The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-09
THE UNION.



similarly conducted on which are employed the hghes
order and greatest amount OF talent. and all Of
which popusrize the difficult questions OF political
science and philosophy. Every one is convsrsant with
subjects which in other countries understood only
by statesmen and the learned press which is con-
Quoted by such host of statesmen, philosophers
historians, publcsls, aud saUaas oil every class and
shade OF opinion, to which the world can produce no
parallel must have immense influence over the minds
only OF the intelligent Parsans, bat over the people
OF other nations The press speaks everywhere; Il IS
.'the universal tribune" See the array OF uanscendent
controversial talent and lofty doctrine which have Mus
trated journalism. from Andre Chenlef Camille Desnou-
Inns, Mirabeau, Bonald, Benjamin Constant Madame
de Stae Cha,eauband Theirs CarTei. Guizol, 10 The
present wers"-where we fad the audacious eclectism
OF Girardn the high literary tone and proud sarcasm
Of Viemaire. the powerful elastic genius OF Mar
ras the dauntess character and Roman hrlnness OF a
Ledru Rolln the brillancy OF Lamarllne, the power
OF a Victor Hugo, the proiundy and energy OF a
Proudbon the great ability OF Louis Blanc Flocon,
Chamboe, Berlin, Lacy, and number OF others,
dispute the empire OF mind, and demonstrate Inc
superiority OF French journalism.
And this is the press that New York journal had the
humorous presumption 10 call ;" lmbecile p
The Partisan theatres, TO which all the world Co. are
made for the development OF political and social
isl opinions Next to the journals, the theatres have
more immediate effect the people than anything else.
Hence despolic reactionary government finds It me-
cessay 10 exercise the s,ricest Surveillance over them
The government itself employs this powerful agent to
propagate lis views Is popular idea float
ing in the public mind Go TO the Porte 81 Martin,
aud there you will it mbodied personated in some
character conceived expressly Tor that purpose, or
restored by striking historical combinations Does
Napoleon :" the Little" want to incite enthusiasm in
the OF Napoleon the Great 10 promote his aggres
sve designs against the republic, to perpe,uate his power
Go 10 The Ihtdre Hsorique, and you will see lie Petit
Corpora some other popular character or incident in
the life OF the Emperor acted the enthusiastic plauds
of the Bonaparst faction great public man minis
ter OF State gives expressonas is very often the
10 some sentence or idea, bon mot or munudis mot
which reveals The whole character OF the Gas SCOTS
"plate of soup or Corwins die OF resgn,) he is i'm
media,ely charvaried and ampooned the stage Moth
INK of public character escapes the keen perception and
searching analysis OF Partisan intelligence.
In this fermentation of ideas, Of which Paris is the
cadron, and which the fire OF revolutionary thought has
kept in action for sixty years, there another subject
pro ound, difficult of solution, and yet
important than all--the subject OF social existence
The phiosophc world and the world of common
is scandazed at the gross anomalies of social
inequality, heart rending indigence-nay, want and
star vaiion-at the very door OF the most refined
and extravagant luxury To say that it is the will
OF Providence, and not the result OF the vices OF
misgoyernment and an imperfect social organization
-
beyond remedy, and that the quesii is Involved in such
difficulties that il is inadmissble-to say that in this
beautiful world, prolific, fruitful 10 such abund
ance, we cannot help from satving-wi not satisfy
the philosophic Ftenchman. He will believe you
And he applies himself with all his speculative energies
solve the matter. Thus consequence, we have all
the extravagant theories OF socialism and communism
And we deceive ourselves If we imagine that gool
will arise from their abors The world will learn and
will appy-indeed. applyng-lhe truths evolved 10
the welfare OF mankind We shall reject what is en-.
thusasm and napplicabe the actual of things
but shall adopt the good
have said that Paris is the laboratory of civilization
which places her at the head of the world. have briefly
noticed the labor and pre-emnence OF the intelligence
Paris Let me speak Of the results-ot the positive
effects OF her moral and intellectual power. The
which doomed from the Place de la Bastiie" that Noun
Avenne OF which announced the de att
OF monarchy, Ieverberaied the distant Alps; ant
Italy, and Austria, and Germany heard it Like the watch
tire OF Mount Taurus, which gave the signal blaze
the Dardaneles and from post post along the isles
Greece to the fall Of Troy, Paris shed the rays
of its luminous fire TO the columns OF Hercules and the
Euyine 10 the Ura mountains and the northern ocean
Vienna the stronghold of Notwithstanding with It's
great military and moral s,rengh-Madrd, with its na-
conouerable bgotry-Rome the eternal city, fortified
hy It's reigion-even the immobile London-all the
capi,as and nations OF Europe-respondel TO the he
roc conduct of the brave people OF Paris. What res
direction The dead which had been buried for ages
and some had hardly lie in the gloomy grave
of desposmhead the blast OF the trumpet Of the ange
of liberty which the great city had sent forth, and awokt
in all the pristine viyo of youth TO life What
power The force OF Paris greater than the combined
| armies of the world w. B.. p.