New-York tribune., 1867-04-30

TO TELL THE TRUTn-DUMAs AND THE MEFKES-
NcCRACKBN. ..
From Our SPECIAL ConesTondat o.
At special elcctOn:foT Legisatf Deputies, held IN
a departmental district last Sunday the Government
candidate was chosen by 5000 majority This, to be
sure is 1900 less than his predecessor had IN 1906 but
the popular aversion to the new army Dill would
probably have reduced some other thousands had
the election been held q few weeks ago But
what is better worth attention III TINS elec-
ton than the triumph OF defeat oil parry can
dldate the fact that nearly 5000 more OF the m
scbed voters of the district took part IN IT than III
the election of 1863 similar increase is notable III
several other special elections hed since thdt uae
The French are growing IN poltlcai practlce nope
fully The activity of the TetIOgrade portion OF the
NapoleOnists is III its way, too rather GOOD sign.
II proves that they scared they are, ana not
without reason To spectator 1t is pleasant almost
to see them struggling for retention OF what iOr 80
long they have been III quiet possession OF some oi
the immediate consequences OF the struRGlc are hoJ
so pleasant spoke IN the time OF NJ OF 6lraldlhs
famous article severely criticiSlng ROuhers boast
that the condition Of France had been steadily I'M
proved by and under the present regIme-how lie was
tIied and condemned 10 fine Ion publishing the same
Having been served with bill OF tie hne ana costs,
amounting TO COCO flanCs, he took occasion OF II to
publish on last Monday another article, headed what
IL Costs TO Tell the Truth The point OF this second
article is tho showing the truth of the first, by
putting IN patent but OdiOus comparison Minister
ROuheIs boasts with the warning censuIe OF lhels,
uttered in the great debate and these two with facts
that nave come 10 JlEhJ anu events lndt nave
occurred since that debate last month. and the
situation they make now fOT France. The Govern
ment response TO this article was twofold new
notice OF prosecution before legal tribunal was
served the writer and printer. new hne, II not
imprisonment in addition IS the fOTgone conclusion OF
the tTial 1t having cost GiraIdu 6OO0 francs to tell
the truth month ago it viii now cost him COCO
more francs for telling that. The other answer to
the article was the prohibition, without legal pro.
cess, by purely administrative order, OF the sale OF
Ld LiboriC at the street newspaper stalls Here ~
pul 1oI.g a N NauOlQOu'S II
is letter of 18th January TO attribute the apprcca-
ion of ofenses of the press erciaSireyto The correctional
hibWlGis, aud thus sUppress the discretionary PorT
lover them of the Government Another Liberal
journal was at the same time placed under the same
inerdiet, the Minister not deignng TO nstlty TINS
act Of has discretion by word OF explanation. SuCh
an mteIdlCt ~ equivalent 10 heavy hne, especially
on an evening paper like Ghardin1s, OF
which one half the daily issue was sold at
the street stalls. The immediate consequence of the
prohibition, while injuTinC GiraTdn III his pcCuniary
interests, has not tnlcss that vengeance ls ageea-
bic, been of any profit TO the Government as viii
appear by the following statement The issue Of the
paper on Monday. before the interdict, was &iCOO
copies; on Tuesday, despite the interdict @,lOO
copies on Wednesday, 30 $50 cOpics. This ingenious
Government permits tile sale Of tie paporn shops and
graciOusly suffers its subjects to subscribe Tor IT, The
subscription list has considerably increased arrange
ments have been made for its sale in a great many
shops. A little bookseller from whom sometimes
buy my copy, III q nelghbOllng street, told me yes
terday that he was selling four times more
than he used TO before the nterdct. The public ls
,LGirardins profits diminished by
the large commission he has TO allow 10 shOpkeepcTs
the influence of the paper IS augmented, public con
fdencc III the formally given word OF the Emperor IS
> n. But il Is not simply that 10 encourages
doubt o. the Imperial word II encourages doubt Of
his fiTmness of purpose He must have intended,
when he voluntarily wrote the January letter, 10
keep Us promises. Then his intention has been
changed by certain Of hs coW" lnrs There - ia
his domestic policy the same vaciatiOn. the same
tentatOTy. experimental unstable wateTy floating Of
purpose that marks his foreign pOGcy-wAcrein lie
has in no wise prevailed OF late years.
Of tfraa Of
francs outright the bill before the Legislature has
been amended so to give him 10000 francs stock,
of which he Is 10 have the yearly interest Of 1900
francs TO spend fast and foOhshly as he likes
The capital he cannot sell nor can be seized for his
debts il is to count in with his estate after his
death. Poor mani Alexander Dumas iscXhibltedin
shop windows in different lut equally fallen plight.
His last publication is Of himself Photographed on
the same card with Adah Isaacs Menken Heenan. |
There several different poses Of this strangely
sorted couple poor old Alexander sitting with A. j.
NJ. his knee, he in his shirt sleeves, sitting with
AdalI her about his neck, etc. The expression ~
the same in all, that of Dumas being something be-
tween that Of superannuated satyT, and the amla-
BILE stage father; that of the Menken of sham lial
fondnesS, and real stage triumph. Speaking Of indie
cent exposures. reminds me of President JOhnsOns ~
McCTacken A gentleman of the name of John
McCIacken, naturally vexed at the assumption by
our Presidents lnfOTmer OF almost exactly the same
name has published in Galignani the following:
CARD.--In response to numerous Inquiries, state
that Geo. W. McCIackeD author OF the letter against
Minister Motley and other American representatives, IN Eu
rope, s neither related known 20 the undersigned-
Cali and NewYork City, for ten past resident at
Munich and other European eapitals
Nice, March ], 1857. -.
sigmep., and other European capitals.