New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-19

proof that in view of the signs and causes of change
III the nation, he purposes to change his system OF
government or radically change the administration
of Neither transfer his responsibility to Minister'S.
or adapt his administration to the new wants OF
the time.
The Emperor has never shown himself more pas
sive impossible and content than of late. l. ne
Matching of his favoite Sate-surpriS.S. pr9ra-
nation Of new " Concessions 10 Liberty or OF War
on the RLLeY Or IS he really dreamlIy content
with the actual state Of things as he sees 1t through
official and consequently ialtcring, repOrtsf GlIaI-
din explains that ho sees II AL through tobacco
smoke. OTardiu Is one Of the hIleSt ana the most
eccentric oi editors: much Of his ability and more
of his cccentrcity comes from the slngularly lhue-
pendent character of the man. lie does MS own
thinking and daTes 10 put II III PRINT. Ills lucas are
often laughed at on the day of their publication;
Ten wears later they are pretty generally adopted
and have become commonplace They are para
doxlcal, fantastic Smatic because they are new /
never thought of that, says the intelligent reader
ergo it cannot he a sound Thought There are only
a few dozen of thinkers III Europe ms yet VINO nave
got 50 far as to accept for respectful consideration
and under correction of details OF application when
is all Ire asks-to JON hIm IN serious study. III e; VI
his grand Theory of the Abolition OF Punishment
l. g.. abolition of fines and all physical penalties lor
crlme :, =.
But to come to his Yesterdays remarkable article
on The Emperor" and only 10 part OF IT, IT com
menCes, and indeed goes with eulOglZng the per-
sonal qualities of Napoleon. his amiable temper, the
excellence of his good intentions, etc These are
all neutralized less by a defect than a mistake.
Msled 10y the example of his uncle, dating decree
for regulating the French theater from Moscow, he
historical fame requires that lie should conceive and
execute everything himself Hence his choice of
ministers Instruments, instead OF selecting aux
hres for ninisteTs-hence his preference of men of
mere seTviceable talent to men OF creative genius
and Independent character What deters the En-
peTOr from liberty rs not fear of what the othclOus
press STYLES its eXCeSses but fear that If he left II Tree
career IL would prevent him from accomplishing the
great things he dreams zee qiH rre de Grdndl don't
say what he cOncclveS, but what he dreams To smoke
is 10 dream awake. The Emperor smokes an I'M
menSe number of cigarettes iOf which the wrappers
are previously soaked III green tea If that helps your
theory any, NJ. de GlTardlu.l When he Is smoking,
France to him as grand, under his reign as IT
appeared little TO him under the reign OF Louis
Philippe. InaSmuch as France seems great To him,
he is persuaded that 1t really is great, aud then 1t
appears to him ungTateful for then, In full SINGER
ity lie is unable 10 how il is that there can he
such things deputies not all belonging to the sat
ished majority, and that Paris, having nine deputies
To elect chooses nine deputies OF the opposition:
Honestly believing that he has realized the grand
things of his reVery,h he fails TO understand WHY thclo
should he folks SO unreasonable as to prefer the
shadow TO the substance-in other words. the free
dom of the Individual TO the greatness OF the nation
On the EmpcTOrs part tins is not untaness, IT is an
illusion. The day when he shall be freed
from this Illusion kept up by the intoXlcaton OF
tobacco, France will he free; and the day when II
shall be feenot gradually, nor by halves, but fully
then political parties themselves will he forced to
do justice 10 personal qualities the existence Oh
which actual political phenomena seem To dlSproVc
The rest of the article good rs TINS 1t 10 not
merely able it Is charming. i was SAYING that
GlraTon's eccentricites were often accepted as
sOlidist common ter years after date. J.. N IS
is already in his Glst year. is ms by nature enough
III advance of the general reader 10 accept ana onor
the above presently III anticipation OF forced settle
mcnt of his great account A.. ne
months of prison. let alone 10000 francs fine, for pub
fishing Nos. IL and II of the LdHtTHc announces ~
lis 18th number published at Bmsses, that he shall
STAY outside of rance and keep Ills weekly signal
all gh splCily adding that lie shall change hls place
of residence from time 10 time, so as not
to bring neghbol9g ma nations INTO Co GPomIih, Ate
publisher of the seized number II deposited
large quantity OF copies at the pOat-oihce
before the seizure and paid day IN advance
for the convenience of the post office clerks sum of
200 and odd francs postage. As the LdHTHts v ere
not forW arded he asked TO have the posiage-nohey
refunded. Answer from POst-Ohice director and
from Minister of Finances is: We can't. Publisher
now announces his purpose of prosecuting the al
mluistIItIOu for recovery. lie VIII lose ms seat
unless the Emperor stops smoking Ihe sum oi Ihes
incurred by Figaro since the new law on inc press,
and paid within the last week amounts To "C'1
francs. Albert Wolf. one of the editors Of figUO,
80 UNANIMOUSLY Hbeled 10y the infamous winters
for tic infamous periodical, the IRRonbe,
who always asserted their deyout imperialism,
has at last succeeded IN forcing upon the IhpTtdt
OrphciiRGt Orphan Asylum under the dlfect patron
age Of the little Pinned acceptance OF the three
francs damages generously actol9eu MN ny 'nS 1
Court. and, what j. Jol!icr got ioi1na icecP' Oh
the donation, which, as you may guess, I'gm0 mas
made haste to publish with display heading
think mentioned IN my last that the sale of I'gdr0
i'm the street has been forbidden by arbitrary admin
istratiVe order The immediate result las been 10
considerably increase the circulation OF TINS HEely
punishment falls on The old women ana poor men
who get living by selling papers at the street stas
The Administration Is 80 ingenious as wen As sever
The sale PARIS alone on lie Isl OF ScPtetI Oh lho
FIGARO was "A 800 copies. It's entire circulation IL
about twice that and almost twice greater than the
combined circulation OF all the ofclons ana semi
official Paris newspapers, only one OF when at pres
et is payHg its way by receipts from suDscIlptlOh
street sale and advertising. . ,,.,,
The pr0pietOreditOr OF ftgdr0 is NJ. Nlllehesail'
He writes well enough, but rarely writes. ms
special faculty is that OF getting up managing anu
editing from without, light readable paP"T' ne
not, when let alone particularly hostile 10 ane
ureseut II gme; likes II quite we'll as OiealySl,
and better than Rcpuhlcanlsnl. Ills pohtlcal itei-
ings aud opinions far 40 he has any are OF the
legtiniist variety, While he was managing; thIee
wears OF So the old Figaro and the ErehcmCHt botii
non uOlitcal papers, much taken up WIN tlleatrcai
matters one Of his contributors to the last named
sheet wrote something about and against the hcaVy
tax laid on thcatcr receipts III favor OF the hospitals
of Paris 70 the painful surprise oil the uhSuslecuhg
editor, an Ingenious prosecuting attorney uIis.o'
cred i'm this tTIiilng article treatment Oh loico
economical question which the Are"emct hau' III l1s
quality as "a literary periodical, no Incense 10 tpucH
Ilpon. Prosecution, cOndcnnatiOI ana uedih VI
treueDtenL Nillcmcsant then applied for ana Oh
tanned from the Minister political license. changed
the old Fiqa,O from it's then Ia it's present form ana
price and having permission To treat new hSt Oh
th.tnes cast about for new writers. WIT, lacking
that observation-disclosures me- Was "is "a.
he sought Oddly enough or not, AZ you lOoh AZ ~
writers not witty, or vlvacl0us or Tcad-
ohlc See IN proof the lanentably low subscription
ists of All papers devoted" TO the Imperial regime
Naturally then his writers were more OF iesS o. we nc
nnnositi9u Still Viemcsant kept them wen III
hand As proprietor he bad no desire to Tx Ii. MS
nrourrty for the sake of political OPINION Ills pa
r at The outset and for long after. OiteneT plaIsed
tLan Ilanrrd the powers that be. Even when Roche
font oincd the stan, R0cheiort dealt gently ana Who
ro,s Int from the new Minister Of the Interior Ri
nard, raped him o the coAc9mb ava f eS S Gc%i ill.,
t;' IN lac conld kindle one at his own FISK OF lire
insurance Hence, the Lantern, SO soon as II became
LEGALLY possible Another proof OF the ingenuity Oh
ADMINISTRATION Left to itself and himself, the