The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-01


cursion Of be French epubicaus to staten
Island, on 22d inst, has given rise to very
pretty quarrel among the Frenc journalists
and citizens. The imperialist organ exclaims
against the excursionists for assuming to repre-
sent the liberal or repub lean party in France:
while LIE Republican,, aided by other journals
published in the English language, vindicates
the right of Monsieur Mare Caussidiere and his
friends to call themselves what they please and
act as BELTS their temper and dignity. A
good deal of smart writing has beea printed on
the topic; and we have no doubt that the
belligerents are IN Chilly in earnest. We
should be sorry to see our French friends
import their quarres al wei as their in
dustry to America. The United States are
wide enough for the most rabid scion of La
Montague, as well as the most jealous partizan
of the imperial regime, and unless they are
seriously bent on picking a quarrel with each
other, there is no necessity they should ever
meet. We Americans, who look at French po-
ltics from distance, are apt to Judge men aud
measures by results. We sec that the repubI-
cans of France never could set up any sort of
rial regime, we find that trade fourishes, do
nestle prosperity is increased, and the welfare of
the people at large materially enh anced. Look
ing dispassionateIy at the case therefore, we are
not prepared as people to throw our hats in
the air when NJ. Mare Caussidiere pronounces u
heart stirring eulogium on Robespierre or Ras-
pail and notwithstanding oar natural sympa
fcr IA lican
French learn to practice it scnsibly at home
than have them preach it in our ears here.
The Jews-scattered over the face of the
earth by divine mandate-the Gypsies, wan
dering over two continents in all their native
dirt, dishonesty and poetry-the Jesuits, toll
ing far from their homes under every priva.
ton, to convert the heather of Africa, Ameri-
ca or Asa-are not more conspicuous or more
interesting outcasts than the republican exiles
oiNdropc. We hear of them in Italy, when
some letter of Mazzini's rouses petty revolt
and feeds the Austrian bayonets. They spring
up in France, to be lodged at Mont St. Michel,
or eSiled to Cayenne. London is full of them
each with bran new constitution, not for his
own country alone but for the whole world
The first gurshot gives birth to scores
OF the tribe at Madrid. Who knows even
whether some members Of the family may
not have found home in the innosptable
realms Of Nicholas? What purpose they serve,
what destiny is reserved for them, time only
can tell Like the Jews, they oae and all look
forward to the promised day, when they shall
be gathered together in their own land but
they differ from the tribe Of Israel, inasmuch rs
they spend the meantime in pursuits equally
improbable to themselves and the world, while
the latter have done good business in old
clothes and money since the days of Charlie
magne. Seed cast upon every land, some few
may terminate and teach the earth to bring
forth goodly democratic crop: but the bulk,
we fear, will find that it has been cast upoa
stony ground Here, we trust, they have no
direct end to fulfil. We are sufficiently demo-
cratic in this country to endure the widest
visions Of la Montague with forbcarance: in
fact, there are places in New jersey and else
where where communism aud that sort of thing
are cultivated as staples. We never think CT
locking up our mad socialists. We let them go
at large, nay, give them pen, ink, paper ami
land, and they cure themselves in q remarkably
short space OF time. Ask Robert Dale Owen.