The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-17
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE,
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OUR PASls CORRESPONDENCE.

Bold Stroke Against the Emperor and Em-
pire-The Emperor Charged with Usurpa-
tion-PubIic Sentiment which Warrants the
Publication Of Such Articles-The Boeufs
PARm March s, 1867
There in Paris at least journalist who dares to
beard the lion in his den and that man IL Emile dc
Girardin the editor Of La L(b@ts N. de Girardn Is
cited to appear tomorrow, before the police court to
answer for the publication Of article recent issue
Of his Journal which certainly, for the bold, oupokcn
in which 10 written, for the truths which 1t
tells for defiance Of and evident hostility the powers
that be- has not been equaed during the existence OF
the Empire NJ. Girardn takes for his text sentence
uttered by the Minister Of State during the discussion
upon the suppression Of the address, In which no says
1--WE have conducted the country gradually. and each
year to higher destnies.n
NJ de Girardn does not seem 70 be Of the same opinion
with the Minister Of State and the article referred
gives scathing review Of the progress Of the empire
He acknowledges that since its existence II has given
France additional territory, but at the too great
Of much blood and treasure and at the Of
the uncation Of Italy and Germany, aud tho reorgani
za,ion OF the army in such to mako every
able bodied soldier. The Mexican expedition he
think has done much toward conducting France
to "higher destnics" and he charges the government
with having lost caste in the pursued in last
summers war; and generally in its exterior policy. He
denies that the government has been well managed
ing the existence Of the empire.
In the interior he asserts that under the empire
France has gained absolutely nothing In point OF CON-
parativc liberty II is far below Germany England Bel
GUM, Holland and indeed every other country Of Eu
rope excepting Spain. What liberty on the day
before the coup deat became the next morning intoe
rance-what was right only authorization. He denied
the statement Of the Minister Of State that the comp
l.Fu~
Emperor his words when President OF the repub
lie in 1850 he pronounced these words To-day re-
cognze with pleasure the fact that tranquility Is
stored The dangers which existed two years ago have
disappeared, and Notwithstanding the uncertainty OF
things we may count upon the future for we know that
II any changes TO be made they will be made without
trouble.n He believes that the President then told
the truth, and that there was nothing 10 fear.
Speaking ofthe coup dt and closes the article
follows: at isue that in November 1851, there was
a rivalry between the two powers both OF which were
S Oh there was neither
anarchy nor danger OF anarchy This stated on all
occasions and simply for the purpose OF rendering hon.
age 10 truth have ceased to maintain against
those who falsely itsome purposey, others stupidity
This Is what In accordance with truth, history Will
write. Yes, in accordance with the truth for II the
president of the republic had in his hands forces SUM-
Gent TO maintain order the day when he tore up the
constitution which he had sworn to maintain, is not this
manifest evidence that outside Of himself the constu
ton had nothing to fearf Who would have attackedhv
Who would have dared TO attack II against
more respect no had for H. No, with or without revi-
son there was then absolutely nothing 10 fear for the
maintenance Of the constitution for tho duration OF the
republic for tho alton, liberty and the continual
ton OF order The two elections Of May, 1852 that Of
the Legislative Assembly and that Of the President On
the republic were accomplished as pcaceaby az that Of
1s4s when although the liberty OF the press and the
right OF assembly were a, that epoch without any ega
limit and reigned in their plenitude there was nowhere
10 no city, or commune single act committed, which
cast shadow upon un vcrsal suffrage.
II IN all the preceding, there Is single word when
does not defy contradiction what must be thought OF the
ponpous euogy, which tho Minister Of State has soemy
pronounced, and against the justice OF which we pro-
test with all the energetic exactude OF or recoecons
mo, Ia not true that in his hands the country has
been conducted gradually and each 10 higher des
MES rrnnce IL not more powerful than In February,
1901 Is she more free Has IL depended upon her 70
prevent the rreparabe faults which have been commit
tedY And II new faults must TO aggravate them
what means will she have TO throw In the balance the
weight OF her opinion ~
Emile de Grardin must be very bold man, or be must
be aware that there very strong public sentiment at
his back 10 dare 10 write thus Probably both OF these
facts have led to tho publication OF his defiant revolu
ionary article. That despite all the Emperor has done
for the material prosperity Of France despite the appa
rent reforms which he Is naugurang Is strong
and daily growing stronger feeling against him. there
can be no doubt This Is attributable 10 several
reasons, and the hrst perhaps, Ii the peculiar
periodical desire which the French people seem 10
| have had for change and revolution, and which
has now been represssd within them by the strong will
Of their ruler for longer time than has been usual with