The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-06-12
lDEN sOUTHCAROIINA TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE H. 1867
The French Press and Legislature.

The French Press and Legislature.
Mr.. Greeley, writing from Paris, says:
=" IF the Allied armies were to he defeated
and driven out Of the Crimea Tomorrow, the
facts would be suppressed: locked up or pub
,lished exactly as should he deemed most con-
dacive to the interest Of the Emperor. A lead.
ing Partisan journalist recently remarked, in
O. confidential conversation, that censorship
which expnnged aud suppressed such portion
of each newspaper issue as was deemed objec'
,onable, would be mercy compared with the
prevailing system which says nothing till the
offence. is (perhaps without meaning what is
inferred) irrevocably committed, and then gives
its terrible warning, the second repetition OF.
which silences the offending journal, and ruins'
air connected Herewith. There is no adjudica.
ton, no impartial tribunal-every editor writes
with rope around his neck, which he knows
may be drawn to sufocation whenever the
tone of his articles is not agreeable to the
lucky though toresworn conspirator enthroned
in the Tuilleres. His offence may be Of the
most impalpable, intangible, gossamer charac::
ter; it suffices that 1t IS an offence in the eyes
of Louis Napoleon or some one of lns saIel.
tes accustomed to nose out the slightest faint
of dsaffection. And thus it happens that
there is really no such thing as public discus
sion in France. The Legislative Chambers
meet when they are called, and adjourn when
their master has no further use for them they
have no right to originate or materially change
any measure; they can simply say Yes or No
to what the Emperor, directly or through one
of his ministers, shall see fit to propose; and
they never fail to say yes-in effect, can say
nothing else; For this end were they express
Iy created, and should they ever fail to sub
salee it completely, their creator will unmake
them by stroke Of his pen or flourish Of
his sabre. OF this, however, there is no shadow
of danger. The knowledge that they are pup
pets to dance with obse9uious aacrity at the
pull Of the string obvia,es all necessity for dc
stroying or reconstructing then.''
SO Mucn For PERsEvERrNo.--Th following
account of the pursuitof partner, under Difficult
ties is related by Southey as being literlly true
Itpointedly illustrates the advantages Of persever-
ing
"a gentleman being in want Of wife ad-
vertised for one, and at the time and place ap.
pointed was met by lady. Their stations in
life entitled them to be so called, and the
gentleman rs we'll as the lady was in earnest.
He however, unluckily, seems to be of the same
opinion as King Pedro was with regard to his
wife, Queen Mary of Arragon, that she WAS not
as handsome as she might be good and the
meeting ended in their mutual disappointment
lie advertised second time, appointing differ
cnt square for the place Of meeting and varying
the words of the advertisement. lie met the
same lady-they recognized each other-conld
not choose but smile at the recognition, and
perhaps neither Of them could chose but sigh
You will anticipate the event. The persevering
bachelor tried his lot third time in the news.
papers, aud at the third place of appointment
met the equally persevering spnster. At this
meeting neither could help laughing. They
began to coverse in good humour, and the con
versation becoming so agreeable on both sides
and the. circumstances appeared so remarkable,
that this third interview led othe marriage,
and the marriage proved happy one.
WHAT. is PRoFEssoR.-Th The learned Profess
or F--,went into the country last summer,
to visit an old friend. The next morning after
the arrival of the Professor, the two friends went
out for a ride in the woods. They had not pro-
cecded far before they came to a set of bars and
the gentleman, seeing a stout boy standing near
asked him to take them down, when the follow.
ing dialogue took place .....
What shall take them down for
awe wish to ride through, and this gentle
man is Professor so you must make haste"
"a Professor! What is Professor?'