The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-05-23
THE OBSERVATORY.

pers are discussing the verdicts OF
history; both regarding courts and
literature, and writings and men
Books are named which once were
popular and thought to be epoch
making which are now we'll nigh for
gotten; scientific positions which were
few years ago thought to be eternal
fact are now esteemed absurd; theo-
logical beliefs which were commended
for with zeal, and which separated
brethren and churches, are now hard
| ly mentioned, and the contentious
they caused provoke smile; and men
who were rated as great or ignoble
are now viewed wholly differently.
John Brown of the Harper's Ferry
raid in 1859, is a case in point; some
] historians speak of his raid as the
veriest folly and great crime, and
few think of him as wholly sane, but
it is one of the strange facts of his
tory that his name and animating
spirit should have so touched the
northern soldier. and
John Browns body lies moulder-
in the grave"
became slogan like that of Scot
fish Highland clan.
can recall how Louis Napoleon
was written about in the SOS and Co.'S
He was called "1he strange man of
the Tuilleries," and was credited with
wisdom; he affected reticence, even
with his own ministers of state; and
it is now known that more than once
while his ministers were pursuing
course which they supposed was his
policy, he was personally pursuing
wholly different course; this was true
in 1883 when his ministers were pro-
Tossing to favor the policy of Austria
in Italy, while at the very time he
was planning with Cavour to assist
Piedmont against Austria regarding
Italy; but there comes in the Hand
of Cod" Napoleon was scheming to
edge Austria out of Italy, that he
might take her place; but the war of
France and Piedmont against Austria
in 1889 raised the wind which resulted
in the whirlwind of Garabaldi and
Italian unity in 1860, which Napoleon
did not desire, but could not stop.
Victor Hugo left France after Louis
Napoleon overturned the Republic
and established the Empire, and al
ways referred to that event as, "The
Great Crime" / wonder how many
of tn present generation, who know
of France as "rhe Third Republic"
know about the Second one" and how
the glamor of the first Napoleon's
name elected his nephew president in
1850. the second republic having come
out OF the revolution of l848, which
swept over so much of continental
Europe. THE Prince President" was
much talked about at that time, but
when he overturned the constitutional
government and made himself abso-
lutte ruler OF France he did commit
great crime, and the consequences
OF it followed him till his empire was
crushed like an egg-shell by Germany
in 1870 1t is curious to now learn
how jealous of him the English gov
eminent was. constantly acting on
the supposition that he would yet try
to carry out the plan to invade En-
gland which the first Napoleon map
ped out; and yet all the time Louis |
Napoleon felt his isolation among |
the royal families of Europe, crayed
the friendship of England in particu- |
lar, and remembered how that coun-
try had given him asylum when he
was banished from France, and HE
cared for her goodwill more than
that OF any other country.
The recent revelations we have had
about Napoleon III. and Bismarck
have constrained one who watches
European politics to try to fathom
the present diplomacy. as it affects
the Balkan states. 1t is evident if
has, long been the policy of Russia
to keep up disturbances in those
states that she might again intervene
as in 1873, professedly to protect the
Christian population against the
Turks. And Austria has done the
same regarding the Turkish provinces
which bordered her empire, hoping
TO yet annex them; and the recent
war has upset all her plans and cal
citations. And another thing pleases
''r'r -. the on :ooFink world; Ger
many loaned some ii her most vahia-
We sraft officers e. organize and train
he Turkish army and every little while
word would 60 out into the world how
nvicible 1t was, modelled on the Ger
nan plan. But without sound of
rumpets French officers have assist
"a the Balkin states in organization
md discipline, while the influence of
Robert college. taught by Americans
IT Constantinople, has inspired Greece
md the Balkin state with patriotic
lmbition; and 10! when the war cloud
.uddenly burst the French trained SOL
hers swept the German trained army
way, their artillery being particularly
Efficient, as with the first Napoleon.
In his day Fredick the Great had
n army which over-mastered all 9TH
RS with which it came in conflict, and
was tradition in Europe that il
vas invincible; and it was one of the
historical surprises when the first Ma
'oleon crushed it; but had made no
dvance in organization or discipline /
ince Frederick had made it; and it's ,
tail and general officers were old.
and relying on their
asst. Before 1860 the French army
,as thought by many to be irresista-
lie, and it was freely predicted that if I
gar broke out between Prussia and :
rance the French would be in Berlin
'ithin six weeks. But instead Of r
hat in six weeks the French army +
rrnchal |