The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-19
fYrom the London Times, Nav 0. /


Principle, but Uniformity of his Action
The Conflict Of his Mind Between Peace and
War.
(Yrom the London Times, May 81
ANY who has attcntivey watched tho proceedings
of thai remarkable who has for than eighteen
years swayed the Gestnies Of France must have been
aud gonisca principles which that period exhibits
illustrates The character Of the Emperor has often
been thought SO complicated as TO defy analysis He
has established in his mind number Of principles not
always consistent reconclable with each other; but
ns repnsna1oy ne raI,,ne 'ne nap" ono en
10 another In his interior policy he seems
at ono moment to recognize the necessity Of
retaining all real power In his own hands, at another
| time he sooms disposed 10 make concessions which
would place very serious limits on his authority. As
CARDS foreign affairs two rival views from the
first to have been striving for victory within him He
as Were hDo He is the representative Of the
name,.or the aspirations. and to some extent OF tho
policy Of the Great Napoleon He has avowed bitter
hostility to the treaties OF 1915 and has consequently
represented himself pledged back for France
portion those conquests which tho fate OF
gavc and then away II Ia indsputable that
no has taught France to DO with the ample
territory of which she Is the undsputed possessor and
ENCOURAGED the idea that she has interests and objects
at variance with and even hostile 70 the nata-
raj development and growing prosperity OF her neigh
bors Every advance in the direction OF unity and
sodation in ncghborug States entities France, accord
ing To this theory, TO demand toll as the means Of
securing her good will Italy only allowed
soiidale herself on condition Of giving up Nice and
Savoy, and Germany, in like manner was expected to
paw for the OF Prussia by the surrender Of the
coaelds OF Sarre Louis, and falling that by retiring
from the territory OF Luxembourg The Emperor has
also considered II necessary TO keep s military ri
If France BY foreign er7edions, and The nation has paid
heary both bod and treasue for HE barren anrsls Of
Crsd and the futile Empire OF Merico. But while the
Emperor Napoleon has thus lent himself some OF
the least admirable traditions Of the great founder OF
his family he has acted occasionally and ,o great
Is psgr errcay contrary direction II the Empire
has not been peace we believe there was q time when
the chief of tho state sincerely wished 1t should DO 40
and believe also that the wish has required to him
and again with increasing force and urgency
The same hand which has been so often stretched out
1.acA ,nu
gates Of commercial intercourse aud whatever DO the
advantages tho Emperor has gained for France by the
wars he has waged, nobody can doubt that he has
achieved glorious triumph over narrow prejudice ane
Interested obstructiveness His commercial policy has,
after al, been tho great success. Of bis reign; and
half aggressive ,s''' foreign policy which he has
steps which been taken by France material inn
provement during the last seven years they would have
been intellectually greater but for the financial embar-
rassment and the compulsory ideness OF args portion
OF men in the flower Of their age produced BY war
The time seems 10 have at last arrived when is long
c'sio between pacific and military tendencies In the
mind Of tho Emperor Of the French mus b. brought TO
end Tho dunlism Of which we have spoken Is be-
coming every day more difficult, and will very
soon be quite impossible. We do not intend
touch upon those arguments which have
long convinced ell thinking people In this country
OF the Incompatible supesiorty Of the arts of peace
over snoss o. war r Inc one ausson we wish 70 AK =
jet what the risks that the Sovereign Of France
will should he once for Gil abandon the policy OF
glory and victory and himself 10 consolidate the
resources instead OF 20 squsnder the energies Of his
psopoS Il has always been assumed that the only way
OF governing France IL by appeal 70 the love Of
dawn Of modern history this principle has been acted
BY all her rulers with tho exception Of the cider
branch Of the Bourbons after the Restoration, with
emplary per'inacity. Even LOUIS Philippe, who really
forth bis claim a. the hero Of Gemappe and
vaimy and ccnrved during bis reign TO waste We know
how many millions OF rea&ure and hundreds Of thou
sands Of French lives In an nerminabe conflict With
the Arabs Of North Africa For ourselves believe,
strange may sound that this persuasion that France
only DO governed by the presfos Of military glory
eInsd On sssaks~ ssrsa' A mstGna. esssao =:
effect Of the contrary system, because with the slight
exceptions We have mentioned, has pever been tried
Many ~ have been the laurcs gathered by france 70
nj least capable Of excsng 10 the arts Of peace In
scientific accuracy OF nvestgaton IN taste Ia nse.
nuity, she has no rival; and no people 10 the world
competence or suffers more from The hardships and
miseries insepsrablc from state Of war The memoirs
OF the nrss empire provo beyond doubt the extreme
REGARDED by public opinion vas allowed 70 bnd
expression in those iron times The French O the Gays
Of the First Napoleon have felt very much ~
We should dragged - the shsr'e. wnes s ., svcA
misercs By which they sxpisted their glory And WOW
Hnd similar feeling manifestng itself IN dinsrcut
parts o. Francs, only more openly and more
| the second empire IL mlder tnan that Of ths
hrst the brave Inhabitants Of Alsace are ready Il
equip volunteers for TIE In order " r mvson
sshaif o. Ma srvs manuscsurss ccmr ~, sssins
var undertaken for the purpose Of sxerAndizsment
insIsls on shs sscrsdsss o. human hfs and rdicsis
the 'dss o. slO .ssa sos..ss - :sssss hannah blood
their deputies that there 10 no naive FOR var bstwee
france snd 0SUeD1, end Assfs thea = ma1nAnm