The true northerner., 1896-04-08

NAPOLEON AS FIRST CONSUL, ~ GRos.
the Consulate To revive as M. \ as was
valuable out of the former c.tate. The
people were rcarinatcd and i-pired A
new life lOurished on ever md. The
vigor of the First Consul di ed itself
through all the elements of soc o;y.
The educational system, a,D, felt the
touch of the master hand ''He schools
were virited and reformed y = methods
of instruction and discipline Woo suggest
ed Prizes were offered and ambitious
students were pensioncd The c,,ied mem
bcrs Of the old Constituent A'ocnbly and
the Emigrants alike wete invited TO re-
turn. Peace was the order OF The day. The
civil condition was considered in all its
parts New institutions were created. A
Consular Guard was established Vaccina-
ton was introduced by the example and
prccept of Bonaparte. Streets buildings,
bridges, wharveS. highways, Py"',s, hospi-
tails cemeteries sewers -evervt hing began
to be planned considered and performed
with n rational activity which still sur
priscs our century
The First Consul was most anxious
to effect n settlement with Great Brit
ain. That done, peace might be universal.
The summer Of 1901 was conTsned with
overtures freely made by Na"oieon and
sullcnly considered by Pitt On the 1st of
October the preliminaries of a peace were
signed at London Everything seemed to
be about to subside into calm. such, how
ever, was the political condition Of Europe
that the hoped-for paciiicatiOn Jagged; and
it was not until the 27th of March, 1902,
that the TREATY OF AMIENs was finally
concluded.
The parties to this famous compact, so
spectacular and SO specious were Great
Britain on the one side, and France, Spain
and the Batavian Republic on the other.
OF the last-named power Napoleon had
been made vice-president two months pre-
viously-a fact indicative of his growing
power south of the Alps BY the terms OF
the treaty, England agreed To restore al
the conquests recently made by her, except
Ceylon and Trinidad. These she was to re
tain Malta she was TO restore to the
Knights Of St John. The French for thelI
part were to relinquish Egypt and to evac
uate Naples and Rome The ionian Re
public was TO bc acknowledged, and gen
eral peace declared. For the moment it ap
peared that all Europe was about 90 emerge
from the shadows Of horrid war into sun
shine and new era of progress and hap
piness Never was historical situation
more hopeful and hollow, moro flatterinl
and fallacious.
In the brief period of peace many things
were done to aSousc the enthusiasm of tn,
French The administration would hav,
the nation forget the violence and sorrows
Of the past That new French society
which had begun 20 display itself wher
the SOciete deS Nictimes was organized
now burst the chrysalis and came forth IL
splendor. The First Consul was the center
of the radiance. He had removed his resi-
dence from the Palace of the Luxembourg
TO the magnificent Tuileries. Paris was N,
longer lacking i'm brilliancy.
Napoleon showed the greatest genius IN
reforming the civil and military institu
tions On the 18th of May, 1902, the lie
gion of Honor was authorized, and on th'
succ.ssling anniversary of the demolition o
the Bastile that famous order OF soldier
was instituted. Such was the precision
the virtue, the energy, the skill and fore
of tho administration that mono nigh