The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-11-03
Paris Correspondence OF the Republic.
PAaIs, October Is, 1852

| PARIS, OCTOBER 10, 1907
| 1t was a matter of prime necessity that the
Presidents tour, which, to the eye of all who
did not witness it, has been made to appear OF
unparalleled significance, should be concluded at
Paris with fitting pomp and circumstance. The
city government had been for many days buried
in deep reflection before ii could decide upon the
| most proper demonstration. The fret idea was to
send the Senate to Tours to receive aud r-cnnduct
| his hghness. Numerous other plans success
lively suggested and rejected The Trumphal Arch
system, and the decoration Of the Boulevards lead
ing from the railroad station to the Tui!eries. was
finally decided upon. Eight thousand dollars wee
| voted foc the arch over the Pont d'Austerhz Ii
| was intimated to the Orleans Railroad that a bril-
liant decoration of the station expected /;
| while the funds of the various ward offices, of the
bataions of the National Guard that Inhabited the
| route Of the Tribunal Of Commerce, &c, & were
scveraly laid under contributes t1 assist in the
display. The result was extremely successful.
The Bouevards presented gay and even imposing
appearance, though it was evident 10 every eye
| that all the decorations enanated from sources
more less official and that the nha bi,ant4 pro
per had taken part in the display. An cnume
ration and description Of the various embellishments Il
| of the route will leave doubt upon this subject
The iron paling of the court of the terminus Of
the railroad has been removed for width of about
sixty yards to allow the cortegs of the President
10 issue forth more easily. The whole of the in.
terror of the yard lined with lofty masts, each
bearing tri colored flag; and at the extreme end
WAS raised an immense temporary gallery, capa
BILE Of containing several thousand spectators. The
building the left leading into the railway ter
minus, properly so called, was covered over with
tapestry, the central entrance being provided with
lofty canopy, under which Louis Napoleon was
| to mount his horse. In the neighborhood of the
Pont d'Austerltz there also erected large
and Handsomely decorated tent, for the accommo-
dation of the Municipal Council of Paris, headed by
NJ. Berger, the Preicc, of the Seine who TO
present loyal address to the President on his ar
| rival.
In the vicinity of the Point d'Austcrlitz the
most imposing arch of the whole series erected at
| the expense of the Municipal Council OF Paris, and
bearing the inscription of 'La Vile de Paris
| Louis Napoleon, Empereur.'' This triumphal
arch was Of the Corinthian order, with double
row Of columns superinposed, On the summit
was figure holding the imperial crown and scep.
tire, and at the wings were quantity Of imperial
list emblems, mixed with flowers and evergreens.
The part of the Boulevard in which eight tn atres
stand clustered together quite gaudy with
| flags and streamers. In front of them u splen
did triumphal arch. On the top of it eagle
placed in the midst of tri colored flags and beneath
the inscription, in gilt letters on a white ground,
"Vive rEmpereurv' On the same arch little
lower down. were the words ga Napoleon ILL.,,
Emperor, les Directeurs DIES TheAtres!' and on
the sides Of the arch were the names of the thea
tres represented, viz the Cirque National the Fo-
| lies Dramatiques, the Funambules, the Gazette, the
Deassemens Comiques, the Lazary, and the Con.
cert dc Paris. The theatres themselves to the left
were more or less decorated On the facade of the
Lazary were tri-color flags, the eagle, and l.. N.
The Delassemeus displayed flags, large painting
| of an eagle bearing a crown on it's head aud
the inscription, "a Louis Napoleon ILL., The
Funambules, in addition to flags, presented
gigantic inscription of :" Deu protege la France
Vive PEmpereur The Gazette had flags, a
large eagle, and L. N. The Folies Dramatiques,
a vast inscription of "a Louis Napoleon, E,npc
reur!' accompanied by the eagle. The Cirque
the most elegant of oil; it displayed figure of
France holding in her hand the imperial crown,
and the inscription, "vive lEmpereur!' Opposite
this theatre another triumphal arch, bearing
the eagle and crown, and the inscription, "lS52-
Vive Napoleon III-lS52." On the sides of the
| arch was the additional inscription, ga Napoleon
lilies Directors dcs Theatres together with
the letter an" surrounded by wreath. Both
these arches were ornamented with various Impc
rialist designs. In the space between them
tri-color streamers affixed to lofty fagsaffs; and
opposite the Gazette stands for the performers
of the different theatres. The stands neatly
| fitted up and ornamented, and in the centre of
them was large eagle, and the figures 5000
| At the Chateau d. Eau, little further up, were
stands for the Prud 'hommes with fla gs nd stream.
ere. Near the Rue du Temple were four poles
wrcathed with flowers, and bearing hags and
| united by wreaths, from which suspended
gilt crown. This erection not far from the rpoi
where Fieschi formerly discharged his Internal
machine at Louis Philippe and his The The
atre Lyrque was also handsomely decorated with
hags and dfaperies, and displayed the ptions,
"a Louis Napoleon, Rrotecteur des Arts"-"ls52--
Vive PEmpercur together with u large eagle
bearing an imperial crown
The Theatre de PAmbigu Comique was next
arrived at. The facade was tast.fully ornamented
with decoration resembling temple. On its
walls were to be the words "Austcrli.z, Jena,
Fredland, Marengo,' &c. In the centre was the
letter NJ, with a crown, and bust of the Prince
President, the whole being surmounted by the
eagle in the midst Of tri.colored flags. The front
of the building facing the Boulevar,is wa licked
out with aisCcaux Of haga, with esCutcheons bear
| ing the initials L. NJ, with the eagle ard n,
with the inscription, "Vox popuh, vox Del
| $500, 000"-and a quotation from the Georges,
of which the following is a translation:
| 40 paternal and ancestral gods Romuus, and
Vecta our mother, who guard the Tusca,, Tiber and
| the palaces of Rome, do not prevent this young
! man from coming to the rescue Of an upturncd
| ageI'
triuInpha arch lso eTe' ted by the director
of the theatre of the Porte st. Mart exactly oppo
site his establishment This of renark ahib
elegance. gigantic eagle surrnounted the sum
NIT, and on the front wereto be the letters
| al NJ" with tho inscription Ave, Cesar Imp, ra
| tori" whilst eide bore the words LA France
est satisfaitc," and the other L'Empre, c'est Ia
| paix." Suspended above the foot pavement, on
each side, were two vast orifammcs OF green silk;
one Yss studded with golden bees, AMI the other
bore the inscription, in golden letters, of "a Louis
Napoleon, lie Theatre de la Forte 81. Mar Tin"
The mandatory Of Aubosson carpets displayed
grea: ma gnifcence-an immense piece Of tapestry.
| large enough to cover the reception room of a
palace, being suspended from the third story, and
representing in the brightest colors all the i'm