Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-09-27

fkRiLs of FRENCH JoURNALisM.-The
London Times gives the following his
tory of a French newspaper, which has
been recently suppressed by the French
government
'In truth, no paper OF the present day
has had so agitated an existence as the
unlucky Courier du Dimanche. 1t was
founded In June, 1857, under the title of
Semaine Politique. II changed its name
in 1858 to that which it bore to its last
hour. It's troubles began early. In
June, 1859, it was visited with an aver
easement for an article written, or at
least signed, by lady, the wife of one
of its managers. In November follow
ing it had another for letter by Count
Jacksonville, In January, 1861,
another; and the same day M. Persigny,
the Minister of the Interior, expelled its
editor, Wallachian by birth, from
France. In November, 1861, its mana
ger was prosecuted and sentenced to
500f flne-not for anything objection
able 10 the article itself, but because the
writer forgot TO sign his name to it. In
December, 1861, NJ. Pelletan, one of its
COuiIlDuLOISt anu uON vi buI
Legislative.Body, was prosecuted, conf
victed, and sentenced to three months
Imprisonment and 2,000f. fine, its mana
ger TO two months Imprisonment and
10000, and its printer to one month and
500f, for an article headed Liberty as in
Austria" in which 1t was said, or in
situated, that the Austrians were better
off in that respect than the French. The
minister, shocked by such odiOus CON-
parsons, considered that they tended to
excite hatred and contempt against the
government. In February, 1862, an or
dinance approved and confirmed the
Judgment of November, and in few
days after another approved and con-
firmed that of December. In March, the
ex-editor, who happened to show him
self in Paris, was arrested. In April he
was obliged TO resign his situation as
editor. In May the proprietor submit
ted to NJ. Persigny the name of NJ. de
Chauvin as editor, but M. Persigny re-
fused, and some days afterward a second
letter from him repeated the refusal. In
August the deed of sale of his share in
the proprietorship of the paper by the
ex editor was cancelled by the Tribunals
and the Courier du Dimanche ordered to
be sold to the highest bidder. In Octo-
Der an advertisement was issued for an ar
tlcle by NJ. Paradol. Two days after a
ministerial ordinance appointed M. Viii
letan as editor. In January, 1868, came
another advertisement for an article signed
by NJ. Parodol. In March, 1864, an or
dinance ordered the suspension Of the
! journal for two months, for an article
signed by the same writer. In August,
| the same year, another suspension for
two months, for an article by M. Alfred
Assolant. In March, 1865, another aver-
easement for an article signed by M. As
solant: In August the same year, an
| ordinance of the Council of State an
nulled "for excess of powers" the Minis
ter's ordinance ofsuspension of August,
| 1864. This ordinance of the Council of
State was not forgotten by the Minister
of the Interior, who has now taken his
revenge. In November, 1865, the Cour-
rier du Dimanche had another avertisse.
D,ent for an article signed by M. Para
dol in May, 1866, another for another
article signed by the same; and, finally
the Imperial decree Of Saturday gave
the last fatal blow to this unfortunate
| paper.
[ have passed over the "c0lnmunigues'
addressed to it, for these are too hume,
rous to detail 1t appears that NJ As.
solant, one of the writers who conTibu.
ted for the longest time to it's columns
proposes publishing little volume tc
be called memoirs of the Courier du
Dimanche."