Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-03-24
RICHMOND WING.
Fs4day Morning, March "a. 1855

[ ENATOR Hunter, some years ago, upon the N
- susurAtion Of the Washington Statue, took oe-
casion 70 contrast the institutions Of Nashington
With those Of Napoleon, ana sad while the e1-
isrspcs Of the latter had been transient and me-
tsoris. those Of the former had proved solid and
Iassiuz. We thought the eulogy was pronounced
at TOO cary : period. before fair scope had been
Sivea % the influence aHd fair trial 20 the
pernanenee Of the latter. At the same time ne
cortflstei the institutions Of JUhus Cesar
v.Vh the institutions Of Napoleon, on this
very score Of psrrnaoence. The system Of Caesar
pervsdss Continental Europe now, as 1t has done
ia greater or less degree, and With a lew inter
as OF greater OF less length since II was nrst es
tablished Apparently, the present Emperor Of
The french does not recognize the difference OF
priacipIe between the Cesarean and NaPoleonic
sysrsms an fact he says they are the same ineyeIy
respect. sud his Lie OF Cesar, written with
zreas care, and Just published, is apparently in
tended to prove that identity and TO Justify it 10
the world.
Ne think Na.oIeon III is right thus far. The
.,..xsm Of Cesar was an enlightened and obsolete
,,,rsrisllsu and the system Of Napoleon, 50 far
,.ssn sec, was neither more notSless. Nor does
h.;t.,, that they both depended upon the popular
,,o,,. a, an alter their nature. They were founded
,,,i,,arily on military force, necessary eonse-
,usnce Of having been established BY the two most
-.0oUnsd civilized eonquerors that ever existed,
Nh, were. at the same time, utterly interruptions,
and altogether unused TO place respect in anything
abort OF military power.
We Wish, with all our hearts, that the SYSTEM es-
,sblished by Washington could have the permanence
r,,imed for it. That it was the most beneficial Of
all Others 10 mankind-that which was calculated to
40 the greatest amount Of good to the largest num-
her Of peoplA-we think there can be no doubt
1bsteyer. But the author Of It, himself seems TO
have had serious doubts with regard to its long
continued existence, aud perhaps he doubted from
a. veyv nsrfvctions. BE knew mankind too web
=, 40 know that they would never be happy
,,.ssr any .ys;erl which let them perfectly at
,ibsr,v 10 pursus their 0wn happiness in their
own way; aad that they would never rest
,ortegs7i until they had altered, amended, and
torn, Il, iisees such system, until scarce rem
-,s.t OF :. should remain. lis foresight did not
deceive Lin. Over the most populons part of thu
eop,ipsu.-ttai is, over all Ysakce,!Om-the Impc-
risl s,;teln Of Caesar prevails as absolutely as 10
prevailed ever ancient 4s'41Ni "'h every 41N h@u
-eadeaSy t. csutrslize power ami TO reduce thu
L-.e coasou.s ration 81 nations forming the Roman
Eu,yi-s mo one body. should tie Yankees sue
oesd n liking the yoEe upon Is, the reign Of iu
perial.sn 7iu he complete on this continent, q
viii ERve Csaads Tor tie only exception. Let a.
hope tiat dag viii never come--the day when the
.v,tcaa Of ashingtoa shall be bl0tted out forever
sc observe, from few extracts We see in the
papers that Napoleon III. puts theassassination c
Julius Cesar and tae confinement Of Napoleon
I.in ST. Helena in The same es,sgary.' This is opt
to move the wrath Of John Bull to fever heat. II
Is ysry cool.