The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-31
NapOleoa's Healti-State InGueuce Of the
ElapresS.

Empress.
PARIS ioct. ~ correspondence OF London News
Your readers may perhaps remember that was
the first person who even at the end OF last winter
distinctly affirmed that Louis Napoleon would never
venture to resist the onward movement that was
then beginning Almost all the press of the Cont
nent took the opposite view OF the situation, and
affected to believe or did believe that the Emperor
| would consent TO no notifications Of the consttu
ton in liberal sense. My estimate OF the excess
sive nmidiiy and uncertainty or the EN-
peror's Character led me to the opinion expressed
| and you see that have not been wrong He began
AFRAID OF not doing he has ended by neutraiizng
| all his lrst theoretical concessions from the same
motive-fear; the fear Of yielding too much. But
| do not think that even at thus moment, after so
much has occurred to prove the impossible or the
duration OF the emplre-l DO not think that even
dynastlc sentiment here has grown to. At no period
OF modern French history has the public feeling OF
| the country been so unanimous or so powerful. 1t
was nothing approaching to its present state $780,
Men who were actors IN the July revolution tell you
hatt could not nave had chance OF success had the
governments had beforehand the slightest suspicion
OF the impression likely TO be produced by the fatal
O,donndRce. The movement OF 1880 was o very
circumser bed one compared to that which agitates
the country now, and II you read after the
other the famous articles OF the Journal des Debafs
ending "Manenreuse France Maiheureux Roll
and any leader OF the RdppeJ or other advanced
newspaper OF the present day YOU viii see how I'M
measurably preferable was the position OF the
already doomed Charles X. 80 that OF the exhausted
Cesar, who stu fances he can dispose OF the army,
such as Victor Hugo alone dared to utter few
years ago.
y The incontestable debility OF health OF
the Chief OF the state has virtually subjected hun to
the energy and dlctatoria spirit OF his wife, who
rules now, vita the notion of beng celebrated as a
second Maria Theresa. The Empress Is q very info
ror person, with, as [ have more than once told
you, VIII OF singular tenacity. This obstnacy is
held by her to be synonymous with power-with
real strength. The principal object OF ner recent
efforts has been the de Jacto Punishment OF all her
spouse's old friends and associates She has
always disked them intensely, and for more
tnan one reason, and she has never for
and all made to prevent her marriage
with Louis Napoleon. But she has most perfectly
disguised her sentiments, and until the hour when
circumstances gave her preponderance IN the gov
ernment the Empress friendly with everybody
win A. de Persigny as WITH Count wacwskl; with
fouid and with 81 ROuher. Her first act OF rea
authority mas been the getting rid Of General Fleury
one argument used By the Empress Is very strong
one-tne notorious absence Of moral worth or per-
private friends and out-and-out adherents Sne
puts this forward now on all occasions; aud
there IL 40 defending the persons sne condemns
But whom does she propose III their stead Men
politically worse, because they are utterly wanting
IN any faith il that which they are required to
| uphold. Men like General Fleury who remember
| the early days OF the February Revolution, and
what the temper OF the country then was, know
| may come TO; besides which, having been raised
from nothing to rank and wealth, they are disposed
| to DO whaLever may be necessary 70 preserve
| sharpened. There would be no reason why
the man who mainly helped to commit
| the crimes or the coup d'6tdt without whom
| Louis Napoleon never would have ventured to com
nit ~ might not become the uaugurator OF all tree
dom in France; ali he Is aiming &C Is not losing the
that the country Will have its old liberties throw
OF those who refuse them, and General Feury would
indubltably, were he minister, do everything that
/ his own interests demanded. But the Empress
| ideas OF government tend In thoroughly different
directions In the flrst place. It Is, in her MUD q
| humiliation for sovereign to be dictated to by thu
people, and she looks upon what Is called "armne ~
as cardinal virtue ION the eve OF '5s NJ. Guizot,
| too said that resistance was the only form OF
| progress'); and, added to this. the first
| duty that the Empress holds to be incumbent on
France is that OF supporting what she calls religion
| and forcing the yoke OF tho Papacy more and more
| upon the population. Now IN all these attempts she
meets with tue resistance OF the socalled entourage
| who are by no means Papistca. she has been Tor
| Fleury; but, after the many deaths that have de-
| prived the Emperor OF his old companions, Per
signy and Feury are about the only remaining ones
| and the Grdhd Ectger endured.
| Before leaving for her eastern Journey however
| the Empress achieved the virtual exile OF her adver
sary. The General petitloned for Florence; but TIM
Empress insisted on M. de Malarets remaining
there. To hs perfect annoyance, them Fleury IL de
| spatched 70 Russia and the Empress has succeeded
| Imperial Finance and the Revenue.
| A return issued by the Ministry Of Finance O
France and published in the journal 0gtctei uctobe
| 49, shows tnat the direct revenue in France durD,
the arss pine months 9 thS present year amounted
corresponding period OF 1868 and OILS, 500 900 franc
| In 1851 There was consequently an Increase O
2s6 900 francs on 1883 and Of 39269,00o francs
1867. Compared with last year there 10 an augmen
taon ON the following articles In miltons:-Potabl
liquors. 81; tobacco, o; registration dues, 3; Pos
once 4; foreign sugars and stamps, each 81 colo
NAL sugar, az; while on the other hand there wa
| dim)nution OF 10000 under tue head OF diver
| merchandise and corn. The amount OF direct take
paid during the first three quarters Of t6e prese1