The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-04-06
MORALS OF AMERICANS IN PARIS
Cor. OF the Cincinnati,Gazett

Cor. OF the Cincinnati,Gazet
This correspondent has expressed, as
coming from the lips of a French officer
fact OF very serious import. I heard in
Paris similar statements from residents
as TO the habits of English and American
transient visitors. May not this fact ac-
count for the rapid degradation that
too harsh word?-of American city life
since trips to Paris have become so easy
and frequent?"
80 Tar our correspondent. We tear
that 1t Is true that, along with the Par.
lsian modes of dress, we have been in this
way importing Partisan immoralities
Under the late Empire the RIGHTEOUSNESS
OF those who held the highest station in
France had no limit, and the example of
the head of the government was the most
shameless OF all The extract given here
Is the report OF a conversation between
the correspondent Of Cincinnati print
and a French officer.
"And it is SO everywhere--frivoli
and frolic. Thousands of such-a whole
population of this frivolity and insanity.
Tell me how any leader could find fol-
lowers, or any generals make soldiers in
such a situation
But said |, there are some good and
true people in Paris are there not 2
80, Of course, of course; the best, the
bravest, the manifest are here-and all
the better for being good here. There
are as devout priests, and faithful sisters,
and self sacrificing people of rank and
wealth, as are to be found in any CITY On
the earth and thank God for them. Let
them have all honor they are broken
hearted over our poor country Such un
obtrusiVe charity, such self devotion, such
heroism, and virtue, and purity, and fidel-
ty and patriotism 0. there are none so
good as the good of Paris, and there is
nothing in all the world so beautiful as
their goodness. But Paris is supreme
Paris allows no rival. Paris keeps her
black hands upon those white souls
Paris the harlot reigns over Paris the
saint
And, mark it, all the would pays
courC to Paris the harlot, and never
dreams of Paris the saint. The Amerl
cans and the English PROSTATE themselves
and all they possess before Paris the
harriet, and never give a sou to Paris the
saint Yes, my dear friend. you Ameri
cans-l grleve to make so grave charge
are the best customers at this market
of virtue and heroism. For twenty
years, particularly, you have done your
utmost TO help us on to this precipice,
over which we have fallen You have
heaped fuel on the fire that has burned
us up. Americans who reyel in the rot
tenness of Paris are the most violent
upon the corruption Of the capital. They
go whe . l. an old Partisan, have never
been, and would not 90 Americans
make discoveries in Paris which the in
habitants do not know or And for wal
lowing in the filth thus industriously
searched out commend me to the Amer
leans. They glory in having found it
they glory in having wallowed in it, and
yet they glory in being opposed to it all
They are viciously fond of what they are
viciously indignant at. American uomcr
can go where Parislon women Of respect.
ability are never seen, and American gen,
tiemen do what French gentleman
would scorn to do. So you see that while
l admit the frightful degeneracy Of oui
people, must say think the abuse we
get from our guests is hardly fair, while
these guests show 80 much relish for what
they affect to detest What wonder Il
our sea of filth runs over, If every for.
eigner who comes to US contributes his
bucketful! How many Englishmen come
here TO spend life of debauch cry which
they dare not attempt at home, and vet
every man or them is careful to discourse
to us and to his countrymen upon the
licentiousnesS which prevails in Paris
And now that we are down, fallen,
crushed under this stupendous avalanche
of iniquity and corruption, those yirtuous
Anglo-Saxons are the most furious in
their denunciation of US, and the most
pious in their tracing out the origin and
intention of the Judgment. After con.
tributing what they could to our present
situation, they commend us to the retri-
buttons of righteous Providence, In the
hope that the terrible enlistment will
bring US to more upright manner of life.
But If Paris were an upright city, how
many Anglo-Saxons would make it their
homes +! II Paris were puritanical, how
many Americans would care to visit it.
or, having visited it, would find anything
attractive in it: But / am boring Won"
The New York Tribune saws: There
is droll story going through the news
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