The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-05-25

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the France that now arose was a new
France, unlike the old. But it was the
policy Of the Consulate to revive as
much as was valuable out of the former
estate. The people were terminated and
inspired. A new life flourished Oh every
hand. The vigor of the First Consul diff
fused itself through all the elements of
society.
The First Consul was most anxious
to effect a settlement with Great Brit
ain. That done, peace might be univer-
sal. The summer of 1901 was consumed
with overtures freely made by Napoleon
and sullenly considered by Pitt. On the
LIST of October the preliminaries Of a
peace were signed at London. Every
thing seemed to be about to subside into
calm. Such, however, was the political
condition Of Europe that the hoped for
pacification Jagged; and it was not until
the 27th of March, 1902, that the
TREATY OF AMIENs was concluded.
The parties to this famous compact,
so spectacular and SO specious, were
Great Britain OH the one side, and
France, Spain and the Batavian Repub-
lie on the other. OF the last-named pow.
er Napoleon had been made vice-presi-
dent two months previously-a fact in
dicative of his growing power south Of
the Alps. By the terms of the treaty,
England agreed to restore all the con-
quests recently made by her, except
Ceylon and Trinidad. These she was to
retain. Malta she was to restore to the
knights of st. John. The French for
their part were to %relinquish Egypt,
and to e%vacuate Naples and Rome. The
lonian Republic was to be acknowl-
edged, and a general peace declared.
For the moment it appeared that all
Europe was about to emerge from the
shadows of horrid wal into sunshine
and a new era Of progress and happi-
ness. Never was a historical situation
more hopeful and hollow. more fatter-
ing and fallacious.
Napoleon showed the greatest genius
in reforming the civil and military in
situations. On the 10th of May, 1902,
the Legion Of Honor was authorized,
and on the succeeding anniversary of
the demolition Of the Bastile, that IA
nous order of soldiers was instituted.
Such was the precision. the virtue, the
energy, the skill and force of the ad-
mlnistration that none might doubt or
oppose it. The popularity of the First
Consul became as Unreasonable as the
confidence in him was boundless. The
Industries Of France flourished like a
new spring spreading over May, and the
funds Of the Republic suddenly rose a
hundred per cent?
The ambitions of any other than Bona.
parte might here have made a pause.
The lust for more might here have been
appeased. He was really at the summit
OF human usefulness-and therefore at
the summit Of greatness. His birthday
In the coming August would bring him
to the end of his thirty-third year. He
was young and handsome in person. He
was warmed with enthusiasm. The
bravest men and the most beautiful wo-
men were gathered around him-the
one to fatter, and the other to adore. II
the Jacobin was still fluid in his blood.
1t no longer expressed itself in demo.
cratic mutterings and proclamations.
The long black hair Of the whilom revo.
l~utionist wa. closely cropped. The bag.
gard Italian face of the pauper student
had given place to rosy cheek and smil.
ing lip. Except in the homogeneous
black .aravat of the otherwise we'll