The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-10

r obssperrs soul, fitting, vast and haiowy, was
pourtray ed in all its and contradictions
Cara in the Aanales Patriotiqus,-Laclos and his
| peers in the Journal ies acknowledgements
Riyaro at the head of the Aetes dts Ap0tres-Fley-
| del. peering through the ObsrvdteT- Chaumette
and Fabre d'Egl Antine. alternately swaying the
Revolutions de Pvis-Gorsas, presiding over the
| Courier de Observation-Disclosures, in the Chonique
de Paris--Cerutti, leading on the FsniHs Iiat
eeoise-the bold, bad Marat, now in the Pnblicsfe'
and now in the Ani d. Prpe, all exciting the popu-
lace and with Hebert and Manuel directing 'ne
Infamous Pere Dtchssms, each and al oeh' aPon
their own selfish purposes, and, like vampires, SuoA
inc the blood of France from hour to hour. Besides
these ;ournals there were others, of which Brssot,
Tal,;sn Rovon. Suleau Andre Chenier, and Collot
a,Herbos. were the mainsprngs, while other poll
teal aspirants concentrated their energies on the
t" Loyynaur a6fehes,' placar ied every available
most wall and house in the capital. The anarchy
of printing at its height. Each political aspi-
rant seemed anxious to direct the lightning Of the
press, under the plea of purifying France; butthey
found not out their ignorance till the height of the
revolutionary storm sent the avepgp bolts to their
own hearts, and they were driven forth from their
fancied Paradise of blood, were struck down by
the inevitable blow, wrecks of human vanity, on the
scaold of the guillotine, some hearing, in the last
moment Of their existence, cries from the outraged
people, little less horrible than those Of that woman
which pierced the of the shrieking Robespierre,
as he assembled the scafold-" Descend to hell, MUIR
derer with the of every daughter and mother
in France"
The instnct Of some of the smallest and most in
significant animals affords deep contemplation for
the most acute and subtle philosophy but how much
greater is the instinct of vast multitude, awakened
from the lethargy thrown over it by the perverted
ntelecs Of those who would sacrifice the happiness
CT millions, to the chance success Of individual hui
man pride and cultivated personal vanity France,
in its first revolution, exhibited terrible instance
of the retiibutive justice dealt out by people
triAed with, though they were heathenish idiots
of the State, and incapable of self protection and
seKpeservation. The press of the first revolution,
powerful lead parties into the maestron Of vice,
RIGHTEOUSNESS, and illegal liberty, had no power to
save ITSELF or its directors, when the conflicting
tides IN ade the vortex most potent and dangerous.
The very men who had cajoled others to tempt
the terrors of turbulence, and to battle in the blood
of innocence, as a baptism of publication from poll
teal sins, were among the first to fall victims to
the very ordeal which they themselves had set up.
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stood-and which their descendants have not
learned properly to control, for the good Of the
people and the state-till they ade elemental
war which they could neither explain terminate,
and which was explained and terminated only in
| their own destruction.
And all this was only little more than half
century ago. Can it be believed Or, rather, have
We any reason to believe that the French newspaper
a., ;s With safa e.
those who guide it, than in 1894! Has not every
editor to-day in Paris, his parallel in the history Of
the press of the first revolution Where is the jour
nahst who is sacrificing personal ambition for the
good of the people and the republic! Where i, the
journals. who does not re to honors in the Sate
| Where is be who does not hope by his press to
advance from bis editorial bureau to some bureau
in the departments ofthe government The ans YER
is in the men of Paris at the head Of the public jour
nas-in their selfshness, and in their dangerous and
decetfu theories, upon which they predicate the hap
piness of their countrymen. If they cam improve
| by the examples set in England and the United
States, we shall not wonder if some real patriot
in France should desire to exclam with the old Co
vernon of Virginia, in 1870, Sir William Berkeley
Il thank G cd there is free schools printing
and hope we shall not have these hundred years. for
sects into the world, and printing has dvulged them
and libes against the best government. God keep
us from bothr' Such an exclamation might be de-
sired, very naturally. by honest and patriotic
citizen Of France when he behods all the gigantic
machinery of the press there diverted from its true
mission and converted into instruments for the ele
walton of individual ambition, and for the advance
ment in the state Of some petty political clique
| uhosa greatest m. wer il that of the scorpion-to
infict death upon itself
The CoypucT OF THE NIcARAGUANs-lMroR-
TAScE OF A GOVERNMENT AGENT AMONG THEM
We long since received priva.e advices confirming
the statements made by our Nicaraguan cores
pondent and we are satisfied that, since Mr.. Squiei
was recalled from bis important pos; in that coun
try our 'countrymen there have been treated with
the most natentiou, disrespect, and even insult
More than year ago, in as emphatic language
MS We could command We Urged aga and again
upon the government at Washington the impor
lance and necessity Of an American vessel on thai
coast, where nothing but the show OF authority
will teach the people that we have the power "a
redress grieyar ces. Mr.. Squier defended Tigrt
I,lsnd in a scarcely large enough TO carry
himself, pair Of pistols, and the American flag,
while two English men-of-war were anchored in
the hsrbor. Ills recall has only added TO the
belief that We have, what Sir Henry Bulser as
serted in HE Cbatfeld letter, a"usak government
since il Will no. be advised, and permits the
English government to have every advantage
over us.
No one can read the letter Of our correspondent
Without being satisfied that there Is gross neglec
ia Washington, Of the common interests Of th'
American people, and Of the American residents il
Nicaragua. Never, IN car whole history, Ia
there been q point On THIS continent Of more in
terest as reglrds the future, and yet, every effort