The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-07

strued as an offence. hence In few years tho
so-cnlled councillors around tho Empress
were simply so many automatic moving ut her
will. and at her will only. Men who ventured
to think for themselves were removed or else
voluntarily retired from tho precincts OF the
court sooner than submit to tyranny not
based like that Of Catherine ii. or Elizabeth,
upon great intellectual gifts. but upon tho
wayward impulses of u woman In no way dis
tinGuished mentally from tho mchnest OF her
sex except by m overwecning ambition and
an equally overweening conceit The result
was that men who might have proved the
salvation OF tho second empire In its hour OF
need wore absolutely driven into opposition,
and were so blinded by resentment rs to be
able no longer to distinguish between France
and those who impelled her to her ruin.
TX.
Lest tho author should be taxed with exac-
geration in this matter. he offers some in
stances OF tho injury done the empire by the
Empress. We will reproduce but one. Ono
evening. in the course OF tho charades acted
at CompiGgne. some OF tho performers. both
mon and women. had thrown all decorum to
the winds in their improvised dialogues. A
young Colonel by no means straitlaced or q
hypocrite. and who was great favorite with
the Emperor and Empress. professed him self
shocked in the hearing Of the latter at so much
license in the presence Of the sovereigns. In
reality 1t was m honest but indirect comment
upon tho Empress's blamable attitude In
that respect. The Empress took up the
cudgels for the offenders. 'Vous n'etes pas
content, olonel: h6 bicn! 10 men. ache.
relche. ct contrehche." The Emperor laughed
and applauded his consort: the Colonel took
the hint and was seen at court no more.
Shortly afterward he went to Mexico. where
oil who saw him at work concurred in snying
that he was not only q most valuable soldier
but probably the only one in the French army
OF those days capable OF handling large
masses. Nevertheless. when the war Of 10
broke out he was still colonel. and no COM
mand was offered to him. Tho republicans
have been wiser in their generation; 1t seems
that at this hour he holds high position in
the army and Is destined to occupy one still
higher. 1t was he. We are told. who coun-
sellcd Bazaine in the beginning OF the invest
ment OF Metz to leave twenty or thirty thou
sand men behind to defend the fortress and
to brcak through with the rest. According to
thebest authorities Of the German general staff.
materially altered the state OF affairs.
The author Of these volumes; who was an
and September. 1870. resosnses ' that ntSt the
ta Id, OF tn, the emp, empire did not date from
aware of it we're not the men who dealt the
final blow less than a month alter tho last
Of the Empress ut the Taeries. As eariy KS
the 9th or It'll OF, August the encourage OF the
byy sacrificing. il needs were, the Emperor
There Is only one thing TINT can avert the
the Empress to near relative OF the h author or
head ;sls Of his troop;s That death would bs CON
Prince imrera The fo author 0e does not not
pretend to, determine how far the En-
soms discredtabe facts not ronera is' Known Town
to this day. aud for the truth of which he can
was suffering from a very serious com plaint.
tny MS NJ Pstf f his his
to that effect on the It'll OF August when For
told her that the Emperor was not unwilling to
return to Paris and to leave tho commanding
his pride forbade him to do SO unless some
pressure was brought to bear upon him. The
s Would her hS
excuse for ; his return but she threw cold water
a s0 IT, by !e
S Es e ns the A. Emile fSup Dv of
expecting to be supported by NJ, Richard.
visit to Metz The Em p Ss ENTHUSIASTICALLY
opposed the plan. and when N. Olivier turned
e Kshard the Latter Kept silent
Olivier found himself absolutely p2ws,ress.
It, th@t Gs 80 EARLIER Err a. oyer
Imperial. in aceo rdance, with the generally eS.
told the author Of These notes that on the
same, day NJ. Olliviers telegram had been fol-
pressing her wish that the Prince Imperial
should remain with the army. She did not eN-
plain why but meEe y rec .1 nm the EN-
Minister and then pay no heed tot.
ment. but that she did so in order 10 destroy
the olivier Ministry. The author feels per-
her for #. and predicts that il those who were
at Chisehurst are alive when these notes ap-
farriiiament SUI summoned under such circum"
stances could be only II council of war. every
one q whose decisions would he eanyaSsed in
thun he was before. Tho Empress no doubt
imagined that she, would hc allie to dismiss it
not remember the fable of the horse which
had invited the man TO get on his hnck in or.
dSf t. Main %s Ia Td
herself OF the olivier Administration. the fact |
Mould 6e oS%6sSd thy by e o. the
stated that the defeat Of the olivier Adminis-
tration was ACCOMPLISHED with the tacit ap- |
prevail Of the party of tho Empress.
X.
II tho author is no euloGist OF the second |
empire. neither has he any admiration for the |
men who brought about its downfall. He In
sists that Gambctta. Favre and tho republic |
cans who organized the revolution OF the 4th |
OF September, did not want to pursue the war. |
What they wanted was a Constituent Assem-
bly,. which would have left them TO enjoy in
peace tho fruits OF usurpation theirs. o course.
was as much n usurpation n was tho coup |
d'sidt OF the second of December. Their sub
seIuent not an inch Of our territory, not a
stone of our fortrosses." was an al crthought.
when they found that Bsmarrs would not
grant them a. favorable terms 81 i"ac" as he
would have granted NAPOLEON ON the morning
after Sedan. Thiers. also. WAS Il statesman
whom our author is unable to appreciate. lie
inclines to accept II iriands d"sriptlun ~ him
as lie receur DIES vols commits IA prejudice
dies; monarchies' the. receiver Of goods
stolen from monarchics. lie sums up
his own opinion OF him in Il fey sen: