The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-19

dent, when three of thu -hassss- tumblsd
over each other, hurting their riders and
themselves. This was very much applauded,
and some cried bis, bis, which is equivalent in
Partisan theatrical patois, to encore, encore
They wanted to see it over again. In fact be-
lieve the French have a greater taste In getting
up an emeute, or revolution, or new dish in
cookery, or Anew style Of breschess or new
shape OF lady's bonnet, than in horse races Of
any kind. One of the horses that run on that
day is a highly respectable animal, residing in a
livery stable on the Boulevards, and he can be
hired any day for ride in the Champs Eiysfes
or Bots de Boalogne, for ten francs.
have been in Paris now nearly six months.
l have been busy the whole time, collecting ma
terials every subject, which | could throw
into letters of curious interest for year to come
and extending to some hundred epstles. | have
seen the highest and the lowest socety-and all
between, and have formed opinions of European
affairs, on these facts, different from any have
heretofore entertained, or have seen in any book
of travels. Paris is the only great central point
from which one can view accurately the whole
frame of European society and government. Pa
ris is not alone the capital Of France, the polit
cal centre of all that race who speak the French
language--but 1t is, in some measure, the gene
raj metropolis of Europe, which ia confederacy
OF many great Christian nations, numbering five
large monarchies, fifty smaller, and one republic
perched up among the Alps Here, all who can
afford it, come once in their lives, to learn some
| thing, or lose something. have not been idle.
l have many curious developments to give-em-
bracing many things over Europe. A view OF
the peculiar government of Louis Philippe-a Gu
rious history of the rise and power Of the house
of Rothschild, and other bankers--a droll sketch
of Fourierism in Paris and elsewhere in Europe
further view Of the condition and prospects of
the newspaper press in Paris and in Europe, with
some funny incidents-sketches of the various
religious crecds, and their present condition, in
GLIDING the progress of philosophy and it's infu-
ence-the condition Of literature and the drama,
and particularly the remarkable growth Of the
opera and the baAet-all these subjects might be
extended to moro than hundred letters, but it
requires time to arrange and cast them into form.
In many respects, the Impressions made upon my
mind are different from anything have ever
seen in books of travels or letters of travellers.
do not by any means think so much Of Europe,
as highly civilized people, as l did-as peo-
pie destined to influence future ages, as ancient
bIccCc OF hOmc ala the centuries ana the peO-
pie that came after them. In the fine arts, in the
reinements of society, in gorgeous luxury,
Europe is beyond any preceding age or
people; but it is full Of corruption, Of licentious
ness, of decentralization, as Rome was in her de-
cline. Religion is mere form-philosophy only
display-and that practical good sense which
can exist with the full enjoyment Of human
rights, is covered with chains and overcome by
power. The higher and the lower classes are on
the same moral level and the middle and indus
trious class, where the germs of better future
exist, have no representative, no point Of con-
tact, no mouth, no tongue-they only have an
eye looking, and finger pointing onward to ano-
Their age. In the elements Of great national
nation that will influence the human race in all
future time, the United States is centuries ahead
of every country in Europe. How careful should
our government and people be in using that power
and influence in the right direction