Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-03-09
Interesting extracts from a letter received in
Philadelphia, dated
Paris, Januaru lSih. 1894.

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Paris, January l5M, 1924.
You have not the least conception what a
noise The Presidents Message has made here
III Paris, aud, may say, Judging from this
spot, all over Europe. Ii IL III the mouth of
every one wheresoeyei we go. The liberals
like it exceedingly the uiras consider il We
ny bad policy, and as parialing of hectoring,
however, let them think as they choose be
II sufficient FOR Us ~ estimate il al its u- price,
and put upon il lis real value. Our country
is acquiring some influence and some consider
alton here. They begin to spy Out ii few
small cock boats in the Yankee harbOrs, and
some few sasages who begin TO know how To
sail them, and fight them 100.
PERSONS Importance is shewn, when he
beSins 10 be courtrd 10y others, and lis favor
Is sought after This also, is the case among
nations, and at this tlfnr is particularly true III
relation To- the United States. In English So
ciety here, the Americans are continually ask
cd, VI their CDuntry viii not help England, If
she happens To become engaged in war with
the rest of Europe and, among the French,
the conversation often ,urns on America
They see with wonder her rising greatness,
and always conri,e 10 briog in The rpmar!
that we Will soon give fu England her quiefuS.
They wish il heartily, no duubi, but it vii! be
long time first, and even u hen tie fOgc-s are
equal, it will not be done ID a hurry. when
Greek meets Greek, then comes tie tug of
war"
While on this subject, | will merely men.
ton that The DierCh aUIs uerc begin To talk vei y
seriously about an approaching contest be
tween this country and England. Whether
or not they have any just glnuDd fur appre-
hensiOD, it is impossible f,r me TO say they
are generally, however, very good Judges 90
an approaching political storm, because, on
account of IT'S sweeping and devastating iDlu-
eAce on their affairs, they are generally like
sentlnels always IN The look out. Many Il
sentinel, however, has breh deceived in the
night. and c5 there Is 1T present a truly
political night in all The cabinets Of Europe, II
is very po-si5lc that they have not senses a.
cute enough 10 penetrate it, AMI see with suiii-
cient ciparness what Is lurking near them.
There j. great talk here OF the ensuing g.
lection, as tbs Chamber sc Deputies has re-
ce'tiy been dissoleed. You may Judge whdt
il Ibc, when tell yuu that oul "f $4,000, OOC
1finhabiiants, here are cub 10000 who tn
Joy the right Of votlng, aud nrarly all those
are in1ueuccd Is the rnrn 70 Office and Ivy th,
fear h ariing contrary TO the wishes Of The
government. lt was meiiiUhcd ~ The papers
the other day, ihat great parsonage, mean
ing the Duke Of Orleans, wished that the con
slitItiUnd deputies would succeed and form
thr majority Of The uew house. Bal What T.
the wish Of an individual, however pnwerh,
and Influential, in relation 30 the affairs Of
government Wbch Is aU powerful aad all ,igi
liant, aud when she wishes thing done, give
au0d, aud il is accomplished Ii is impos
sIble for worm to cou,e 1d against Gle
plant, Or, Tor handful Demonstrations nier
10 make war against whole host.
France has lately acquired anothrr Moiierc
IN the talents Of Casimer DeIavigne.--Hc Is
quite young, aud hos just produced two pie
ces fur tre Theatre, - H. EeOIe deS VcHldrds
and Les PesPers Sici!iCHSes, which arc now