The Portland daily press., 1869-07-23
DAILY PRESS.
PORTLAND.
Friday Morning, July 23, 1869.
Republican Nominations.
~ FOR GOVERNOR
JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN,
OF BRUNSWICK.
OF BRUNSWICK.
Letter from Paris.

OF BRUNSWICK.
Letter from Paris.
Political Atmosphere-Emile de Girardin-
Mules Simon-The Emperor Electioneer-
ing-M. Picard-Catholic Clergy direc-
ting Uotes-Ercitement among the Protes-
tants- Amusements in Paris-Artists-
Newspaper gossip-etc. etc.
h PARIS, June 7tb, 1850.
To The Editor ofthe Press
The Corps Legislatif in verifying its powers
has not confined itself to mere routine duties.
The contested election of M: Justine Du-
ranel of the Pyrenees Orientales has punish
ed the Democrats and the journalists with
odd facts and scandalous incidents, the pub
licity of which through the speakers of the op-
position, and by clever sheets has seriously
annoyed the Emperor. Monsieur Emile de
Girardin in two clever articles in La Liberte
finds his text, in an appreciation of President
Johnson's conduct by the Moniteur Of the 9th
of November, 1868, when that sheet was an
official journal. The Monitevr declared that
in the heat of his struggles it was observable
that President johnson preserved intact his
official neutrality and confined his duty 10 the
maintenance of order. The shrewd journal
ist commends this "Daniel come to judgment,
and thanking him for the word, demonstrates
how governments come to grief by ceasing to
to be balance, symbol of justice and i'm
partiality, and by constituting themselves,
both party and judge.
Jules Simon in contesting the election of
M. Durand has not managed his words"
France, he said twill watch to see if you
endorse the election of men, who, if the facts
they are reproachaed with, were proven, and
justice done, would stand before the correc-
tional court of police and forfeit all civil
rights. II you legalize the election of M. Du-
rand you invalidate all the Others
1t has pleased the august head of France
to accord the different parishes handsome
sums OF money just before the elections. M.
Pickard of the opposition, shrewd, long
headed, out-speaking opponent says, "Stop,
I want an explanation of these matters;
here are party ''tres graves" here are two
donations, one of $500 francs and the other
of $1,000 francs, given to parishes at the mo-
ment of the elections, and we find several of
the parishes where priests endorsed in their
sermons the official candidates.
M. Chamberlain, counsellor of State, re-
piled that it was true tnat the Emperor had
given fifty thousand francs to the Wappistes
among others but then it was only arecom-
pense for great agricultural labors, and the
propagation of moral and religions truth; as
to the sum of 4,500 francs, this affair went
back to 1854, when aid was asked, difficulties
intervened, reports succeeded etc, and it was
only in 1869 that the aid was given.
M. Picard has tartly replied that the parish
which received the succor of 4,500 francs,
having waited since 1854, ii was exceedingly
to be regretted, tor the honor OF universal
suffrage, that they had not waited a fesu days
longerl
The interference of the Catholic clergy in
some of the departments over the ignorant
population has been exercised to cruel ex-
tent; they have not scrupled to utter from the
pulpit anathemas against such as voted for
the liberal candidate and to promise the joys
of paradise to those who voted for the govern
ment official.
By the way, the religious world in this
quarter and especially in Switzerland has
been under an excitement--that is, the Prot
estant section, by the decision of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Consistory to with
draw from M. Fontanes, pastor, and Presi-
dent du Consistorie du Hqpre the right to
preach from Protestant pulpits. They ground
their refusal on this argument. 1t Is not pos
sible to organize civil society or political
party without regulating the conditions which
shall constitute membership. After the same
manner no church can subsist withou "drd-
peau doctrinaln ~ 4ss5s.a. .sI
Conforming to this principle actuated by
common sense, they say our church has put
at It's base the following regulation: "The
National Protestant Church of Geneva re-
ceives as the word of God, divinely inspired
the holy writings of the old and of the New
Testament. She finds in it her only law,entirs-
ly sufficient for her faith and her life.r Now it
seems M. Fontanes in the necessities perhaps
of his individual nature, has outgrown this
organic regulation. He has publicly declared
that men ought not to be enslaved by the ele-
mentary books known as the Bible, that
gradually the Cid Testament viii no longer
be indispensable for the support Of the dogma
of the Unity Of God, and the New Testa-
ment will likewise cease to be indispensable
for the dogma of the Immortality of the Soul.
Ignorance has defied the Bible; science win
disclose the clay feet of this idol"
Amusements at this season when the princess
de Metternich is enjoying ather chateau Of Jo-
hannisberg the mild excitement of gardening,
STOPPING even to the pleasures Of vegetable
gardening, g,--amusements are not all of Sc
we're classical type. La Ciotat, town on the
Mediterranean, not far from Marseilles, has
had the distinction Of sending feminine
Tom Thumb to Paris, Mile. Ia prtncesss
Felicie. Nile. Felicie has not the good tenn
per and flexible genius of Tom Thumb; she
is six years old, but from her limited intelli-
gence and irritable nature the only accom-
plishment engrafted upon her is that of rum
ming round the circle of the circus. The
princess has no teeth, her nose is Of that
enormous size often seen in dwarfs, and her
face has the antiquated look generally found
in these freaks of nature. Such as she is,
the Circus Of the Champs-E Elysees has been
exhibiting her for some dayr past.
Paris is enjoying her usual quota of rich
Americans, and am sorry to say that gossip
says that many of these generous citizens fall
too easy prey to the wiles of the artful
Madelines Of the day. 'is af
Some of the American artists of Paris are
being made happy by the presence of Mr..
Singer, of sewing-machine notoriety, who is
having himself and family placed on canvas
by Mr.. May, and the artistic fraternity in va
rious quarters have their hopes. By the bye,
Lefebre's marriage was last week quite gener-
ally attended by the French artists; Gerome
was one Of the groomsmen. Lefebre had
last year at the Exposition the nude figure of
a woman-aLa Femme Couches"-which was
regarded as wonderful piece of painting
He has been successful competitor for the
Prir du Rome, and so was sent to the Eter-
nal City at the expense of the government to
finish bis artistic education. He was last au-