New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-19
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rebels does il keep from false swearing Would Il
rebel at heart, without pluck enough TO confess,
boggle at perjury eic., etc. But these Secession
folks were not sorry as stout old Capt. Lines, on
learning at Cowes that there was no chance of
bush with the Nashville. Capt Lines, am told
has great faith in his men and guns, and staneh ship
bows and the good cause.
forgot to say that at the Captans dinner the fol-
lowing pome, written by one Of the passengers was
said aud sung:
Hail 10 the chief Of our lands marital glory,
Honored and bles; iu bis evergreen fame!
Deed. tina, a lus,rous and our great her0s uaine
God bless his waning years.
Fill them with brigh,es, cheers
Let every patrio, bear, the chorus Low swell
that laz for the tribute calls,
Wave DER Moutezumas halls 49,
Scott, in Counbis's heart 'hiined ever d"ei
Let me omit, if you please, the two following
equally fine stanzas, ard 30 on to Havre' Masters
and men Of American grain ships, now abundant In
that port gave the General quite an ovation on his
landing. Our flag was flying from all our vessels
draped the gateway of tie Arago's dock-yard, and
the porie eoelere Of the Hotel de Europe united
here with the French tri-color. Gen. Scltt arrived
here from Havre Monday evening and took apart
ments at the Hotel Westminster, Rue dc la Pax. 10
Judge from the noble old mans appearance to-day ana
from what we are told by those nearest about him.
there is all good cause Of hope that the heartfelt wish
Of all bis countrymen uttered by the Chairman Of
YOUR Chamber OF Commerce the other day, that he
e" may live to see the Union established throughout
% all the States will be fulfilled, though the war
should far ontast the brief sliding term TO which
fanciful Americans persist in limitirgit.
The public il still in the dark ms to Minister Foulds
plans for regulating the national finances. The no.
ton reviyes that loan in form or other must
lie resorted 70, though there may be an attempt to
ngreeably flavor i. under some other lame. Con-
sohdation of the large floating debt, for example,
would come to much the same thing Before the
news came of the Slidell and Mason liabilities, the
three PER cents had risen to 20. Some folks think
this rise WAS partly owing to sub-boosting from Gov
eminent agents and that 1t WAS to have been pushed
if possible to - and kept there long enough to FUR
nish good standard rate for the ssue OF the loan
For the past two daysths ReHtes have been tumbing
The economy in army and navy expenditures Is not
likely to amount to than such saving as can be
made by adding few thousands to the ordinary
number of soldiers en- congo. The state OF Europe
and of the Emperors mind, lis Maestys military
tastes ambition and political necessities forbid the
hope of nything like a real disarmament.
We shall know next week something Of the extent
of the changes to be made in the Constitution Of the
Empire. Specializing genuses, and spectators quite
orphaned Of genius, have INDUCED in equally ex.
travagant undertaking and ovcrating their extent.
Folks here are like folks elsewhere. There are
doubtless those with you who whine that have
given quickly mortal blow to the rebellion by TAX
ing B.aufort and other some who whine that we
have done nothing because We have not taken
Charleston and Savannah. FestiHa Late If we
only could learn TO labor and 10 wait, we should
work with better will, and should not have TO wait
20 long for good many things. In this very wide
spread connection | always recall that remarkable
massage in the sermon Of the Rev. Dir. Toxins on
the goodness Of a designing Providence " How
" thankful we should be that time has been impaired
to US in successive periods OF seconds, day. and
wears, instead Of being given to us all at once"
Father Lacordaire died at Soreze, in the depart
rnent Of the Tarn last Friday. The brief eulogy Of
col emporary saying that the Dominican Aeade-
micau VI as "the most eloquent pulpit orator since
" Massillou" IL true, though not distinctiyely apt
Father Lscordaire holder thinker, more bril-
liant rhetorican, a more ardent nature, than Mas
sillon. He bowed the real strength and daring spirit
Of reformer TO the yoke of Church authority, and
wearied his noble life in the hopeless effort TO recon-
Gle individual spiritual freedom with Church infa-
bility must forego the strong temptation of run
ming into biographical notice of this admirable man.
a type Of the highest order of the Hamlet class Of
our time. Father Passaga, the wise conservative
revolutionist, who would gave the mperilcd Papal
Church authority by throwing overheard the tenn
poral ballast that is sinking it-and was banlshed
from Rome for bis pains by the unskliul scull that
rows now St. Peters bark against wind and tide and
current Listory-hns been appointed Professor Of
Philosophy in the University of Turin.
The body Of Ronget dc Lisle, author of the Mar
seMaise, was exhumed the other day TO be trans
ferred from the old graveyard at Choisy lie Roi,
near Paris, to the new cemetery Of the village Ills
remains now lie in stone coffin, within which was
deporired "A leaden box containing bronze medal
lion portrait, on Whose reverse are engraved the
words and music of this immortal, soul-strring pa
triotic song. The tombstone bears this epitaph:
/ translation" Here lies Claude Rouget de Lisle,
born at Lons-le-Saulner l7GO, died at Cboisy-le-
"Roi, 1885, When the French Revolution, in 1892,
had to combat kings, he gave it to conquer them,
" the song of the Marseillase.'
Miramon, ex.Presdent of Mexico, has been re-
fused audience by the Emperor
Charles Hugo has contracted with the manage
ment Of the Ambigu Comique to furnish i've
act drama next Winter for that theater-drawn from
his fathers romance, Les MiseraJles. The best
comedies that have seen the footghis this season
are lie Pondu Auz Yeur, at the Gymnase, and Nos
Intimes, at the Vaudeville. The first is as funny as
farce, with its capital satirc hits on our universal
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