New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-21
FRANCE.
From Our Own Correspondent.

The new year opens gloomlly enough A"'
prospect of peace grows dimmer-to the eye OF
the public at least. The counter proposition OF
Russian Interpretation respecting the neutrahza-
ton Of the Black Sea, has helped to cloud II.
nampblet published here last week, whose main
propositions were that the original purpose Of the
war was attained, that peace could be made with
out injury to the honor of Russia, that the true
means of making this permanent and honorable
and profitable 10 all parties was Congress Of Nd
tions, excited much attention for a few days lts
authorship was attributed to some high placed per-
sonsse in the confidence Of the Emperor. DE
Morny, his Majesty's uterine brother, was rumored
TO be the writer. When it was known to have
issued from the pen Of NJ. Charles Duveyier 1t los
its significance as manifestation OF Government
opinion, and is no longer thought of, unless by
few who still conceive that Government may hav
been priyy TO IFS publication and may have desired
thus 10 feel the public pulse. The English jour
palists have paid degree of attention TO the little
pamphlet. in the way Of wrathful rhetoric, more
fatteripg to VI. Duveyier than to their own repu-
tstiou for shrewdness. To let alone haZy and
Esterhazy probabilities, based on misty conlect-
ures the patent facts that bear on the great ques-
ton of peace or war bear against speedy peace
full solution. And leaving out of view Russian
facts and English facts, and even Swedish facts IN
the way of preparation for continued war look at
this French fact recorded in Napoleon speech last
Saturday on the Place de 10 Bastille: 1.-The cOun-
"try which maintains SIR hundred thousand SOL
"diers is interested that there should now be In
"Frapce q numerous and veteran army, ready to
march wherever occasion calls Say Rhine
ward for example. The haraDgue from which
this passage is extracted was addressed to the
troops recently returned from the Crimea.
Presently, after the speech, his Majesty returned
down the Misunderstanding some hurrahs on
his way. He was accompanied by brilliant
staff, on which figured not brilliantly Lieutenant
General Prince Napoleon Bonaparte-known In
Paris a. General PlOu- Plou known in military
history by his bowel complaints, from which, to
Judge by his rueful expression of countenance that
l66p he was still suffering. AS if to symbolic tho
home and tbe"it had elapsed between his return
entry into Paris he was forced roTs wen whose
part in celebrating, he rode, as said, with the
t-r---, ..sF which came on some half mile IN
advance of the Crimean troops. The passage Of
these latter through the city indeed triumphal.
BY the countless multitude that filled the side
walks Ind balconies and windows and hOuse-tOps,
they were greeted with all the expressions Of real
enthusiasm-cheers so leud and fall as would
have borne comparison with that style Of mani
festatiOn as displayed in England and America,
the two VIGOROUSLY cheeringest countries of the
world; constant waving of bandkerchiefs, and
often dropping of wreaths, and, not rarely, Of
tears The spectacle was grand one, and sad as
grand. Truly these men had earned hardly these
light hOnOrs of buzzshs, and wreaths, and tears.
The dark side of the Crimean history was written
on their bronzed cOuntenances in deep lines whose
hierOglyphic sense of grim conflicts with men and
with the elements of bitter trial and hardship
was ofeasy Interpretation. Nothing was more strik
ing than the old look of these warriors compared
with the appearance of soldiers who have known
only garrison duty. Along with each regiment
came without arms, such of their wounded as
were able to walk They especially moved the
sympathies ofthe crowd. The special fayorites of
the day, however, where all were admired, were
the nmitable Zouaves-the adventurous dare
devils of the army. Distinguished for boldness
when all are brave; miDgling French gayety
with the ferceness Of tiger cats in the fight; roll
licking, rafting fellows of duty; noted for their
righteousness, gsllantry and esprit-wearing
witbal picturesque, hslf-barbarc dress, which
helps tie scenic efiect-they are just at present, in
popular reputation, the type heroes, the romance
and poetry OF the army. Of the officers none was
more warmly greeted than CanrObert, who led the
procession.
Among the interesting scenes of the day one
that was Of frequent occurrence was the recOgn-
tien BY one or another of the returned soldiers of
friend in the line Of troops that bOrdered either
aide of the streets then there was rushing out Of
ranks and a clutchIBg Of hands and q kissing Of
cheeks, and an explosion of hurried fand huddled
questions and intersections, that w0te good to see
and hear. Going down a side street after tie
parade Wis over, | noticed school Of some fifty
boys on tie opposite sidewalk all take off their
caps ard Ii axe respectful obesance to a wounded
soldier who Was passing. 1t is hardly necessary
20 add that the poor fellow raised his cap from his
bandaged head in acknowledgment Of the homage.
They do these things well in France.
Being by Philosopher more properly by tenn
perament-rather democratic or demOphic than
military, i declined the friendly offer of place
upon an overlooking balcony in the Rue de Ia
raix, and took my chance of observation with'the
mass, and of the mass, on the sidewalk. And
here for the cannot tell how manyeth time, l
was impressed with the character of q French
crowd as distinguished from an Ameri-but not to
make comparisons, was positively impressed,
and pretty forcbly too. For standing first at the
mouth Of the Chaussee d'Antin where the upper
and lower Boulevard streams and the popular
stream from the Chaussee itself, and from the Rue
Basse du-Rampart all run together against the
impossible and impossible dam of soldiers and
gems d'armes, your correspondent was squeezed to
that degree that nothing of his fair proportions
except the mere anatomy, the Osseous frame
work, retained its natural state. He was squeezed
sideways and from front to rear, and in all con-
ceiyable ways that can be combined from those
two ways. Foreign shoulders worked their way
under his chiR-foreign elbows snuggled IN among
his short ribs. His legs and arms became so H.
tertangled with strange legs and arms-and then,
a movement in the crowd and-O Lord! what
Jam understandable was hatter or three
cornereder and in general more polygonal than
ever. OF course his condition was not exceptional
All the other individual compOnents of this human
diluyium were in the same, the short ones In q