New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-17

worth 10 him n tie hsass and dgnies vsct
were conferred on him; nominated suocessivey military tn
bune qussof. grand pouti curator OF the Appsu Way
Ede Urban Pr@to Proprietor spsin. finally Consul Ss
could count these different testimonies Of public favor
This the Of the violent passions Of e
erstocraey they made one man alone responsible ir De
deoadence Of order Of things which sunk couwa
and anarchy
And in a note referring to the pro-consuate IN
Gaul, occurs the following singular elucidation:
In all times says the E%perSr I'VE see the assemble:
to shorten hs dSrsa S o. T 'sa BY the
The constitution Of l3 deoed that the President OF tbs
Louis Napoleon was elected the 10Th of December 1913
proclaimed the Goth of the month"; HIS powers were
to expire on 5he h Of ' Now ae p,ons a
Napoleon fixed the OF his presidency the second Ssa
day of the month Of May 1852 thus de9vins him OF ssvss
months"
The book in fact means that Cesar was the apostle
of an idea-the friend Of liberty and Of the people
the sincere and enlightened opponent of aristocrssy
and that Cassrsm and Napoleonism are ident ST.
each being inspired by the noblest aspirations io he
salvation Of society and the progress OF humaay.
The following is the EmperOrs summary OF his vevs
with the marginal note, or SUBTITLE "Ca'sr ~
forced into civil war;"
The supreme moment had arrived Cesar was reduced
wthsspdne the Senate or to give himself up TO bis
who would have reserved for him the fate Of Catne acc
pces condemned TO death If be had not; IKE the ga
Eatnrnnus and so many others been killed in riot sn
this question naturally offers itself Ougnt not Cssr wa 10
often confronted death 10 the battered nave sone
command rather than engage IN contest wnsa mus o
repubc int all the agonies Of civil war fes " =
tyranny. No If this abnegation would comprohHe wa
had most al the regeneration OF tne repln.e -
ike ali men Of bis character cared little far life and -
less for power. for powers sake but TIE ca:
behind him; ii pushed him forward and obliged b,
! ysnquish in spite OF legality, the imprecations OF
adyersares and the uncertain Judgment OF posiery ~
society at the point of dissolution demanded MASTER
oppressed q representative Of her rights tie word,
under the woke savior Should by deserving his missos
deceive many legitimate hopes many noble aspatohss
What Cesar answerabo the people for al bis dlgni IS
and in bis right ought be retired bef
Pompey who the d0cle instrument OF i1ctols mnoy
the Senate crushed right and justice under his eeoe -
been after his victory cruel and yindictye despot ad ~
have allowed the universe to have been rafncHeu Ia 10
interest Of certain famlies.neaPabe besides oi AZ wig
| the deoadence of the Republic. aad OF ipAno4n an
order of things solid enough TO retard tue InfAsl W
the barbarians for several ages he should ae Pc
party who made IL crime in time 70 tepa we vs.
by fury Of Sya and the harshness oil P0m In
recalling ones in giving their right: 70 the ps0pe o. a
ing by equitable administration the prosperity OF le PROV
inces-it would have been madness Tie question was lot
the me an proportions OF quarrel between two generals nh
ing for poger II was the decisive struggle between two
imios causes-beween the privileged classes and the po
was the continuation Of the formidable struggle OF haris
and Syls There imperious circumstances whoh oea
denim political men eth abnegaon or to pefeye snce
10 hold power when longer do good ana Vas
representing past collects ones parsans 80 " ss
onv anon those who on abuses adeposbe oosoaey
to abandon when the representative OF new e AL
the hope Of better future is baseness and crime ,
We eau hardly be mistaken IN supposing tnss tns
present volume, from its topics and perhaps also
from its treatment of them, will be found OF moro
popular character than the first, and will attract I
much greater number of readers