The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-06

revolution in our country, and put in the White
House that PLAIN, simple man, Zachary Taylor,
and see if we could not then get rid of such nom
sense in high places as we see perpetrated every
day
FRENCH RESIDENTS AND OFFICIALS IN THE
UNITED STATKs.-The revolution in France has
produced strange changes among the French re.
sldents and officials in this country. First,
among the officials-it seems that M. Pageot,
the French minister at Washington, has not yet
been replaced by any new appointment, as was
animated In some OF the journals; but, expecting
to be removed, he has "taken time by the tore
lock-" and will transmit by the steamer which
will leave Boston tomorrow, his resignation to
the new provisional government. There is an
anecdote told in Esop's, or some other fables,
that when gentlemanly dog once saw prepare
tions making to kick him down stairs, he had
the sagacity to put his tail between his legs and
retreat, before the demonstration took place M.
Pageot was a political and special appointment
of Louis Philippe, and could not, of course, with
any consistency as man, give in his adhesion
to a republic which banished his patron and sent
him adrift In the British Channel, with only
FIVE franc piece in his pocket His resignation in
such case is manly and appropriate.
Another distinguished French official in this
country, is the Consul General for New York, M.
de la Forest. 1t has been supposed that in conse-
quence oftne letter received by him from M. La
MARITIME, the Foreign Secretary OF the provision
al government, he has been retained in Office.
It must, however, be recollccted that that letter
is merely species of circular, transmitted to all
the principal official psrsonages in foreign coun.
tries, and that ii by means commits the govern
ment to the re-arpointment of M. de la Forest.
This gentleman has been for many years the
Consul General in the United States, under the
elder Bourbons, the Orleans family, and now,
under the republic. Wethink it extremely doubt
full, therefore, looking at the circumstances of
the case, and principally at the terms of the letter
of M. Lamartine, whether he will be retained.
Indeed, it is more probable that all the
principal consuls and ministers employed by
Louis Philippe will be removed as soon as the
new government shall have made up their minds,
and agreed on the men to replace them. In such
a case, the sudden adhesion of the French consul
here, to the republic, will probably 60 for as
much in influencing the government in Paris, as
the adhesion of Marshal Soult, or the Archbishop
of Paris, or the various members of the Napoleon
family, and many others, well known to enter
tain opinions entirely hostile to republican 60
vernment.
BY the last steamer, many of the French people
living in this country returned to France, and we
understand that many more will 60 in the steamer
which will sail in few days. Prince Murat, or
rather citizen Murat, son of the ex-king of Ma
pies, who has been living in Bordeutown, very
respectfully for several years past, returned to
France short time ago, and the object of his
visit, we learn, was to recover large fortune,
amounting TO four millions of francs, which had
been unjustly appropriated by Louis Philippe du
ring his reign. M. Murat has no ambitious
motive in returning TO France, his only object
being to recover this fortune from the rapacious
hands of Louis Philippe; and we trust that he
may be successful
Another gentleman returns or very soon,
and that is M. Gaillardet, the ex-editor of
a French journal in this city, who has just sold
out his establishment to gentleman in New
Orleans, for fifty thousand dollars. For several
years past M. Galllardet has edited this journal,
and has, during that time, exhibited good deal
Of versatility of talent-some wit and humor-
not little OF spite and malevolenee, but
very little of either political or personal consis-
to some statements made in the columns of the
Herald, giving an accurate picture OF the cor.
rupt system of Louis Philippe, and his uufriend
ly feeliags towards the United States, because
it was a republic, M. Gaillardet took up the
cudgels for Louis Philippe, defended him-ac-
tuslly approved of all his doings, his principles
and his practices, for the purpose of showing
the American people that the views communities
ted by the Herald, Of the corrupt influences OF
Louis Philippe's system, were all wrong and all
ludicrOus. Since that brief period of time,
Louis Philippe has departed from the scene, a
republic has been established. and M. Gaillardet,
forgetting his cross of honor, and all the favors
he had received from the family and dynasty Of
Louis Philippe, took the first opportunity to come
out aud insult his poor patron, by saying that he
retreated like Kissed actor from the stage -
We think this does not display political or
personal consistency but perhaps there is as
mach Of both in it as you will fad 10 many in
France and out OF it, who, like him, have given
their sudden adhesion to a republic, and who, if
monarchy were established tomorrow, would
give in their adhesion to that too, and as sudden
ly. Generally, however, the French people hail
the republic with great exultation and just feel
ings; for Frenchmen are Frenchmen all the world
over, and as long as they live, and we are no,
sure but they remain French in heaven also, if
they ever get there. And thisis one of the most
beautiful elements IN the character ofthe French
They never lose their national feelings. They
always feel conscious of belonging to one great,
glorious nation, amidst the wreck Of dynasties,
and the flights Of races Of kings,