The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-13
journalism in Paris in 1s4s and 1868

A Paris letter to the London ALheaRu7n says:
-"Ihe number of literary ventures for which
NJ. Henri Rochetort is responsible will make q
curious page in the future history of French
journalism. The fantastic, punning titles eX-
hibit the malice of the national character, as
those of the revolutions discovered at once its
erimDess aud reverence. repeat, the windows
are full of the little lights which the unfortunate
Lantefne has provoked, but the rate
OF production (aibeit three or four
newspapers are announced every week.
is far below that OF week in lS48. Then
Paris wSs wrapped in paper. The oYer-sanguine
English provincial printer who based his calcu-
latons OF profit on the assumption that every
man, woman, and child III his native town wodld
tabe two copies Ga circulation that would just
cover eXIenses), was not more confident ABOUT
the literary capacity OF his public than every
Paris printer showed himself after the dethrone
ment OF Louis Philippe. The pa0er and print
excitement which is abroad at this moment is
warm enough; but how far is 1t from the fecun.
Gity of a week OF revolution!
"The last week in the month of May, 1S4S,
produced the following new publications in
Paris:-L' Archives du Peuple, LAigle Repub-
liCain, lie Petit Caporal, La Redlngote Grise,
LIE Petit Fills du Pere Duchene, La France
Nouvelle (by AlexaDdre Dumas), Les Debats
de PAssemblee Nalionale, La Constitution. La
Relublique Napoleonienne, lie Bonnet Rouge,
La Colere du Vieux Republican,, LIE Volcau
Les Saltimbanques, Jacques Bonhomme, LOr-
ganisaton du Travail, LIE Christ Republican,,
by the Cheyenne saus.peur lie Lampon lie
Robespierre, lie Napoleonien, LIE Bonapartiste,
LEpoque LIE Diable Rose, La Republiaue des
Femmes, LIE Journal des COtillons, La Garde
Mobile, and lie Tocsn des frayaileurs, The
hst shows the way the wind was blowing; and
If we were to make out list OF the Lanterns
and Clocks which have appeared of late within
the fortihcations we might get together a little
list OF publications bodlng evil to the Imperial
Government.
when want to see whittier the blouse mind
is tending leave the BoulevaUds and turn into
the side streets of the Marais and the Quar- tier
Ant fnip In In matt rrinf a
shops you read the VIII and aspirations OF the
proieidre; and ] find my interpreter of the
bourgeois at the kiosk of the petty newsveuder
on the Boulevard des Capucnes. The journal
istic activity is prodIgious, both for the bour-
| geois and the workman. On one morning l
find two new papers announced. NJ. de la
Ponterie, an old contributor to La France, aud
now Of La Presse Is to establish a new daily
paper, with capital of f26, 900. Havre is de-,
| lermined on a new daily organ of very liberal
| procliyllies, and has banked ZIG 900 to begin
with. No less than f42 900 embarked in jour
nalism in one week! Is all this activity and
risk of capital ominous-as the Redingote Grise
and the RepuO!ique Napoleonienne were omi.
nous in l846?
There is a marked difference between the
| two activities. In 1S48 there were two broadly
marked parties at work. The Bonnet Rouge
was shaking dedsntly before the Petit Corpo-
| raj; lie BobespeIe was fighting LIE Bona.
partiste;, lie Tocsin des Travsiieurs was sound
ing in the ears OF La Constitution. The two
armies were dstinct-plain in sIght; and they
fought distinct battle. Tue eagle piucked the
bonnet rouge from the republican head; and the
yanquished hosts turned back into their work
shops. But to-day you can perceive no line o
battle. Discomfort has taken many fantastic
forms. The opposition is mighty in numbers
! but it is mob without flag or aname. There
are many would-be leaders; the preteuder
may be counted on both hands. But an orgar
| to be called Monsieur Chose would not last
week. La Parapluie de Monsieur Smith would
be an amusing title; but only a fe old bour
| geois would rally round the stick.
"Whlle the little press is taking eXtraordin iry
ard in some cases detestable, forms, the grea
press is, in the main, opposing steadily au(
Loyalty all the shortcomings of the actual regim
-peggipg away, in Lincoln's fashion, at th,
hard bits of despotism which deiace their coun
try. The recent contention among the printer
for the production of the Moniteur is an even
which confirms the impression of impartial oh
servers that journalism is consolidating itself 70
permanent freedom. M. Witlershelm, who
| bound by his contract to distribute ninety-dv
Thousand copies of the little Moniteur gratu
touslv, at a co gilmore than ESQ, 900 per aunum
has deposited a guarantee Of $4,000 with tn
Minister Of state. This gentleman has some fait
in the peaceful solution Of the difficulties be
tween the powers that be- aud the OPPOSITION
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