Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-25
From the n. Y. Tribune.
LOUIS NAPOLEON IN AFRICA.


ona # the chief features of the foreign nol;.v
Of Louis Napoleon has been his oste ntatjnn. r.,
ronage OF the nationality principle. Reticsr.
and equivocal as lie has generally been on cr.s.
political questions he has dared in this oues,ion
to put himself openly on record, He alleged ~,
regard Tor the inalenable rights of o. pressed ma.
ioGalities as his reason for his support of the
ITALIANS in their war against Austria, for his svm
psthy with the Poles in their insurreotion ao.;n,.
Russial rule for his refusal to indors. ,b. .Ia,,,
ot Denpark 10 tie possession OF Schle.wig Cd
do stein, and Tor hls proposal OF EuroDeaS ON
gress 10 satisfy in general, the Just .srr.tons of
oppressed nations On all VI these que tions
the majority II ths l,sd-rs Of the pIogressivn
party .ere 10 full sympathy with the sealiments
uttered by Napole n. ~"
but, IN spite II tiese and other liberal urofes.
sions the Progressive Party Of huron, never
placed aIy conn !ence III Aapoleo.. They rs.
sarded nis whole hume polio, a. that of A., a..
'dts grant aGi ms ex edition to Mexico for tie
overthrow VI the Mexican ReptD ic ~ the ost
arng contad ctIon OF all las II ser 4. l,oiessons
on cue nationally GU sEion.
lhe LmYeror Eas JLst gwen a ne proof Of
elther tLe greatest iICOn,!stvncy o oi Vla,inp
dishonesty W Two prUc nations when ne ia
issued WI lie ON 81. to AIger!. to tue ue.-
PIE Y! thA' |ouh ry' ~ Is nJw ihirty-lye ye -
that Francs his held Agala,l Inc ,,il .x
p,essed wisn OF the inn Litaat,.- his n,,ti,
AV'thern a rica sGe Ho.us It b. un lhe saiue
AZ" ~ WIIcL Austrli cl4lneo - ~ ut 4, v,,-
J'fdy nussI' 10 ~ atd anL DeLm "a 20 IA O
ue mAn uuchlrs. NapJlcou u.u uee u
earhe l!4 nj ~ is'-lo-s - W 10 .a..o.. Y
rE'nSip!e' c"uid Ia GI'e esa 4. " "a . .I.. a.. 5
u lA5 nra7s, HA"e DC recosuzu &C
Ol EUROPA n .t!vua WhJ " &C an e. ca lDe
SANS cUHdtiou} but ue LoL uuly iea,ea 80
euOTt by .nahQ.-ed lis OF .,f,ica lu. ,uvIet.nR
Ter EE'ioIaI inLcpegdelcs as an elt rely uuius-
thanie IeDeIOn out Ia Las pIUcI IN IlIuns lssued
at the Dee lnulng ot the pres a. mon n, ne adued
ibsu.t 70 cOc.cinu In the hrst procIalns Ion adj
dressed to the ELropean inuabItauts he uuLlusL-
lnsly asserts We must be the ma ters because
we are the mole civ.iIzed.' Anu TO the Arabs ne
says Ia MS second prOclamLto Ell yvul Iuis-
taken brethren t-at = Quo uJ0 Aravs uuOI resIst
4lOJOUUO tIencBmen,' AZ must be said 10 lie
credit Of ths Ausinans, tue Ru SLAMS and the
Danes, that neither OF them based their claims
upon sucR arguments as this pretended def -nder
OF oppre2sed naLlonalItIes does.
Ihere IA aho.he. very strange passape In bis
proclaim tion to the Arabs. Tae atho lie kmpe-
lor of France, who on thousand O: asIons has
cal9 himself loyal son OF the church, who lust
nov In hIs proclamation 10 the European settlers
Of Algeria had referre TO the piantilg OF tho
cross as Sign of civilization and the symbo. Of
20 &c anu cnarlly, clalms allegiance trum the
Aahomm dams because their Prophet says uod
gives power to VIII ,msoever He will and lie ALA
on tnem to 'acEuowledgs with the Koran hat
what God directs is well directed
No such language wouii ever be warranted BY
the church TO whicd the Emperor claims to be-
long, 1t If tke same spirit of Macehiavelism
which regards The religion VI The subjects as wei,
as their national rights as means for se.f aggran
disement, but not tor the triumph of principle