The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-12

cal republican, at Paris, to correspond with the
provinces and ensure the triumph OF republicans
ism. "Let there be no misunderstanding re-
garding our Intentions the only candidates we
will accept are those who are nettsment frankly
republicans. Let people consider themselves
forewarned; we will not accept another form OF
government and our minds are made up 10 con-
slider as an intrigue and as treason, and to pc
treated as such, every combination which should
again put in question the republic proclaimed in
the days of February We always thought that
the definitive settlement of the form OF govern
ment was left to the National Assembly; but this
is curious mode of collecting "the true express
sion of the country"
From tho London Standard, March Ill
The Paris papers of yesterday, brought by ex-
press, show great efforts to maintain the public
credit They abound with advice and assurances
having that end. Several important DEGREES APP
pear in the Moniteur from the ministry OF
finance; the first relates to the mode OF paying
out the deposits of the Savings Banks; the Sc
cond alienates the crown iamo nds, and converts
to money all the gold and silver found In the
palaces of the king; the third aienates the royal
forests, and the fourth does the same by the
state forests BY the fifth decree the 100 millions
remaining of the loan of August the Sth, lS47,
are to be immediately emitted, the subscriptions
to be open for month.
Marrast is named mayor OF Paris A club, very
omnous in the present state of affairs, has been
founded Its professed object is to control the
elections, so that none but known republicans
shall be returned to the National Assembly:
This is supposed to be levelled at M. Theirs and
Odillon Barrot, the paper in whose. interest
loudly condemns it. Multitudes of workmen are
employed in reconstructng parts OF the Palais
National Gate Palais Royal; also of the King 8
employed at the Champ de Mars; and General
Lamoriciere has demanded an increase In the
army to the amount of 100 900 men-all these Of
forts being attempts to keep the mob employed
II is mere waste of time to employ 1t in specu,
ating upon the proceedings of the fantastical
provisional government that now acts the part OF
ruler Of France. The people who seem t. act
in the capacity of a government are mere pup
pets, moved by the popular humor OF the mo
ment, and sure to be thrown aside upon the first
symptom of exercising an independent judg-
ment, happy If they escape with contemptuous
Even had we not before US proof that the crime
of Louis Philippe (who had done more than any
other man had ever done in any country in liber-
alising political institutions). was his aversion
to war; even had we not this plain evidence OF
the motive for the late revolution before US, we
could not look upon an armed and IDLE people
with distrusted army OF nearly 400, 600 men
to dispose of, without knowing how the affair
must end. Still it is our part, and the part OF
every other European State, to leave the republic
cans without pretext for aggression; justice
and policy alike recommend this part; justice,
because independent States have clear right to
play the fool at home, as long as it shall please
them to do SO at home. and only at home---pollcy,
because the longer they indulge IN their domestic
folly, the less formidable will they be to- strang
ers. We own that We are annoyed and Disguised
at the compliments paid to the young republic in
discussing its proceedings with the gravity with
which we see them discussed; more annoyed
and disguised with hearing these proceedings
applauded, as if all that is now going on were
not mere farce. The sons of Sisyphus, who, in
our day, are reacting the blunders of Fox, Grey,
Erskine, Sheridan, and the other great men who
1.1u L.. ~I,,t,~ Is kav,a
not the excuse that may be pleaded for these
great men, that they were without the lnstruc
ton of example. Every one now knows from
the memoirs and histories of actors In the revo-
luton themselves, that the wings were alto
gether wrong as to the motives and designs OF
the revolutionists, and that Burke, by the force
OF a transcepdant sagacity, like Cromwells,
worth a thousand spies, was as we'll acquainted
with every motive and design OF the republicans
OF 1888. as II he had been taken into their coun.
ellis: France has gone back to 1872, and we, II
we have common sense, will look for sequel
corresponding to that retrogradation.
From the London Herald, March IL
We have never concealed from ourselves that
the provisional government of France had un-
dertaken work OF gigantic dlfhculty, requiring
the union of calmness, of courage, knowledge
of first prime pies, and of administrative details
I To suppose that in the excitement OF a trou-
bled time, when credit is restricted, trade Grip
pied, manufacturers languishing, the exchange
in dlsmsy, foreigners leaving Paris, and hun.
dreds of thousands of wOrkmen unemployed,
with arms in their hands-to suppose that, In
such a moment, men without previous official OF
administrative experience, should have, in all
cases, exhibited models of wisdom and discre-
tion-should have disclosed the economic saga
city of Sully-the knowledge and experience
of Colbert-or the philosophic acquaintance
with principles and systems that distinguished
Turgot-was, indeed, to have expected Tar to
much.
Sulys, COLDER and Turgots, are not at once
improvised. Such plants are of slow growth.
and only come to maturity In cycles Of years,
peradventure of centuries. They who expected
such fruit of the first ministers of violent re.
volution, changing not merely the personnel but
the system, shape and frame of nelghboriug
government, expected, we need hardly say, fai
too much. Their hopes and expectations Were
much too rash-much too eager, and even ep
pear more unreasonable and irrational than any
even the widest things that have occurred since
the 22d or the 2Sd OF February.
However much the performances of the provl.
sional government may astonlsh their friends
least to dissatisfy politicians who are so unrea-
sonable as to expect impossibilitles at lheii
hands. The provisional government are not
gifted with the power OF the philosopher IL
Rasseias." They cannot make the sun OF July
shine out warmly in cold and windy March, OF
give to Paris the dry salu5Iious air OF Egypt, the
fruits OF the tropics, or the cloudless cline Of
southern Spain. Less than this, they cannot In
a moment restore public confidence, or place
public credit or capital IN the position in which
both were month ago. But, though they can.
not perform miracies-though they cannot cause
the sun to stand still, or the south wind 10 blow
instead of clustering boreas--yet they may, by
their conduct and their measures, allay unneces.
sary apprehensions, and by judic,ous course
prevent vain fears, alarms and panics, from ex-
lending. It is impossible that such CONFUSION
as las taken place in France caa happen without
producing much suffering and many bankrupt
cies.
In 1890 there were hundreds and hundreds OF
failures, aud we look also for many in 1913.
But we are satisfied that in 1880, as now, many
OF these failures might have been prevented by
timely succor extended to commerce. No as
sistaace could in 1880 have saved Tor any useiu
purpose the house OF Latlittc, which had been
long previously IN desperate state. Bot many
houses with abundant ass It's were saved by the
timely and judcious loan of 10000 O0t then al
vanced to the commerce of Paris by IN Sank