The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-16

soErVstouoshcS.
PARIs, Oct. -, 1866.
TIE Times and he French Goronmsnt-P Position
Of France az Rsgards Esrope- The Fssirifies al
Compeigns, &C., &c.
The London Times, notwithstanding It's disclaimer
Of responsibility has come TO be 50 closely associat
ed In the minds Of all foreign nations, not only
with the sentiments Of the administration Of the
day, hut with those OF the country at large, that
every opinion il expresses on any subject Of political
importance Is received with all the gravity and force
Of an announcement either by the Monifeur or the
Official organ Of any other State.
There IL no doubt that, despite the protest occa-
sionally recorded BY this influential Journal the no
ton which so generally prevails has in II very
considerable degree Of truth To speak Of its being
Official In the sense OF the Morifew-that H. OF its
being supported by secret service money at the dis
posal OF the existing ministry-is simply absurd.
As a commercial speculation, the Times serves
far more generous master than II could find under
the shadow OF any administration bat IL Is never.
theess true that IL generally il an official organ;
for public opinion In England Is omnipotent There
il ogarchy Il Ia true, Of tremendous power; but
LEI this ny in the face Of public opinion and would
fall to the ground, shvered in fragments. II must
he 20 wherever the press Is free Well the crcula-
ton Of the Times IL in the ratio OF ten 10 one Of any
other newspaper In England and IL Il so because II
Affects TO be- and undoubtedly Is, the chief exponent
Of this very public opinion. But public opinion,
more especially 81 the 10 ssing OF the reform bill
in 1882, makes OF mars the ministry. In defiance
of II ministry could exist month; and Therefore
the Journal which IL the chief exponent Of this
pubic opinion necessarily becomes the conf
danfe OF the administration, which may BE- ss,d
10 be the breath Of Is noSrils. Bat tho Times
In wise in its generation: If IL bns i.asor
with the administration IL Il but hason: its
true and lawful sponsor il the public opinion which
IL alternately controls and follows, and the moment.
therefore, that its mistress the ministry, becomes
sickly and looks sslow and garish In the light OF
day, the Times straiehtway whistles her down he
wind" and from being the warmest Of her sdorers
becomes the most unsparing Of her censors.
| have been led into these remarks In consequence
OF the sensation which at different periods has been
caused in this capital by the occasional prohibition
Of this journal; prohibition which, IL may be said
On possanf the government at pres, M constitut
cd has very rarely resorted 10; still IL Ia occ sson
alIv exercised and the effect produced ON tho pubc
mind IL always proportonaby great. Otoer Journals
are 80 perpetuay falling under tie ban OF the cen
sorshjp thst no one Is surprised at the inepence;
INT when the broad sheet" is impounded men of
something in IL. Now, wi hin the space OF ten DAYS
he TINES has been stopped twice; once, believe
b, cause iss able and gifted correspondent had writ
Ten an account Of the arrest " some three hundred
p.l sops belonging 10 the Marianne society aud YES
iaffay because OF sashng leader which il IL said
10 ave come out with In answer t. the co ppl,iut
married In the NoaiisVr that the language Of the
Enc sh press was such ~ endanger the entente
10 d,ogs. The process with regard To- pnlr read.
inc room such as GaHrnani's, IL 10 suffer the
| cor o. of she offending Journal 10 he delivered
| On On undertaking being gIyea that they wll not