The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-21
news. and danced for Joy and glsdness, and next
day gave him patent OF nobility for tho noble

news. and danced for joy and gladness, and next
day gave him patent Of nobility for tho noble
news
Paris Is celebrated of old for intellectual parties
and ,oivses Some celebrated persons give
them in turns, and assemble the men and
women Of genius and celebrity ct their salons,
become known to the world and to each
Other ; here it was that mind in France was do.
veloped, and public opinion received its impress
sions here it was that the intellect aud genius Of
France sat In social judgment upon public men and
public matters. But now notice has been given by
the Minister of Police, to these and all other SINH
lar social meetings, that politics must not, on any
account, be spoken of or referred to- A panic, ia
mos. private ons lady q distinction, at
whose house several ladies took the liberty
Of talking about politics in lively, san:ering way,
has, in consequence, been banished from Paris 70.
is almost death itself to Parsan lady of the great
world. Many of the wine and beer shopkeepers
have notices written up in their rooms, taat II any
one speaks of politics they will be turned out.
with affected violence, thereby to draw out tbs
tments Of Others and lie ad them to certain destruo
ton The only difference now between the conti-
iert OF Europe under its iron task masters, and the
Roman Empire, uuder ita worst and most 5angut-
nary Emperors. is thisthat no there is an Ameri-
ca and an Eng land, where their deeds are scanned
at q distance then shere was not But, both i'll
AmericA and England they find sore ready to
no good in violence aud abuse of the men who have
low succeeded in subjecting the people Of Europe,
by means of standing armies plain statement Of
facts is comment strong enough for this reason
haT made. and make, no personal remarks upon
any one, but only, like Tacitus, have reisted such
facts as cane to my knowledge Cruel despotism
land despotsm is ways crueil is, in any shape,
fearful and terrible, and no one knows whether he
will be safe whether it be despotism exercised by
a lawless N 3D. whether it be exercised by an
individual placed above law. When violence pre-
walls above the law, and any one takes the law in
his own hands, there is extinction Of individual
rights and liberty. Ia some free countries this
extinction, uDhappiy, takes place in retail, and the
law is trampied under foot but now, in Europe, it
takes place by Wholesale.
Many of the English journals have raised great
excitement in England by representing the posi-
bility Of I'D invasion from France. If the French
people had voice in their own affairs, and could
consult their own interests such IN idea would be
ridiculous AS to she probability Of such an extra
ordinary event, what iS more improbable Who
would have thought, few months back, that the
present actual condition Of France was probable
or possible event The English however, need not
fear France aione-wben that event takes place, it
will be Russia, Austria and France combined,
whose masses Of soldiers will land upon her sho,es
at twenty places on the Same day. Pretexts will
lot BIO wanting, and the free admission Of political
refugees into England is already and has been for
some time, thorn in the sides OF the European
tradiction when they make q demand and now, as
they 60 on more swimmingly than ever, they will
become more overbearing and arrogant.
could 60 on writing more, as havs of faets
ca few more lsft" but the length of the present
admonishes me to desist. J. w.