The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-10
NAPOLEON dead.


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.,ru a the people defending his course In decar-
,uu war against Prussia. A week afterwards he
&ock the field at the head OF his army, TO which he
,.sued An address couched in that happy phrase
ploey for which he was remarkable. In despatch
xubseouently to the Empress ne spoke of the con-
c,ct Of the prince Imperial in taking his "baptism
nj IRE. and SO far the situation from the Empe-
ror,s standpoint seemed to look rosy. In few
DAYS all was changed. The battles OF Woerth
Wsissenbourg and Gravelotte followed in quick sue
cession.
The French army became demoralized. and the
cos,o ae oyace to Napoleon and Imperialism was ad-
yuinistered by the nushed and victorious Prussians
an the memorable field of Sedan. On September
q 1870 Napoleon surrendered to King William, and
was sent prisoner to the Castle OF WlhelmshUhe,
nom which he was released March 90, 1871, and
Immediately proceeded to England. He took up
his residence with the Empress at Chiselhurst,
where he was visited by Queen Victoria and num-
bers of his banished followers. In England the
misfortunes OF
THE DISTINGUISHED EXILE
excited much sympathy, and during the time he
lived among the English people he was treated by
them with the greatest respect and consideration
His private correspondence was found In the Tui-
leries October, 1870, and the auction sale OF his
enects took place November 0, 1871. Up to the
time of his prostration by the fatal disease which
carried him of there is hardly doubt but that he
cherished the hope Of again occupying the throne
he was forced to relinquish.
HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
The resemblance of Louis Napoleon to his uncle
and the devotion of his mother, Hortense, to her
mothers husband, even after their divorce, had
do In iUin mo-
his origin Some writer who saw Louis Napoleon
In 1868 described the expression Of his face CEN
tanning "the mystery OF the Sphinx and the Gun.
ming OF the Jew" Another writer calls the Roman
Ism Of his nose "the hook OF the hawk rather than
that OF the eagle" Undoubtedly his features were
not attractive, and not all the circumstances OF
splendor surrounding him, not oil the romance Of
his life, and not all the effect which such considera
tons produce upon the most phlegmatic and philo-
sophie OF minds could deprive his countenance Of
Its indefnable but unmistakable responsiveness.
Indeed the absence of all trait was the only de-
caded trait about It, It was perfectly express
xionless, whether in animation or repose. His
face was q blank, or rather q blight. It may
have been capable Of conveying some Expression
PEARS ago, but of late years he had schooled him
self into an mperturbabty OF expression that left
his face mystery. The eyes were dead, the CON-
plexion livid, the mouth, when smiling, inani-
mate; the muscles Of the whole face at once rigid
ana relaxed; and the contemplation of the visage
altogether left a most uncomfortable impression,
no matter what ones predictions In favor Of the
man himself.
HIS CRAFTY NATURE.
Englshmen have written OF Napoleon as II he
were the natural enemy of England, and generally
with bitterness which has robbed their invec-
atves Of much OF their force. Kinglake, in his
s'Htstory of the Crimean War; has forcible and
generally truthful estimate OF the lawyer-likc
craftiness and shrewdness of Napoleon which is
not bad Illustration of the man. Kinglake says
Of HIM
'If his intellect was Of poorer quality than men
supposed it to be at the time Of the Ango-French
alliance IT was much above the low gauge which
people used to assign to 1t in the earlier period,
soss Of 0e issl That which s'S long veed
kind was the repulsive nature Of the science at
which he labored Many men before him had sur
more, tolling in humber grades, had applied their
cunning skill to the conflicts which engaged courts
Prince Louis nad passed the
. studous youth and the prime OF thoughtful
manhood in contriyng how to apply stratagem
perhaps, from natural baseness that his mind took
This bent The inclination TO sit and sit planning
Tor the attainment OF some object Of desire-this,
indeed, was his nature; but the inclination to la
Dor at the task Of making law an engine Of deceit.
pursued his strange calling, and by the time his
Long before the moment had come for bringing his
crooked science into use he had learned how to
one thing and really enact another. He knew how
70 put the word Jury in laws which robbed men OF
their freedom. He could set the snare which he called
universal suffrage. He knew how to strange a
nation in the night time with thing he called q
.pletascste' II is believed that men do him wrong
understood truth, and in conversation he habitu-
ally preferred 1t TO falsehood but his truthulness
sometimes became a means OF deception, because,
after generating confidence, 1t would suddenly
he could maintain friendy relations with V man
and speak thankfully and truthfully to him for
seven years, and then suddenly deceive him. OF
course, men finding themselves ensnared by what
appeared to be honesty In bis character were nat
nrally inclined to believe that every sembance Of
sistent with the principles of human nature to be-
lsye that trnthlulness continuing seven years
q mere preparation for falsehood>'
HIS TAcTTURNITY.
Louis Napoleon. like his uncle, was remarkable
for his tact In questioning ana cross-ques tioning
those IRON whom he could derive Information.
Though he wasted no words he could not properly
be deemed Q silent man. He was rather disposed
70 inquire than to give expression to his own
opinions, and his inquiries singularly indica-
tive OF bis sagacity and penetration into the apti
tudes OF those c-'th whom ne conversed In this
rPsnect he formal contrast TO his
.~suor Kapig -s~
PREDECESSOR, Louis Philippe. whose passion
tax was 30 Irresistible that has been said Of him
that in conversation Of thirty minutes he never
failed toabsorb twenty nine and three-quarters.
HIS GALLANTRY. I
No one ever doubted the gGiiahtry Of Napoleon
before the enemy or In the presence OF the laaes
An incident at once illustrating his courage, gal
,antry and discretion is told OF him when mere
youth, residing at Constance. He was about
twenty, when one day, walking in mia Winter on