New-York tribune., 1873-01-10
NEw-YoRk DAILY TRIBUNE. FRIDAY JANUARY 10. 1873.
a. Only four weeks after

ioined MaoMahon lChalons. Only four weeks after
the baptism OF fire" he issued lang 81 his last procs
nation olthe army, having previously sent tho Prince
Imperial into Belgium for safety. The battle OF Sedan
was fought the 1st Of September Napoleon seems 10
have known early in the day-probably ne knew before
the engagement beganthat his fate was sealed and IL
s said that he deliberately sought death In the hckest
of the fight He was coward but suicides are always
cowards Gen. wimpfen urged him In the after
noon TO save himself by cutting through the
German lines He would not risk 1t, and soon aiter
D. m he sent that memorable message TO inc hihS oi
Prussia Since It has not been vouchsafed me 10 uo ~
the head OF my troops. surrender my sword 70 your
Majesty" He left Sedan the next lmorning had snor'
interview with the king and was assigned the chateau
OF Wilheimsh6he near Casse as his residence during
the remainder of the war. He was released In March,
1871 and proceeded at once to England whittier Eugene
and the Prince had preceded HIM. At Camden House,
C,sehurst he passed the remainder OF bis e enjoying
the remnant OF considerable fortune and receiving
many attentions from the English nobility ana roya
family In the schemes OF the Bonapartist faction his
share though lof important was never demon
stratiye and his last days quiet and uneyentfu
1t is paint his portrait In all Its FEATURES as
it shall hereafter stand in the recordsof the world Some
characteristics nevertheless, so strongly defined,
that they are not likely to change in the greater perspec
tive His success was owing to name TO a succession
OF fortunate circumstances and TO certain real aDtles
developed In school OF severe experiences MS faure
came through inflated ambition seshness, blindness TO
the forward movement OF the world and almost In
sane mania for startling effects He the leader OF
the sensational school in politics He learned through
many msfortunes to understand the interests the appe
tes and the temptations OF men, buthe never exhibited
the slightest faith In their power OF sedenia their In
extinguishabe virtues their loyalty to any deeper prn-
cipe Crowned by deliberate lie, how could he recog-
nize the existence OF TRUTH In him. personal govern
ment has experienced another overwhelming defeat.
In him. dynasc ideas are dsgraced before the world
In him. the pertinent ntermeddling OF nation In
the special interests Of other races has received It's
severest check In him, the iunkeyism Of the human
race is Inundated as never before Let U.S. then, be
satisfied with his career as another illustration Of that
power which always wills the Bad and always works
the Good" To him, more than to any other man,
Europe owes two new nationsItaly and Germany; and
perhaps the blunders by which he assisted against his
WILL in creating them, win partly atone ON the great
balance sheet of History for the Generalization ana
shame which he has brought upon the French people
Besides the works published early In his career he
was the author OF several books and pamphlets whch
have been collected as GuureS de Napoleon ILL., % Vols
1s5l50 and Quvres iltaires g vols 1885, and is sup
posed TO have been the writer Of an anonymous pam
phet on the "Oauses which led TO the capitulation or
s6dan published Brussels In 1870 His Historic de Jes
Cesar Of which only two volumes were ever published
nsG5 and 1867 was elaborate costly, and useless
work In which he made great Of the labor OF anony
nous assistants. Even the imperial name could not give
II circulation
The Prince Imperial upon whom the hopes Of the
Bonapartists now rest was born March l6, 1856