New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-06-05


The little speech of Napoleon at Auxerre has
startled the listening nations of Europe. They
will accept it as the signal. of another Imperial
| crusade of the armies Of France. He has played
his part as the champion OF peace and now, as
| the living embodiment of war,
Red battle stamps his foot and nations feel the shock
History repeats ITSELF The restoration Of the
| empire OF France under NopoIeon III, means the
| revival of the Imperial game of Napoleon l. AS
the Julius Cesar Of the nineteenth century. Louis
| Napoleon may be contemplating the empire Of
Augustus; butitis more probable that with Russia
he meditates another division of Europe between
an Eastern and Western empire
| Since the fifth century OF the christian era when
| the western empire OF Rome was founded, there
have been several attempts to reestablish an EN-.
pre- OF the West. In the year 500 such an empire
| was proclaimed by Charlemarne, who was crowned
at Rome by the Pope as king Of italy, Germany
ana France But six years later this empire of
I the great Charles disappeared with its divisions
| between his three sons. In any event its main
| tenance in that day was impossible from the bar.
barous and turbulent condition OF the various war
like divisions. tribes and races of the continent
In the latter half Of the eleventh century the
Pope himset-Alexander II-claimel supreme
temporal and spiritual dominion over all the
Christian States: but few years later, in an at
| tempt To- exercise this authority, his successor,
Gregory II, was expelled by George ". of Ger
many. and died in exile Charles v of Spain and
Germany, for time established a dominant West
ern empire butwas finally driven TO a clOister by
Luther and the Reformation. Napoleon l. after
MS saolugatlon OF the continent west OF Russia
and Turkey, fell at last under the coalitions bought
by the gold of England but in exchange for St.
Helena he left to England her present national
debt, thus binding her hand and foot under NaDo-
leon iii.
Ss Within fifty years, said the Napoleon of St.
Helena, " all Europe will be republican on Cos
SACK He doubtless meant that the continent
would be governed by the DEGREES issued from
Paris or St. Petersburg. But the CossaCk of that
day has since been brought within the pale Of
modern civilization, and the power of Russia may
probably from France be now diverted to the east
ward. Russia and Turkey are both arming for
war; but neither appears to be in anv wav ron-
nected with the complications of the Western
Powers. 1t is thus apparent that the game for
dominion in this impending conflict will he for a
division OF Europe between France and Russia.
While thus relieved of one of the two most
powerful enemies of the uncle, the nephew will be
relieved of the ether by the national debt of Eng
land. In all other respects the situation of things
is IN favor of Napoleon aud his emphatic declara-
ton against the treaties of 1916. Holland and
Belgium and the smaller German States are within
his grasp, Prussia is committed against Austria
and Italy IS dependent and devoted to France
Inc grand drama, therefore, will probably be
opened BY movement of Italy upon Yenetcia.
Prussia, then seizing her opportunity, wiIradvauce
against Austria on the other side, and then the six
hundred thousand available troops of France will
oe put in motion for the Rhine and the Danube |
blotted out.
.suehwe conjecture will be the western section |
o. the coming European war. The eastern livi- /
sion, by consent with Napoleon, may lbe left to I
Russia. Against either OF those Two powers Tins +
cooperating Tor the division of Europe between 7
hem, England cannot Interfere Nor will she |
ong be able to survive the general wreck Of king
IONS and aynastias without close alliance with
ne United states. In any event the financial
evuIslon which Europe Will suffer viii be the
building up Of the credit, power and prosperity Of
he great repubhc.-[ New York Herald.