The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-30
English Report of tho Empress IN Paris
stPiottinao Agains. the Country.

From the London News, Dec. 49,
me Empress eugene has returned nome from .
new ERy PIT 10 anew France. In that Eastern land
sne personibed with innnlte grace sno cnarm the
d inlesi ana most delicate civilization OF western
Europe. wherever she appeared her gracious pre-
seHcs was hailed as the happiest OF augnries and
her winning smile As the sweetest OF DenedIctons
1pon the sres' SotePr1e Of cn ner Knan r
attribute the sacrifice OF this inestimabe adyan-
by BIRTH and by her earlier fortunes, from the peril
and bitter ISOLATION OF one born In the purple
and on the steps OF throne French woman ny
adoption only. and-whai Is better-a sovereign
only by accident-comes back 10 the capital OF her
husbands empire TO ind herself assailed by angry
suspicious. b. injurious rufnors aud sullen looks
Something OF this omnous and ni-starred re-
ceptl3n may be charged 70 the prevailing and In
clclsing pubIie dissatisfaction and political mis-
lrusl TO the reviymg republican and revolutionary
kprit TO tie general irritation at the yaclllatlnS
insncerity and uncertainty OF TIC u yernlnu will:
to the vehement dcnunciations by an Impiacable
press OF the prodgality OF the Court the enoImlty
OF The budgets. the pressure OF taxaion to tne re-
ACTON OF disgust at tue high living and wasteiul
social luxury OF the last eighteen years, recalling TO
austerc malcontents the excessss OF the ancient
should anect tie popularity OF gentle lad WHO had
NJ lut or part Ia an ''inexpablep usurpalioD; who
unknown out OF private society when the reput-
lie destroyed ana the second empire as estab-
lshod, aud who according 10 the express terms OF
marriage, was chosen from private station on &C.
count OF her personal qualities, and not from any
dynastic motive OF reasons OF state
Poor Malle Antoinette, It Is now an
historic certainty, tr0s competed 6g Je ana anger
10 plot aga iist her adopted country ana the Tero
ttOn But Why was she, pure and proud womap.
nssatlcd with the most abomnable insults, and VIII
were all her most innocent gaictes turned 10 foul
caluInnes by the popular rage, before she ever
suspected or Austrian copspraclesg FOR no other
reason than that the King was VIGOROUSLY nlrm OF
purpose, AM hers was tue higher spirit and
the stronger VIII; and 10 her, therefore,
was attributed every counter-reyo ntlonury
manifesto and 1nanmuyre, every sign and
symptom or resistance and reaction. Hence the
numerous raBcour that surrounded her the once
radiant and happy Dauphiness OF youthful years,
who had become 'the Austrian woman,O the
enemy OF patriots and or the pubic liberties, aud
shat pursued her to the death. Tue Empress Eugene
u known 10 cherish with the fondness OF an
sumost superstttous devotion every relic aud memo
rial Of that mariyred queen. There Is, OF course
nothing IN common between that daughter OF I'm.
perors ana TINS wife OF an Emperor except palace,
n throne and-tbe revolution. Tragic examples
possess sometimes morbid fascination for
frivolous natures; Tor noble minds they are
solemn admonitons The Empress Eugene has
mary sincere personal well wshers on this side OF
the channel who, caring nothing for lhe second en-
pre- putyefy milch fof the haIp iness and freedom
OIL France, are concerned to hear that the funds fell
on the return OF the Empress Paris and nat be,.
tfueIsos 10 Wlich Nte 8eCicd1i expedition ana ma
SECOND r,SebD9it0H Of home had aTea0y been I'D
,scrtteDi y heid repOsibc fof an the dtHCuitiss ma
detdys Min pfsteTt The restoration Of pdri,1uen-
s1rp gortf1uYeyU nnd ministerial TcsponstbnQu IL
~ ncst cynel weakness that taxes shelter beblnn n
wonep's generous lnfsr1atlon And Ii rs weak a.
tbai can opiE prove fstal to dynasty for the IA.
MOD, al al events, u sure 10 survive ~