New-York tribune., 1868-04-03
FRANCE.
THE NAPOLEON DYNASTY.

THE NAPOLEON DYNASTY.
Subioined are the comments of the french
Opposition papers on the Imperial pamphlet The fol
lowing is from tho DebatS:
"ti easier 10 public curiosity than to satisfy
its pxpecfatios those who are partial in politics to
new sensations will be as greatly dlsapp0heu py he
perusa OF the pamphlet as they were Dy tnaI Oh e
famous disclosures Of NJ, de Keryeguen For some Iue
past the emiufcia press had been writing ABOUT pup
icaon calculated create the greatest sensatlO aho
TO throw ne and nexpected light on the present state
Of affairs According to solemn ana my
In the EeHddrd this pamphlet even seeeu hteueu "
be given IN place OF lurther t eaeo y, S u evnpv one
which had for moment been thought o. anu SNeiy y Ji
having his curiosity excited TO the highest point asked
himself what could be the writing which was to replace
such a precious gift We have az leheth just reau
the srnIi. i.oilcial trumpets Alas! how our expectation
has been disappointed! People asked tne eIselNts WIN
shudder what pen would be worthy 0f writing ms wOiA,
destined TO such renown while in reality pair OF scissors
has been sufficient to compose H. AlItnat IS kScn III
IA an extract from volume OF NJ Ihlers WIN iiaiper
Of documents TO be found everywhere, and some speeches
cut from the HOpiteT Those are oihcial Movers anu
unite them together. This publication would nave at
least had historic interest 1t was complete shd II II
contained all important political acts relative TO te
First and Second Empires But unfortunately Ihe most
unfortunate omissions may be pointed ont. Inc rev
1906 nor to he found for that period any OF te
Interesting official writings which might have been gam
wears 1874 and 1915 We should however have thought
it absolutely indispensable to give Tor tis atter ye a
least tho Additional Act, which shows what sautary les
the founder OF the NupOeonlc dynasty had received
In the school of adversely The greater Number OF docu
ments relate the second period but none are gwen pre-
yousy 60 sis subsequently 10 1852 We should nave
thought necessary 10 commence earlier ana 10 come
down to the present year. Thus every thing relating
to the Treaty of Commerce. the oath November and
the 18th January would have seemed TO ns very
useful IN this collection We should nave lheu To
have found the hIst letters and proclamation addresses
IN 1913 by Prince Louis Napoleon 10 te fl0Eisl9al @
Government and the French nation. The speech ~ BOr
deaux when only mentioned incidentally should also
we think, have been inserted Between the speech de
ercd the ls Oi December 1852 10 tue great bodies
Of the state, and the preamble oI tue Sohsuiullo We
nd -im already
passage OF thls bulky pnpnet 70 %i,Tn an! % 9 in mn
ber OF votes recorded favor of Napoleon from lJ9 to
1906 aud m favor OF Napoleon Ill from ls4s 10 lo52 to
anonymous author adds that he has thohgt II ight 10
place the Constitution OF 1852 before the public AT time
when that Constitution. which formed the fundamental
compact between the people and the Empeoor Is subject
90 more open attacks, and is made As We're the
target OF every cOaiesced fragment OF the Opposition
then told that the morrow OF the 2d oi eceh
Der the Prince President did not contne himself to APP
ply to the nation fOr extraordinary powers win view
Ia remedy temporary alment, but that he nau pro
pounded whole system of government appropriated 10
The permanent requirements Of the country in eonse
qucnce. the bases Of the Constitution are nked
- they cannot he modified Without "A peDs-
cite' but. tho work itself Is open 70 progressive
improvements II ~ periecuble As early as the Slst Oh
December, 1851 the Emperor said lie meant 10 nuIe the
country to the prudent practice OF liberty Inc author
OF the pamphlet thinks ne may add thal lhe uecsv H y,
Nov 2 1900 and tho letter OF Jan is 1851 have hled
promsc This sentence shows That tbe author OF
the pamphlet seems 10 belong to that class OF Seoeai
writer's Who annoyed last year y me relorn. oi
Jan. 49, and endeayOrcd 20 make out that they we're e
OF the Constitution That alone Is quite suclent 10 pre-
entertaining the rumOr, Whlcn CERTAIN pOpe
take pleasure pOpagating as 10 the authorship OF tls
pamphlet aud convince Us nat II does not possess the
importance which sought 10 ascribe 10 H. We there
fore confidently appeal from the anonymous author TO
the Chief of the Stale who cannot he supposed 70 he aN
ions To discourage liberal aspirations The august author
OF the Constitution must surely understand how mpOc
would be, where internal reforms are concerned 10
utter thou shalt further, which would increase
the number systematic opponents ana openly 10 de
clare To all friends of public liberty dSc'"f og"
sIerGn-d.'
FrOn the Liberte.
rs the pamphlet opportune! We know not But
what we DO know is that 1t is sovereignty impruden for
IL is rash challenge TO history. comparison, and discus
sion what matters it to in 1863 that Gen. BoDapare
WAS In 1923 named first consul for ten years by 40OO
OF votes and in Emperor by 332l6I5f Dld thOSe
two votes making total O 100000 OF surages prevent
the Empire from failing twice Ill 1914 and 1913, ana the
Fmperor NAPOLEON l. from taking to flight Ike Louis
xvi before in and like Charles " and Louis PhlllpPe
after himi Let history reply. TeTit0raly and morally
dld tho Empire and Emperor leave France greater t
they received her from the Repubc-a greater than the
Repubc received from the Monarchy 10 TINS cues
ZION "a, 10 the former one. let history also reply HOW
can we reconcile Imperial pamphlet of 1865 win the
Imnerial words Of lsl4i Those words were France
without frontiers where formerly she had such line ones
This Is the most painful OF all the accunuatons when
gather round my head. To leave her so slali altef
having found her great" j. the territorial eSsemS
of France thrice invaded and occupied 10y foreign COAL
tons be considered one of the claims O the Ma
..ut,sI Iyun