The New York herald., 1868-02-25

fhANCE.
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Editorial Assn mpt iOn-Pmtti at IN vre.
The provincial newspapers Of France continue to pro-
Ssst against tho 'audacious conduct OF the persons
who. calling themselves delegates from the press
obtained audience OF the Emperor to entreat him
withdraw the bn. 1t appears they bu. three or
four, aud lDat while PIE ending TO bs tho representa-
sives OF tho ~hoe of ne jouruas they did not specify
any one on whose benaif they appeared.
The Havfe Journals are usi wuh euo.ies on Nile.
AdeIina Patti for her fcccat performance in The theatre
Of that Town oi RosiDa IN the "Barbere" In the
music lesson sDe sang composition entitled Les
Echos borrowed irom The repertory OF Jeany Land.
Tor whom II was Composed by Ecker fno artist alter
ward played the mad scene IN Lucia, ana produced
great effect. The aarqus dc Caux occupied sial Tue
gross reeipts OF ts tc,tre were lOO36f the highest
amount ever taken tncre After the performance lhe
orchestra ami tue chorus gave Mile Patti grand
Gerenado III trout vi ner hot l.
4 lhs Paris correspondent ths London Necs says:-
General Ciuseret. ffenchnan and captain IN the
mission given him 81 the Un,ted Sta.es has been
summoned Deorea jluge vi Instruction TO show by what
rignt he duos uim,et ''gen RAJ" There is no douot
that he viii be able 10 give good aud honest
but NJ Cassagnacs 4'oy, assuming that he viii be foun
20 bo ma ura, zed American. lnsinuates that IN Q
courageous core pouiolL oi tue Courier tsaedts
she intelligent cr.tc OF abuse, IN tho Frelch army
whaca be kaoSs SO VOL, Will probably bo sent out Of
the country as al aiel.
Che Chevnlier Wik0n ON the New Press LAW
amd the Legislative Dcbate-Government
Restrictions American Newspnpcrs-
The News Revolution Created by tne New
York Herald.
From Galisnanrs Messenger. Feb iI--Eveningl
the Paris Journals or this mornings date continue to
comment ~ considerable iengh the press question:
bus their articles geheray Of abstract cparac-
Ter and may be looked on as portions Of long essays
rather than oruinaiy newspaper disqai. .itiens
The Const.tonl mas been fortunate as to receive
from an American journalist, at present IN Paris, .
communication wnicu possesses q very decided
Interest VI actoa'isy, aud Is valuable from being
article does NOT Of the writer,
Let In literary circles no Is known 10 be hr.
Henry Wkoi, Oi New Y.rk, Tor many years connected
with the newspaper world IN tnat city. He Commences
by declaring thai, a. american domocrat he Gould
not but ieo gratned a. seeing tue example OF the United
STATES frequently eppeaied To in the Legislative Body
during the debates ON tho press In trance but alter
long journeying macn oosefvauon aud patielt Tefec
ton, arilved the usion that WITH Respect
90 political lnst uons there sucn thing ABB
s0luls u pc, capable of serving as mvdI for all es
tndis scriminatsy. Mr. w,kon says:--On the contrary
have succeeded III dives ing myself Of ths great iIlu
sion Of our age, and IN convincing myself tnat
nons have, in tts ,rasts OF their history IN
lhe dlss miiarity OF their habils. Just SO manv
iasdrInouutabie barriers wnicn se, and will always
do lne poitca and socai uniformity dreamed Of by
come MINDS more ardant than practical All tne infu
snce OF their immaculate vicinity and daily copa will
bring about the result that England aud Frsuce
be admins cred In tho same msIner Nor aii their
community Of origin aua OF language ever lead 10 an
sptre resemblance IN the politica institutions pro-
csedings England aud United states. rtior,
the dIss miiary lnsurmountabie wnen the question
relates manners and tradllODs
different AS the French aud the American To altuce
In absolute terms tne example Of one country MAJ not
Therefore be positively correct wbea the que tin re.
latcs to anothcr In The present Case for Instance all
those who have evoked the United States
DO not perhaps take Just view Of the real state OF he
American piess Journalism taere Is MT indeed SUBJ
leCted 10 any press law, properly so cansd neither
have any ievressiye measures bscai Charges been
decr cd against M aud yet lis crown Is TAR from being
alloge tnout thvrns. In tue rst place. u has
very strictly with pubic ornou the pressure
Of which IS net always oi character purely moral
h. ns.1
by tue mub are not rars press nstory. TO tnis
sIra-cgai check secession has proved tust
she government coald .dd others whenever sucn might
be thought necessary. Inus In 1861, excude1 IRON
she ben, its oil posla service all the New York
10. even s,cp that ha measure Dat prvnouncs, at
ainsrsn. times, pure ana since sulprsssi. MS
journals Oh i spedk Leio OF what occurred
In the Sor where the war never psnstraea
the towns ia VII en- military law was IN full force, tho
authorities went iar 81 10 summary coLhscate the
printing Offices wbicn we're then handed without
aby oim vi trial. friends OF Unionis cause
Circums uuaoub edy u t,d those severe repiss
-. rs but draw teltion 10 them la order 10 show
~ American press has iet IN lis time The hand Of
w ont, ana tnat tuere aio many reserves to he
Wy so.s. 'rsuty unint.ed liberty when II is
sas % 70 ..s app tho mat or OF nscai charges Il has
also lost its anc snt mlau... =. na'. " o nol,o i,
revenue inposs, ou H. basd.s ~ neis hh on i's
prons, &C. specla duty ON the gros. produce o. we
advancement. Tho question Of the stanr m ,,aen
been already agi.a,ei, and should not ps 80 49,
uurprissd 10 see, Q moment OF dist ess In the
Treasury tnat measure pat IN vgor or at least expert
msnted The vbJsct oil a these observations IL by
no meaps 10 Jsty tue press laws which east or which
may be dscreed either In France elsewhere still
less 70 deprec the reputation OF Journals
only wish TO reesabsh Ito truth OF facts ussIpate
exaggerated uiusl0as; and lastly, TO defue what 10
my opinion, constitutes the merit aud high reputation
Of the American press, aud real basis Of
tts Independence and vi the influence which exercises
Il 10 there tnink have found example Tor the
French press TO follow.
The v1tsr thea goes on to observe that down 10 the
ysar 1895 American journalism had neither the mpor-
sauce nor the thst II possesses yet
that psrod none OF the circumstances just mentioned
mad led the ides tnat intervention with regard
n could POSSIBLY be thought o. by the government. lie
shsn adds manner In which tue journals were
constituted condemned them 10 play restricted roe
DIVIDED into tao camps, they we're the docs and
ehangesbs organs other Of the parties which
occupied the political arena aud contended Tor power
Every journal whis or democrat aud nothing cso
under tnat title PRAISED defended supported AL tue
measures, hout exception, thai omannted from Its
Own parry: wh,ie bao.ed, attacked. and opposed IN
usinctly whatever proposed by tue opposite ride
One might compare the ~h0.e system TO tournament,
where the ground vas ever the same. And 10, the
nunbsr OF poucai papers exceedingly limited, nor
the oil their readers and the sphere OF their
influence mote OK cnsivc. Ils Ngw IoNK HERALD ives
she FIRST 70 enter on new course, and others soon
followed the example Al the present time there
ore very lew newspapers In the United States that
have preserved The feslsI SIN Of party and such "a
do merely vegetats. All the important Journals pay
allegiance to tner editors only; aud tn 60 practise IL
compots independence, whether In selectins new
or In making continents. Without doubt they preserve
general political color; bat they have no longer suy
narrow motto, nor any preconcevsd dstsrm nation 10
praise or blame Al any moment tney may be sssu ia
separate from the pha " which they were tnou sb,
20 belong, on tue occ son Of some wben their
party rejects but which tbsy think hon "a
deisnd l uo conceal from my selt now n ucn bold
nsss there n my tuus xina ms self up In d,scus-
sIon Ike that which 10 at present attracting 90 much
soucs but Indulge In the hope that ,he Ysnch pres