The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-02

ment- His Political Enemies and What hey
say-iicpIy 10 the Observation-Disclosures oi
'4S-uenors-ILe Erendstnas and Health
Quest. Ons.
PARIS June TO- 1870.
The appointment OF NJ. Provost Parado as the new
French Minister to Washington seems to have hal a
very distu bn5 effect TIE nerve, of his brother
journalists, .or lie Is assaied with extreme bitter
ness o. different sllas.
1t is natural enouJh the republican papers should
attack him, ior he has achlesei tlis distinction
chi ny by writing in the well-known organ OF
the Orleans FANNY the Journal des D@0ats;
but he L. abused roundly in some OF the government
prints. This nu be attributed TO jealousy at hts
rapid rise in puplc life, Tor 1t is absurd to dispar
age hin IMPLY be -ause he accepts Office from the
empire, which he mas IN pas times opposed with all
the vigor OF his trcnc ant zen. He did tins as the
partisan OF ths parliamentary regime, which he AID
vocatel as more worthy OF France than the
con entration of al power IN the hands
OF the f ,ecutve. But now that the con-
stitutIon OF 1852 has given way 60 the
new cnarter OF 1870, which distributes the power
between tn dif rent bodies OF the state formerly
moaopolized ny one the ve1y OBJECT M. Parod3l was
aiming at What reas Is there that the brilliant
polenic should not throw down his aggressive pen
and give support TO the new organization he mad
aided materially 10 erect? Everybody knows
that NJ Parodol abusei for years the Emperor the
head Of a despotlc governments: but that his
Majesty has yielded TO public opinlon, and Initiated
the parliamentary system the energetic publicist
demanded, what more natural than that they
should become lends9 see no sacrifice OF prin-
cipe in this, but, the contrary, an exhibition of
good sense and true patriotism. How many poll
tcians and writers besides NJ. Paradol have aban-
doned OPPOSITION and given their adhesion to the
empire since the Emperor has relinqulshed his eX-
orbitant prerogatye Yet the new Minister 10
Washington Is singled out from the distinguished
crowd and made the target OF endless phiiipplcs
repeat it NUT be il-disguised rancor at his rapid
preferment. In reply to one or his deiractors NJ.
Paradoi yesterday published brief letter defining
his position, ana remarkable alike FOR good taste and
the utmost frankness, thus
Permit me 70 inform you" writes the viI1ed
Minister, "as you call upon me TO explain that
since my entry INTO public life have been ardently
but plainly, liberal aud parliamentary and you might
have seen by my Writings That though may have
. preference Tor cOnstltu lonal monarchy, pro-
roundy re oflned, have no objec ion 10 the re-
publican form. ! know that you are led astrLy by
my relations and friend hips; but man may be
deeply attached TO his friends and yet remain him
Sc Thus you are wrong on one hand in atirlbut-
ing to me faults which have not committed. and
on the other, resentments which i do not en-
terrain. In u word you are mistaken In conlinn.
ally making me out as u vanqushed OF February,
for SIN ut present but "A vanquished OF Decedl-
ber.' Pray pardon this reply, which you have
asked fOT anu DelleVe me, yours, &C, =.
'T - PROVOST pARAD0L."
The phrase "vanquIshed OF February refers to
the patti an oil the republic Of 1s4s Thus NJ Para
dol denies belonging to this category Of uniortu-
mates; but he admits with maniness that he has
yielded at last 10 the empire, and he might nave
added that the empire first yielded to the cohort OF
Pariiamentarians Of which he was conspicuous
leader.
have given you these details Of the onset made
on the new Minister. as they can hardly fail TO add
To the interest OF his arrival among you In lditon
70 the elegant dinner lately rendered INN by Mr.. r.
Balch mentioned in my last, the American Minister
tot up grand banquet In his honor on Thursday