The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-08-20
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FR0N PARIS.

world. Every thing II doors and ont
Is perfectly beautiful In Paris, conpar-
cd with al other cities, !, is a. the parlor
to the house In Pare every thing At
every turn is arranged With exquisite
taste, As well that which relates 70 pri-
yate as public property In lawns,
gardens. parks, fountains. s,atuary aud
pictures, they excel everything At The
present day. and in architecture ] think
they approach nearest to the beauty
and grandure Of the old Romans Of any
other city. There is probably no city
in the world better governed by police
regulations, or one Of its size whore
there is so little drunkenness, QUARREL
ing SO few murders, street mobs, or SO
little thieving pocket picking, whore
any and all, men and women, can walk
the streets at all times Of day or night,
with such safety from harm or insult, as
in Paris. For these things the inhabi-
tants have long considered themselves
at the head of European civilization, and
if any such eminenco can be gained by
external polish and good order, perhaps
they deserve it, In matters Of dress
and fashion the lead is conceded TO them,
and perhaps We may add politeness- -
There is no city so given up TO what. We
term worldly pleasure. This striking
feature is forced upon you by every
thing you see The whole life and aim
of the French seems TO be pleasure.
Beneath this genteel, pleasing surface,
however, a strong and polluted current
is perpetually running, and there is no
part of the world where the more sub
stantial virtues are less rare than in
Paris. So much for an introduction TO
Paris. Strange to say, there is nothing
definitely known as to the origin of Par
is. What obtains the most credit is
this: there was a wandering tribe came
and settled on the banks Of the Seine
who took the mama Of PARISH 1t is said
that when Julius Caesar conquered Gaul
he also took this place, rebuilt the town
surrounded it with wall, and called il
Lutetia. After 500 years, under Ro
man dominion, it rose to be o.
considerable importance, and became
the capital of N. Gaul 1t suffered
many year S from northern hordes, and
fell into the hands Of the Franks under
Clovis in sos In 7S7, under Hago Ca.
pet, new dynasty was established
from whose reign downwards Paris has
continued to DO the residence Of the
kings of France, all of whom have added
something to its strength by building
defences, and to its Importance by pub.
lie buildings, universities, &c. The En-
glish became jealous Of its growth, made
frequent inroads upon its borders and
finally succeeded in mastering it. II
was afterwards, in l436, under Charles
VII, ravaged by pectilence and famine
to such pefect desolation, that wolves
appeared in herds and prowled about
the streets 1t again revived, SO that
under Louis XI, 1461, it had popula
ton Of 100000. A few years afterwards
printing presses and post-ofices were
introduced. But when the reformation
commenced, and drew after it many
converts, bigotry, intolerance, and per
secution followed to an alarming extent
and Paris was the theater of many
bloody deeds, crowned at length (ir
1871 by the horrible m assacre of st
Bartholomew, when by the order of thai
wicked woman, Catharine Medicis, O
hundred thousand Christians were put
to death in her sight, the butchery to
commence at the wave of her handker
chief and the toll ofthe bell Paris hai
passed through many trials from tha
day to this, the history Of which are ia
milliar and will not take time to re
/ peat. will only add that under iii
present Emperor, Napoleon III, who ii
truly a very wise and good man, below
ed by all, we find Paris the city Iname
and one at which all the eyes of tn.
world are east, on account of the won
derful exposition, gotten up by this wis'
man, not only for its importance sucl
as grows out Of exhibitions but for thu
greater purpose Of introducing togeth
er the whole world-the crowned heads
as well as the people, and the subjects
That by this interchange and acquaint
ance they should know more Of eacl
other, and form friendships which shall
put an end to animosity, jealousy ane
bloody wars, which often have theil
birth for the want Of this knowledge
No one can come here at this time ane
see all these nations mingling together
day after day, and their soyereigns th,
same, IN grand friendly reception, bu
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