New-York tribune., 1880-01-13
,,,y vopx DAILY TRIBUNE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 49, $780,

should ,pproach the Imperial Court; nor did she delay
TO inform our Ambassador, who was present at Tue o''
of what had passed between her and the Emperor. -,
As soon the courier brought me thls new E %
10 the nperor and said to him. Your lesy II nsas
nlaccd in "A situation in which the Ruler anu falhcr
alone yes or no one or inc .,t otier nswsr "a
sTokcn bY Won, for doubtne or hesitatlnS & III
mot oossbc" The Elnperor collected himse ana theh
asked me what should do IN his place. H.,
rpnlv was 10 tho effect that In such case nohouY Dul
the Emperor a sovereign and parent could assume ne
responsibility Of decislonl snail leave u ny ~ S
daughters hands," exclaimed Inc Emperor "nl M my my
for VIII never cOnstran her; and DESIRE OeioIe cV
sIltng my duty monarch TO KNOW what is nor @ m'S
i'm the matter Find the Archduchess, anu le, nv NJ"
what she says you. Will not myself speak 60 her on
the subject lest II should seem as though "lsheu W
influence her decision"
Whom Metternich saw the Arduchess she answered as
follows: "Iwish only what it Is my duty to wish
where the interest OF the Empire is concerned that III
tcrest must be consulted not my will Ask my father 10
consult his duty ruler, and to subordinate 10 'ha
any interests connected with my person" This reply
being reported TO the Emperor, he accepted Napoieohs
offer with an express reservation that ON neither side
should any condition be attached to the alliance ana
added that there were sacrifices which must not De
contaminated by nythinG approaching to bargain
This continues Metternch, Is the truth respecting
the marriage Of Napoleon with the Arcuduchess Marie
LOUISE" Mctternch relates that lie once asked Ma
poleon whether the French amy assembled at Bou-
ognc in sO5 really been iSeuded for the invasion
of England adding that he did not IN NIX it was.
Won were very right" replied the Emperor, smiling
never would nave been such fool rs TO make de-
England, unless, lltffH' it''h'iv
taken place IN mat country. Inc army "ste"lg'," " d"
BOnloSne always au army uS 'lhSi Alntii1 S
not place r. anywhere else without elVng oiehce anu
bcmg obliged To form II somewhere du 80 49, a. J.. VI
ognc hcic cOuiu. whilst collecting II, aIHO usIuG
/ sn"nj have sent over n detachment ~ my Amy 10
support The insnrrecOn; should not ilc iess nd'
faicn you. for my forces were tcheVl,d 4vI VI
uurposc Thus you saw 1893 how ueaT b0uloAne was
10 ycnGa7
In 1913 Napoleon and Metternlch saw each other
again. It was a. Dresden. The interview WIS stormy
4 s~fa IA In.
srcuc an Incident famous in thc fund OF anecdotes re-
.iinr to crowned neads. The Emperor had been tn
dcavoirg TO show tnat bis defeat III tie Russian cam
paign was oy.g 10 tine time Of the year. and that II
reality hs moral position d. France wa never hrrner
In sn,r ot tlis Mcttcruch urged him, thou9n aeh'c-
uay make peace, and to put an end TO an uncertain
iGic:
FORTUNE" I said. "uay play Won false second
timt, ~ II did IN 1872. In ordinary nmcs
r,,,,c. ar. fofincL of or.y "a email parJ of TIE
,,-ion. i0ity # /, thS Whole people that you
MO-, H., 5r,~ra;ionl Thayc seen your soldiers; they
aIc mere children. Nour Ijtsiv !as tnh ie' n9 ihat
~" " ., 49, ai. saw f Won AnI n t,s hlyenile
ar,, mn yon loyed buj yrscrI.y swepi awy what
iE...! q" Whom Napoleon heard tho.c words he
wa &Ea7 o''e'"0 w ' 'dlt,,rcl ..Yon are n5 soi.cr"
aid bee. "nuI Won DO not know what goes on
m the mind OF q soldier. / was brought up IN the.
frrI aui 30 man such q. am dos not concern hn-eit
mach shout thc Iiye- oi million oi men VIM tn 60
clluafun hc threw bis hat, which ho had h'd ln hi'
band into corner of the rO1m IIemauci qutc quiet
leaning against TIRE edge uf % console nrt"'t, Ht u"
Window. and said, deeply moved iy what hdl lust
hcart. Why have you chosen r. say thls 10 me
within the-c four walls; open ne door ana I,t I
ynnr words sound fiom one end ot France 10
the oih r The cause which ! reir,,eut VIII hol
io.o tI.raby." Napnlsun recovered himself, and
with ctlrrr fad to me the following words no
less remarkable than the former: The ffeuch cantol
mplaiu ~ Gc; 10 spar" tyem nave si,ilhr,u ln,
Germans ard ihr Poc.. have lost iu TIE campaign q"
Moscow 100000 mcn. and there we're not more more
fLHr 10000 llcn,.u among them" " You forget,
s4it" exclaimed. " that You ar" rptaalhG 10 H'I-
man" poicnu walked up I'D down the room, ana at
The second turn hc picked up is hat from thc tDOr.