New-York tribune., 1873-02-07

Sumner hecominv mora seriouA this man. this
stod brute in the opinion of 80 many eminent
minds. became not only President. but Emperor
He rulod France. he may be saidto have ruled
Europe. to have played with tho destinies OF the
world for % years, reign-oertainy !"
usurper-of unexampled length and splendor'"
"The secret of his SUCCESS it seems to u.s. saiu ono
of the ladies of the party lay in his absolute ul
scrupulousness and supreme egotism lake 'no
most ordinary man. and what can he not acco'npi'n
if he believes IN himself alone, and trampieS upon
all obligations by which other people are res1raincu
Napoleon was not a great man FOR one 'hinH no
had no insight into character great man. eNon
he ;s himself faithless commands the fidelity OF his
srhor1;patos. lint he surrounds himself by men of
his own stamp vain selfish, unscrupulous courtlers
and intripuers When he fell. his ptiful excuse that
no had been deceived ia confession OF
weakness A great man is never deceived"
:" agree with you fully" said Sumner warmly
"No words can express my detestatiOn of his course
mv loathing of the man. He has demoralized
France; he has demoralized Europe; he has done
infinite harm TO this generation. The sight OF his
brilliant triumphs-the result of violence and fraud
have corrupted the whole world. He has taught
the world to believe in success to worship the man.
mon Of unrighteousness TO doubt fear, that there
is any such thing as truth and honor" Louis
NapOleOnN said iraSCibie Mr.. -, was mix
ture of a hyena and an anaconda, and France de-
serves to be damned for having submitted to him.
Never was there a man who had such chance;
backed by an intellectual intelligent people, full of
enthusiasm, he could have brought about the most
glorious reforms and instead, he dragged his coun-
try down into a slough of materialism. He will be
remembered in history the greatest renegade and
the vilest traitor who ever lived"
"And what do you think Mr. Sumner, of our
country--are we going to destructionW mo. no."
cried Mr.. Sumner, emphatically; believe in the
| republic believe in the future of our country"
But think of all the lawessness, the anarchy, and
! corruption everywhere prevailing. We are treading
| in the footsteps of France What save us from
falling as she has done" 1T is true" he answered.
SADLY "these terrible disclosures in NewiOrk, in
| Washington in Kansas, in Louisiana, are enough to
make us tremble. The worst feature of it is the
apathy Of the people. When corruption
is discovered the Judgment of the people
should strike like the thunderbot." After
a pause his face again frightened, and he
concluded But it does not matter. Our people
have immense recuperative power | believe in
their recuperative energy believe in the republic
have given, of course the barest outline OF
conversation which lasted for hours and which was
| of the deepest interest The closing remark was
Mr. Summers last word upon political subjects We
fingered for short time to examine the exquisite
paintings and statues with which the Senator's fine
house is adorned and then bade farewell to the ge-
NAL courtly noble man who is one Of the last repre-
seutatiyes of the old regime of our American states
| men.