, 1865-05-08
OUR PARIS LETTER.
The Fall OF H1chnioud-T1le Imprcs-
e10n IL R.roductd-The Debnte on tile
AddfeAR.

PARIS, Tuesday, April 10. 1865.
The morning Of Saturday last vail DO long re-
membered by Americans in Paris. 1t vas the eve
Of Easter Day, and The ray city wa. Just ready and
waiting to burst forth into the full cxubesance o.
holiday feelings after the repose and re,1gIou:
folemnities Of Holy Week. Moreover The town
wss yet ringing with the elegant accents Of II
Theirs in his great speech (great indeed, 80 far
language and oratorical form go} the whole cir.
cult Of Europesn affairs, both political and ecclest
netie. In Short both regarded its own pleasures
and 1t. own more pecui business and occupations
the French capi al and its Inhabitants seemed ia
be almost too entirely taken up TO have Its atten.
ton easily diverted to the concerns aud tnteresta
OF any other people or portion Of the world. But,
ust before hs afs Of she
snd tslrIele eyss. spread ike lighta!as
the eentstion was when tic news came s6st t6ss
Charleston had fa11en. had fallen bloodless, /
noanced tbo s.faii 81 Rtchmond," PRODUCED even aa
greater Effect than was experienced On the for
mes momeutoua occasion: There va. something
crs.htpg ip ss It xere ye1y qibs y RoiM IT,
atyer ary IN his Latest strongh d-Ehlch appealed
strongly to the Imagination OF Frenchmen. - 1t
had spent bis life in the capitals OF the world ut
illt.d g sarth.boFa enemy from :ss ground that
AIMS. Pray Heaveh' Il r. esa2et Eeep ba:f the s *.
c:amaton With which ne Earopean st,tee1nan
eeP :{ asa5en o9 BIZ oe epS s.,a
Tho apprehsa.ion Will raise smile,
perhaps, but IT exists, nevertheless. in tbe
lie impression, ihen, produced BY the c.pturs
Of Richmond has been great indeed: great IN pro-
roltion to ihe ztsnlt wh,ch. IN The sstimstion Of
ont q his % srsat REQ srsneliioa ko 90 oshs1 @ opuoa !;
position of Lee" says the Ioniteur Of this morn.
ions a. material. The fortcs of tas
Union arc eyeIywhere triumphant" u the
lie Opposition loudly expressed their enth hosias@
?t this eEowning proof Of lne strength and stabll-
ity Of TIC model system q popular government:
Or he Judgment Of :Fsench" Republicans, nor
sdml1e particularly their seni-aeialisL semi
iha1k, nevertheless, A. Eugene Pelletan and his
colleagues for iheir good wishes, and Wish them
in return little more pracucal good sense in
lhtir theories Of political government.
.w DEBATE.
hase. been unable 10 stop my pen when once
embarked On the mighty theme OF the last d1s-
Patch from america. can only now add that tue
s on nua Mr oe
which TINT great European statesman 20 excels.
Ent when accord the palm Of oratory to him,
accord all lAat a1 Wiling toEl4H ltul H. luleEa
declared sea,nst The unity Of Italy, because 1t Is
.'lpjurious to France" :" whose true policy 1t was
to keep her ,lrtle ,nel:hbors from becom!ug
great, Or her great neisbbors from becoming
greaterl" He uphoids the temporal power Of the
Pope, became he does 1ot Wish France to incur
!he dispeasuse Of the Catholic world by letting It
fall. He condemns the convention with Italy,
ssesass 1t 1as,Iss ,eaas to me &c
OF the Roman people does not even enter
iato Ii. Thicrs', calculations, which were as mar
row.minded and preiudiced Ii substance, as they
we're expressed IL magnificent language and cou-
eummate art. BH, The speech has produced l.ttis
The address was ear1ied by majority Of 30 to
II. Yeetsrdsy, 1t was presented ia st4ts to the
Euperor, ii the TuileEles. Nnpoleoua teplyis
1s1aarksb!e. He .ays that tne country 1. i more
power" and I believe him 70 be right He says:
! Inttead OF always wishing to change everything,
let us be content to add every day fresh stone to
our edi1ce. The base 1s large, and Will bear any
amount Of elevation These words are wise, and
the French people will be wise also II they ponder
them yell; It e again promise that the edltee M
M4u be "croWnsd;h only gradually, stone BY
s,one," the summit must b. reached, or the whole
will topple over and the work have once mora to
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