The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-28
The Tribune on a1r. Abbott's Coup d'Etat


lick and Aunkey, the renowned JOHN s. @. ABBoTF
Our readers, we feel assured viii read the castiga-
tion with much satisfaction: =
MIR. AsBorT's CoUp D'ErAG.-It isn't every Yam
kee who can storm the doors OF the Imperial pal
and it is a lttlequeer thas while the royal resi-
dence has been broken into oftener than any other
human habitaion in Paris, the person TO, break
into it the most successfully should be an Ame1l-
can clergyman. Other visitors in other times the
august occupant Of the hour would have kicked
out, if he could; but our conquering compatriot
was received, as he takes Gains to inform us, !
with the most gratifying oordiality" Chronology
lis not without its coincid idences. 1t was, in,
EebrueEy shat Fap2sen es
housekeeping in the Tuileries it was also
in FeErIary that The Reverend John: s.. O.
Abbott called upon Napoleon III. Upon leaving
the presence cur historian wrote long private
letter to;a friend in New Haven portraying bis
emotions and detailing the speech which he made
upon this thrilling occasion. This letter, as; a.
matter Of course, the friend has sent to the news-
pnpers-a perfectly proper proceeding Why.
should the social circles of New Haven have mo.
.nopoy of this interesting Why should
body's breeches pockets 2: Why should the public
be diddled out Of the delights Of this charming
epistle 2? We have only one fault to find. The let
tor should have been published in Harpers Masa;
zine, with pictorial illustrations. sHe received
me by the 1ireside," says MIR. Abbott, touchingly.
upon one side and he8 great Frenehman upon the
other. would have sold an enormous edition of tho
magazine. Considering all that they have done for
Mr. Abbott, the Franklin-square people have
pages did not send the narrative directly to them
and there is pleasure in thinking that he has a
more nor elaborate effort, with cuts) in RESERVE.
The first thingwhieh his Imperial Majesty did
after receiving Air, Abbott Tin onehf the interior
ing the Life Of Napoleoi1L and for the Justice
done by my pen to the Emperor" That 80 great
mln should be obliged to wait historical justice
until the advent Of so small one, will remind the
reader Of the lion who was caught in net, and OF
the mouse who liberated the mighty prisoner. A
largo number OF Frenchmen have expatiated upon
tie glory of tie Emperor, but Mr. Abbott has been
the first to raise him to the rnnk OF moral and
religious character and it is this which makes
the perusal of the Life q perpetual and amusing
surprise. The apologies OF MIR. Abbott have the
relinh of comedy. We ara always looking forward
to the notification Of murder, and are constantly
curious TO know by what fne name the next vii
lainy will be dignifed. We revel IN t}'o metamor-
phoss Of falsehood and after the execution OF the
Due d'Enghein has received Mr. Abbott's extenua-
tions, we have perfect confidence in his Cd
Bailey capacity.
We do not remember that Mr.. Abbott has occa-
sion to mention the fondness Of his hero for cheat
ing at cards; but If it had been necessary, he ID
lust the writer to prove concusively that his Ma-
jesty revoked to the glory OF GOD, and made mus
one of the greatest, but he is Of the most un-
scrupulous of the new school of historical white
washers, who start with the presumption that the
world has been all wrong, and who show their
regratted that professional delcaey has prevented
him from trying his hand upon the devil. There
are vet neat things to be said In behalf OF that So
Bile parsonage, whose deeds, 1T it true, were evil
but whose talents were of the highest order. He
met ono dark day with his Waterloo-pray how
long must he witt for sympathetic historian
MIR. Abbott, being face to face with the Emperor,
made q long speech, OF which he inserts report
in his letter. Tba subject Of this speech was the
life and adventures OF lo11is Napoleon. !ssWhen
reflect said NIr. Abbott upon the birth OF your
gone on refecting for about half al hour. He re-
4ected upon strasbourg and Boulogne, upon the
Castle of Ham, upon the Mexican question, and
upon number OF othor disagreeable subjects; but
the imperial host stood it all apparently without r.
ritation, and submitted to be soaped with the best
possible grace nor does he appear to have WINGED
evon when AIr. Abbott most unnecessarily lugged IN
the coup dett by the head and shoulders, and pro-
tested that it was beautiful But this was not oil.
Being in for it, this Christian minister determined
to 20 the entire animal. AS he had swallowed 50
much, le made no bones Of Mexico, vowed that it
was shame that the MeXiclns would not submit
to Macmillan, declared +hatihis own government
chad made great mistake in not lending moral
support to the Empire, and then, being seized by
spirit Of prophecy ne predicted 30 state OF ehr1,
Mexicans must be plunged. Imperial M'jesty
listened and expressed his assent" )" which was
very handsome thing TO do. We wonder what he
was thinking Of when he expressed it. ;,
For sixty minutes as he informs us, did 1lr. Alb
bott remain cloistered with the monarch, and
during that time he made the following sagacious
discovery: 'The Emperor looked decidedly older
than whom | saw him fourteen years ago." This IS
very singular Pray, did MIR. Abbott expect to lind
him looking younger9 However, it is a comfort
to know that his Majesty docs not grow stingy as
he grows old, Tor he presented to MIR: Abbot "a
copy Of all his published works. Inch we trust
Congress will allow the doneo to bring home with
out paying any duty. .sThe Emperor" says Mr.
cultivated men in Europe" It takes one man ol
genius to find ont another.
But wo must bring our sketch Of this pleasing
event. so hattering to our national pride, to q
conclusion. MIR. Abbott has since been to O pub
Lie reception, and the emperor shook hands with
him in the presence Of four thousand spectators
Every one Of thom, no doubt half mad with envy
'sfor," sa, s Mr.. Abbott, this was an honor which
was not conferred upon any one else" Three thou.
sand nine hundred aud ninety-nme courtiers. brave
or beautiful, went to bed dsgusted with Life and
the coldness of their sovereign, while Mr.. Abbott
(Wltu LILO 44SlG udllu, MulSA W. ouE
pose that he will never wash again) sat down te
writo the record of his lofty luck for tho delecta
| tion of New Haven. 1t must have been o severe
trial of the humility which we naturally look for in
Congregational clergyman. MIR. Abbott must re-
member that he is but a man
The New CHURCH BELL.-On Saturday afternoon
we heard the peal Of strange bell, and upon en-.
| quiry found it was the new bell OF tho Associate
Reform Church. The new bell has cloar tone
This evidence of reconstruction all are glad to hail
If now we had the swoet-tonod bell Which used tc
call together the congregation Of the Episcopa
Church, THAT old bell which suffered in two NIGH
dnll n.,;a tl,a1