The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-27

iifst IRE aspect ci relations between the two
countries, France and EDeland. Lord Pams,s
ton was then in power In England; and his head.
strong disposition could not restrain itself in con.
slderng the conduct of the French king, and the
French ministry, as most atrocious, insulting,
and dishonest, towards the British government.
Here was one of the first great errors commit
ted by Louis Philippe. For the advantage of
his dynasty, and the benefit of marrying his son
10 princess In Spain, he hazarded the British
alliance, and let loose on his head the London
press, which yields tremendous power over
the whole of European public opinion. Alter
this event, the London journals, OF all parties,
headed by the Times, commenced that campag n
of newspaper warfare against Louis Philippe
which set in motion the political feelings
of the whole continent Within France, the
newspapers were prevented from abiding, in any
way, to the conduct Of the king, or TO any OF
the royal family, by the laws of September,
although they he'd liberty to condemn the con-
duct of The ministry, within a certain degree, or
rule of decorum. The English newspapers we M
further; they assaied the king personally,
developed the atrocious dupliclty of his charac-
ter, and told all Europe that he was violating the
principles of man, of a monarch, and of a
statesman. The English journals could not be
excluded from France they were alluded to by
the French newspapers, and produced among all
the factions of the French sort of political
revival, within the Chambers and among the
people
Much about the same time, the daily lite
nature of France assumed a remarkable change.
For many years previously, the French people
had read the trashy novels of Sue, Dumas, and
other like writer's OF the day. The famous history
OF the consulate and the empire, commenced by
Theirs, began to attract great deal of attention,
and yield much emolument to the writer. This
drew some able writers into the same field of
historical literature Louis Blanc, another lite
rsry man, and also a republican, about the fall of
1916, commenced the republication of the first
ZEN years history of the old revolution. This
history republican IN the highest degree, had
been previously published in 1910, and revived,
In the minds of the present generation of French
men, the brilliant and magnificent characters and
heroic deeds of that extraordinary period. II
was read with avdity by all ranks of society.
Lamartine, the famous poet, directed his atten-
ton to the same path Of literature He COM
menced the publication of his history of the
Girondsts, which created equal excitement
among all classes Of the French people, and
commanded the attention of all Europe. Before
week had elapsed, the first volume was trans
lated into English and other European Ian
guages, and read by all classes and all tongues
in Europe But above and beyond the Legitimate
histories of these periods, written by such dis
tinguished literary men, we were much aston
ished, during our residence in Paris, to find that
they excavated from the old Libraries, the Mont
teur newspaper, published during the days o. the
old revolution, and actually republished its
columns, in pamphlets and sheets, and sold the m
in Paris, as we find the Extra Herald or new
novels sold in the streets Of New York.
The taste of the populace of Paris, by these
efforts, was turned into new direction They
dwelt over and contemplated the events of the
old revolution-read the newspapers, and became
more or less kind of sentimental politicians,
or political poets of the day To add addition
al intensity to this state of the public mind,
the ministry Of Gulzot was assailed In every
possible way, by every fragment of the opposl-
,ion, republican or legitimist. But on the
Montpensier marriage, Guizot was able, by
arousing the feelings of France against Eng.
land, to sustain himself in the Chambers, and
the result has shown. In the meantime, and
during this position OF the public mind, the
Cubieres affair came forth and covered the mi
nisiry with odium, by showing that the govern
ment was truly and Systematically corrupt
The atrocities of these Developments were fol-
lowed Immediately by the Praslin murder, which
chung still nearer to the court of Louis Philippe,
and to the system which he had established Tor
the government of the kingdom.
All these strange and wonderful Developments,
combined with the recollection of the old revolu.
ton, tendedt to unite the whole body Of the French
people in utter honor to the system of govern
ment established by Louis Philippe, and carried
on by Guizot. On former occasions, in the
Chamber Of Deputies, and out of it, no combl-
nation could be effected between the different
sections of the opposition; and the same thing
was observable in the opposition newspapers
published IN Paris, and throughout the depart
ments In the Chambers, there was the republic
can opposition, or the extreme gauche-the legiti-
mlsts, or ertreme drot-and also the opposition,
conducted by Theirs, which were in favor of the
dynasty Of Louis Philippe, but opposed to the
ministry of Guizot. All these factions had al
ways acted separately, until the French people
had become excited by the recollection of the
old revolution, brought before them in conse.
quence of the publications of Louis Blanc, La
MARITIME, and the old Moniteur, and now direct
ed, held up, and concentrated by the terrible
atrocities developed in the corrupt system of those
men who managed the government of France
II was during this state ofthings-ths state Of
the public mind, under all these il fuences, ex-
citing the imaginations of the French people
that in the spring OF ls47, some Of their leaders
projected the holding of reform banquet at the
Chateau Rouge, we think, and this h, $ led to all
the recent events that have resulted in the revo-
luton, and the expulsion of Louis Philippe from
his throne.
The French people have never exhibited those
political habits, and management Of public af.