The Washington union., 1858-02-10
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Paris in tina last Few dAys has presented 81
much excite1nsni and 10 visitor e~iccAy trom ON
own. country, ol great interest You viii have received
,r,o. tus reaches YOU in the public iour
nals ho,A al Fs.nce and England cf te bate attempt q
,,sassiuat~ the Emperor LOus NsIron l a. mot with
the expectation Of adding anything OF more imf"''
90 .bst they contain that have concluded 90 write
y,,u but sinply because / believe letter from
fellow country maa who eye witness may siss
some sditonAi interest TO the subject Besides nj ia
drnt 40 pregnant the fate great enPirr rs that
which has iu1 occaITed naturally strike one who
has the lnextimahle good fortune hive unasf tse be
neens institutions of giorions land ar dinerehtiE
from those whose lots the aorunions OF Kings
and EmI,erors
On the evening Of the l4th hearing that the Emperor
and Empress preseAt themselves Al tAe grand
opera 'tae PAirtier ordered carriage, and with
nav Acourierf "a who speaks French and English.
and without whom in the Gh~~1oe II the frst OF these
accom- ishInens should be lost proceeded faithsr
The Rue PaIleticr eais the grand Boulevard dies
ItAiens the magnificent street have seen.
and Opera House is only few rods from tins point
To NV great CONSERVATION however long before reach
ed the street perceived the Boulevard crowded either
side with thousands Of people, varousiy estimated at
from fifty TO one hundred thousand OF all classes,
sexes and conditions. Among them i noticed nsnD
bers Of women with their infants and little children
in their arms There were too large number OF miii
tary companies both OF cavalry and infantry all cspa1
soned for great battle One Of the sergeans OF
the latter presented himself bsore the horses OF my
rsTe and orerei the driver most peremptory to stop
Goodness - thinks I, .my time Here
ann, surrounded by hundred Thousand strange people,
neither get back or forth don't know what IL all
means and whatever dreadful has been done don't
know French enough tell him. l,drd ksa and
ii tried it he would and tor-igner; and if hs
did this would be gnasr To add to my Eer,exty
nay had jumped the first appearance OF tbs
crowd-wiich all Frenchlnen understand the significance
OF nstantly-and indeed alone! All this time
which however not long TO amy one but me, but 10
me a agethe sergeant WAS with drawn sword urging
Il Judged by his gesticnlaons the driver retire who
poor devil, had become henmed in chat he did
not have Macbeths privilege either 10 so to
ceds
My self possession at ast returned, and drew my
small modcun OF French witch have econonliae
Fred Power did his Latin spreading IL thin and making
go and draft hoEorel 10 the Of the
following 'Cpaaias, (Which haterlng promotion
ed To delight the Sergeant Aonser le clptasnr Jt
enprad pas ie Francois Je sms n.oys des Etns Ua
d Anneriqae" He instantly approached the carriage
door which from the first had thrown open the
purpose, good Mrs. Toodles would say If found 1t
necessary make fight, ii would be oas have
French that could pass Into the street that the
Emperor had been aftackrd &c. So. thanking him
got cut and squeezed my way into the crowd Here,
luck would have it, met my courier whom L
glad to see to quarrel his deserton and indeed
who being Frenchinan to blame than
certain little Virginia boy know is for running FIRE
a the first tap of the beli--hdther could hep H.,
learned from my courier all that happened and
which, of course it il unnecessary detail There
a most peculiar stiffness and quiet throughout that i'm
naense concourse Of human beings and interest and
1~1 ju1
describe. Except the occasional military orders given
along the ranks, there scarcely voice to he heard
above the conversational tone To this not only
novel, but sublime +! 1T seemed TO the heart of
great nation beating in silent but anxious thros the
of its sovereign! Soon, however the glad tidngs
OF the safety of the Emperor and Empress Spon-
t.neousiy and almost in instant the whole line OF the
Boulevard in blaze of light and shouts OF most
j.yous acclaim filed the air Fi~ e Erpcer Tss
L hapaasaar r. 1t curious fact, that the whole
populace seemed to lay the foul attempt n the
door Of the Italians for maIy and loud and deep were
the upon their heads The Emperor and Empress
after displaying the greatest eoliectedness and courage
went into the opera and remained until the performance
over. at halfpast IL o'clock Their carriage
shattered to pieces, and OF their horses killed and
other wounded they returned in provided them
the Tuiieries where they met, you haye seen
with Solicitations Of many OF the grandee~ &c on
the displayed by the Emperor, and that of the
Impress, quite equallng it their solicitude the
wounded and the families OF the kiledl07 all of
their drive, alone and unesccrted IN open barouce
through the streets Of Paris the succeeding day of
the universal tone of indignation the perpctrasors OF
dabolica intent and the congratulations from every
quarter for the miraculous OF their Majesteso
these Things need not write In detail.
But does not the contemplation of such
give food for reflection and aboe al sond IL not 5ll
every American heart with tafktulDess that be lives and
happy in land where the sudden deaths every pub
lie functionay in the Legislative judicial and
departments of the government while they would swell
with grief their loss would iot little
the stability of its institutions the permanent
happiness of its people And yet here country whose
lungs her Emperor and between whose present peace
and happiness. and snaxchy and bloody revolutions is
only the life Of a single individual
And what queer people the French Two
nights after this thrilling the Opera House
the theatre OF the grand tsA sssne al Paris where
five thousand people engregated in the varied
laufifn and unique costumes. with Straus Justly Gel
elrated hand and merry danced till das light did sp
pear t
There may grow of this last attempt the fifth,
upon the life of Louis Napoleon serious political
action. 1t is not unfreqaently hintcd that
jushcatjon not nsessny 10 rid Paris Of the Italians
resident here and further that it raine the question
whether England in scting in good faith aI1ty ina
permitting the supposed instigntox TO remain IN her do
mnions for the convenient the channel only be
tween cfectuaton oi their purposes Indeed tbe Pres
ient oi the 'dsrr Lsg4~mg most significant upon
this point his address of cicitaaion To the Emperor
the morning after the attempt
This morning the Ezs pcpr delivered his address, which
encaee you the Senate and House Of iscpresensa
tirc ID regarded here of his xe aass
that .x,fs