Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-21

upon IT, Il was not possible for him to
retrace his steps
Also, IN this connection. "He [Napo.
lcunl eadulOusly cultivated evil pas
slons IN men who served him. and they
ilourlshed abundantly under his reign
Bourrlanne gives IN detail an IN.
stance Of Napoeon's duplIcity which
oamo under his own eye whilo acting
as secretary of the First Consul The
date was 1900, after Napoleon's IA
nous victory ot Morengo. Says Bour-
ricnne,
81 have often had occasion to notice
the multitarious means employed by
Bonhrarte 10 arrive az the possession
OF supreme power and to prepare
mems minds for so great a change
Those who have observed his life must
have also remarked how entirely he
was convinced OF the truth that public
opinion wastes itself on the rumor Of
a project ma possesses no energy at
the moment OF is execution. In or
der, therefore, 10 direct public atten-
ton to the question OF hereditary power
a pamphlet was circulated about Paris
entitled Parallel Between Cesar
,romwcllund Bouaparte' II was sent
to the First Consul. He was absent
when 70 came. ] read Il and perceived
that IL openly advocated hereditary
n onarChy ! then knew nothing about
the origin Of this pamphlet. but | soon
learned that 1t issued from the office Of
the minister OF the interior fBuclcn
Bonapnrtel and that II had been large
ly circulated. After reading II | laid
II ON the table. In few minutes
Bonaparte entered and, taking up the
pamphlet, pretended 10 look through It
Ia rHI
general Well, what rs your opinion
Of it| 4 think It Is calculated to pro-
ducc an unfavorable effect ON the pub
lic mind. II is 81 timed, for Il prema-
turely reveals your views. The First
Consul took the pamphlet and threw i
on the ground. as he did all the stupid
publications OF the day after having
slightly glanced over them Next day
the prefets In the immediate neighbour
hood OF Paris sent a copy Of II to the
First Consul complaining " rs mis-.
chieyous effect, and ! reoOllect that in
one Of their letterH II was stated that
such work was calculated to direct
against him the poniards Of new as
sassns. After reading this CORE
spondence he said to me 'Bourienne,
send for Fouche minister OF policel.
He must come directly and give an &C.
count OF thiS matter IN nan an hOul
Foucho was IN the First Consuls cab.
met
What pamphlet is this7 What Is
said about IL IN ParisY General, there
Is but one opinion Of its dangerous ten.
dency Well, then why did you allow
It to APPEAR General l was obliged
to show some consideration FOR the au-
thor Consideration for the authorl
What do you mean? You should have
sent him TO the Temple But, general
your brother Lucien patronizes this
pamphlet II has been printed and
published by his order In short II
comes from the office OF the minister OF
the interior No matter for that
Your duty as minister Of police WAS Il
have arrested Lucien and sent him tc
the Temple. The fool does aothing but
contrlve how he can commit met
Alarmed at the effect which thu
parallel between Caesar Cromwell anl
Bonaparte was likely to produce, wen
to Lucion to point out 10 him his i'm
prudence He made me no answer, bu
went ana got a manuscript which h,
showed mo and which contained correc
lions and annotatlons IN the First Con
surs handwriting,