The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1868-03-07
Pencilings From Paris.

| THE COMING WAR OF GIANTS--THE LIBFRTy or TUE
PERSEVERANCE, DEsPor1sM AND ENGLISH LIBERALISM
COLONEL BURKE AND INFoRMER Mr11ANy-
CLANCY, ETC, ETC.
February T. 1868.
stranger the French press would imagine there was
great of ubilaton in Paris streets the evening of
last Tuesday The Emperor it appears attended by single
aidedecamp chose to take ride past the central market of
the Haes and by the commercial quarter AUDITING the rue
Turbigo thence winding home by the broad avenue of the
Champs Eysees. Everywhere he with shouts of
accamao and the wayarer joining hands, preceded and
surrounded his curveting horse, singing Fato soldot
(which may freely translate 60 for sodjer) At the
close the air changed to la RENE Honse lin honor of her
who the Empero mother and who composed the
the present national hymn Partan pour re the Man of
Destiny bowed the crowd shouted and all JOY At least
the Eemdard says so but the Eendard is official paper
Tuileres hack and further must tell you what passes
demonstration here would be very weak ware indeed
among Iishmen. present the serenade given the
Court the last day of the old year, by the military bands
of the garrison and anything watergrueish pardon
the expression but sexpressve cannot be we'll conceived
Tpperary Jack would have given cheer that would have
shamed whole batalion-a cheer with ring in it. That
thing the French have yet to learn get up roaring
meeting demonstration of the peaceful and con-
sutiona kind. They do not know how cheer-bt they
do ow hop fight Where shall this fancy fighting next
find its vent-at home abroad? Not at home imagine
for Paris streets longer favorable to the barrcade
they paved with aphalte and up by strategic lines
and the Imperial Guard strong and faithful and besides
and above all that Louis Napoleon is popular with the
bouse the horny handed fellows who build houses And
deservedy for under his dynasty their condition has
beered and the vital question of bread and wine
workingmans mind is at Leave him without them
for week and you would such revolution It is
only poor Paddy who takes kindly to starvation And
revolution seriously undertaken at Paris succeed
always, for these two The body of the wormen
has had military training the soldiers of the line will
fight against their kindred of the people. asked work.
how they would throw up barrcades in the next
three glorious days "By throwing down houses his
reply So you there small risk of French revolution
while the nephew of his uncle lives and by wokmen
the day he dies the succession of the Prince I'M
peria to peaceful scepter depends the fidelity of the
Imperial Guard. AS the subject, may tell you it
is the opinion Of those best qualified judge that the
pe will be succeeded by republic under the presidency of
Prince Napoleon and that by old monarchy with
the white cockade in the ascendant NJ Louis Veulot cock
awhoops in the Unoes Henry v sitting the throne
and Count de Paris waiting his the steps thereto
Strange, it not that Republic cannot last in France? 1t
seems not be in accord with the tendencies this
people, it not satisfied with the pan without the ccense
it claims the guilt housings the trumpets and the
gorgeous pageanry of foomen bestia their calves
No opening for fighting offering itself home the natural
assumption is it will be sought for abroad Where? That
is the question Not in Mexico anywhere else on your
continent dare you Not with England fear for
France making money of her relations with England
and Louis Napoleon has snug little store funded there in
provision of not impossible rainy day" Not with Spain
who is cordial ally in Europe Not with Austria
whom interest to support preservation of the idea
called "balance of power" Prussia and Russia alone
remain Prussia which ousted of our prestige as
arber of Europe Russia with whom before there iss
Oriental bone pick and undry ancient scores to be
wiped out. With either both, of them the fight will be
when it comes, in human probability By reference to
find that eight hundred thousand Chassepots
what magnificent armament for Ireland little of that
would be will have been delivered before the first of July
coming the French army. Thsnext war must be awarof
giants of necessity it will unfold one of the "bloode