The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-26
GUIZOT.


The Ex-Minister of Louis Philippe ON the Pre-
sent State Of France.
The following communication from NJ. Guizot to
the London Times will be read with interest at the
present time:-
think may venture to say that no see the faults
them utterly the faults OF france cause me-
sorrow than her misortunes But faith
Tue and am sure that s1e sooa Which hsr wiz
open up INFINITE resources even when her DARK
months ago France suddenly found herself without
Paris that saved the France And now Paris nas
BY disgrace Of falling anaer the dominon Of
violent and incapable mob. and becoming prey to a
must acknowledge that caused me more sorrow
airy crises their Know Sow 2, %
into them, and also how nnds way out again. will
since 1883 but she has always redeemed herself
Ss
vouiion.
mus. not overlook The revolution is not general and it
does no, spread Attempts to initiate Paris no. been
ktcnne Narbonne Toulouse They all failed and
effort The National Assembly elected urns the crisis
The very reverse 81 ami the French nation evil
Assembly. Paris alone remains an alien to the national
s sss and has resigned herself to the will of an Anar0hoA
yet Just call to mind what Paris recently done
and suffered For five months she endured siege without
parallel among the great cities of Europe During the
the popqaee influenced BY all indiscrlmnae!v Then,
again. ali classes rich and poor wise foolish, the Chaus
msrtre Bseve fought side BY side against the
they fought together ana the Of each
class were communicated to the other.
ended NO. We pass mmedistey IRON foreign to civil
to msn waS ss h
ns at their side against the Prussans. Many true and
ana their hesitation has embodsned nm and ' at the
same time rrated the awiess and nsgent element Dur
than the but al Ut once they found their
This sudden transition tho complication of their duty
Se cs % a G s$ false lies
true friends Of order and liberty could not see that
pray You, sir. notice Offering any excuse
more natural and susceptible of explanation this
The RUSSIANS are impatient for the resstaoshmsns
Of peace and order They are aatonished to nnd
ana rs.s;s q The ,hs soss and
unaed deliver France from civil war; since Il was raris
which had recently set the example Of energetic
roas achevemsn. but was too much 70 hope for
ynees ,ruer insight and shown more justice to Paris
saw tina, Paris was placed in dicul and compli
he ci 70 feel Inc wslih, q lie tyranny
siisd TO help il. Tie decision has GRANNY not
s very d PF'% wAGn ss
rars which weeks the bulwark and the
me-army well as nation TO the condition
things and rally and unite in order internal
arch that worst and most dangerous form OF evil which has
befaen when great foreign is scarcely ended.
will not pause discuss In detail, crticse
omissions delay to point out the faults which
been committed at Versailles. On the whole the National
Assembly and its Executive have acted intelligence
prudence and justice And now, driven extremity
BY the folly. crime and attacks OF the insurgents,
pposes them with energy and has resolved 70 put end
TO the revolution which Expresses Paris and to render the
gathered the representative chosen BY France,
CALAMITY obeys their orders those OF the generals
The frat army have already been
crowned with
How long will this deplorable struggle last No
hut that will he short feel confident
that the result certain and VIII be decisive am anxious
that England should form just estimate of position and
the difficulties which presents: and snail be much Obliged
10 you sur II you will give opportunity OF making
them known and understood. GUIZOT