Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-02
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
LETTER FROM A PROVINCIAL.


servations of French Provincial on men and things
in Paris. Thinking that the impressions of such a
witness of the actors and incidents in the great
drama now going on in the French capital might
possess interest for our readers have translated
rhe letter for our paper.
mr. Dean FRIEND promised on parting with you to
you of all that might be passing Paris least
sf what should strike begin with saying II you
positively have for this correspondence you shall
cal il Studies Of Manners and Characters" But let not
Sae tile frghen you. What shall write to you will neithe.
De beautiful serious Montagnes Essay upon
HqRaerS Labuyere's g Characters" | wish simply TO
convince myself Of and 10 mpar YOU the changes which
eineny just and enenly glorious revolution of Febru-
1y has produced in the and characters of county
II received idea that revolution suddenly changes the
and the characters OF tie country in which takes
place but the idea is only received by those who have
studied the question. Men who suddenly succeed others
DESTROYS, at try their powers Of introducing i'm
mediate notifications not only in the Government, but in
customs. There is always confusion for time. What
Eppermos finds itself undermos then the moral like the
physical world always turning round all ends by recovering
It's original position, with scarcely any changes.
This is what Governments call the reaction but, whatever
they say 10, things will continue long thus if forever
ol KNOW naOl
wants and characters Of men, and that they change slowly
sos the simple that die while what is called the
human heart dies, and generation after generation Is
burn with the passions Of its predecessor To make the
formation complete, whole should disappear and leave
the field free others b., this would require many revo
buttons.
In the FIRST place what is revolution In astronomy
revolution the lapse time which celestial body takes
round another, around its axis There is no
necessity for definition OF political revolution different
that OF astronomy In politics, revolution the lapse Of
time which takes opinion go around others turn
upon itself
twenty years The opinion begins move gives light
ze blinds, and is extngushed, leaving in the air lum
wake guide others. See how many opinions since
the creation have been put in notion moral religious, and
social which upurned the world for tine-or like comets
they carry fiery taiand which have disappeared for the
most part, after having destroyed, hat created nothing
This, be observed, is because there man who
lets the moral revolutions OF this world pass off
gully and peacefully God permits the physical revolutions
OF his celestial kingdom. This happens because all mankind
united has not the month part Of the eternity that the Deity
has in himself II follows that the Deity has time 10 be pa
tieut while has only ue he ambitious but il must
De said to his praise that be puts bis time admirable profit
Do not think ignorant ungratefu wish 10
deny the pious and sincere intentions of individuals
who have had no end in but the good Of humanity and
Uho, without seshness and without passion have passed
their lives sowing for posterity TO reap Unfortunately
By the side Of such there others whom reform is
but horse ready sadded ami brded somewhat hard 10
mount, but upon which they may the Of their
Dreams at least they do get necks broken midway
or maybe at the very
For such folks the question of humanity nothing Their
enthusiasm nothing but bodnes all they arrive
So zuch the for them they break down on the wsy
These people united form what called party: that 10 saw
al that most low and vile for they represent principle
but right but ambition the general welfare
but their selfish objects They only do not help for
ward the nation to which they belong her progress
the future fall back the past and harness their
team 10 the tail OF the they expect direct onward.
As they play part, however they think necessary to
play IN the richest ana finest costume possible, that they
ay charm the crowd who look and listen them. Thus
they put the ermne Of robe principles the purple Of grand
ideas, the gold Of sacred doctrines They envelope them
selves in these splendid yesaent much large for them
that they them stumble step Quit the saloon
Scr the greenroom, and look all these players near you will
De aonshed Their language gives the lie tae parts al
every instant.
The decorations which represent sanctuary hide mser-
able tavern WHERE the play they get drunk
Like Poe and divide the receipts Of the evening Ike robbers
stealing each from the other. Open their rich coaks for
zonent and you will under them the traces Of deress
and debauche dirty infected clothes which they had not
time TO change when called 10 their places on the stage
Would like TO pass in file before you all those great
actors who have excited your admiration much distance
Look at them they Of the theatre and Judge
There Is MHabeau, the revolutionary Tams, who assumed
all masks and all tongues debsuchee who attacked royalty
70 N0m necessity, wIther
ing orator when his eloquence from bis pocket. who
prepared revolution TO avoid paying his debts and died in
solvent without having shown enough either DO good
repair evil.
Here Mara the Nero Of he street. who preached assas.
naOn and punished BY wha; he preached He caused
The OF September the liberty voted tie
death Of the king lie Of Justice and was
In bath, the first perhaps he took This fellow had
himself called the friend Of the people, and he was Of those
people who carried hs infected corpse To the Pantheon
That Is Robepierre ambitious man, eouardy than
cruel, who killed for fear mixture Of Lycurpus and Cali
gula. He surrounded himself with stream Of blood which
he enlarged every day in hopes making it an ocean
SEEING his clear the rampant his pale yissge grew
sH he called astranger for help and looked W again 70
The God he had abolished He who had suffered Lauzure 10
Be put DEATH the pure persoucaon OF what man ought
be, and Camille Desmoulns, his corade and his friend
when bis turn die had not before that DEATH
which he had made his yassa either the pncey indifference
OF the former the simple courage Of the latter
There Saint Just ard Danton Fouquier- Thirvilie
Carrier and Others traitors and condan who PLAYED second
rate parts in the great revolutionary drama.
All these desired liberty, they said and so they did in
fact but they wanted her Taquin did Lucrea 70 violate
her.
Others say they destroyed corrupt society yes but they
replaced corruption by murder debauchery and
II accused Of wanting reyubcansn and manners say
had rather have the society Of the time of Louis XIV than
Of Mara had rather Madaede Parabure the mistress
Of the regent than the dead body Madame de Lsmbale
violated by the sep,embans prefer luxury, debauchey,
and love- to misery, drownngs and the sca1d had rahe
10 the higher classes than ignorant vengeance IN
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