New-York tribune., 1870-09-05

nj issa into that alliance which, few months later, was
| rlyeted by the Crmean war. when the English press
and peope with few exceptons-forgettng the neglect
and dicule Of years before, shutting their ears to
the words of perjury and their to the stain of muir
united in the glorication OF His Imperial Majesty;
vha, victoria and Albert with him and Eugene in
an operabox in Paris most Of all, when he kissed Her
Most Gracious Majesty the staircase at "lndsor ana
her royal hands invested him with the order OF the
| Garter-his triumph was complete ANA England the
natural enemy Of his family mas Oeen MS a I'd sue was
| his first, dupe!
1n r,re was not Peace but IL seemed tn be order.
,oa ,ya. noderately fed with "Glory," having
AGED 10 secure the share In the operations OF the
allied armies the country was covered wlth network
| Of railways harbOrs were created, meet Dmt anu
manned Paris was pierced in all directions with broad
and spendid streets, the Empress inaugurated new
era ~ Injury labor was PLENTIFUL money was plentiful,
morals were peasantly relaxed and the French people
were free To enjoy the good things OF this me- 80 long az
they abstained from meddlng with politics. Inc "oe
rial OF the Empire became popular through
ont Europe and even with many Americans An inpe-
rial Prince was born in March, 1s56-an only one, and
o,r resemblance to Napoleon Even persons not SUI
nsrous began to incline toward the theory of des-
| tiny" "
By this time the Republican element in France had be-
come almost a raditiOn the Oreanists ana Legitiss'
finding their designs checked as fast as conceived re-
lansed into n passive attitude and the rule OF the En-
seemed t be assured although probably very Few,
even then believed in the permanence OF his dynasty
There WAS ncyertheless still danger from another ana
apparently insignificant quarter Ihe italah hepupn
cans saw in him their fatal enemy ana the Noiatoh
OF his youthful oath Carbonaro had' according 10
their secret laws forfeited his life He was orewarned
and therefore forearmed When the first attempt was
made Panor was but a feet distant and fired dl-
rectlv at his breast secret breastpate intercepted
the ball Orsns attempt with hand grenades IN Jahu
ary 1858, meant to be successful in spite OF tnS
defense and the escape OF the Emperor ana Empress
was almost miraculous The execution of the consplra-
tors only increased the intensity Of the Italian oende
One characteristic OF Napoleon IIIhis passion Tor
startling dramatic Tor rather, melOdramatc) suatons-
had already frequently manifested Such charac
terstc Is OF strength or weakness ACCORDING 10
tbe circumstances under which appears with his posi-
tive power and increasing prestige it was now pos
sibe TO relax somewhat of his former caution and for
few wears the world convicted Of having underyalued
him persised in aoning for its Oifense by Interpreting
| his stodity as depth. his retcence as WISDOM MS
straInng after theatrical effect the force ana daring
of genius From 1853 1861 he the most oyerestl-
mated man in the world. Every turn and winding OF his
apparently subtitle policy, every new disclosure OF MS
seemingly mpenetrable plans was accepted as an
| evidence Of greatness by majority of the civilized
races Thus Of the most vicious yet sehallurihs
elements character allowed to exhibit itself Win
impunity and TO acquire ascendency which was the
| primary cause Of his downfall
|
II yould perhaps he unfair say that sympathy for
the Italian cause had no part in bringing on the war OF
1889 He was scarcely insensibe to many early asso-
cations knew the tremendous undercurrent oI resist
ance and aspiration in Lombardy the Romagna ana the
Duches and felt that there were the seeds OF great popu
| larty il not power in his policy But there were TWO
other equally powerful considerations he would abolish
the relentless determination OF the Carbonari, and he
would increase the territory of France by the annexation
of Savoy There is little doubt that the latter clause
was agreed upon when Cavour visited Napoleon Ill at
Pombieres before the war; His course being decided,
there remained only the finding OF a pretext, which
Austria blunderingly furnished in April 1889 Although
NapoeOns ministry reported to be unfavorable 10
| the war il was hailed with great enthusiasm by the
masses OF the people The remarkable letter OF Orsn
written Just before his execution pointing to Napoleon
III as Liberator Of Italy, now explained, ana
the atters declaration that Italy should be free from
the Alps to the Adriatc was received oy the Italians
| with unbounded joy and faith.
Nevertheless the declaration OF Oceasoned great
alarm and uneasness throughout Europe. There was
vague fear-now that belief in the genius Of Napoleon
Ill had generally estabished-that this would be
| the beginning Of a OF conquest, in which the
career Of Napoleon l. might be repeated The English
people were excited than any other The volunteer
| military movement then naugurated. Tennyson,
as laureate wrote his " Ri1emen, Form in which he
! says TO his cOuntrymen:
/" Be not deaf to the sound that warns
| BE not guLed 6y deSpofs pted
4
| And shall tyrant make men freel"
We doubt, however, whether Louis Napoleon seri-
ously meditated a contest with England He knew the
nation too well to in which his new nav at
strength might fail and his plans OF colonization be GER
tanly overthrow But he had objection whatever to
agitatng the English people with the apprehension OF
| war. II the surest method OF binding anew the
alliance which had done him such good service; and,
accordingly, within year OF the publication OF Ienny
sons outcry nce suppressed, we find the French and
English troops entering Pekin together and the former
usual impressng the world with the greater import
ance their share in the expOit-by making noise
| about 1t.
After entering Piedmont, the Emperor delayed three
weeks plotting and planning, before commencing hostI
titles. He had interview with KOssuth, and agreed
with the latter upon plan for cooperating with the
Magyar and Scla7onc population of Austria. Tuscany
had already ren the Romagna stirring, and there
| were movements in Naples and Sicily. The EmperoTs
design the former for Prince Napoleon,
and the latter for the Murats-a united Italy was the
farthest thing possible from his plans. But he was
forced TO simulate generosity he did not feel and TO
give battle with other gain than Savoy and Nice as
sured in advance. After small engagement at Monte
beo. the battle OF Magenta, the 4th of June, gave
Milan and Lombardy TO the French and Italian armies
The Emperors reception in Milan and cordial
but storm Of uncomfortable JOY surged around the pain
| OF Victor Emanuel Tuscany had by this time claimed
the atters potectorate and the drift Of popular sent
| ment throughout Italy longer TO be mistaken
The Emperor found himself embarked new current
and his first business TO withdraw successfully.
Taking this view Of the matter the battle Of solferino
piece OF great good luck. The Sclavonc conspiracy
had so far succeeded that the CrOat regiments in the
Austrian army refused to serve; the Emperor Francis
Joseph trusted in Gyuai the most incompetent of gen
erals and Venice, in the Austrian rear, thoroughly
prepared and only awaited the signal TO rise. On the
other hand Napoleon Ill appeared TO the world Com
mander OF the united French and Italian armies; his
mistakes were sklully concealed by his Marshals and