The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-04

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clerks little to the performance Of their duty.
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Hsmisphsrss.
Talleyrand, when asked to what three grsa1
mistakes he attributed the DOWNFALL Of Napo-
leon the, First slowly and deliberately N
swered: "Spain, Russia and the Pope" So. =
the empire under Napoleon the Third should
come to grief We may charge It to his complt
cations with Austria, Italy and the Pope, includ-
ing the establishment Of Mcmillan In Mexico.
In all these complications in both hsmisphersst
Napoleon is aiming ct some solid and endurine
advantage 10 France and his dynasty. what's
1T 1--we look ct the annexation Of Savoy .
France as the equivalent for the enlargemsnl
of the little kingdom Of Sardinia into the CON
solidated and powerful kingdom Of Italy, VI
have the basis for . reasonable conjecture.
That beautiful subdivision Of Italy known q
Venice or venetia still remains province Of
Austria; the little States around Rome stin
continue under the temporal rule Of the Holy
Father. The people Of the kingdom Of Italy
hold thAt the manifest destiny Of venstia and
the Papal States is annexation, and that Roma
must, sooner or later, be their capital. It haa
required the most skilful diplomacy Of Maps.
leon 70 restrain young Italy from the attsmpe
to dispossess Austria and the Pope by fcrcs
Of arms. He has succeeded thus Ear, however,
in maintaining an armistice among these par
ties by fair promises and solemn warnings 70
each. Italy is to have venetia, Rome and ths
States Of the Church, but she must be patient;
the Holy Father is to be protected, but b
must prepare for future contingencies, and
Austria, for an equivalent, is to be induced to
give up Venetia. ia
Here we reach the secret Of the establish-
ment of Macmillan in Mexican empire
to the House of Austria in exchange
for a province. It Is probable, too
that with Macmillan satisfactorily established
in Mexico, the Pope will be quietly persuaded
to abandon his temperatures for splendid
ecclesiastical establishment under the special
protection of France and the other Catholic
States Of Europe. Then the consolidation Of
Italy will be complete, and Rome will become
the capital of the kingdom. But for his great
services to this end, what Is to be the compenr
sation to Napoleon and France? We suppose
that It will be the fertile island of Bar
DINA, so close to Corsica that the wonder b
that it was not secured by France long ago.
But If Napoleon should insist upon 1t, fhs
island Of Sicily will doubtless be conceded IN
addition. Italy can afford 10 give them both
for Rome, vcnetia and their surroundings
while the possession of Sardinia and Sicily BY
France will enable her to flank Malta, lock up
the eastern section Of the Meditsraneaa and
take and hold Egypt sa 1 ass f-
This is splendid schedule for Nspoleon; bui
it win be seen that in all it, parts It depends
Upon the establishment Of Macmillan and hi1
dynasty In Mexico. With the failure Of thst
part the whole scheme falls to the ground.
The "grand idea" Of Napoleon In Mexico y
clearly open to this explanation. Assuming \
TO be the true ono, his abandonment Of Max-
imilian and his empire, It win be perceived, b.
wolves the loss Of Sardinia, Sicily and Egypt ~
France, and the abandonment perhaps Of ~
suex canal. Events, therefore, for season, b
both continents must be permitted by MS to ta1s
their course, In order 10 afford o reasonable
margin Of time to Napoleon 10 shape out nsw
Italian programme, resting upon something
more substantial to the house of Austria than
Mexico. Let the asick man" of Turkey there
fore be on his guard. af
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