The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-04
NAPoLE0N,s HELLrR.
state influence of the Empress.

The Paris correspondent OF the London
News, writing on the 18th ult., says:
Your readers may perhaps remember that Twas
ter ter distinctly anirmcd that Louis Napoleon would
never venture to resist the onward movement
that was then beginning. Almost all the press OF
the Continent took the opposite view OF the stu.
atlon and affected to believe Tor did belcvc) that
the Emperor would consent TO no notifications
or tho excessive timidity md uncertainty OF the
Emr eror's character led me to the opinion en-
pressed and you see lint ! nave not ,S,, Seeh
ion, because he was afrnid OF not doing so J; he
haR ended by naturazing all his iirst tIeo-
not think that even ut this moment after SO
much hus occurred TO prove the impossibilny OF
The duration of the empire-I do not think That
oven now you arc aware OF what the strength OF
the antilynastie sentiment here has grown to.
public feeling OF the country been so unanimous
or 30 powerful. 1t was nothing approaching to
the July revolution tell you that II could not have
had chance OF success had the government Ind
sion likely to be produced by the fatal ortton-
7ldnoeS. The movement or 1889 was very cir
the country now, and If you read one after the
other the famous articles OF the Journal tlcs Dc
pais endng re ,o R "a
vanced newspaper OF the present day, you will see
how immeasurably preferable was the position Of
haustcd Cesar, who still fancles he can dispose
Of me w1 eSSqe Spa east egt Victor Hugo alone
dared nttar ec;; debility Of health OF
lne Chief OF the State has Virtually subjected him
TO the energy and dictatorial spirit OF his wife,
who rules now, with the notion OF being cce-
brated as n second Maria Theresa. The Empress
ts very inferior person, with, as ! have more
by G to g
with power-with real strength. The principal
object OF her recent efforts Inns been the de Jdcto
banshmcnt Of all her spousc's old friends and as.
beciates. She has always disliked them intensely,
And for moro than one reason, and she has never
and all made to prevent her marriage with Louis
Napoleon. But she has most perfectly disguised
s her sentiments and until the hour - when creun-
ment the Empress was friendly with everybody,
Mlth & de &persigny @ q IS With Count Waewski; wiz.
Fould and with A. Rouher. Her first act OF real au-
thorty has been the getting rid OF General Ficury,
that one argument used by the Empress is very
strong one the notorious absence OF moral
na or on re pa 0i
adherents She puts this forward now OIL oil oc.
sasions; and there is now no defending the per-
in their stead 2 Men politically worse, because
they are utterly wanting in any faith In that
General Fleury, who remember tile early days OF
the February Revolution, and what the temper Of
tne country then was, know what tac present
movement means, and what II may come to; be.
sides which, having been raised from nothing to
rank and wealth, they are disposed to do what
SfOk oC uCCcsShI1 W pISScTFe ttelE p0SltlOu,
and their sight is prop0rtionatey sharpcned.
Tnere would bc 10 reason why the man who
mainly helped to commit the crimes OF the coup
d'etdt without whom Louis Napoleon never would
have ventured to commit it) might not become
Me lnaugurator OF all freedom In France;
an he is aiming at Is not losing the advantages
he possesses, and once prove to him that the
country will have its old liberties or throw
on those who refuse them, and General Plcpry
would indubitably, were he minister. do every
thing TINT his own interests demanded. But tile
Empress ideas OF government tend In thorough
ly dinerent directions In the first place 1t is in
her mind, humiliation for sovereign to be die
tated TO by the people, and she looks upon what
1s called "nrmncss' as o cardinal virtue ION the
eve OF 4S M. 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 forcing the yoke
OF the Papacy more and more upon the popula-
tion. Now, In al these attempts she meets with
the resistance OF the sO-called encourage, who
arc by no means Papistical. She has been for the
last two years trying TO get rid Of General Flcury
but, otter the many deaths that have deprived
thc Emperor OF hs old companions, PersIgny and
fleury are about the only remaining Onea and
the Grand RcuVer endured
Before leaving for her Eastern Journey, how
ever, the Empress achieved the virtual exile OF
her adversary. The General petitioned for Flor
ence; but the Empress insisted on N. dc Malnrct's
remaining there. To his perfect annoyance, then
flcury Is dispatched TO Russia anu the Empress
has succeeded.