New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-18


nerors was by virtue of year long preceding represen
iatons OF ntrigues wofnlly deceived, was Napoleon
first great ge-the beginning OF the end OF marvellous
OF the last twelve years on the
outside show of which, much more than on the critical
Judgment Of his intrinsic ability MS able editor
of Circumstances sodsant conservative spectators Of
his career have based their soidsant n05nehf oI DIS
greatness as creative controlling statesmen.
Whether Teutonic Max, will or wiz not leave the
dgnied ease Of his ducal chateau OF Miramon LOOKING
ont on the Adratc Sce to risk the sleatory chances o.
n Mexican throne next month month after next. OF
next ADr FOOLS day, is far az IL IL question o.
time one that wait Times answer for. Your faTi'
correspondent is no prophet According 70 some
surely TO have departed 10 search OF tansatlantis
fortunes In this very month ofJonuay the same month
in which the famous Congress of Soyeregns was saro
10 assemble Pending fulfllment Of the Ducnl--roya
Max prophecy it Is well enough 20 note the fact thal
detachments Of two French regiments, together abou'
500 strong tho point Of embarhngfor vera CRUZ
wished as wrote the date Of this letter. 10 give
paragraph two 10 the pleasant Paris lumors II tle
day And time nor room is left Tor their record
One trait, however. shnll be noted. While during the
year, all mcndcty is strictly forbidden IN the streets OF
Paris this first day is happily len ree 70 al tha WIZ OK
need beg. The law. hard but law that rules down ont
stretched hands OF the poor all other days ms DAY ic'
ia allegiance. And so from early light TIL midnight
side streets and BOulevards nre beset with begEars
heggars complex, simulate disshnulete, and beggars
pure and simple Beggafs lame halt, cnd bund, WIN
Instruments Of musical torture in hand, WIN ROBUST
hand organs and whcozy queer old cracked vols anc
murca boxes to excite WRATH beggars with excess Of
fingers and bcgggrs with no fingers speak OF on tbet
oustretched hands, beggars male and female, who only
look their prayer for help. Heaven help the man who
does not catch their glance. There IL something very
kindly, good. and human in this one days freedom
granted to want by otherwise inIsADy aa'
thority And 10 Is good 10 note how many siYe some
thing from their moderate comfort this day 10 those WHO
are permitted TO make their setr nosy appeal ron
the depth Of their discomfort Ms day 70 tno ne,p Vi
their material bottery Pleasant too 1t s 70 remark as
ono walks along the Boueyards between the SHOP Win
dows gtteriug with fetal goods and tue Wayslde
booths. stocked with cheap festive wares which border
the broad sidewalks on either side OF the three miles
long way from Madeleine % Bastle pleasant tSy u
is 10 along the boulevard and IN the sde streets
this New. Years morning, eminenty respec,soe gen
tlemen Of thirty forty hfy and more years od hnrrY
ing on with packages and parcels IN Their hancs WIN
sheep donkeys hobhy-horses and other juvenile ue'
lights under their arms. There are beatea nhsk :,
fathers elder brothers. and what not. bound subjects
and faithful taxpayers for tho day OF whole people oil
greedy delighted. imperious boys and grH suy rh-
perious. You mus. gyo here IL faflsi 70 yonr ntIe
relatives 10 your lady friends, 10 tho waters AZ your
wontoi ca6 and restaurant, 10 infinite az ceteras OF
Tom, Dick, and Harry. The sentiment Of The annual
ceremony has doubtless lost something OF s primai
poetry In acquiring much Of It's present legal force.
Not tatutoriy legal indeed but absolutely impera-
tive by conventional law though it Tere. Dare for
get your concierge OF your nephew or your hospiaDs
friends wife II You dare. You might well go out Of
Ell human parishes and have done with IT, Having the III
luck TO DO a grown up man. New-Yeays Day becomes
to you day Of debtpayins-a slaves day; Your
proioundcst contempt for Won, in which his parents
would coincide II you did not respond TO his conpi'
cniary verses learned by heart weeks before, by hty
gorgeous ertempori1cd presents.
New.Years rs, 20 grown folks, an enormous but I'M
peratlyo humbug in Paris. very seriously burdensome
iunhug But Tor the little folks sincerely and under
protest for these grown folks. delightful festival
Let US Americans return thanks among other graces,
FOR this favor that we not at Christmas and
New. Years re those others.
Finally. spTopOs Of nothing, but noteworthy IN itself
take this statement Of fact abridged from sete psper
lately laid before tie Corps Legislative. Uncerstaud
preliiainary. that all tobacco smoked. chewed aud
snued In France. 10 consumed under the VIII and per
mission Of the French Government, sole primary tobac
conis IN France Whole cost Of tobacco purchased by
France In 1867 was 90 600 francs. The gross pro
duct was something over 2l6 100000 when offered for
sale after manufacture The net profit TO the treasury
over l6 francs. pretty hint to Treasurer
Chnse. -
One kindly holiday fact and Ihaye done. The 1sraeite
Brothers Emile and Isaac Perene. have III ths as In
former years inflated the Paris branch Of the house Of
Rothschild In giving 80 90 klogrammes nearly 60Oo
pounds bread 10 the poor Of Paris. Scent space and
time prevent my telling the pleasant popular sto.y Of
rivalry between the old and the new millionaire dew h
banking houses.