The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-19

a man. in such circumstances, could End time
and convenience TO prosecute such tasS, u is
difficult TO conceive. Success, in fact, since
ls4s has been inseparable from his name.
There is tide, however, IN the affairs OF mem
and 10 all human appearance that critical
period has arrived in the history OF Napoleon
Ill Whether his good genius has growo weary
and impatient hec9use of continuous and ex-
cessive effort, we know not; but 1t is abundantly
manifest, whatever the cause, lhe change has
come. The Emperoris not what he was. Failure
follows failure in rapid Succession, and evidence
accUmulates upon evidence TO show that his
calculations are at fault. He has not yet given
up his favorite game, but bis movements on the
political chess board are no longer made by the
same uuerring hand. 1t was no doubC suffi-
GENTLY tempting thought to become the founder
in the New World OF great Latin empire. 1t
C@sarism. II would have the effect besides OF
corntelacting the growing influence of the
great Ang lo-SaXon family. In giving shape TO
this thought, however, he overlooked two mosc
important and vital truths;-First, that
institutions are rarely successfully super
Induced upon people; and secondly,
that the influences which had made the Auglo-
Saxon family what IL is, and the elements of
character which those influences bad gradually
formed, were wholly wanting to the Latin races,
OF the folly of his Mexican enterprise the EN-.
peror Is himself already fully convinced. 1t
was natural enough, too, tor Bonaparte to
''deesf' the treaties of 1916, and to declare, as
ne did, in that famous speech which heralded
the German war, that the time had come for
the fresh rectifcahon of frontiers and the re-
arrangement of European territory. It is.difli-
cult to believe that the announcement was
made Tor any other purpose than to fatter
French pride and TO encourage french ambi-
ton. The result of the German contest has
been sufficiently humliating. The treaties of
1916 have been tlEng TO the winds of heaven;
but without the aid OF France. Frontiers have
been rectifed but Napoleon has not been con-
suited. The map of Europe has been recast;
but France remains what it was. And who
would have believed six months ago tn the
all-powerful Emperor of the French would
have patiently endured a rebuff at the hands of
the Prussian Government? Nor can ii be SAID
that matters have been mended by this recent
manifesto. tits dull mind that cannot pene-
trate the cloud of sophistry with which it Is
yelled, and perceive that it has no other object
than to gloss over defeat which cannot be
concealed and soothe the irritated feelings OF a
people whose ambition cannot be gratifed
And what shall we say of his present wretched
Mexican muddle and of his miserable attitude
towards Rome? Clearly the old decisive will
is wanting. Hesitation and uncertainty are
everywhere. Whether it is that the state OF the
Bmperor's health is rendering him more access
sible to the influence of weaker minds We know
not but certain it is that his good genius is less
faithful than of old, and that the tide of his for
tunes has turned.