, 1865-03-17
LOUIS NAF41LEON'S LIFE OF
CES AM.


LOUIS Ma 1'0LEON's LIFE OF
EES AM.
An Interesting Preface.
Few Of the Paris journals comment on tho
preface to the Empcror's I" History Of. julius
EGSqr," which will be published on the 1st Of
March. The Constitutioanel speaks Of it in
style of painful and humlliating homage.
Tie preface, which is published in the Aont.
feur is as follows:
Historical Truth ought not 10 DO less sacred
than religion. II the precepts Of faith elevate our
eoul above the interests Of this world, the les-
sons of hts.ery II their iufn tnsplEe y win ths
for everything which Is an oeatacte to the ad-
yancement of the welfare Of mankind. Those
leaeons. to be profitable, require certain condi-
duced with rigorous e1actitnde, that political and
1ocial changesehoud be phslosophically annyzec,
that the ptqnant attraction q me details of the
their political 1ask or throw their prov1dental
mission into oblivion.
The historian too otten glVea us the sQtlon5
diving deeper into anterior facts for their resi- Or
iciu aud natural deduction; in like manner as the
de1otes ea@py e sr
without being able in his picture to give tnetr sci
eut1tlc demons stat1oD. The historian ought to be
nose than paatst, nH - a. uH asc tst
cose thc secret Of the ransornstion of oar soeill
world.
Eat IL MlnE , "no1 n1iv a1s W. ~ - y, fiin" ~
so ,Tiaa S " 1orIc tet ~ abe Il or rrsntsd A.
once thst great IetnIn arc aiWa5s "a ape 70 Eseas
eansc, ngseI ~ III ee - o.ne. go5 -
great results without d pre;eIlsf1ng cause which
Eas SLOWED that small Incident to achieve great
result. spaIS does not eteatsa greas sonIassa- r.
eamul,ted beforehand. nonts.aulen confirms
tAls tdta: II. ~ n2t gooa 1estases ne sa5e,
rales se %o e,ber mor
which act In every monarchy. elevate y, nphold
It. or ruin it All incidents arc subjected to these
causea and u tha chahee o. patuss-tna.i ~ Is 70
ssy, Epecia1 eause-has r91nsd the State, there
existed genera! cause Which tmpllea tnat q tnel
StEte "3e 70 pctlsh la stnei9 oaaIe IL aG1 ~
dent.;'
Il, during period Of nearly one thoneand years,
the Romans always ieauea tor.h r. .fnumpnsnt Eom n
the most severe trials and from ne greatest aa1.
gers II Is because there Wasn general Sausc whtch
alEsys Tends5ed them superior to tasiE enemies
an aa no o rna IA r.
mans, A1er Eis1pE 70 nc Wosla tne Example o.
people establishing themselves nfmiy and grow
ba to sero b.
cause tae5e existed general reason Naich iatallT
'ns u 70 .ns pate IT,
wants and ,hc nee Interests of : s1eie.y i labor
required other mcano to be satisfied IN the same
manner tnat ogis p.oyes 10 as amporsan,s ,L e1sn
ner We must recognize both in the long duration
Of N in.tutton The proof Of .ts WORTH and in the
1neontesable influence of nan upon his age he
The tax centlstt, then, in endeavotne to. dis
0xer t Of Fs 1o n.ninton fe fhe prsdomnatns
we ehal! AToid ne eIfoTa Q! those nistoraAnt Wao
eoilest Lse1s ushsaeo " p.eceaG M hs Sah,. aSGs
o1t Gg neM e
2nn leaving in he aaIk iaa1 "hac1 ean !ol Mfa..
n1t lna,e y. If,nd 81 ne M9ae aa dI1o
ten "n1eh W. nf make r. Snt ino
The tprtt o. lta II u ~" no.
@ VI ~ y; X ,scree ~ ~
dcney, ut sareiul examination Of tho elevated
n9mses Q. a.s e9nau f.ct. dc;,onstr,ta an mil
,,ot ~ ~ ,oro cnnt-srT 10 a. Saas
te attribute 70 h% ~ s passions and
n Ut - reeocn1ee 1Gc nre e,nincncs nf tbnse
n'arttrcea heinrs Who annesr from time TO dms
., Snt n1S d1PfnSn tue
tha fotnpe1 - d.rS 1uch nre.eminnnce would
e,enyer me be an insult to hpmsn nature, By be-
svng i eaRa9,e o. ~ tG1 nat Besea
upon I Iea, sfestnels or ineonsessasis u,tity. L.:
~ ~ Inr,tai' and re shsIl be- iust.
Ioo many sa ~ ,aso nna cry w
n-nna e ;n.nrst,en fn their 1areI hy nenatrafirr
| sshot. 49, 1as11n, Thuu ~ reosr5x rmasr m.
@ l psss r. Dorns ,r-r ~ rix,i Srors - ~
.sd y M "sS frcnnnc IT, snS,ent in.t5t1inns
nnRI.er taxi t5res;.ned ~ nnEerfni nsfionsN1ne
S1 Sao's 'S he seFnsas ana he Psithtsns."lnesps
, ee " ar a1 thia .nI Morn in.t. ,H.t.nJ
@ ua RgHe. s us *, fss,tf, nsnt!s r.nr T. -
ss,.t.d ~ - -. row Fl. rerv 1nnth ,ne1it.tfan
.~essnesu ~ " Wy % aaena ass re.3 }h I,sits Sn1is
M ,,h T,tsro r. h. ~ tsr. tnto lii
ann ,11tb pnr3nav II ia III thr 1rsif IT .hnt f1r
h.at "a utf yhtrt 10 hss 80 d,rine a1orrhtnn ~
E9ssa sorrtSSt - I fe Id.ahca tnto Gan} y
IL ~ scnn,ta Wealth nv n1Iare. or soldiers deyotei
soas IL tn+o - nnEnoun ennn919 the cononsst nt
SSib Lii st-onnthsn ~ - n III fsnts II Ees IN
~ aee ~ neoris snnnnse to- rrfai In The ana ii
Ereot Hrta1n. II. affer having yanoulshed tha
for.n,dahic enemies ~ ItaiT he7ond thn Aims. he
nnen,tajes unon m exneiifion arsinst fhe Purt]i.
,sns to aycnee the defeat OF Csassus. Il is, ~
CERTAIN historsan., because activity suited his
"a tctd ~ r. ~ l@ neeets tih eata surs
| cre,sn frnm the Senofr and hears II nrondly. II
Il 10 lids is ba1i head: If 1paliy. he il sssassi
Mith e. honntT. It +, becanse ba wished
~ n ,naHo I.o b1Wecif' Kino1as r. he was mt
Sor As h.s coYemnorrrfeee ~ Estl - for nns
tor,tI LIZ ,nucb wr4ater than snv rfne
S;JAsstsnatnn,na ~ pnt,rch s1cb are thu r1,ser
III ~ ,rhinh hnre hasn .,sa4 - ~
nohis.t *. I'M ~ trh.t Sirn ors ~ ~ ecrnU ~
1a r. tsot1esa * an; in the eu.sv ~ III
t5aou Wban III nTtncinies and 1,is .ystsm ;rfnmns
asn;e IL iash ~ I,ia 5efaat Is l. rnt ~ az.
Is PIeIo:a,ivs of ss99!as 70 oatlvs dsstEast,Sa,
a%a ~ ;e.nreareS ass apd ia inanence ntsda,nate,
tiii .nors pthan drrirr IA Iifs.ius. Ticern 1t.
enl nioie taah uut1s ~ ls .ts ~. -: y: ~ -