The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-18
THE CONTINENT.
Napoleon as SmOker-France i'm a To
DaccO ClOud.

The Ltberte, OF Paris September l, has one of
the most singular articles that ever proceeded
from the pen OF M. 3. de Girardin on the situa-
tion in France, in which he says:-
The Emperor Napoleon possesses in the high
est degree two sovereign qualItes-goodness
and sweetness. If he were not endowed by
nature with these qualities, we should have had
after December 2, 1851, despotism and despot,
whereas We had only tyranny without tyrant
III We lived in times when names were attached
to soveregns, be would have been called Napo-
leon "the well-meauing." How are we to
explain the fact that Napoleon deserves all
because the EmperOr's qualities are neutralized
not by defect, but an error. Led astray by
the example of his uncle Napoleon l. who vain.
gloriously, dated decree about the Theatre
Francais from Moscow, he imaeines that 1t Is
requisite for his present prestige and his future
glory that he should conceive and execute
everything by himself. But would it not
Francais alone, and to bring back the
army safe and sound from Moscow? The
Emperor does not Danish liberty because he is
AFRAID OF it; he banishes liberty because he be-
lieves that If be were to allow 1t to expand ITS
wings and take flight 1t would pre- ,ent him from
accomplishing the great things he dreams of.
l do not say what he conceives but what he
dreams OF. To smoke is to dream awake. The
Emperor smoked an immense number of cigar
cites, and when he smokes France appears to
him as grand as 1t appeared httle to him under
Louis Philippe. And because France seems to
great. Sincerely believing that the greatness
he is dreaming about he has realized, he cannot
understand how there can exist minds sour
enough TO prefer the shadow to the booty-in
other words. indy dual liberty to national
greatness. This is not i'll meant on the part of
the Emperor; 1t Is simple delusion. The
moment this illuslon-which is kept up by the
drunkenness OF tooacco-is dsspated France
will become free; not partially, but wholly free.
Madame Victor Hngo's Funeral.
No. VOL 10 De-; nso
writes as follows, on the 1st instant:-
The death OF Mime Victor Hugo which unex-
pected and sad event happened on the 9th Of
August has been the occasion of deep sym pathy
for the great writer, her bereaved husband. The
public papers have all shown as much respect
for the memory OF this excellent and faithful
woman as they would have done for some high
princess whose virtues had entitled her to love,
and the feeling has been SO universal that the
Pays has attributed heartfelt regret to polit.
cal demonstration. 1--WE do not like" says the
| organ, "to make any. noise about coffin, and
we understand all the delicacy called for by
| painful and legitimate grieI: but we will
never permit tears to be made the means of a
| political propagandsm, without right or reason,
| and to the detriment of truth and justice"
| The writer then proceeds to state that
Victor Hugo Is no exile th At he Is quite free TO
| come and go; that as Nine. Hugo expressed q
wish to be buried IN France near her daug hter,
Mme. Vacqnerie twho was drowned with her
husband eight months after their unlon), Victor
| Hugo could accompany her body to this last
home; that the airs OF pretenaer OF royal blood
| do not become him, for his presence on French
soil woul Id not occasion the slightest uneasiness
| to Napoleon III. Victor Hugo, however, did not
come; he accompanied the body with his two
sons Charles and Francis, and an immense
number of friends, many Of whom came from
PARIS, to the station of 0uievrain the last GU
ihe frontiers, then turned back, after heart
rendlng farewell of the CO lin and the remains OF
mucn beloved wsfe. Camille Berru, Henri
hocneiort, Paul MeuIice and many others were
| present. Tnlee or four friends continued the
road ana performed the last duties over Nine.
Hugo at Vlleouier, near HayTe, where the
| Vacquere and Hugo families have a vault
. The bro ther OF the deceased is M. Paul Fou.
| cher, of the Indfpen denos and she was herseR
aVEitsr Vfgrsat ability. Rhe Ia the autAVEssa