Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-02-25

LOUIS BLAEc.-The London correspondent of
the Nep York Tribune, gives the following highly
interesting notice of this distinguished French Au.
thor -
NJ Louis Blanc still works on undaunedIy in his
exile, in small back drawing Dom, not Injurious
" furnished, situated in Harley street, Cavendish
Square. He labors many hours each day at his
great work on the French Revolution. He visits
but little in private and still less in public He
NAV be seen often in The reading.roon oil the Brit
ish Museum, where he finds valuable materials for
his work, as our collection is far richer in Iecords
of the memorable era Of which he treats, than
that Of Paris. Literature will be all the weather.
for his exile. He has already written three vol
umes Of this history since he has been in Eng land
as he nov gives Us the fifth volume. / have no
doubt that this will be The History Of the Revolution
pa, erceLlence. 1t will extend TO Twelve volumes;
at least, that ia the number which NJ. Louis Blanc
contempIates. The present volume opens with the
massacre Of the inhabitants Of Fancy, by the butch
err Boue, closing with another massacre-thal OF
the Champ de Mars, where the National Guard fired
on an unaImed multitude of the people. What a
brilliant array OF gifts NJ Louis Blanc brings to the
compilation of his history. He appears to combine
the force of Mitchelet, the perspicuty of Guzot,
with the poetic grace of Lamartne. No writer
hitherto has so grasped the meaning Of that epoch
and possessed such profound insg ht into it's springs
of action. Above all writer's does he penetrate aud
reveal the and undercurrents OF Revolution,
and where others stop 10 admire or shrek with hor-
ror at effects, with interchangeable perseverance, seal
pei in hand, he dissects, until with slow, wise
smile, he lays bare to you the the secret cause
Thus he gives SO much prominence 10 the atrocities
Of the enemies of that revolution that you must
at a glance how great were the motives and incen-
tives Of the people in avenging the crimes perpetra
ted against them, and much is explained that may
have hitherto appeared inexpcabe. In almost
every instance the crimes oil the mass we're the
echoes Of blows that had been struck at them, only
rcverberaied again and again: The atrocity OF the
one, or the few, being avenged by the many. THIS
volume is equal the others for artistic power, and
contains glorious writing, full of novel views Of
the subject; startling, but profound II contains
living pictures of Mirabeau, Robespierre, and Cam
lille Desmoulins, executed with wondrous subtlety
and genius. Success TO its author; may he live to
accomplish his work, and may his term OF exile
have speedy end AS there have been so many
attempts to sketch the person OF Nj. Leuis Blanc,
and all varying, the public must have very con-
fused idea concerning him, and perhaps may be
excused if give you an etching. lie is nearly five
ieet in height, Il have heard il stated that he was
four,) formed with such symmetry that you soon
forget his stature. His chest is full and fine, and
hands and feet are peculiarly small. His complex
ion and hair are dark. He has a clear, healthiul
color in his firm cheek. His face has touch OF the
Hebrew in il, or perhaps il is derived from the
Spaniard in his blood. There is something stern at
lines in Its aspect, but when he smiles it wears
look peculiarly sweet, may say, it has touching,
chid-like simplicity There is strange tone in his
voice which seems 10 FEEL abiut the heart as if in
search of the tenderest string II is only when you
hear him in public that he dilaes into the man who
could sway people and smnglS fold himself round
with the Partisan multitude a mantle. There
is a strange FIRE in his dark eyes, and his head is
feast for phrenoogist Nj. Louis Blanc day
told me thai the first of his couuirymen whom he
met on arriving in England in lS4S, was Louis Ma
poIeon, at Morey's Hotel, who rushed upon him
and embraced him with tears, assuring hm that he
too was Il Socialist, and would eudeavor 10 realize
in practice M. Louis Blanc's social theory, in
he should attain the presidential power. lie has
redeemed his promise by The murder and bansh-
ment Of Louis Blanc's friends and followers wher-
ever he could lay hands on them. However, he
goes .hisway, and it may chance that the two may
meet again, as then, the one landing in exile the
other returning home, only the personal position may
be reversed.