New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-25


longer be look ed for
The papers announce that the Minister Of War
is about 10 summon the Ma,shals 10 consider lm-
portant changes required Tor the Army lhis
means-how is Universal Suffrage to be hamPerei
and rendered imperative in the ArmyI Inc NJ
most alarm evidently exists among the Puonc
functionares since the election OF Sue, ~ nas
been thunder stroke 20 them. Here their io'ces
were 20 s,rone-thcir d. pendents so numeroD IS
their means Of repression, which is the niSn' OF
their philosophy, s. vtst-yet they isieu, que n1,
ING 1000 majority De Fot,e, tne u su az
previously elected. The Old scheme .. Pl'e, ,Sy
bepedictious decoration sh0werngs, war on me
Press and public meetings, has most .gnaly laned
as men with any political perceptlon any eyes
10 read the big language Of the country H'sn' nave
known But old hack pllticians sPecu'a.ois, u1'l-
tary men, cannot Learn Their suPPoseoln1eress mes
Ia regarding and keeping me PsoP'e 80. $500
noraIce They cannot understand tnat Associa-
ton Ia uossibe for other purposes than chicanery
I'd ,rarC1r the police and the line. IL IS useless
10 reason with such people there are moral aud
aytistic perceptions which they want. They can
,,ot perceive the truth and harmony OF Equality,
Of Fraternized Industry. Mean in soul and Mar
tinets in discipline. they rush 10 ruin. In every
place where they have muzzled the Press or io'-
hidden public assenbages, are Increased votes Tor
the Democratic ticket. Ia the Saoneet Loire for
example, the Demccratic majority ran up at once
from $4,000 10 $4,000. Now, Grand Council OF
MarEIla.
from foreign tyrants-undertake TO solve the PROB
lem OF the age I; to stay The deuge OF reform ; TO
arrest the mighty progress OF Liberty whose broad
stream nurtured by countless rivules OF individual
ism in every country, rosrs very sea OF cnange'
Poor ptiful appeal TO Marengo, Austerlitz, to the
Bourse 10 bricks and mortar, TO dead genuhexions,
10 incense that has lost its poetry 10 the red, blue,
green and gold that tickle the eyes .of savages,
but which are thrust aside by the thinking man,
who cares for nothing but Cause and Ehect-these
are their resources How can such things last =
What a mere question it is OF Time-of short
period-whether Democracy, In its highest func-
tions, shall triumph
The fete of MAY 4, has been ilustrious beyond
nrecedept Glorious too was the day. Hardly
patch OF clouds Obscured the Heavens. Scarcely
breath Of air stirred, while the temperature was
az genial as poetry makes the fragrant month. a
population disciplined to such things was prepared
for IT, A centralized government set apart some
two hundred thousand francs for it, while the City
Of Paris adced aBoher hundred thousand Over
one hundred thousand troops were within the city
About an equal number OF National Guards. Then
the blouse, which is pertinent and graceful, Is an
other uniform. Aud + fashion makes Woman good
looking whether Nature consents or not here Is
the human stock for such a iete. But then comes
the City OF Paris tself-ceebrated through the four
quarters Of the globe for its palaces, gardens,
squares, columns, arches. These alone outvie the
fetes of other cities But how beautiful when the
harmonious thought, radiating in a thousand ways,
comes to give them temporary luster In addition
for the occasion.
Imagine yourself in the Place de Ia Concorde.
Here is vast plain OF asphalt ntersected by car.
riaee WAYS Ii is connected with the garden OF
the Tuileries by gateway. On its corners are
magnificent balustrades; and colossal doorways
over which are placed great figures representing
the different Cities OF France. On the right and
left of a street intersectng the Place are two OF
oh
street to the North is the Madeline, the most gor-
geous Corinthan temple u the world. To the
South across the Seine, over which is here thrown
one Of the numerous bridges which span 1t, con.
Meeting the vast quais-appears the Chamber OF
Deputies To the West through lofty trees, an
intramural word, runs the arlve OF tne One, mp
Elysee for more than mile, to the Arch OF Tn
uniph, one hundred and fiftytwo feet high by one
hundred and thrty-seven broad. This Place IS iull
of historical recolections. In the centre oil the
Place were the Royal and Aristocracy OF 1913
beheaded On that spot now stands an Ooehsk-
IL was brought from Egypt in 1881. Without the
plipth and pedestal which have been added, 1t IS
az feet high $500 years is its age. This ODE
lsk was the central point for the decorations oil the
fete. At its four corners were placed four colossal
Sphinxes in imitation granite and In front OF the
four sides four colossal figures representing Egyp
tian divinities Round about it were the names OF
Heliopolis Pyramdes, Aboukir, ouRtraboo--Napo-
Icons battles in Egypt-a franctlc expedition un
dertak en- in ignorance of every principle OF politlca
economy and national grandeur Beside were rang
ed the names Of Kleber Murat, Dessax, Demon,
Larrey Lannes Barthoet Befthier, and three
professors OF the swords Not far from the obelisk
were four shields labeled with recolections OF the
Army ia Italy-Marengo, Arcoe, Rivoh Army
OF the Rhine-Jemappes, HohenIinden, Zurich
Army Of Africa-Isy, Constantine, Agiers; Grand
.Army-Austerlitz, Jena, Wagram Every medal
has its reverse. So much glory should have been
shaded with the names of Beresna and Waterloo,
ar a moral But the Government, in giving this
prominent place 10 a celebration In favor OF DemOc-
racy, which is convertible term for peace aud in
dustry. wished simply to debauch the people, as
they have ever been debauched by military rulers
and to reflect honor on "the nephew OF an Empe-
ror" North and south Of this central illustration
are two fountains in iron, composed of numerous
figures larger than life, and diminishing in size as
they are placed on the higher platforms. In Amer
lea we do not know what a fountain is these
should be seen for a pattern. For the fete, they
were covered with turf, flowers, festoons, and large
colored lamps. On the four corners OF the Place
were four arches, about 60 feet high, to Commerce,
Agriculture, the Arts, and Literature, and literally
inscribed with illustrious names, not easily seen
1.-The place of honor being given centrally TO those
OF cutthroats. Statues Of Justice Commerce, Ag-
riculture, and other personages were placed on
highly ornamented pedestas. Various lamps on
pedestals great chandeliers immense streamers,
III coored flags, rich hangngs, added TO the rich
ness Of the scene. The txo buildings to the right
and left on the Place on the north, were decorated
with hangings Of velvet and gold, ti-colored aags
and baskets Of flowers Along the street 10 the
Madeleine was double row Of lofty lamp-pilars,
splendidly carved and decorated, and throwing a
blaze Of Fight. The Madeleine was fully illumina-
ted to the Chamber OF Deputies and the ARCH
The road to the arch was on either side hung with
nearly million OF lights, in testoons, and mounted
on pedestals-an unequsled display. Two bal
looms, freighted with persons, went up from the
Place during the day. At night there was iii
display Of fireworks. The multitudes present
amounted 10 hundreds Of thousands. The hundred
thousand troops 10 Paris have fol- two thousand
good players in their military bands, who may be
drawn upon for such fete. 1t is not possible 70
give the re ader 40 adequate notion OF such an In