The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-29


that the original ATowsmith of the London
Times was Bull Run Russell himself.
influence Of the Press In France.
Although the press is tightly muzzled in
France, its influence is very great, if only from
the fact that each journal has its Importance
as an organ of some political or religious party,
or represents some great financial interest.
The government has its official, semi-Oficial and
offcious organs Each great parsonage in
France has his organ, which is accepted by the
public as such, and which denotes by its art
ces the mind of the great parsonage upon al,
important questions. The religious organs have
their course marked out by the influence OF
some of the luminares of the Church. while
the financial journals are influenced by this OF
that great Spectator. Then there are the re-
publican journals, class which represent
powerful faction There are also the organs
of banished royal families, and lastly, and'ndt
the least important, there are journals which do
not avow political bias, but which, as the
recognized organs of the aristocracy of France
the younger members more especially, those
belonging to the fashionable clubs-exercise
great influence in the higher classes Of French
society.
Theirs, Guizot Lamartine, and in fact almost
all prominent political personages who have OBJ
tanned influence in France, were connected with
the press. At the present moment Prince Ma
poleon has as his organ, the exponent of his
policy, or rather that policy which he would
advocate for the empire, a journal which has
.t, xsr;fl, thn
Prince. We mean the Opinion Notionae
The editor of this journal, Mr.. Guerolt. is
we'll known in Europe as liberal The EN-
press Eugene has her organ, La France, con-
Quoted by the Viccmte de la Guerroniere.
The Emperor Napoleon, though having Off
cial and semi-otfcial organs, had not what
might be considered as especially his prt
vate Journal. lie has just supplied this def
cheney, and established, az rival to La France,
new paper styled La Nation, which is edited
by NJ. Granier de Cassagnac, noted Bona
partist who has been connected for years with
the French press, and has also become noto-
rious as the extreme advocate of the Emperor's
policy in the Chamber Of Deputies, of which he
De Cassagnac is a member
protected by their Majcsties are all subject to
ministerial warnings, and, Of course, are more
or less trammelled but still they one and all
prosper and are read. To be an co,rdraf the
public must see all the journals. To read but
one is evidently to hear but one side of any
question. That Napoleon should have felt the
necessity Of founding his own organ to combat
that Of the Empress is a significant concession
to the power of the press in France. His Ma
jesty has now assumed the editorghip ofa new
journal, and, as he is no novice at the business,
we do not doubt that La Nation will make its
way into public favor as rapidly as did La
France, the exponent of the Empress policy.
In his new journal the Emperor will foreshadow
his future plans, and, as 0stensibly 1t Is neither
official nor semi-ofIicial, it will be more out
spoken than those papers which are. The duty
of La Nation will be to prepare the public
mind for coming events. 1t will be used, in
fact, as feeler. AS its propositions are re-
ceived by the public, SO will the Emperor know
how to shape his course. We consider the mis-
sion of the new journal most important one,
and shall pay particular attention to its columns.
It may not be amiss to state here that La Nation
advocates immediate Intervention in our affairs
a Joint Intervention if other Powers will act
with France: if they will not, then Intervention
by France alone. :. ,-~.- :. |