The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-14
NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER Ia, 1866

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appr pr sed nay vary .oooro,s 70 local aud individual
oppo' sDny Tho mode Inch toe III sotteD fuads
B,iss,on oiow cd general ruie 10
lefs PERT na ouposs establr meats
both mounted reRaJdIess Of sxperse-one which
peipebseo by bs wife, shMs the oher was oecos
BY isny not hh wte-the gay dinners u fasnionAbe
G unsa 10
ssuancered here, In fsc hes me chIef eguaxd for
society spsust sima Frauds bosh Europe snd America
ton enjoy The confidence u their fellow citizens
viii sacrifice al their ospecu and incur the tsrri,e
for the object Of enjoy ing few months Of lever
hh exchemer and precarous spendor. Al society 10
would not coupterbsAsoe he rsk and suiIsrrs 10 coy
rational mind without including any moral considers
precept Of law human or divioe we may say that tns
dictates Of simple lshness would prescribe honest
,scrince and sir sspeSts whh II ma: be supposed
hey would not willingly foreso AEainst acts Which I'M
ply Dot only moral turptude but intellectual nsanity We
bayd feel cessaYy take extreme precautions We
cannot consent 70 build cur houses or regulate our daily
walks upon the mtre presumption that msdmen are
abroad II IL upon The same principle thai pp,rtun!
ues Afforded whereof uononnanacs-fo such we
consider them--Hke Robson, Rsdpath ana Charles B.
hur ting'on take such unexpected and dk asvous I'd
vantage
The City Improve ments or Paris-Napolcon's
Grand Safeguard Against Revolution.
From the k,ndon News Nov. 10
Notwithstanding the nlasree objections Of some dys
peptc critics, impo able nor any man In reason
rspy " noe sos
the clear e1bisratrg atmosphere, indeed the WORK
nature Bat the eaiety Of the Parisans the variety
Of the ourgers in the streets the light elegance Of the
architecture and the brtancy OF the shops, are the
pecpNar artificial dehsh, Of tho French capital. The
od picturesque portions Of the city, the narrow stres
faI hed by lofty bsbhatons, have long been the
delight Of the artst and the stranger With regard
10 hem there IL dispute. Nor let thoee crowds OF
men and wcmep, nom all courtree, feel slammed
Of that admiration which makes them psuse 10 axe
down The spacious rue Rvoi, stretching - far g.
n a We "a h u
summer cay, pecpied whh oungers or ghted up during
s rs ss a. =" noe, % Ssp.
nay, doubt, be many absurdies and much confec
roIery orrausnt RCssin would cali It, IN the
strveI wnb the sstsiinsss oi the whole hbrc. Tho pro
fusion Of bees initial Ma may provoke well mersed
The Of glory by carved stone and craven images
the world has no doubt many more splendid Archi
vnccr as Paris but q, they need pos pretend
bat because other cities have been more beautiful
bar Paris, Paris has tbere0re DO beauty Al Tnere
q ur etstelineas breadth about the whole
plan Of the charges lately accomplished in Paris
shch attest depth Of foresight and sternness o.
power amid many dangers; But, inaeed, II the sole rea
which Induced the frerch Emperor 10 spend toe
eroinous sums Of money which have been spent In
benutiyng Paris WAS in order crafty passion for
npersl msei ihctrce he would have shown himself
less ssgscty than his rienos could desire
Inc ,mbeEshmsDt ef The capital vas doubt, o,
The cbjecs proposed In that work Of demolition and Of
there IL, probably much truth in the supposton thai
Of ibe eec intended 70 be produced ~ these new
and trleLdd buildings Is To at:rset more wealthy vstsrs
10 Paris, thus furnishing additional employ ment Tor
me vast quantity Of skilled labor In which Psrs
sbouros But the changes In question had another
view, il will be found thai the ' hole plan Of these
chapsss " founded not on civil but on military con
sidt Those whch ready pieted furnish
he existing govern with In advantages In the
event OF iDsprrecton and indeed II the government
Yaris ,I.arrec,ion has become Ting web nieh mprso.
able Let us not be mfunderstood We make 10 pre-
ocroTs Quea Deas rub podzs. Bot the provero J.
la, nusiy The Emperor. or any other may, may
he his predecessor Louis PDippe oee bis crown. But
existing circumstances, there DC doubt rhs
cefsr ding bim,tlt over that why monarch. Lei rs
shorty consider the matter.
In ne nIs place. may observe that in any general
nsurr.c,ion OF workpeOple Of Paris the exstns
government hns 10 contend with a mass OF some
s'c Or ,,.oo l1ss VINO org.nze ,esn,sSs
Fer know that every OF them understand
he o. ermr, and most Of them have been sooisrs
Besices there Is . cf ltrcct hgbu1g which IL
or,iALih sinoied by FrenchTep, and has BEEN
'Lsn successfully practsed So that there s In iaa
sort Cf Jgeoe of success attached 10 H. The refoct
which the insu force labors, OF cou de
erd en- ~ berg incompsleiy organized. deiciiveiy
win muniiion and provisions To these 90 may ado
he ppossbiry Of acting 30 much In unison on hxen
Won &c, nneer single COMMANDER. Nevertheless. Inc
DsUrfepu enjoy the enoi nous advantage OF thoe strong
S % from, o. me xe,v ,a
10 ibe &c ehoussse with msskcis. Those WHO re
member the Gays OF CAyalgnac, know too well ibs
difficulty IN dei.n epg Paris against these insarrec
,iorsIy movements Of The workmen was difficulty OF
csmmupicson The General IN COMMAND could no, gel
his superior power TO bear. IL aggravated
warfare. The rtree's 20 that they
msr,.ersa IN se,s. !. Is oasoa'i 70 explain na:.sy
psns viii out map shall therefore assume thai the
rtseer bas map o. Paris beiore him The seine, then,
Paris from 10 west, That portion az the
city between the Arc do Uomphe and the Louvre has
hing been oonparsvey free aong the river and several
w.frl. tE~ IA Ia Hasr has lawy
opened ample Communication with the Bollevaris
beg ond the exespsi h1es Of ioroxnon Bot
central point from hich General sould ora~ sup
ports dcnse mAss OF hui ongr-a netsork OF narrow
s' ssa 'y ma. % 0S ss fas
| hsbi'sd by TIE clsss Of psurgent workmen, sp
preached 80 close 10 the Louvre a. almost TO mnand
IN iact the hturgent once In <ssess VI the Dudrgs
Deiwsen the Louvre and the Hotel De WIFE, aDe 20
CO, n all Communication between the troops 10 the Tuii
secure hold Of the Hotel de vide, the Faubourg
ORE ere--by mesrs Of The bridges acIoss tee sene-f
tic quarter latin and the dsrot In the neigbborho,d u
re Jsron des Antes. But now Tue case completely
me whole space between the Louvre and tho Hotel &c
vile hnS been cleared and clSse 70 the Hotel dc vile
Las been buin eEornoos bsrask. named after III
EGreor in fact, shtre Y not ecn..unoas ae Of wide
Louvre 70 the Pac du Trone rghl through
the faubourg 81 Arto,ne, and cemmarraiiug With Vim
and the ry outside Thus We ruppcse de-
wing themselves N he Louvre 10 the Ilael de ve q,
he flseo Royal, 81 the Opening o. TIC Couma Of July
(hNs bclCirg OF Tue b&rrtere
az TIonc, II cl1sr that the whole iBe, fro Arc
GO ToDpte 10 The Louvre, and nom the Louvre W Vim
csnnes, might be swept by artillery. so that no BARI
cAdes posiby 10 eec,ed ony single inch Of thai
long road.
Ard tbus The po,.e-scp from the 10 The vest Of
Paris, and the concentration with the country, IL com
pcley secured. Nothing OF course, ~epd dsropceri
the Gereras movements IN his rear or bebiuc him d
Scre. and he would hh brdeer Ia
irort would be sb dircct my troops
scrg s-e vice streets which Lad % tho BoaIeys,as-
which called the Boule vad de sebastovo IN the
psizhboyh roo Of the Hotel de vile, Ia Of
suucison. Nor should forget ust Whit The works
n NE Louvre are sal1 W be Suspended supplementary
credit been demanded 70 complete iht psssaxs Bot
there nno,lsr effect Of this raa communication for
uoors rsht through Paris, from esst 10 vest which
np,t not be overlooked. The insurgents tho rgh.
the Hcine would be cut OF from those the lett
bark The Fauaourg "a. Antoine would ivef be cut in
t~o, rsthe< into three parts for the bouc vard
Nszas, gupnirg The Pace du Tfoae the Font
/ a,Anstxr,z, fas iris obvious efoc. Taus II seems
70 ~ theee great communications lately made vii en-.
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