New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-12-17

Go FORTH gallant one =
Go forth in thy glory and pomP o er the main,
And burst with the might Of thy sure-polntea gun
The palace, the cell and the tyrannous chain
The breeEes shall kiss thee the stars shall Iume
Thy pathway when dangers are there,
And around thee the aureis of triumph shall bloom
Like the plumage of angels abroad on the gloom
Of the battles tempesiuous air.
Ave the great God of Freedom who holds IN his hunc
This universe blazing around,
Who walks on the pillows which hear his command
And straight in deep quiet are found
Aye he who has yoked IL the ether atar.
The Lightning. maned steeds of the storm TO his car,
Shall guide thee all safe ser the foam,
And al last by the torch of his bright beacon star,
Restore thee more 10 thy home
The ArBE De LA MENNAIs.-Our readers ART
all probably more less acquainted with the cha
Iacler of this famous writer some CT whose work
have lately been translated IN this country, by on
of cur own citizens. He Is one OF the leading u %
era writer. in France, where his celebrated worh
Paroles dun Croyant, has excited no little in
terest French contemporary thus powerfully
speaks of La Mcnnais: " This man, who is grent
1,oliticiro is a Democrat after the manner OF al
old aposIle-this burning voice speaking between
the Church aud the People, between the King ane
the Subject between the conscience and the exter
nal interests between The Charter and the Gospel
this daring, energetic, implacable orator, whose
denunciation Breaks crushes and destroys all upon
which it falls-this young man, who was looked
upon BY the Restoration merely as priest ana
not uHskilful writer, writes with pen OF from
pen ut once of n poet and politician--the cafe
chsm of all revolutions yet TO come
The Paris correspondent of the London DIS
patch writes of the Able and his class as follows:
I" NJ de La Mennais is of the most power
full politicians of the eye and the prosecutions 10
M nf loui ha
jected him have only served, in all such cases,
70 increase his popularity. There arc now humid
reds of mtators and millions Of disciples of thi,
great man in France. And yet, strange to say,
this true patriot is priest; but priest kneel-
ing upon Pope and King--an apostle who seeks
to reconcile the freedom Of publican institutions
TO God, as the ancient admirers of Kings used to
reconcile the Royal authority TO God. The pulpit
in France is not always perverted to bad purposes
and to leave the people to, rather to plunge them
more deeply into, obscurity. There are at this
moment hundreds of priests in France who have
declercd themselves disciples of De La Menaais
Amongst these enlightened cleIgymea are the
Able Occur, and the Able Lacoudaire, around
whose pulpits all the ishtcned aud liberal por-
ton OF the community throng with pleasure. Jules
Janin, speaking of these reverend politicians
says. The pulpit has now become q tribune the
gospel treated as if 1t were constitution which
was TO be debated the Pope on The right hand
Luther on the left--here Voltare, there the Arch.
bishop.' Speech is, as the sword, weapon al
ways welded well by him who has courage and
marches forward; and all the great orators of the
preseat day, in France, with one two excep-
lions, such as Berryer and Maugiu, are marching
forward.
"Whas, then, must be the result of this upiver-
eal tendency to liberalism IN works OF hcton aHo
SCIENCE in the pulpit, and the tribune, In the news
papers, and at the bar? Certainly, great revo
luton must be rapidly approaching; and the most
favorable results will spring from the lessons of pas,
experience, and the combination of vast seniuses
which will ensue. We believe that the under
currents, which thus actively at work in French
society are but little observed by foreigners II
general, and seldom if ever, touched upon by the
correspondents of London journals residing IN Ia
ris tits, therefore, with pleasure, that We seiz,
the present opportunity to make our readers &C
ouanted with the nature and tendency OF those
under currents, which will speedily combine IN on
grand and sweeping torrent. by whose waves al
despotc institutions will be overwheimed Whii
the Englshman si,s quietly down by his hreslde
and almost virtually agrees with the silly ana un
philosophical maxim, Whatever is, is right, TIT
Frenchman, who is all passion and energy, exam
ines and investigates, studies and nedi,ates, an'
insists upon looking into things and systems to
himself, without relying, blindly. upon the opii
ions OF others. Thus it is that the French people
as Whole, are more conversant With the rea
principles of liberty than any other nation in the
world, and more prepared to receive Republican
Institutions.
A late number of the Usivers gives the follow
ing information of the present whereabouts o
the Able and his Intended occupation: He has,
says that paper, just arrived at Brest, with 81:
(iay) brethren of the Christian doctrine, who ar
embark in that harbor for the French West In
da Islands. Two Others are shortly to leave 70
Cayenne. The number of these teachers who ar
slowly preparing the way for the emancipation o
the slaves in our colonies is now about forty.
Bostoa Transcript.
Is he QUALHigp7'-' Why do YOU nor pre-
sent yourself as candidate for Congress ~ said
lady the other day to her husband, who was con
fined TO his chair by The govt
Why should l, IN, dear Z replied he. L am no
qualified for the Office
Nay. but think you are" returned the wife
'your language and actioaa are parliamentary
When bills are presented, you order them to b
laid on the table, or make motion to rise then,
ofteu out Of order, you are still supported by Ii
chair; and often poke your nose into measure
which destroy the constitution
The POPULATION or FsaNcE.-The followi.
is statistical and official table of the populate
of France since the year 100:
1900 .-lo 669 329 ! 1920 ------ Sc 46l s.
1850 81 769 l63ilSo6 81 ,85S, g