, 1870-11-12
NAPOLEON.

Ie for The use Of their delegated poNeE. l..
DOUGLAS. I
=. NAPOLEON.
interview win tbs Rx.EmpeFar at
Nithelm&uone.
A corresponds n. Of the New Yorx Hrnd tele-
rxpes to .tnat raper Of the 1otn last. long ac-
cunt q q VISIT 10 the e1-Kmpefor Napoleon.
gief abs11aek os which was tn ou1 dispatches On
yedne sdsy morning. OmIt1inS The narrative OF I
he preliminary stepa taken 70 procure The inter.
Herr With tho ex-Rnpetor, We copy below the
In full:
all that you have already heard md read
il out NaroleoAs failing health, pA.1id CON-
plexion, sunken eyes md decreplt condition in
general, found to be the 7erievtidle It bo.h."
fha Emperor u atout. poztly geut1emeo.
setting forth al tho Indications et the enjoy
ment of robust health io his person. Ills hair
shoxs very slight tinge Of gray. He weata
fno rnoustache and gps ee. His face has =
ruddy cctoE. His eyes. though small. atpear
to be smiling NTH good humm and benevo-
lence- he hss livelsness ard grace in every
motion Indeed. may asy thss he presents
an excs ed1pgly handsome, pleasant exterior,
which indicates IN ago tather Of e. than g. I
yeats. Thia ia perfectly tfue at his Appear- |
anee - it impressed me- during tho Interview
s2w such discrepancy betweon the picture |
r. from nj spurious reports what It might be, .ha.
Il rorid h.Te alMnst caused ma to DOUBT
whsther tina u,s rssf3v Nanotann tha Thru
who E1s sitting opposite and within few
safde dfntanee Of mo had not been reassured
BY the surrounding objects near the writing
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raFed and esf Ia di.mnnugs 1he monoersu
" L, n" on the boxes, and the seals and rings
Which Hete either lying zbout or Wotn by Hts
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oelng 1eeo ent1tely 1lom Tue eeneofsnap It
I..:s; was sstsso Y oemseoeuee aaa nnsct tap9lous
poLtletnas "no 9psn!s P1e~Iaea o1so oeaaenee
l 80 0--SeS~A.* ~
In @ perxsstins ths mind o3 he people.
| C41eeponaens. oesa aoor aslesi{ ~ oean IN
| Tue unHed ot4ee ano may feeo!lec1 tnat there
heFepaPefa are feao o eYeIJoody. and their
eonlen.s !nossugnis unoetstooa y ~; Tue
same 1nse!agence aoes noh ptesail IN FTanse ;
| sour Ma1esis ascrlne the terrible cstastrophe
alone7
Emperor Napoleon. No, not entirely. though
TOR great extent: especially In the southern
| menta Advanced BY tho press, when In the
hands Of pretended refot1neEs, eaaily lnaamed
| the untutored minds Of the people
Correspondent: / cannot conceal the fact,
| your Majesty, that the recent declaration Of
arousing the gym pstly Of the American peo-
pie, who, perlspf, without closely fnvestigat-
ing the fitness of the uation for , change,
have hailed the new fem of government Is d
step towa1d improvement in political life.
Emperor Napoleon. I suppose that Au1esi-
lican Institutions but i'll conditions requisite
to 4 true republican form Of government are
absolutely wanting in France. Those who
boldly graeped the Ieius Of power have already
discovered their utter inability to e.
tablieh such government. That for
Which they blamed mo most they baTe
| been eo1nucjled to do themse1fes, and
in fofm still moro obpo1ious.
The restraint imposed upon he
nresa. for iustanca vss the con-
slant iherno Of most violent attacks On mY
gnyerpmeut; but while 1 raade but moderate
Use Of The law. Hhila ffr1es and puuiahmen|
vera n,e. and preceded = uaild pTstom b
drfr rtix,e1neats, they have suppressed mum.
rs OF iournx1s because theg did not chime il
With tbeir fantsstic idesa Of republican geuti
ments. nresnnnna;nr vital infereef Of 4 an
in-;tr X 3hap naonfa in Tist nonceras tbt
| conntv ,nd xRiij}neness to nut thsir ahouI
der 10 he xhea1. Thich does uot exist Il
France. Ican illustrate to you The utter polit,
icxI iudifefcpce winch pervades the naass9e
eeuaet,ves In tha Department Of the Jura, IN
officer OF nv army, friend to ms personally,
and \ stanncb impari.liet, who 1sa at The
same timo Woslthy 1pd c1hzen well known
md tiRbly estepmed in the Community, died. :.
other Neslthv and ven Known citizsu. II,
| Grew, 1Aa chosen, aIuost unanimously
without even having been asked to make
kpeEu his political convictions. II vas after
ward discovered, to the great aetonishment
Of hls constituency. th2t he was, politically
course, i strong antagonist Of nv govern
| ment The good peopEe ueyer inaui1e ed vha
we're his seutfmepts. nt1r did thew csre. The,
had been aaked to yoto for hin. and did 90
That be should bc IN exponent, however, Of
| their political views. never occurred te
political intel!igence7 The repubhc Of
Aneri.a and tbs republic OF FEanca ars n
different az white Ia from black. Your coun
} uy submits to the Law. Public sentimen
AID public spirit, based upon geno1a
intelbgs nee and morality, dictate the contro
York md Boaton allowed to perform auei
plays Is they deem it7
Correspondent Certainly they are.
Emperor Napoleon. Suppose they .hhouls