New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-05-16
FROM PARIS.
wba. tho French Think and Say IN
Regard &c she ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" ''''
sioner s,idei,- Minister Bigeiow-A'se"
riN-The CpcYn.
PARIS, April %. 1865.
from Our Own c. respondent

rin-The Opcrn.
f'0n o'' 0"A ~ PANS, April %, 1865.
,h, ryerrV ~ was stabbed by Rsvaiiac,
r 80. s,.sbls or more dcplorabr even. than the
ssssIn.i;on Of resident Lincoln never committed in
this word"-l PsaM,n O Ees'e.
"Abr,h,m Lincoln receives lis reward tho Only oueof
With he coi1 be ambitious ambition u any sort can be
supposed had pace n e sou oil ,as' great c2shi
'h''wO ~0'.'' '' - lLhvenir National
"ro, four ysa-s NJ Lincoh discharged the difficult
uti.s which fail to the lot Of human beg not indeed
In wsy strike he imagination Of hose who care for mere
external SNOW o. with ess'.s o. substantial J'asnsn. ana
Ii woult be hrd TO show that c mad, false step in tho
gsosssa;ea; Of ii. great tras' committed 70 I'm,
any sort o. completely with lhis awful wckelnsss viii
damn their esaso iorcyer."-fP siLMal Gsne,,..
"The history Of the Republic Of the United States counts
fourteen r.idens The Of mos, OF them are rIe.d
forgotten; bu; .nsre three th,t VII neveT De r
ngon rersonifyng the 'oity dseesiedness na reas.a
crown OF Jefferson person'yng authority msae usou'
ou Of who dies becaus. he bad gwen freedom to nil
Lons"-l La Prose-
So far as words can convey any idea OF the
universaty and profoun6ness OF painful emotion
caused here (and believe all over Enrope) by tho awful
news Of the assass nation Of Mr. Lincoln. you viii find
them with exception hardly further indica-
tion) in all tie French journals SO fer as indignant
reprobaton of tbs hdeous crime gees there is but one
voice; do those who have been active unfiends OF
Che great to which its foremost Champion in the
hour Of triumph has fallen tsorilce withhold due
words OF praise sOlong rous d. But between this honor
able but tardy recognition OF M. LinconS vorthwhich
We should remember. end the fresh assertion OF 1t by
those WHO ave always scn Our friends there
II difference which must not forget Here again.
te European journals which this steamer brings you.
organs Of the varions parties. VIII mainly tell you oil
th.t words can Of this srens And IL Is rather the
pressure Of selfish eooa that tries to relieve Itself
here in thanks to those many liberal Frenchmen who
have pressed hand and snnk their voices as thoy
condoled with loss and CLAIM sd their com
uon right men bern, Only one degree removed the
great family In mourning. to join In TIE funefea
rites Tie sort OF porsorGl feeling toward Mr.. Lincoln
whio. his martyrdo brought on. Il expression or
among French liberals is very remarkable There Is a
certain coIdty and ten ierness Of love for the simple
rugged honest that tolchingy colors their adm
ration Cor the statesman ard ii were. abstract repre-
sentative OF great political end moral principles
As you will suppose. there is more than plenfy OF
ingenious and notinge,ious speculation ss TO .he
conseouercss Of the great c,inemnch Of It strangely
wild and oistort largely basej on historical remnis
concea aud run out Imaginative parallels 10 fantastic
conclusions. In the Nonh maddened "mob" always
that "mob'l viii rush into terrible outr. ;es or tie
persons and property Of secsssiopsts coriced in
Northern cities there v i'll be terrible cry Of blind
vengeance to be followed BIZ execution Southern
prisoners Of war IN our hands Grart viroe eds must
as good pairiot-assuue the Presidency there VIII be
rampant revolution and chaos come--etc. etc.
Still here again, you will note BY your EUROPEAN files
how much moro correctly the Liberals appreciate os
they better know the strength Of our political institu
lions and tie spirit Of people But even with many
Liberals here there was at first. and perhaps still Is.
doubt thsn appears IN print OF tho conservatiVe
force Of Demoo-scy-an exaggeration OF the import
opce Of one mans lie death Jnvountsrily-aad In
sort rncomciousy- President Lincons assassination
provoked comparison FOR suggested or involved results
with the Emperor Nspoieohs assassination. LIE Roi est
tsort; Vire L Roi-ooDstart formula OF morarchical
death ana new birth under the oil! regiue-was last
uttered when "God took Pity France, and let Louis
XIV. die" fotted out in soul and bcdy anG Lonis XVI
succeeded 10 has inheritance Of throne and scafod
Seeing what has passed in Trslcs since; seeing Che
emotion ard commoton provoked few years ago by
mailman Orsinis mere s.iure to kin Napoleon; seeing
what would be ike olspperin Of the assassination
OF almost sny Continental ruler lie not strange that
Europeans should indulge in tc stranger speculstors
as to the revolutionary conseq of adnsn Booths
hidoous buDelc What in tho s notable rather is
that the higher that is Thoughtful class Of LIBERAL
thnkershee have wrencAed themselves free from their
old historical duty Of seeming parallels and nntiqnssed
habit of thought unfit to this time and trans tantic
body poitio and therefore set aside all such fears
ghosts of dead part
So, note in proof especially We who whine that
Europeans Don't and can't "understsni our institu
tons how calmly and clearly the best Foremost Of lib
era journalists throughout France. while mourning
Lncolns death utter tbeirnot hope butinteiiigsntly
assured faith that with good honest man the ess
great nation strengthened rather than weakened by
its sorrov remains no fibre famed OF its free usy life
Europeans doa't nndertand our instiutons,"
only wish tia; some respectable feebletons ard
some bysteric feelctons-nerveless. poor creatures
who want "strong government TO scye them the
trouble Of voting and protect thom rom tie vulgar
nervous poor creatures who want strong government
that win violate liberty under pretense Of saving it
only wish that these OF our countrymen had nearly
such high and sound intelligent appreciation Of and
hearty love for our democratic institutions as some Of
these Europeans have.
Presently after receipt OF Of this centurys great
fools crime, Emperor Napoleon sent message to
Minister Bgeow The purpor Of which was: BE pleased
10 convey 10 President johnson the expressions Of the
profound grief and indignant horror with which have
been filed on hearing Of these crimes. 1t Is pleasantly
noticeable IN the oaiesT' paragraph. recording this
procedure Of his Majesty that there is no grammatical
or otherwise expressed autccedcpt 70 these crimes.
The formal printed paragraph has all the air Of bur
ved friendly note the nth Of feeling quite ovelrun
ing the rhetorical propreties.
And now, to withdraw little backward RON tie
iiaestr;,rn sweep ofths assassination theme
Last Sunday John Bgelow, who should have had his
formal audience week sooner, bat was theu too III 10
60 was sent for in solemn gala carriages and hghiy
trotted down from his residence to the Tueres mere
70 make his prime Official bow and best leg 10 Napoleon
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