy of his uncle and has never
wavered in consolidating the power of France
upon them. With the advantages of over half
a century of experience in European affairs.
since the close of the French Revolution, he has
profited by the mistakes Of his predecessors, and
avoided those errors which caused Napoleon ].
to die in exile at st. Helena. Nevertheless, he
has never swerved from the traditional land
marks of his race, and his triumphs have all
been achieved by adhering to them with inhexi-
! BILE tenacity. The Congress Of Vienna in 1915,
put the Napoleon name for all future time, un-
der the ban of the nations of Europe. Louis
Napoleon, in spite Of this, was recognized as
En- peror, by each one of the Powers that had
declared such uncompromising hostility and
that recognition, under the name of Napoleon the
Third, was equivalent, ALSO to an acknowledg
ment of the right to the French throne of Ma
poleon the Second, and trampled under foot
every previous paper decree, that had been
issued against bis dynasty. This was his first
triumph. 1t was followed by the re-establsh-
ment Of the imperial nobility, the creation of
marshals to take the places of the heroes of the
earlier days of the century, and the renewal Of
that Napoleonic symbolism, esteemed so pre-
cous by the adherents of the empire.
Then came the Crimean war. Keeping in
view the antagonism of France to Russian rule
at Constantinoplc, Louis Napoleon joined Eng
land in thrusting back the advances Of the Gar.
France, however, gained the glory Of all the
battles before Sebastopol with its iron-clad
ships obtained exclusive naval renown i'm the
Black Sea; her troops stormed the Malakof,
and England woke up one morning to find that
peace had been negotiated, and that Napoleon
iii. had carried of the honors Of fearful cam
paign while stamping upon the history of Er-
rope, in more marked features than over his
famous declaration that "the empire is
peace" And where was peace made? In
Paris, under the auspices Of all of the European
Powers, the Emperor himself presiding over
their counsels, there where they had last con.
vened to crush the dynastic pretensions under
the heel of their victorious generals The
disgrace they had put upon the name Of Bona
partc was wiped away by their own hands o
spontaneous tribute to the craft and genius Of q
monarch, which has no parallel in the genera.
tion in which we live This w@ bis second
triumph. Close upon IL, followed the war IN
Italy. England held aloof from the contest.