The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-27
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
FRA N c e..
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of the HERALD.

NJ. de Girardin's Position Of War Towards
Napoieon-The Power Of the Liberte in Its
Financial Communicating "to Hatred and
Contempt "-(sirardin = n Journalist, Poll.
tician and Rev0luti0nist, &c.
PARIS March IL 1857.
Emile de Girardn is now aggressive enemy Of the
Emperor. Since his famous "amputation article
which composed and printed in proof the day be-
fore his trial and published the day after he has chosen
to give himself and his ieuenants half holiday.
Original writing they profess to consider too dangerous
luxury to indulge in Judcous scissors work is what
for the most part. the LibcrH Ia made up Of The first
page consists Of gleaninss from contemporaries. The
second Ia devoted to quotations. alphabetically arranged
from the great French authors in favor of freedom Of
the pres& The prison medtations OF Louis Bonapare
have lsRe part In them and put next in order
the immortal Paul Louis Courier, who gives relief to
the pattades Of the other column Of the third page
cites tho opinions the subject OF lus,ri.
Gus Enghshmen. The rest is devoted to Baron
Brsses culinary article odds and ends and tho
OF tho money market II is 10 the latter that Glrardn
shows his cousummae skill in carrying on covert war
fare One Of the bost ways melting hatred Of ospoc
government Is TO destroy the confidence capital
ssts This the LbrH aims at doins. aud u ~ better
able to act tho part bea than any contempo-
rsrieA Its financial editor has long since made mark
ia the monetary world by the soundness of his opinions
the reliability OF his news and his quckness in discern
tendencies towards nuctuat0nS on the bour5e. IL
therefore . serious affair when he says, 'Politica
mako hdbes look grave. II is longer the East,
but Prussia which throws cold the efforts OF the
bulls Each day, believe will bring It's contingent Of
increasing uneasiness II will then be that
right for some days past, warning buyers not to DO
confident the artificial rise OF the last fortnight
will be too late TO withdraw ones securities from
the chaos which the Bourse fast coming Let
those who have any foresight and rmness hasten while
time, to seek shelter and be in safety agalns,
the storm bursts"
In the form OF q criiqss q crif,que Of Ponsards
play Calico, there in o-day's LiberS article
lifted to excite to hatred and contempt even
the one for which NJ. de Grardin prosecuted The
style the chief EDITORS but the signature the end
that OF Faguau his third lieutenant 1t takes NJ Paul
ST Victor the writer OF theatrical notice the Presc
TO task for blaming Calico for not having the grace OF
martyrdom 1T IS as absurd" says NJ. Fagnau, 80
look for courage in is look for
learning In a soldier What should execratc is the
inolerant ignorant besoted and cowardly government
which obges the saran, to his knowledge. the
writer to veil his thoughts. Everything know not
we are entitled to learn, everything We think we
titled 70 say. and when have right say II have
right 20 write It, Otherwise tho word right Is meaning
Iess unless It signify good pleasure When will woris
have their true sgneaiion When will the law Of 50.
cety BE- reasons when will despotism ignorance and
hypocrisy cease from reignings Every government,
without exception. under which science suinces not
10 Justify the sdc1n, tue idea the thinker and
talent. the writer. hindrance TO progress.
Every government which obg them give proofs
their courage TO b. the Goordans Bruos and the vanns
OF their day. is detesabo ana hateful II Is not govern
ment, it IL a usurpaiion. NJ Paul ST. Victor should
not have cried shame the Pissn when he
bent bis knee before the Holy ONCE What he should
have exccraied the oppressor the oppressed
prosecutor not the prosecuted, the judge
cused I"
II long Emile de Grardln retired from pub
tic life that most OF your readers familiar with French
politics can know little Of him He Is the inventor OF
the cheap press In Europe and made good Of
during twenty years He is the son OF General Count
Alexandra de- Grardin who gave him excellent edu.
cation and started him as journalist. The peculiar
aptitudss Of Emile soon showed themselves. No man
understood better than lie did how to write for the gno.
without condcscendng TO be vulgar His imagina-
tion was iniammable and his mead singulary cool He
bad all the holiness land boldncss Lord Bacon says IL
tense faith In himself He regular
sun-dai and methodic a. military
snguser An excellent memory was aided by his excel
lent system OF labelling and docketing letters news.
papers and pamphlets so tia. ut any moment he could
long ago, with something he had written or
epokcn the day before poody knew better how 70
lead public opinion by veerng round with IT, He almost
OWNED what the next manifestation OF the mind OF the
hosls multitude would be The maxim go long As thou
doest well unto thysel men will praise thee was one
hs invariably acted on. Whatever BIO did prosperad,
Asd 20 lcr twenty-two years men praised him
s .oauapy 70 French custom he married q doweress
sesa,y Dephne Gay, whose mother. sophine, called
nsr after heroine In one Of Nine do Stael's novels,
vno 90 principle foul OF the seventh commandment
Bvt oe .iradin saw that she OF the few
OF her day who knew how direct soon, and he knew
ornsn, salon would be ABOUT the best advertisement
ne coud nave IN the upper circles OF Partisan society
They had not been long married when the Pres~ on the
joint STOCK system, was founded, and NJ dc Girardn,
who from the first had OWNED bis yifeis
talents, engaged her TO write a weekly chyo,kgrs.
under ths pseudonym OF vscount de Iaunay. Al hrst
she paid ~ the rage OF 300 each; but sbe shortly
struck s00f, and the shareholders thought n worth
their while to pay her at this rate The Pyesv began
life independent paper In 1897 Il formed preat
able pact with the Guizot government and in lsas
transferred its allegiance 70 the Mole administration one
of uhos nl>rrs IA un,,t
OF The chief editor But Louis Philippe having refused
20 make peer Of Count Alexandra de Grardln son
fwo also believe foresaw the storm OF 1s4s became
violent opponent Of the king, and was impeached for
and acquitted by the House Of Peers In June,
1884, subsequently, n Guizot offered him for his sup
pot s00000f, which be had not time to take, the revo
~ IN have spoiled this little game.
10 the accomplishment Of this revolution, however
~ de Grardin contributed than any other man and
wien he all up with the July monarchy, he
~cn IN the whole hog for the republic He greeted with
cres Of JOY and helped TO plan the civic s and 10 set
Jtris dancing in 1S4S He headed, along with Armand
Mirrsst the pilgrimage Of Owe thousand enthusiastic
ctzens TO the tomb Of Armand Carre, tho great
est OF French pubicists, whom n De Girardin