New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-19
FROM FRANCE.

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PAEm Sept. !. lso1.
A few broken words about some recent French
publication addressed 20 American readers. canno.
better BEGIN than With these II Lat d'ss Linss 'ssi
dEasi, Pol.i34o A.eIis de Tocq-r,ls, snd se'cn
otler political cssays Ito t..ic Of new volume by
Ydouaid Iaboulaye 81 Lave collected IN H. 'ayi Tie
author "a certain aualcT o. political essays which
have for the part tie object 70 deiermino
tie sphere q authority and 10, ~ liberty 20 shov That
the tiae is benclccni only wln tho faagc o! is 10
climate a,rihuiions 20 prove thu, b, cannot replace
ind, dual activity By admni'riiife mechanism. II
there be a truth not apprLonded IN France this Is H.
..... French yarics since is-9 however divided Oh
other questions. are agreed 30 rr,artlng Authority
Cyosroir) aud lcrt, o. tao lIrooolo..at.o oacues.
VI. Lahoaiaye il philosophical and p.tgiotlc. 10, a
pirilsan politician. Though necessarily opponent 10
tire ec,ual regime be- is not fa,.ious opponent. lie
gra'oiy crclsos here Do Lumofoa,y saiI.f,d n Bis
Pari, a. An.riqpe 10 fauis aid dcfca roi because
they are It's bat because hoy fliia AID dcircs
which are In large part common g. all French Govern
men;s lie and poHt- ont With admirable coarnoss
what Nv fcw Freedmen of any party obscrsc-thai
equality Ii not liberty. not no.esa4iy oven an ally Of
liberty. Uncontrolled by political liberty II admits o.
my tonds TO- u oocIlsiing tyranny Of tho wort dc
soripiion. Under the Empcrors at Rome. under Tie
Sulians at Copf,antnope under tho Kins In pahomey
under R0bcsploro,o como 10 nearer In French history
equality and frgLtful despotln are found together
democratic tyranny need Rot DO preferable 70 al hu
tocrnilc one.
Although NJ Laboulaye speats especially 10 bis ooun
trynen tho texts II moro than hn II ess essays
taken from current American history. and the philo-
sophie improvement Of them is always worth heed
ing lie often draws from tho facts Of history
guments and Illustrations fai,oring 10 u.s. In deonso OF
his general argument, which now when our own free
Institutions threatened with grave changes. Ia sin
gulaIly worth study. II national yahiiy which
call pride. DO naturally rratlcd the authors
Of Institutions. soborer Of the
risks mourning In their and our passage through
tho revolutionary period have entered upon. may
hnd in the Thoughtful study ofthe philosophy and polii
cal moral Of his book. much that IS profitable for doc
trne. for reproof for correction and for instruction
even 10 US the most intelligent" ns TO lis addressed
French. "thc most ciyllized) people in the world.
The two essays most likely TO Immediately attract
the attention Of American readers are tho one en-.
titled: L' Etots Unset La Flono,. and the one
on Alexis de Tocqueyille. The former will be- nj
ready familiar 10 many Of your readers Translation OF
II from the columns Of the Journal dee DeJas where IL
appeared last year With Gasparins LAmeriqns derant
rEuope ms prcteSt. having appeared In America. a
brief cy.ract from the authors preface shall close this
notice Of Ills book The render will moi he
eurprfed ~ find Ia this q volume essays on NJ de
lie and on the United Stacs. NJ. de Tocqnr
Vile Of oil French publicsis has most clearly apIre
hended that the werhneas of modern focieies Is
radiation; that their true strength lies in individual
liberty and association. lie il our precursor m Ga. f.
Tile path which civilization ~ etierhr As to the
Americans our ancient and faithful allies. toy are tho
neoue who have best solved the questions that ngiimc
me- For the last ~ years We have bHcn exhnnitnP
selves in the conquest of liberty for the last 20 ycurH
America has been living by 10 chat Is her fortune and
her glory The sad convulsions - her eli war have
akcn feeble souls; hcy charge Liberty with what is the
crime Of Slavery Forourselyc. old friends Of mcrica
lese trials ~ nobIy met have had 40 other effect than
I'm re- nder more dear 10 the country Of Wellington
II our as rntons nre for great strong united. free
America We need her Ia countcibalanCc England, |
and 10 maintain the freedom Of the scns need her
In give 10 the world example Of rich. peaceful.
moral and enlightened democracy finally, we need her.
" that In the midst VI Ill our storms there may be be-