New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-06
The Ean! Sentiment in France for The
United 9iafss.
LECTURE OF DR.. MoS0D or PARIS

Paris ia regard 20 tie actual Ieehs @. Tue rieHN Pe
pie for this country and Democratic instiutcns
rev together pretty large and very discrim'na'iS
audience az tie MadisonsquaIc Presbyterian Chu'oA
dr. Adams's) last evening, and the lecture was oi
most gratifying and interesting character Dr Nonod
IS Protestant clcr nan, aru one OF TIE editors Vi
Protestant weekly sInal OF Paris; Is inlte young
rertsmen and taking into consideration his bFiei resi-
once IN this country, during tho recent eva way
speaks our language with surpr hlency, ana ire
ggentlv with much slegarce lie began Oy DrleDY con
aulaiing asfonce upon the happy ierniuaton OF
the war witch has shaken the continent FOR the past G0ur
wears Wien ne lcf our shores Tor is native country
tgo yelrs ago 1t wq during pegya OF national e's
Ter aid gloom; "! now, upon bis .etGrD, lie IL ma
us in the SUI shine ~ real durable, md hsnaG pence
lie TN Their enhanced his impression ~ the glory oi our
present condition by 4 snpposiioli casa q the suIce'
II the Rebellion, when oil festivities over 'e0h'h 81
peace wonld h0ye faded into n0thngness, IS te
shglowness Of sli.h a peace would nave heccne ap-
p,rert he also dyeed upon ITO great sorrow which
1ad fallen UPON tie nation in the nonr us trump ia
rho death OF Chief MAGISTRATE ny me assassin
aqrd In spessng OF the feeling m france dUr'rt thc
he understood that those iecing, nso Deeu .slp
pretended by many. Ho undcr.to. hOw u was
TINT we locked upon The attitude % Jug
/ French n,orle ar the French press, now thfV
tbev congratulate Us IN our success, MqulhnS
why they had ~ cOuraged ns IN ~" more uoupN,
moments OF orr luous struggle with SLAVERY hhl
treason. There have been many people IN rance WI'
have rot thought the Of the pee e hl TINS Las
been elso the case ~ NeW-NorA, as Iel' ehtly luH'
fref.t during tn recent struggle. IN France tAtFe
we're Thousands who had not understood the qresoni
there were Thousands who when some ono came IRON
u IS country few PLAIN, obvious facts - y" ths
origin Of The war q 20 the way in which Il was carried
on md as 20 the uri9'c results OF IT, would c0use
auently say: Dh well II It IS SO, then tey (the - llD
aye ala right Tho French people we're misiorined by
those whose interest II was 70 misiOrDi theB ihe
interests Of many Of the people had also suffered on &C.
count OF the war. and, es IN cYefg oiner couu-
trv the nrincrias of many determined less
by 'hei- conscience than bY their per ona interesls
And hon arfl.
surface Of thnes cert linly there something IN the
bravery IN tie indorabe psrseyer1nc" oI me SOltn
in the way IN which they made tie most OF what
the, had thai elected the sdm'raioA o. ALL ana
! TIE sympathy OF some. And yet Tor I se Nho tu"s
m. trouble 70 look LITTLE deeper into the matter the
could vel that II IVES not struggle iui pend
enre on The uert Of the south for II IL he'd been 20
how happened IT that ,he friends Of despoism u IN
rope re somehow away ~ favor Of hat indepeadeat
masses invariably IN favor of the " Northern u.
rants" Is the Unlonisis were frequently stg.
matted. Aud now, rather thaa simply assert these
things the speaker YOU'D WISH 70 read some
extracts from soa,e OF the papers Of france
papers vi varou3 dates during the Har-to show tr't
thc feeling favor 81 the North general through.
ou, Tint country He would mention the names OF The
papers, well a. the prominent Democratic ioaicrs
there who had e-pOuse our cause with IN earnest and
untrirg zeal Jfe rlner With the largest numhcr of
subscTiUers "a lfaucc-Le S'fie-hid invariably anu
bs,r,ir snrrorta tie causc " the North The ,peak
~ b,, 90 extract, With him from that iournh, which
was - well known as the most popular Journal ~
/ France. nnu the exponent ol tniilGeI democratic
IDEAS Another journal vii ii bad been firm aud earn
cs' in our support-La Tt'1lshe speaker considered
moro truly Democratic sAe:! ilnn ne o-0 nisl men,
toned, fi. While IL sicis favored liberty
/ for only the friends OF liberty In TetrpSl
espou- tho principle OF liberty in broader appcl
tiGn-for n Catholic we'll 10 Protestant ,xc. and
he latter Journal had been a. heartily the support Of
lie North rs TIE rRIBi ~ or Erep,le Posi- of New
YorA Iben We have also hao IA orr in 'rsi Ia France
The Oyigiog Ac'i0hal. paper Of gre Influence. cen
Quoted BY liberal and talented men ant Dthos of almost
.tfpIf hi me f.p NktIt
had enjoyed the good services OF IT, CDHrrter dR IN
rgch. yely sby edited and bold and fearless in the
ression OF ts opinions that 4 mas been frequently
.anI ressed by tie Government We had also received
4 strong SUI port from the rev Jews She mOniLiles .rd
quartorhes which were OF course, Il tie grayesl b.
porfance TO those desiring 10 arrive at The
actual state OF the public opinion, because they
only contained the impressonsi of every i.y but
also Dorafc articles. written hy ihoughtin meu. who
cont J.ed public sentiment IN larger measure Prom
nent among these were the RsrW fa .H0Ede ana the
ne da Na,i0rdi-the ilusirous Labcnlaye being one
OF he chief contributors 10 the latter the CorrsoaatT
a Catholic review which the speaker va, pretty Ger.
tain was .lsp the ght side OF the American ques
ton and the Rsrue Cdresfne the only Protestant re-
view wnioh OF course had boon stcadilsty supporter
of the cause Of freedom and humanity In It's course II
frequently quoted extensively from the columns IF TIE
Independent, lnE TRIBUNE, and oiher Amer
lean Journals OF similarly marked and
unswery ing loyalty. THIS review had also Invariably
found efficient and earnest anYiarcs among all the
roestan weekly pepcrs Of one Of which the speaker
way an editor. People N America might naturally say,
" II You syupathl2e with rs. why are yon not more
domunstIatiye why do you not ORGANIC: ptoccssons.
AID proceed down your h0nlevaIds with banners
wayiig ana torches htrng| This. however. was i'm
poe .ibe IN Paris. The police were IN the way. They
had orders break NJ all gatherings. and French po-
licemcn always obeycd orders You sec in gatherings
people would get together Ms natnrai consequence
they would 's,S, Mme0 was very p,sgman,
theory; gatherings ana consequent talking were
things not to be- permitted for a moment. But the
French people did rot wish the people OF the United
' fh.nE hat had not ,.i
and cojperated with them as far as they had dared.
The French people had been with IA from the begin
ming. AZ the very beginning Of the War tbc Protes.
tant ministers wrote letter sympatbzing With The
North signed il with 800 names sent II 10 England.
where IL received 1000 more signatures and then trans
mittcd 1t To America. Tho speaker in Paris upon
tie receipt there Of the OF the fall Of Richmond
aud he described with yyldness the great AID cnthu
sasc los which that intelligence caused ts masses of
the people. to tie Ghagrin OF the Rebel ssmrathizeT'
of regret and indignation which were awakened AZ
France by the intelligence of the death OF Abraham
Lincoln. whom sl lovers OF freedom had 10 love
relative or personal friend Yet The assassination
had increased the worldwide love OF Democratic insi
tutions. For every ten men who sympathhed with
America in her sorrow 100 to-day Sympnttlye with her
in hon glorious Of human freedom The speaker
read lengthy and pointed extracts nom ihe French
Journals and periodicals, Ia illustrate tua' Tue real
noulhpccos Of mo peoplcilc Hncpeot Journals 50 TO
speak had ever md steadasty supported tue North;
alluded to the exertons Of NJ laboua,e with his pen.
and those Of Madame i.abouaye and OILERS VITA
their needles IN support al tue hmtfiCd cause anu
the American freedmen; made pupgent anGs.on TO
our little Emperor Ma1imilian to the effect that
glorious rse and triumph OF Democracy pr ncipe,
would alone soon eXpel him from Mexico back 10 his
bad debts In Gormsny; and concluded by stating that
one of the objects Of his present to this country
was TO procure il possible pecuniary assistance in be-
half OF the religious society OF which he was member.
for the purpose Of spreading the true gospel through
France.
DR. Adams also made few remarks 10 the effect that
meeting would ere long 10 called ia this city in ful.
thaIapce Of the assstaIce YNQucsted b. DR.. A0pod