New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-21

iSsrned from you merely follow literature. but to
love L. You awakened and kept alive in their souls
passion inr the beautiful, and taste for the higher
studies Many years after your teaching in the Faculty
Of Letters at Az had come to end you spoke this
noble farewell TO your old pupils more gathered
around you: BE faithful to literature; live az long as
you may in habtual and intimate converse with those
Immortal writer's who have given best uterance 70 the
best thoughts Of humanity. Ihe more You Know u9ln
tho more you win love Justice and honor the urtner
YOU will be from all that deadens the moral sense
and week.-mrs. the dignity of the SOUL
These noble sentiments not only taught by NJ.
PrevOstParadol to his pupils, they the rules ~
which he guided his own life. Although constantly
cuped in writing for the public press from the year 1885,
when he engaged intournasm the writer, alternately
with NJ. Louis Aoury of the leading articles known
the premier Paris" OF the Journal des De6ats, he
neglected the world Of books aud found happiness in
studying the writings both Of antique and Of more recent
times that soohed the anxiees which surround the life
of political writer in France.
In the capacity of ajournais he had the peculiar art
OF suggesiyeness. Where the stands ready to
seize upon any expression involving absolute statement
disagreeable TO the ruling power, the art Of saying
nothing in itself open TO the penalties Of the censorship
an absolute requisite in journalistic Keeping
usually just within the bounds provided, NJ Provost
Paradol yet conrved to his readers with wit and
excite by eloquence though losing sight the great
needs OF France-fee speech and free institutions He
kened the press of France under the perpetual threat or
warnings" suspensions" fines, imprisonment exile,
to the fair scheherazade who compelled every
a
herself victim to the cord as the sun and the
Sultan should arise The London Times of January s,
published translation Of entire article written
by NJ Pr6vostParado which appeared in the ReUue des
DeUr MOndeS describing the contrast between the press
in free country and in where it is controlled by
censorship One of his peculiarly fecitous illustrations
is follows
Those who have Travelled with retrino through GER
tain parts Of Italy, and who shortly aterward have been
retain an impression OF the veest and most interesting
contrast. londer the small insecure carriage with its
uneven motion, its ceaseess jolts avoiding by many
windngS sometimes precipce, sometimes bandit ON
the watch. Here an immense train gliding all steam
along a solid, shining line from which law and custom
keep away every obstacle bearing with il entire pop
all nyolae like contrast win arise in the thoughts Of
every cultivated who familiar with our public press
France desires acquaintance with the pubic press OF
our English neighboTs.
The Journal dcs DtJats received private intimation
from the Government which could not find specific occa
sion for overt act that the premier Paris OF that paper
must no longer be contributed by NJ. PrevostParado
subsequently he wrote the PreSSe with occasional
contributions at intervals to the D6bdtS but eventually
he attached himself to the Courier do Dimdnehe. In
the Iastnaed paper he again developed his method OF
smooth keen sarcasm, delighted its readers while
exasperatug the Government officials VINO fOund theh
selves wounded by a weapon whose delicate edge ana
rapid play rendered it percepble only by It's ELECTS
The paper many years vbrated between warnings,
suspensions and tul issues In June, 1862 he himself
was fined 900 francs and suffered months imprison
ment for the publication of a political pamphlet en-
titled Les Anciens PARTS. AS an instance OF the
class OF articles which occasioned the interference
Of the censor there appeared in October 1862 dialogue
the Roman question over the signature OF NJ Provost
Paradol in the Courier du Dimdnche. and are de-
batting whether Napoleon Ill viii viii not support the
temporal power Every sentence reflects upon the
wavering indecve policy of the French ruler, with in
direct yet pungent comment At the close Of the CON
versaon there the following reference to France
TIT 1,gr 1igN n pUla
which brought "waming " upon the paper;
At that moment the housedog near TO MS and sat
subnissiveF Oh the ground; OLy his tan was IN lnotioh
ing The slightest token of his thought the least maj
cation of his wishes Would the paper peet De tosseu
looks II the fine animal asked this question as clearly a5
if he had spoken: To me- nature Is always Pieasins
could not help admlring him.
b. "Lo US 60 to breakfast he is about to utter some
4. You are right let us go to breakfast"
s. ended our conversation
Ia para graph which brought down final ruin upon the
Coa. Ter du Dimanehe also from his PEN The en-
SLAVE of La Belle France could not endure the pubca
ton OF her sufcrings NJ. PreyostParadol wrote:
IN Guivers voyage 10 the Flying Island the story is
t5o Of great cOurtlady, very beautiful loved 10y re
live with deformed footman. She Is stripped ana
beaten; she sinks deeper degradation from day 10
flm her Worthless lover That story my
thoughts whenever France atentiyey listening 10
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destiny in the responses OF that oracle
In 1863 be published three volumes of essays on poll
ties and literature, and historical essay, enttleu
Elisabeth ct Henri ", l595-159S. The latter reached
several editions. His most lasting WORK may prop"Diy
be his "Etudes sur les Mordstes Erafais in which ne
criticized the works of Monaigne, Pascal LaDruyere
La Rochefoucauld, and Vauvenargues His style IN
purelv literary efforts was of purity and deli
cacy The following extract from paper upon spnoza
is given as example:
lie (Spnoza left eternal trace OF his PASSAGE
one foopath more neither the least ingenious nor t1S
least trodden i'm these our days through the labyrinth Of
human opinions concerning Cod man. ana the WQlu. ~
seems to ne sometimes as though these pains Teie
Traced within sort Of great PARK, lHcI9se9 On On
all sides by wall that cannot be ovefpasseu Soine
of them lead nexbly TO the foot OF the wal ana IeIt
break of others aside little from IT, DI reach IL
before long; others again have many WlhdIngF, Ps
INTO beautiful groves 90 up and down again, avoiding so
carefny that fatal wall that we almost fancy that we
have got beyond it; when suddenly ~ appears t anr
turn of the road and fills us With Ilttlio s Inred
selves and against the toO-skillfu guide VINO mas leu
us onward with vain hopes. Then II Is hat We ensS
those of US who seeking Of these paths ana peace
fully abiding in their own place 90 ho1 ~ tbev he
hold with tranquil faith regions full OF peace ana 1al
NJ tParadol was twlce candidate in 1863 for
seat in the Corps Le0iSlat, and was each time unsc
cessful NJ ST. BeuSe called him lie seeretdiTe general
des dne parts" The cry was that he was Wedueu W
ideas of ne past The great honor of his hie so lar as
the acts of could confer honor was MS admission
in March, 1866 the Academy of France, ana his reoe
tion by Guizot. Napoleon sneerngly inquired upon
beinp Informed of it, What has he writtenP-an as
sel Ignorance which il real would be no credit to the
FmperoT. A work entitled QuelQues Pages fHtsfore
Contenporane in four volumes, covered his recoiec-
tons OF his contemporaries between 1862 and 1861 In inc
latter year he was appointed by the Academy as one o
a committee Of five 10 superntend new edition OF the
Historical Dictionary of the French Language In 1868
he puhsh sketch of a system for recognizing the
French Government entitled La France Noueele
His title to the sympatbies Of all true Americans was
amply won by his appreciation of the position OF
our republic during the hte war; his admiration Tor