New-York daily tribune., 1862-10-11
NEW PCBKECATzGNs.
VICTOR HUGO.

Such works as this appear bu, once in century
"I,ss Miserables is too bnmbly designated novel
by it. author for the novel is but screen behind
which the master sits Troclaming IS wi'li authority
Che eraudcst and most vital truths. The PaIAtles oil
Christ have Lad in essence and purpose no more sue
cessiul mutation. Victor Hugo is in TIE d'ell'e u
life he has been an author OF mark Tor more 'Si'
quarter of a century: lie IN exile ana ou'""
Cause he is a republican AID will not "Jufe Dis l"''"'
Yet not trace Of bitterness OF naEroWhess, oeo' 'S
these august volumer. Royalst imperi"Iit'' aris-
tocr.st conservative, inay peFlSe 'ae"i "i'"o"' ave.
sion for their aulh0g has risen through ooseFVsuon
reflection. expeiience suffering, 10 that serene night
whence ia compreherded the good in evil, the truth
1, sasminc falsehood and the benignant uses which
Omniscent Wisdom extracts from human irailly,
lvpccr,sy, bieoiry and crime. Hear him state the
care of Bourbon Conservatism:
N. had Of those rterncdist phsses,
6aruN Of dcfuiion, in which there fatigue buH1ngs
,nuinms sunnel Olnu aud which are noIhl9s more nor
les thar The aniys Of great nation 1t hnns pst Ihes
sale adysnsge ~ item Al nrs the nation ouy
pee men have but one Thirst they have hut one
sanbou to 6e lille This, translation 0! being quiet
events great for;ues gIea ventures gre7t men, hsns
Ood they have seen euou, thou they have bcea
head In them They wond eHhsns se Cs,'' or Irasa end
h- wGs. They walked d,y bresk; sths even
ing OF long md rough day they nac NE . elly WITH
kabesu second with RolesPcTre TIE tart with Bona
rsre they Thoroughly exhausted Livery one oi them
Drvo,irns wesri.d ou. herc. grown old ambitions full
fed fort.ses made ali ,-ek dr lpd IpoTe, solicit. what
vI.cs 60 lie down They have it. They axe OF
r.sea quistness sad leisure they are content AZ is same
tuOe. eo"e1s', ceith" l,cH SIC ,Hup'i, 80 So
k.oct door their SIDE, sso These iae;s lave
rsAt 90 in,tsl heu.e III society and they 10 in.
s tcseycs ard me ro-i Of 'he time ihe i'cs are po-
aud Qasrrnss;ss lst n.efer prepare TIE sfo1 o'
'Scn ,hi,i whs. apl-sr the political plno'ophe
~ Sc.
thod facts demand Errrees Oss1anee' 10 .1S sTe t"r
same thiug A. tePoSe 10 men 80, ~ A.,
Protector tbi, /. what Fsnes demanded Of the bouooH'
sner the Finpire. &c.,. ,r.- .....
be accorded The princes ssnt Them but in realty II s
th .nJ nee. Of Ts,fg kIowcdre Of which the suas
had no suspicion lee2 sad Of winch the BouIboHs had NOS
They were .u, with the nineteenth century. They made
face every development Of the natoa 10 saoit
tdsisl -oTt .ai is Soy poPuA ana 'ue one ''eS
They believed dist they strong because the Empire
They did perceive ,hs they themselves lad been brought
g. ha"s zoe 's'SS h;oS ,sd asca Of Sapoeou
Xben ii. hour tho Restoration, supposiug
th. Is to ssy thinking .e strong sad thinking itself deep
toOs as resolution asraP.iy ard I'ked Il, throw one nom
densd che collective title and the inevidgai ue sovereignty
u tn- usion The citizen. IN other words it denied
usou what aAds nation and 10 the czen what
III. i. tie essence o. ne.s whi,h called
Tho Restoration teN .,
sb.oV,eiy hostile to al iorns OF progress Some aOd 'hg
Unisr the Rss!oatOn the Nation became accustomed
A.cu..icp with which wanting in the Republic
farc. ee .nd s,rOnr had been encouraging spectacle
tue psop,ss Of Europa The Revolution had bad M
p.. uod.r Lonis XVIII and Chsrle. intelligence in its
s tOuzd speech The wind ceased the iO;eh releaed
he of II trembling the
sunta s,n6cent srectsce fail Of use and charm For
Sfsen years there were seen si wof IN complete peace ana
In fu y
tuSer new 70 'be s,se:Dan; equality before the ew
pr. the scce.s.oly Of every function 20 every aptitude
ab,s thus uI<i 1882 The bouIooas were an IN
s.'ausn s civil ason, which broke IL the hands OF PToV
deuce
part but h, part Of the nation They leh the uoue ~.
gravity authority their descent into tae light
was no, o those soenn dSppearncss which lesvo
d~ri emotion % history it was neither the spectral anness
ofCtee,I the egse cry Of Napoleon; They went awe
hIo They were wonhy bu. they were NO; august They
Gsb shor extent OF the majesty Of Their Hisioune
A., we have ,.d their misfortune greater than they
They faded away IN the horizon
Now .st lis hear how calmly and largely be states
tho case OF the troglydyte mob rising armed 10 up
SsHve what are esteemed tho very bases Of Social
Order in the fearful Partisan insuuecton Of June
1878:
Il .or,,,ime. happens ts, sgain principles even
ega, liberty equs y, sud fraternity sgaint universal
sosi,Ye asaus: Tire Of al b. all from the
depths its anguish oi be- dsc0uagemss Of s Eis atoms
OF ts 'evers dssees Of It's mia Of .,s gnorpnce
Of ' csrsness ia ges, msdmsn ihs Taooe protests ana
the popuAce gives battle TO the people.
Tie vsgaoonds attack the common right tho ochocraey
Tos. ave nounfui days for there is always certain
smvnt Of gl 10 ibs madness there Is suicide in this
these words which Intended or issuis-vags
bons sSbble ochlocscy populacs-indicee. sss reher
the faa, who reign than the fault those ho suffer
rather the o Of the pisAsssd than the iau Of the ont
As f,ru ns never pronounce .hsse words with
with respect, COR when PHILOSOPHY ia,noms tie scts
whci they correspond often hBds in them
d.ur. spopi .he Hseries Athens oehloc'scy the
xS.bOn' made Hoa9d the poPaaee more than once saved
Rome and the rabble follow I'd jesus Christ.
There thinker who. has M, sometimes centempaed
tbe ne,he masntcences
The eIp-Is,ion. Of This multitude which suffers and which
beeds Il. v.oieuces IN misconsfuctOn Of principles
Which "a life IT, Orco. rei tsnce % the .w poY1
lar c,ur G<igf and mn De Te9resssd The honest
vote himself to IT, aud. for very love cr that multitude he
battle. sgnst H. Bot how excrsabo he sses H. even while
opposIS how ne v.nerate H. even whe resisting 1t!
Of those moDents when in dong hat
DO s.i something which disconoer,s aid which almost
di.usdss tson gong iarthefi We pc "s arc compelled
co. but conscience though sashed Is sad and the per
Efmsues o: the drty s marsed by oppIeon Of heart
Juhe lgis let hnsen TO thing apart, end al
Dpobi. 70 class In the philosophy o. history Alha.
'sd must DO @ aide when we consiicr thst
l.odiny 6neuts in which felt the sacred anxiety OF
Lsbor demanding its rights II most be pat down, and that
duty, for il sssehea lhe kepnoc Bat bottom what
yone. l64Sl revolt Of the people against itsel.
Lot u permitted for 20 arrest the readers at
Aotoa rpon absolutely unique bsrcados which char
Or. ssuctsd the sutsnc. to Fsnbous Saint Antoine
a. other deru3-d the approaches Q! the Fsubourg du
Tsmps those before whom under the bright blue sky
Juus thsss two hghiin masterpieces oil ciVh wAT VIII
n. b.fric.ds sa!n. Antoine Inonsfous; three
e.se. L,g and hundred feet long IL esed from one
c,fs.i the mouth Of the fsubourg that to
sf trfse strees ravined Jogej not;nea soups
~h buitressed with mounds which were
., AZ .u,gost.d b. Il. two great pfoinontO. of houses
a. toe }s3oTI Il rose Ike eycopean eraoH knneht a. the
tc QusTs which the isth OF july Nne'
t.s 6snGs ood Intervals along the streets in the
81 III. b.rcsas Merely from seeing It, you let IN
~, .r.. ,oura When d.stre.. ru.hes into ca
s..opa.. Of ~h': this bscade Eaadei Of the ruins