Author: Eliakim LittellPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781334989186
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
Excerpt from Littell's Living Age, 1865 It is a heavy blow, would have been heavy had the Prince simply retired, but he has done much more, has given to all discontent ed Frenchmen a new rallying point. They may distrust him, or even despise him, as the Constitutionalists distrusted or despised Louis Philippe, but he has proclaimed that he is of them, and in moments of anarchy men always turn first to an individual. Each party must have some one through whom to speak and some one whose name implies his policy, and in France the Red have few such upon whom they can rely. They may refuse even with anarchy near to accept Prince Jerome as their chief, but they will undoubtedly use him and a party which has an able Prince of the Blood to use, a Prince so near the throne that failing one child he is heir, is certain to find in that fact alone a new energy and consistence. There is not a politician in France who hates the oppression of thought, or dreads the Mexican expedition, or longs for Be publican organization, who is not a stronger and more determined Opponent because of Prince Jerome's speech. The Emperor al most alone has to contend with all the old parties strengthened by the adhesion of the ablest man of his name, of the only man in fact who could say to the peasantry, I also am Napoleon, and have fought for France. No wonder that he is irritated, or that in his irritation he should so far forget his own policy as to declare that his will is absolute, In/his family as in the nation. Every con ceivable incentive to irritation - danger to his dynasty, menace to his person, Opposi tion to his policy, personal ingratitude, household annoyance - is combined in a speech intended to signify to France that if she pleases there is an alternative and more democratic Napoleon. It is not a. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
