The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-14
FRANCE.

Empire''-MOrale and Platform Of the Radi.
Classification and Influence Of the City
Press-Rochefort's New Newspaper Specu-
Iation-The Other OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Prospects.
PARIS Nov. 80 1869.
Long before this reaches you the results Of
the Paris elections Will be known to you; but,
query will you be much the wisers The sin gle
name OF Rocheiort is by this tins familiar to Ameri
can ears, and every one there, as here, regards
him as the incarnation OF bitter hostility to the
empire. He has been elected member OF the legis
latlve body and this s the single OF the
revolutionary party. The other two members
elected, OF whom will speak presently are moder-
ate republicans and as much opposed to the party
OF the "Reds as they are to the empire. There Is
no doubt about 1t, the revoutontsts have received
at the recent election mortal blow and henceorth
this party must be prepared to disappear from the
political arena Their programme has been the
overthrow OF the empire by violence, and 1t Is now
evident from these last Paris elections that
neither Paris, any more than France will listen to
any attempt at disorder. What can prove 1t palmer
than the complete Easco OF every one Of the ap0s-
Hes OF the revolutionary dogmas Ledru Rollin,
Felix Pyat, Barbes Gent, Brisson-all are swept
away forever by the bosom Of universal suffrage.
After the general elections OF last May when the old
partes-legitimist, Orleanst and repuplican-all
went TO the bottom, the Emperor contemplating
calmly the new election, remarked:--"1here Is
nothing LEFT but the Empire anu the revolution
face to face; It is for France to choose The
election IN Paris shows that the revolution is
sent to Join the old parties hrst mentioned in the
tomb OF the Capulets There Is nothing left now but
the Empire and constitutional opposition. In spite
OF the eccentrictes OF universal surrage-and they
display themselves In the United States We'll Us
here.it certainly "6ears . precious jewel in Its
head That tends 10 clear up the situation, however
complicated 1t may be.
TO come back TO Rochefort. He was the candi-
date and hero OF the revolutionary party In Paris,
but his success Is the discontinue OF his party for
the simple reason that one, not the common
people themselves, look upon him az an h0n,nse
serieur, as they say His only reputation Is
thar Of very scurrious writer. He has never been
politician stricts speasng. He has never written
or spoken on politics proper. He was formerly
writer or very commonplace and unsuccessful
vaudeviller Of iarces. lie then became the author
OF La Ldlueyne, which was simply the receptacle
ike scavengef's cart. OF every filthy political
thing In the way OF coarse personal abuse that he
wit In his diatribes and he spared neither sex
age as was shown In his attacks on the Empress
month ago, by permission OF the government-for he
was under sentence OF imprisonment for assault and
battery-he mas made himself supremacy ridiculous
in various ways. AZ candidate for the Assembly
he was compelled 10 appear at numerous
public meetings. and ne soon showed he was no
orator. Worse than that, he displayed want OF
sense and tact that made him ridiculous. For In
stance, ne took the usual oath to the government
a candidate. but he boosted he would break it the
first opportunity To show his hatred OF the Church
he declared ne mad a child seven years old that had
never been baptized nor ever would be. Again he
proposed abolish all taxation, but on being ques-
TONED by some wag, he admitted he would take his
salary as deputy, not rejecting there could be
salaries without taxation. In word, during the
recent canvass Rochetort became butt. am per-
suaded that his election was regarded by the work
was voted for. There is another incident con.
nected with his election worth noticing. 1t was OPP
posed by nearly al the press OF Paris and yet that
that the press Of Paris, which thinks itself really
master OF the destines OF France, Is not whit more
influential than the press OF England. In the latter
country Journalism has Its share OF influence but
u also has sense enough not to overrate
journalists have, since the fall OF Napoleon l.,
regarded themselves as the real arbters OF the ma
lions late and and 70 say as least they nave put on
hay them out,n just as IL Is doing WITH the Deputies
and the first rude lesson has just been admins tered
The press have got to learn what the journal.
ism OF England and the United States have known
prestige can stop or divert the course OF events
the HERALD OF New York and the Times OF London
show their sagac.ty BY never making opposition 20
wnat s irresistible. The French papers know
thing as Jet OF the movements OF masses They
nave hitherto been accustomed only TO dictate TO
clques or to write ut handful OF Ministers who
have exaggerated their importance and influence.
The lower classes here know nothing about
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their interests or pleasing TO their fancy This is all
new to the Paris press, and they have been utterly
viii be dreadfuly annoying to tnem but it Will
make them more cautions The Steele Is the organ
started a candidate or its own (Uarnotj In oppos-
ton to R0cDcfort and he is beaten. This worried
the Steele not little, 1t proves that 1t has not the
influence over The people supposed. One word
Now that he is elected what will ne dor He knows
as well az any one he WIN cut sorry figure IN the
Chamber OF Deputies, for he is no speaker, and his
pufrooneries there would be promptly hiss ed
down. His desire is to found an ultra journal, TO
called
child before 1t is born. He mas got the name, but
not the money Tor the proposed paper My opinion
is he Will stick TO the low Journalism when he has
obtained not0rietT, and that ne viii attempt 10 make
sensation by refusing TO take the oath as duputy
claptrap speech refuse to take the OATH which
renders his election void. This Is the worst snlng
lie could do to his prestige with the very few
who regard him uncercly, for II he remains IN the
Chamber be Will never be heard Of
The Two other candidates elected are Creme ux
ana Arago. The first Is lawyer VINO
prominent at the bar IN tue time oil Charles X aud
so he is 10 be dreaded. He was conspicuous mem.
Der OF tue Chamber IN tue time Of Louis philippe
and always on the opposition. He took an active
part with Lain9rne, Ledru Kolin, and the rest to
push on the revolution OF Is45 and became IN con
sequence member OF the notorious Provisional
government. When this was upset by his own
party IN the bloody instruction Of June Is,
LITTLE been heard OF since. Though over seventy
and sick he evidently does not wish to die
and make no slgn.r He desires to add few
more pages his biography and ii Is certain wil
be heard from frequently IN the Assembly. lie ~ an
aoe man and above all good speaker. lie wil
return to the "efr where he used TO figure but he
viii ma none or his old colleagues there now In
stead OF Bonot ana Rollin &C., he Will find Jules
Fayrc and Simon 6ambctta, &c. l dare say they
Will give him very cold welcome for he has had
his day and ought not 10 interfere with them. As
for f. AraEo, ne was also member OF the Old cham
be under Louis Philippe, but In person OF very
moderate capacity. AT the bar he never neld posi-
ton oil any prominence, and he owes what distinc-
ton he has got solely TO tho TACT OF MS
being the son OF the great savant Araao
who also figured In the politics OF his time
as conspicuously almost rs In the realms OF
science The election OF Cremicux and Ara2o, there
fore, on Monday last has merely given Two more
members to zoe constitutional opposition and IL IL
bow TO the party OF tne reds as they were elected