New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-14
FRANCE.
Prom Oar Own Correspondent.


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Parliament. and whatever other institutions m'A
the enterprise and prosperity OF EngASh ooo''i''S
what the French have done there since ie5p N
the way Of productive settlement Is aston 'hihgl!
rttIs Their conquest has thus far yielded little
more than glory official reports oi great size and
abundance and food for national vanity. Ihi, last
sopdment, though very filling TO the Golic CON
mmer, has cost an enormous price.
The whole number of European civilians settled
IN Algeria in 1s43 was H,900 as late the 81 Of
kst December it had risen only 10 10000, o!
whom i07, coo are French, the rest chiefly Spanish
and Italian This includes al ages aud both sexes
the grown male European civil population be-
ing under 10000. But these figures small ms
they are must be considerably reduced ~ an es-
innate OF the coonizng value OF the population. For
tl2. 600 Of the above mentioned 0,000, are
dwellers in large towns (rHes), leaving 5000
for the country, Of whom only 5000 are agricul-
tarists These statistics aye taken from Govern
nsnt documents.
They offer d remarkable contrast to the record
Of our Western growth, or Canadian growth, or
Australian growth since l5i3. What might seem
at first glance more remarkable IL, that they are
regarded by the French with exuitng seli-gratula-
tion grave publicist presented the above hs-
ares in an article published in one 0i the Solest
Partisan journals last "Wednesday, as proof oi the
"progress accomplished by notrc gTande colonie;
another journalist, thoughtful, wei-iniormea
writer psyely speaks of Algeria AZ "o pius6ee coi
"onis anil ait au monde" But while they are all
agreed that their African possessions have prospered
wonderfully, theyare all agreed that this prosperity
can be wonderfully increased. Here their agree
nent ends, and they quarrel over bOundless
variety of improved methods of colonization.
Some of these schemes are amusingly extrayagant,
Others have logical neatness and 0rder-0n paper
that reminds one of the theoretical complete
ness of French constitution; but, however they
differ in other respects they have one radical vice
in common. Whether the scheme requires that
the Europeans shall settle among the natives, or
shall "l0cate" IN complete separation from the
natives; that the new settlers shall huddle in villa
ges of fifty hearths each, or shall live in Isolated
hrm- houses; that all the Mohammcdans shall be
first of all converted to Christianity or that they
shall be packed in towns or left to AT viii; il
requires the help Of the Central Government III its
application.
The idea that "thc best system of colonization
" il to have no system" is II novel one. Although
Prince Napoleon hinted at its excellence in his
speech at Limoges, and his spokesman III La
Fresse, NJ. Duvernos, hes given it the above clear
expression in print, il is not accepted by the
French. There are intelligent exceptions, but the
majority of intelligent frenchman 40 not cOmpre-
bend how peasant farmer possibly be-, for the in-
terest of his own advancement, stronger than the
Government and wiser than the Academy of Scien-
ees Nor do they see that il the individual settler ad
vances the advance of their colony is assured. This
N not defect peculiar TO any one class of French
men. The foremost republicans, the most earnest
democratic Socialists would impose their political
AID social forms on the majority, if they had the
power, in direct logical contradiction with their
theories az they confess, but on the ground that
the superior, wise minority has the right TO hold
the majority in tutelage for the final good OF the
majority. La PrtsSc newspaper, which, even In
fs actual suppressed condition, il the organ of the
most liberal and enlightened notions on social aud
political themes that get voice in France, cannot
approve in full the English ndividussm." The
writers Of La Presse would not accept popular
government; they argue Tor strong ''paternal' y
4 C., interfering eement-for much stronger
element Of that sort than they, probably, are them
selves aware OF. And herein, though logically
wrong, they may be instinctiyely right. The French
are eminenily gregariOus: il lies i'll their very ma
tnre. Now, a flock wants a leader-wlll take II
aryer rather than trust 10 sef.guidance. This does
aot affect their sentiment of equality, unless to
strengthen it. They like 10 be driven or led to-
gether.
mainly retarded the colonization of Algeria is too
mach Government Observation-Disclosures both
with the agricultursts and with the very soil itself
Ii is doubtful whether, under any circumstances,
u would have received large immigration from
the mother country. The Frenchman's love OF
country, and his subsection to routine keep hun at
home. The majority Of those who go abroad 20 to
acquire the means OF living comfortably in their
wonted places again after few years of profitable
Ia knt ,xtfb fh. f,sr hn mt rilt
e1patristes himself to seek new home as well as
better fortune.
To use an expression which, if il seem vulgar 10
oar readers viii be familiar MS well as appropriate
to Prince Napoleon, the card that the Algerian
Minister has TO play, ia to trick the army of Ger
man emigrants TO follow suit after the few thou
sands Of their countrymen who are now settled
IN Africa. III he canthat is, if his imperial cousin
aud the whole machinery Of French Ministry and
his own subordinates and his own common sense
permit him to-iniroduce the system OF 10 system
be- will have removed one great obstacle To the en-
trance of German col0Iists Another still remains:
it is connected closely enough with the first and
may best be presented by an individual instance
The newly ly-afrNed farmer, under the new system
Oi system, viii BE- freed from the necessity of
struotIng a house III disregard OF his OWN wants aud
means, but according to the plans of some Psrsian
sAej dc bureau. He viii be freed from the super.
vision of a corporal, captain, colonel, aud us
many more civil official Oycrseers But there is
danger that he viii not be freed from the Government
encouragement TO raise tobacco or sea-island
cotton bat he wants at FIRST is something 70 eat,
and an easy way OF procuring it.
To point cut practical means of removing this
obstacle OF meeting these wants, is the object of
memorial recently sent TO the Prince by our couu-
tryman, MIR. Charles L. Flcischmann. Mr. Fleisch.
mann's early thorough education in the Wurtcm-
berg Farming School, his subsequent experience
IN America, his writings on Agriculture, in Ger.
man, English and (recently) in French which
have given him deserved reputation in Europe
and America and in Australia, give at lcas, sig
nhcsnt value of authority 70 his plans snd sugges-
lions IN the present case. We have not space Tor