The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-17
Napoleon Quiescent.


iron the LoDo0n Examiner.
great chsnge has certainly come over
the political habits Of Napoleon the Third.
Some years back he evinced great eacerness
20 meet his brother sovereigns. He besought
personal interviews, and went Out Of his
way 90 find them: He was fond Of con-
gre ses, conventions aud diplomatic meet
IuFs, which used 10 set the world talking.
The Emperor seems by this time TO have
become blase. He no longer seams 10 think
that there isanything either 10 learn Or enjoy
IN personal converse with his brother sever
eigns. He no longer seeks their concert, or
cares FOR their visits. he goes 10 Arenen-
burg, snd vhile they are not far of at Gas
TEN disposing Of provinces and empires,
Napoleon lie lost in former "reminiscences and
IN the enjoyment Of sentiment and solitude.
Il may be that he mas seen and Judged his
brother s0vereigns, and does not require 10
know any more about them. It is reported
that the other day at Biarritz, where Won
Bismark had gone for the purpose Of either
roncIhating or tempting Napoleon the
Third, Napoleon observed that ne thought
the King Of Prussia was far too young for
him.
In = word, the prosperous Emperor has
turned philosopher, and clearly expatistes
on The vanity Of human wishes. de has
gained brilliant throne, subdued, as Alex
PIE by turning their regard from the sun 10
the shade. He has besu a conqueror in the
heid-nny, In the classic fields Of L0mbardy,
and has written book which nobody feels
bold enough 90 censure- lie has had, ia
iacti prosperity enough 90 disenehant any
one. And he am seems 10 be ropose. HIS
policy De- certainly a serious effort 20 with
draw from vast enterprises and perilous Pc
sitions-to cYacuate Rome and leave Mexi-
90 20 itself What the Emperor strives at
IS, as the French say, de tircr son epiRgle az
1ns, o. quit the great political gaming table,
and no longer throw dice for crowns and
provinces.
Such ut least j. the appearances, with the
language. ls IL time, IS il time? We will
not swear that il Is, nor undertake 10 say il
is not. The Emperor does not despair, in
deed, q getting The frontier Of the Rhine as
--r as Maysncs. But his policy is 70 get il
without war. PFussia, which has sval
lowed sleEvig, could certainly not say him
nav. Austria has always shown itself reck-
less about trans Renish Provinces. Eng
land, who oppo.ed only in word the trans
terence ol Savoy and Of Siesvig, would not
90 to war for The Bavarian Palatinaie. Even
that. however, could only be annexed TO
France I'D the moment Of O breakup and
wsr in Germany. That this is on the cards
who eau Doubt Everything there looks
like che preclude 90 q scramble. A morsel
having fallen. Austria and Prussin struggled
ior q, aud Prussia carried il of. Austria be-
ing determined 90 be more alert the next
slime A short time must elapse in that tes-
ssiuttd country before new fragments will
tsli out oi tibet shaky old fabric. the Con
federation. The scramble will begin again.
and France may then condsscend 10 pick
mp the pflze on which she has long fixed her
Regards.
lt Be- thus we would interpret the CONVEX
satiou which, has Just taken place between
the lrusstar Minister aud the French En-
peror at Baniil. France and England |
made their respective observations on the |
appropriation oi slesvig in identical Lam /
guage, which plainly impugns the right Of |
Prussia 10 keep that province Bismark |
does not come 10 England 10 exposiula e. Il |
would be Idle. But he goes TO France, and |
can have snid. You have taken Savoy, why |
should ac not take Sie-vigG Il would be /
ca'Y t0 point out The difference between the |
two casc- but il such preccdcnts are 10 be /
On ted where Is the security for any pos
session in Europe The entire Of i = al 4
ths mercy of the strong. Wherefore it is
The inirf,st of dvnasiics ut the present 1
moment io base their tenure Of power and 4
landf, DC NOT oG hereditary property, at
leusi gn the choice OF the people. Other
vice there BE- double door open COR dostrue-
noh-ihai of military enterprise and that
81 popular lnsurrcction. To obviate one or
The other BE- not always possible. From
armies levied from the peaplA psrtake in /
some measure of the peoples feelings, and /
the multitude Of toldicts NAV one day be /
found 10 be- nothing but an armed demo |
craey. The King OF Prussia may have no /
ldea OF ihis. Napoleon the Third must be |
fully aware 90 Il.