The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-03-28
LIBERTY of THE PRESS N FRANCE,

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We published few days ago translation Of the
article by NJ: EMILE. laE GmAHpaa, reviewing the
policy Of sfhe Emperor's government since the
coap Retdt which led TO- his prosecution It seems
his article was entitled seDes Destinees Nouueues," :"
and was altered by the government organs to
ssDes Destinees MeNe,ues. Che trial took place
On the 7th inst, and NJ. de GRARDN was con-
demned to pay fine Of 5000 francs, without i'm
prisonment. =
Up to the time Of the nent being given, his;
paper the Iberhte. e .contnuedto comment freely on
political AFFAIRS but the 9th it appeared without
it's usual editorials, and in their place, and filling
four columns, Was crihque Of o new Medieval
comedy. entitled Galileo; The Iiberte refused
it could take it from an official source. In reply to
questions at the trial, Girardin said he was 81
cused Of Having excited to hatred ana contempt cont Of
the Emperor's Government in an article OF the
-Iiberte: Do yon admit being the author Of the
WAS in the gallery whep Rouhsr delivered r he he
speech which provoked it, and which he answered
in his journal on the spur Of the moment. Hadhe
would have been less vehement. Gira1din made
good, spicy speech, whichwaa received with laugh
ter and apRlapses-hl u 80;
. tits very curious fact that the law under which
ing! but one passed by the Republic of 1s4s when
Caysgnac WINS President ~; = * Z:
o. asds sT % tie gat
Of the executive power and minister's; and se long
as trial by jury lasted it could only be in some
exceptional case indeed, that the statute could be
acted Upon, because it is hard to see how, when
tho right Of discussion and censure was allowed to
the fullest extent, the proviso would not cover the
worst accusation that could be made Of exciting to
hatred and contempt. AS a matter Of fact there
never waa.a any prosecution upon the statute under
the Government Of the Rspublic. And in @ @ls4s
bly,, proposed BILL which was not passed, recon.
mending tie repeal OF the statute on the gronnd
that nothing 90 tended to bring az awinto con:
laws which were imperative. g =:
The Paris correspondent Of the New York Herald
says s NJ
81 believe ali would have been forgiven to
aiIardin had he not referred to the Emperorss
breach OF his oath. That is sore subject, which,
press, has never hitherto been touched upon. No
lSionrnhl published I'm France since December 2,
1851 has ever before yentured to mention tho nm
breacl Of his oath. No official writer has ever Of
Tered the semblance Of 9 defence or apology for
that perjury. But Emile de Girnrdin, the intimate
friend OF the Emporors cousins, Prince Napoleon
and the Princess Mathilde, the frequent guest oi
the Emperor himself at the Tuileries, Compiegno,
Bas1s and eseyheFs thought the tine ne fol
Eho Constitution which he had sworn to Defend
is the utterance Of this truth which brought hin,
to theb bar Of the correctional tribunal on Wcdnes-
day last. is3 " HI N
i 1.-THE prosecution was ordered by the Emperor
personally, in ft Of II is said his ministers
attempted to represent thas perhaps at The pre-
sent moment when large promises q greater tbar
t " bad been made, and = new press Law is onthe
stocks it might be better policy 20 wink at This
offence; but the Emperor .perernp told then
70 go on The French law korbids any report Of lbe
cases. aud the papers print nothing but the jndE
ment Of the court The judges, 1t is said, ,waitee
for the Emperors orders to know what senteno,
!! they should infict.i GnAnDns is rich; anas 500,
francs g nothing to him. Far 1lS1s ::.oing mofei
by this he dnnrnedi diasely dsclarst
war upon the tnpife, given notice Is Primo
Napo1noE xnd Princeas MA1tnnE HAT he can 4,
longer yisit fhem; and says he win appeal and ge
the most eminent counsel III FRANCE 50 plead Fhi
causs: He IS a.man Of wonderful audaci.y; Tor tn
Appeal Conrts may, and unless ,debarreds ~ th
Emperor VIII, sentence him toas long form I'm
pti BE must think the empire IN stat
stta desadenoe yEsn he darea TO- beard tisWsy