New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-21

q, and reapposred OF 2,. an@cr the title OF <
Peuple It's numbers have since been seized
many times according 10 the arbitrary and foolish
law Of the country aud lie publisher and editor sub
jected 70 numerous prosecutions, the last OF wh0n
resulted In the sentence OF heavy hao ana I'M
pri.onnnent the charge in this case was npe'
upon President Bousparte II i spoken o' IA '''
e,ter Of our Psris correspondent IN ahoehe'
PKOUDHOS was chosen from Pans 20 the "A''"n
a. Assembly Al the election held u hH vAoano'e'
June & lsis. he bad II 094 votes the highe', num-
berof votes given % any candidate was l.' --' Tor
n MORGAN. IA the Assembly his course has been
in harmony with bis previous history. Never ior
An instant has he waverei from the side Of tue
people. and never finched before opposition how
ever on >pow erinr and angry. Next 70 bis deYo.
ton 10 the caase Of Liberty he ohiei merit il his
perfect irankuess lie has no cOncealnenis and
no compromises never attempts 70 pass Tor any
thing other than he 10 has nothing % DO with trcA
or management. Such a. he sees the truth or uc
fact, - be proclams i there are no shades ana
anbigolties Ci meaning IA bis vocabulary but
What ne has ~ say comes bluntiy and roughly out
II you agree with Il, well; If not you will fee!
yourself outraged, perhaps BY the sweeping nature
Of the statement 10 the speaker, personally, II 4"
q matter Of little consequence which.
81. PRoUDHOS is about i've feet eight inches
high, and Of rather clumsy person. HIS hair IS
light. his complexion fresh, his eyes b.ue and
keen and bis nose slightly refroas'fe. HIS face
expresses quiokness, intelligence and confidence
lie is not an orator though at some oi the ban
qoets he has been roused 70 real eloqnence be
gestculates considerably, and without anything
like grace. His voice is harsh and onmusica,
and his speech distinct and monotonous he
uses so meta phors, never attempts any hgits'
bat goes a. his subject IN business-like ia'hlon.
When be speaks in the Assembly he always
commands attention and often raises tempest
Bat the members never fail 10 cease their camor
in order that he may go On they know that they
must hear him, and beside. they are not unwilling
b. do 50. for he never talks a. random, says what
nobody else would think of, and when he is Done
stops 10 the tribune rs well as in the press he
Is man Of great originality, complete fearless
ness, and o. force ever new and active. Inc
Conservativcs hate him. and fear more than they
hate they call him bnd names, they seek - de-
s,roy him. The people love him, not because he
Is sgogue, bat because he Is true He never
seeks their favor Lor the favor Of any body but
says what he believes.
We had intended 70 give IA the present article
an analysis Of NJ PRUDHoS doctrines but have
already exhausted our room. He IS, TO our
thinking the most original and noteworthy man Of
the present French nation He has faults no doubt
and great faults lie is paradoxical, belIgcrent,
destructive. eccentric revolutionary, agranan,
inGde and We know not what else. Such srs the
accusations loyeled against him by the privileged
classes whose privileges he never spares We
have now no space 10 show how far these charges
are lust or unjust. For the present, let rs Judge
the man by his usefulness; and 10 this view u IS
not TOO much 10 say he ia man whom the age
could not do without. No single man does 80 much
a. he to prevent France from lapsing into the stag
nation Of decay, aud with France all Europe More
over, 1t is well to bear in mind two things, namely
that such a contest as now up III that country
cannot be settled by soft words, but by harsh
words that cut through old things like the Jagged
lightning and also thai such man as be docs not
receive Justice from his own generation.
One thing must not be omitted before closing
oar article The personal character OF PKounnoN
is above reproocb hir practical morals are a thou
sand times more worthy Of commentator than
those Of many men hose praise is in every mouth.
Ia another article We will briefly as possible
speak Of PRoUDHoNs doctrines, by way Of intro
docton 70 what we hsye to say Of his great Prac-
tical invention, the Bank Of the People
G.. A.D.