...xmlns:ptext="ptext" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/strict"> of patriotism and fidelity, Dana as early as December of that year did not hesitate to declare that he had no faith in the sincerity of Louis Napoleon 's adherence to the republic, and expressed the belief that he would rather be emperor than president. In this epigrammatic opinion Dana's insight had made him prophetic, while in others dealing w...