The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-26

TO dress up In the court suit, OF braided coat,
knee breeches and cooked hat but at the same time
II they were not compelled to act the graces;
The contrary they were allowed to give full swing
to their natural oddities and endities-to become
courtiers II they chose by bowling before majesty at
the risk oftripping 1t up or walking on It's queues
and free speech was LETT them. What more could
sapant want9 And In reality they were highly
pleased and tlckled with their visits
On their arrival at the palace Of Compiegne they
were put through, to them, the unusual course Of
bedazzing themselves in uniform preparatory to
presentation to their Maestes and TO dinner After
such ceremony 1t was the wont OF the Emperor
70 address few words to the newcomers expressive
or his hope 'that they might not be over annoyed"
durpg their visit, while on the part OF the Empress
SEVERAL inquiries were made as TO whether they
were pleased win Compi6gne and the country, and
inviting them to make promenade with her 70 the
nelghborng Chateau de Plerrefonds The three
seres'' all visited that curiosity-the chateau. Dur
Ing the evening entertanments OF tableauS, cha
rades or dances it was the constant custom OF the
Emperor to corner some Of the very ungracefnl
courticrs mentioned, sit down on the sofa by their
side and talk to them Of weghtier matters than the
slight fanasticn or the intricate riddles in process
OF solution by the assenblage. For the resi- sdc0s
could scarcely be expected to be az Jd on the SUD
Ject OF riddles and in fact were exempted from snch
service indeed ohging courtesy tow sp n ,aen
to q "uie de pIaperdtrtce" they were allowed
10 branch oil upon the most hefetlcai doc.
trines and to level the highest pinnacles OF faith;
not only so, but her Majesty herself IN presence OF
the astonished circles and especially OF tne as
tonshed saraa announced her belief at EYER a
II very evident therefore, that the Sacdns oil arl5
| have had delightful fall campaign at Compegne,
NapolcOn III received from them good deal or use
ful information and valuable hints which he ~ not
the ruler to despise and which he VIII very likely put
Up to January 49, 1867, the press was underline
pete control OF the Ministry OF the Interior, winch
operated the system Of warnings or dUeIfssehens.
Whenever newspaper rendered Itself obnoxious to
the government the ministry sent it flrst warming
10 desist from its course If the course was still
| pursued, a second warning was sent from the
ministry to state that II third warning should be
deemed necessary the offending paper would DC
iDsO 6ctO suspended. The de,lre9le advertisement
| was something akin to the old proclamation before
firing 'disperse and get We to your homes, all good
government to deal with the press as It
| pleased. On January 10, 1857 the Emperor
changed this procedure by decreeng the new "
these the press no longer depends upon the minis
try, but Is subjected only to the decisions OF the
courts OF justice upon prosecution by the procure,u
Imperial In this way 1t is longer the executive
power which directly controls the press, but sepa
rate branch OF the ,5s .ne aa aa
the establishment OF new Journals al Will and with
out the previous authorization OF the government,
sooner did these laws go into operation than the
new liberties were profted by and host Of new
Journals opposed to the empire sprung like mush
| rooms. among the most notorious OF which appear
| the names OF the Ldnte,ne, RereH and Tribune
| started at Paris.
awaited themselves OF the new liberties IN order to
make name and carve out their fortunes; but 1t Is
| none the less intimately true that nne-tenths OF
the people, long accustomed to the traditions and
| enioyments Of strong government cried out aioud
| against the new measures decreed asserting even
.haftI Tho furYla riaI W
| tioning anarchy and chaos by those who have
been in position to know the facts 1t is
| stated that the Emperor was at first very aveIse
| TO reading any OF the new papers, on the ground
that he might possibly be provoked to recall his
grants we no was hs sincere GGsre 70 Keep on
the new papers got so obstreperous and bold that
the imperial Minister'S not content with banishing
the La1lte,ae which had descended into such depths
OF INSCRIPTIONS accusations against the empire
undertook the press crusade recently ended BY the
condemnation OF the journalists and the retirement
from the Cabinet OF NJ Pinard the anti-libera and
rather severe Minister OF the Interior This dismissal
but another token OF the fact that the Emperor IS
infinitely liberal than his counsellors. 1t has
| been through the obstinate narrow-mndedness of
the members or his encourage that the government
has been committed In matters CT detail to petty
line OF policy that has occasionally produced serious
ADVERTISEMENTS and imbrogios for the empire: The
casual leaving OF minor affars 70 the fnJudfcOus
management or subordlnates has been the cause OF
marked difference perceptibe between the Enper-
ors ideas as announced-which have always been
bcrai-and certain acts Of the government smack
ing OF harshness.
The substitution In the place or NJ. pinard. quite
unpopular on account OF hts treatment OF the press,
BY the appointment Of NJ. DE FORBADE la Roquettc,
a young man OF liberal views. great worker, who.
only few wears since from the inferior position OF
chief OF division In the Finance Department,
jumped into the high offices OF Minister OF Finance
and OF Public Works-is unmistakabe evidence that
the Emperor has displayed sagacity In going
back on those of mis- servants who do not al
vance with the times. Al the present day
Ministers must, and OF a right they ought To
be equal TO the hour: that is TO say, they
should know how best to act on the spar OF the mo-
ment, and 1t is clear that NJ. pnarri did not know
how best to act when the Baudn subscription
opened. In this connection It Is related that during
the recent press inlbrogllo the Emperor invited TO
Compiegnc some OF the most learned and liberal
functonaries residing in the capital for the special
purpose OF consulting them In regard TO the press
regime they represented 10 him inc urgent neces-
slty Of according the droit dc reunion, right OF
assembly, and OF the freedom OF the press arguing
that as errors necessarily exist IN society, or
I'm certain classes or society, m order to COM
bat them 1t is indispensable that they be
not kept concealed, but, on the contrary,
that the proper steps may be taken TO eradi-
cate them; IN other words, the old Jefrersonau
maxim was brought forward on the tapis. The
advice was duly agreed 70 by the Emperor, who eX-
pressed the opinion that the adoption OF such
system requires great deal OF good sense, and
hence subsequently, acting with his own usual good
sense It Is not astonishing thai he should have cast
NJ. pinard to the whales. In these consultations the
Emperor expressed the highest admiration for com
mon sense, and repeatedly remarked that he was
glad to observe that quality prominent IN has son,
the Prince Imperial.
to cast n glance into the condition OF the empire aud
review the results obtained under the imperial
regime Looking at the interior oi the country. II
Is undeniable that the Efforts Of the Emperor, in be-
half OF the working classes especially have been
productive OF greater enghtenment and OF higher
degree OF comfort ahd OF privileges. IL IL the
Just boast OF the imperialists that these efforts
have been largely successful The only ohicc-
tlon that could reasonably lie opposed IL that. in
stead of eradcating The disposition OF the people
rely upon government, those Efforts have had ten
dancy to render them less and less sefreant. The
chief aim OF the imperial regime has been to
age industry among the lower classes, 10 furnish
them with the means wherewih 81 work and 10 bet
ter their condition. Public works OF all Kinds. the
erection ~ cdlhces everywhere the embellishments
OF Paris, the Improvement OF harbors, the building
OF roads and rOttes in the conimunes have been IN
augurated both account OF their intrinsic value
and In order 10 afford employment All these I'M
dertakings have been consummated at a very ncon-
siderable outlay OF money Tor II has been chiefly the
foreign expeditions and wars that have run up the
public debt to ts present high figure Agricultural
and other implements OF industry nave been fur
nshed TO the people at government cost and under
the easiest conditions OF credit. To Obtain thpsc