The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-08-17
NAPOLEON AND JEFF. DAVIS.

instrumentation and blunder, IS strik-
inclv like that which was assumed
or taken for granted, rather-oy the
late confederacy toward the Northern
States at the beginning of the secession
movement. The leaders of the rebel
lion, having fixed upon plan OF gov
erument for the South, naturally can
v-,ssed the situation of the North; and.
arguing from their own standpoint
tfey agreed upon the theory OF dlVls-
ion of sentiment sufficient to prevent
ryppion of forces between the New
England States and those OF the great
West. while their distorted magma
tions caused them to see rebel con-
tingept in the Democratic party OF All
the States lying north Of Mason anu
Dixon's line; and, out of a generally
di,fuseJ condition of business stagna-
tom which should result in 1.-THE grow
ing of grass in the streets ct New
York and, above all, a non-combat-
t,pt condition amongst all classes OF
the free States. such an invitation 10
secession and, if need be, open rebel
lien. as nothing but the veriest pusl-
Ianilnitv could refuse to accept. with
these mistaken pOstulates to encour-
ave their maddened ambition and sec
fioral hate, the South ventured upon
the war which resulted in the abolition
Of slavery and the adoption of the Flf-
tsenth Amendment remarkable
parallel is offer to this Southern blum
der in the attitude assumed by France
toward Prussia. Napoleon knew that
south Germany was not warmly at
taehs,d 10 the Government over which
HIs,narck's great powers have been
exercised. He imagined that III at
lacking Prussia he would offer a
tempting invitation to the States oI
Southern Germany to either remain
eoidIv neutral while he proceeded to
break down the government of klng
William and huIniliate the North Ger
man Parliament, or induce their peo-
l,le to openly unite with him in effect
ing the same objects. His evil con-
cep.ions have not only proved base
less, but by attacking Prussia he has
caused such a unity of the Southern
and Northern German States as, but
for some such outside assault, never
could have been perfected
In the preparation of this fatal mis-
take the likeness of the attitude OF
France toward Prussia with that of
the South toward the North is remark
able apparent: and IN his persistent
and blind policy of interference with
the conduct of his army as against the
advice and superior judgment of the
veterans who have so long been its
abIest officers. Napoleon's personal
f,ilincs are strikin"ly correspondent
with those, for the exhibition of which
Jefferson Davis has come to be con-
aeIlned by every impartial judge OF
by almost every historian of and com
mentator upon the war who has writ
ten from a Southern view OF the rebel
lion. Davis is pronounced by Pollard
AMI Stephens "a virtually a worse
enemy to Lee and the other accepted
military leaders of the cOnfederat,
cause than Grant and Sherman; ano
all France is fearfnlly impatient Ovel
the blind and stupid blunderings o
Louis Napoleon in attempting to con
due. war upon CtEsarian principles
and a knowledge which is pureiytheO
rctical and inpracticable.
Aside from this marked similarity IL
the attitude OF France and its Emperor
with that Of the Southern Confectionery
and its President is the very apparent
l,ck Of sagacity which Napoleon has
exhibited in not reorganizing his army
with a view to meeting the great con
tinyencies into the midst OF which he
has SO recklessly plunged. Nearly
every field marshal and corps com
mander is rising sixty years OF age
msn az old, or nearly as old as Scott
WAS when the war of the rebellion was
begun. These veterans he has retain
Cd in place At the expense OF younger
and equally ambitious, if not quite as
able men who are kept in subordinate