New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-09
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, SATURDAY, JULY g. 1870.

the philosopher. the statesman, the
philanthropist-a man who appears in
some form, says Parton, in almost all the
leading books, periodicals and trans
actions of his time. Very recently
the United States has had as minister at
the French court another able editor, a
biographer of Franklin, and one OF
the hardest workers and most worthy
diplomats that has there represented our
nation. the man, Hon. John Biglow, who
succeeded Mr.. Dayton. Napoleon III, IN
sending the distinguished editor OF the
Debats to Washington, is but following
our worthy EXAMPLE.
And what character of man is this edl-
tor Provost Paradol? Our ministers E.
B. Washburne, who left Paris last Satur-
day for Carlsbad, watering place IN b.
hemia, for the summer, had an audience
with the Emperor previously, at which he
remarked that NJ. Paradol would be sure
of a most cordial reception in the United
States from his we'll known advocacy of
our government during the late civil war.
THAT was one of my motives in sending
him to Washington, replied the Emperor,
land trust he will be as fortunate in his
new profession diplomacy as in that he
now lays aside" Gournalism).
And though NJ Paradol comes to lis as
the representative Of q great empire; yet
he is a Republican of the most liberal
| character He has been for years the in
innate friend and confrere of Emile
Olivier, the Republican who is now at
the head Of the French ministry, and of
Louis Lavergne, one of the able editors of
the Revue des Deatr Mondes, and of those
other excellent writer's for the same jour
nal, and friends of our government during
its terrible struggle-Montalembert,
Achard. Houssaye, Jules Simon, Count
d'Haussonville, Countess d'Agoult Daniel
Sterne), as well as of J. Michelet. the
historian: Casimir Perier, Picard, Henon,
the eminent physician, botanist and
member Of the Corps Legislatif- of
Hetzel, the author, of Pichot, the friend
of Hugo, of Emile Girardin, the editor of
La Liberte, of Etienne Arago, the brother
of the astronomer, of Ulbach, or jacques
Soufrant Ouvrier," of Carnot, and of
Andre Lavertujon, the editor of the
Gironde, the most liberal and Republican
journal in France.
The Journal des Debdts has been the
organ of the Orleans family. On this
account, and from the fact that NJ. Para
dol has accepted position under the
Emperor's government, which he in past
times opposed with the most vigorous
pen, some of the government prints and
even some brother journalists, among I'M
forgiving Republicans, have been roundly
assailing him. But he opposed the gov
eminent when it ,cas despotism, when
all power was concentrated in the En-
peror. He favored parliamentary regime
instead. This he has obtained by the
charter Of 1870, which in a measure dis
tributes the power between the different
bodies of the nation. NJ. Paradol only
abused the Emperor, as did other Repub-
licans, as the head of despotic govern
ment. Now that Napoleon has yielded
somewhat to republican opinion, be says
he is conquered and in letter just pub
lished by him, in answer to Republican
assailant, he says:
Since my entry into public life / have
been ardently. but plainly. liberal and par
liamentary; and you might have seen by my
writings that. though may have prefer
ence for a constitutional monarchy, pro-
foundry reformed, have no objection to
the republican form.
His appointment seems to have given
great satisfaction to Americans in France,
who are supposed to best know him. An
elegant dinner was first rendered him by
Mr.. F. Balch an American resident of
Paris grand banquet was given him by
the American Minister, June Is, all the
diplomatic corps in Paris being present
and during the week of his departure
most brilliant official banquet was given
in his honor by Consul General Read, of
Paris, at which DR.. Evans, Messrs. Bowles,
Balch and other we'll known American
residents, as well as gentlemen from the
French circles and our Secretaries of
Legation were present Let Republican
editors give him cordial greeting on his
arrival, next week, in America. For the
saying of Sir James Stephen, in his lee
lures on the history of France, is true,
that ''The foremost minds of France have
at all times been her jealous editors and