New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-07-14
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The Editor Of tie Courrier der Etats Tins thus
writes Of France
France is certainly the richest country IN tai
ents and even in men Of genius. Need We men
ton Bersnger. Cbateaubrisnd Lamarrine. Victor
Hugo. Sue. and 50 many others Of real ability who
contribute % the Press. Whence comes it thea.
that France. Of all countries. is the only one In
clined 70 evil. We had almost SAID inclined 70 evil
aonel How happens il that other countries, with
out single man of genius among them. are con
tinualy moving Ia works oi progress and happiness
The reason is-in France the position and value
Of men are inverted in all countries men are
either tgures or ciphers figures greater or smaller
ciphers more or less rounded. ia Germany and
in England the figures. however small they may
be- are placed before the ciphers- In France.
on the contrary the ciphers are placed before the
figures and destroy them BY the mere transpositon.
Another unfortunate consequence Of this inversion
Il. that the ciphers themselves are destroyed there
b. Placed behind the figures they would have an
intense value while pat in front they count Tor
nothing bat themselves II the Chamber Of Depu-
ties were controlled by two or three figures. Il
would perform wondrous works Of patriotism and
reason. Unfortunately IL is an alphabet Of figures
and ciphers without orderor symmetry. The hand
Of a magician is necessary TO replace them in their
proper order-the figures at the head. the ciPhers
at the tai
Another misfortune Of Francois, that goodness
there is purely negative and sterile. Things have
arrived at such point that a good man is not he
that does good but be that abstains from evil An
honest man is not one who lives by the expansion
Of his IDEAS and the multiplicity Of bis good deeds
but one who declines 20 steal TO bribe or enco1r-
age vice. Virtue in France consists ia the absence
of open visible vice The whole can be understood
by using bad as a comparative word, and accord.
ing to such beautiful system, the following natu
raj results are arrived at
Attila massscred a million Of meu-hc was a
monster Charles *. caused 20000 70 be killed
he was a tyrant Louis XIV. had upon his con
science the deaths Of but 1000 persons-he was
bard hearted man Msrat cut of the heads OF about
900 individuas-he was almost an amiable fel-
low as TO the Government Of July which calls for
no executions, Il is unequaled for grandeur mild
ness and generosity Il is the same with morality
In comparison with Mr. Such one who has stolen
millions Of francs another who has taken but Co.,
600 considers himself a model OF probi'y.
To return 10 our mlers-snce the Revolution OF
July 80 not one Of them has thought a moment
Of doing good. Their mission has been limited to
the not doing eyi. as Government were only an in.
ert dixie and fortified against ev-as if Government
should not rather be Ike father TO the whole ma
tion-a father who should raise feed and clothe his
children giving them education for their future con
duct
II the Government of July does resemble the IA.
ther Of a lami y, it must be that kind Of father We
have heard Of who was very poor and incapable.
When bis children asked him for bread. he placed
them upon a stove properly warmed. The chill.
dren naturally would commence crying. What
do you want 20 he would ask with a dabolica grin.
We want 10 get down 81 knew well, he
would reply you did not want bread.