The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-08-05
The Game of Louis Napoleon in
Europe and America

frhe grand and delicate game which
Louis Napoleon, since his assumption
of the imperial purple, has been play
ing so boldly. and yet so cautiously
and skiiiullv, 10: tle maintenance and
perDctuati"n OF his dynasty, is ut
length mcnarc,l with the c1ssvrst dan
gers III both hemiSpheres IN all his
great enterprises OF w;,rand diplomacy
heretofore. he has a,lroiily fallen back
when thTcatcl.cd with serious compli-
cations. ana without the loss Of pres
tiGe as the champion of France and
The ari,itrr OF Europe From his ulli-
;lnre With En"l,nd in the war tnr s.the
sick man OF Inri;ey, he withdrew
with the lions :,larc of the hon or5
:ult n tl:Ac to prevent the Widening,
9; the .ire oi tn. Crl:a.& to Austria
;:!i,: thH other States OF the German
family. Nest We see linn in the midst
OF ms victorious career i'll Italy, pass
ing to negotiate u treaty of peace, and
"onttssc,i...- because, III Il t..rthcr pro
sccntion Of the war, it threatened to
assume proportions larger than his
original estimates. The unity OF Italy
was only partially accomplished, the
difficulties III reference to Rome and
the Pope We're untouched; but tn,.
nephew remembered that li:; uncle
had been twice di>posscs>,.l OF his
empire hv a holly alliance The unclc's
E:lstortlmcs from ms daring ruck!rs;-
ness had ;a;g!:r the nephew the wis
dom ot carefully feeling his way
Thus, from ti~ H:.s5::.l and Italian
wars. something ut glory and strength
WIS gained for France, to the credit Of
the Emperor; while, in his, smaller
adventures. s!,;:l4 as the qualification OF
the frTorl"':s Dri.scS OF SYRIA and
his armed reconnaissance ui Cochin
China, Ike military vanitv Of the
Fren"l. people has not bcrn neglected.
AT the same tiinr. in his splendid inn
provemtnts AID decorations OF Paris.
i'll his magnificent s;.acu,st d"frnrrs
and public, works oi I'LL &c ;criptiuns.
not f;.rgc sing his libc.Al provision for
the prayers and the alnl,:,cnrlt> oi the
people, he mas, done all that even a
Napoleon conld do to make them for
get The dclusions o.: Trench republics
and the fall"ci,'<; OF popular rights.
Bat he WAS still unci,>v, until our great
Southern rebellion suggested the over
throw oi European popular ideas for
:. century to come, IN tho violent dis
solution of the great American rrpub-
iir. Here WIS his opportunity to Sc
cure what his uncle mad Judged it best
to ccdc to the United sSt;,tcS-;n -Amc-
rican balance Of power Of imperial
Dimensions. E,o&!anl and Spain We're
accordingly invciSlyd into a FOOLS
errand to Mexico: but they discovered
it on reaching the Mexican coast, and
so abandoned i, III disgust Louis
Napoleon, however, had. gained His
point III the lodgmcnt Of :, military
iurc.. on Mexican soil; and sure OF the
establishment OF Davis IN his South
crn Coniclrr;lcy, he w:ls sure Of his
imperial protcrtnl;;te, and :. death
blow to popular institutions III .ime-
rica as we'll a$ Europe. But, as oul'
civil war proSacSsctl, he began to be
doubtful Of ihc issue, and then began
his m"nip'liations with England for
;::net; intervention. The English
aa'i$tocracv were equally interested in
the ,it>trlctiuA Of ''ihc great repuh-
lie bI.s ..liilcr4trn GiStrusted Napo-
Icon, itnd so both were constrained to
leave their champion Davis in the
lurch
With the capture of Richmond, the
flight Of Davis and the collapse OF his