Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-12-26

a French writer for the Paris mag.
azines has written an article of great
power addressed to the Conservative
parties of France and Europe, State
and Church. 1t was at once trans
lated into the several languages, and
is being circulated by the million
The name Of the writer is unknown,
but he ranks himself as one of the
ancient conservative families, and as
layman attached to the church,
The pamphlet appeared the day af.
ter the French elections, and this no.
tice is from extracts appearing in
the London Ners, paper nowise
friendly, and usually hostile to what
ever credits American men and prin-
ciples.
lie opens curiousIy by observing
that American travellers in Europe
are the closest observers and abIest
critics of European institutions and
he infers thereupon that the Europe
an essayists and statesmen at the
helm Of the political, eoclesias tical,
and polemical departments ought to
profit by more general reading of
American books of travel in Europe,
the ablest Of which appear by trans
lation.
We pass over much that next fol-
lows, briefly noticing his recommend
atoms for more general attention
to the English language in the
French schools and gymnasiums and
that De Tocquevillo's work on Amer.
lcan institutions become the study OF
all Frenchmen who would reconcile
themselves TO the inevitable future
Of France as in some form q Repub-
lie.
The Americans are regarded by
the writer as exhibiting alarming in
dependency Of thought, boldness OF
style and expression, and elaborate
ness Of investigation. Their genius
in the practical Of things amounts to
a turn for Wholesale outlaw Of what.
ever fails TO pay in dollars and
francs, and they urge as economy
and for safety the mental training OF
all classes for usefulness as common
laborers, mechanics, merchants, pro-
tessional men, citizens and poiti.
cians-or, rs one says pithily, "A
man is all the better for anything
the more he knows OF everything
| Hitherto European governing senti.
ment has never acknowledged, but
ever set in against, prin ciples held
TO be so uprootiDg and revolutionac
ry. But the Americans have led the
way and succeeded, while Europe
doubted, slept, and only awoke al
the bell.ring for departure of late
train.
Extracts from the speeches and
messages of the late American Presi.
dent, Lincoln, are quoted, affirming
the broad doctrine that, "the prog
ress of American civilization has
abundantly proved that no dangers
can arise from the elevation of the
masses to the fullest citizenship and
perfect equality that the education.
al training OF all tho people. and up.
on high standard Of moral and re-
ligious faith of man toward man and
for his God, insures the best security
to property and to Government and
that, without such educational train.
ing of the masses and high moral and
religious standard, no government
upon earth can stand the test OF
modern progress in business, com.
merce and the arts-these so surely
calculated to beget disaffection when
ever liberty and citizenship are de-
MED and the conscience enslaved."
Such utterances, it is held, must
ever remain the political maxims of
Americans, tho lamented Lincoln be-
ing their highest conception of u
statesman and political philosopher.
his equal never having appeared,
probably never will, in that country.
Without exactly indorsing the
American statesman, he cites atten-
ton to England where such maxims
flow in among the people as rivers
mix their waters at common iunc-
ton, and where every year or two
the British parliament is forced to
enact it's budget of reforms into laws
tho entire budget being reproduc.
ed, but without Just credit, from the
American codes Of national and state
laws. But England has ever been
noted for her wise concessions to
avoid worse evils by revolution
She is republic except in name. and
may almost count the days of her
deliveranee from what remains of a
monarchy.
Next to England, France has been
drawn into the vortex Of republican.
ism upon the American model and
right or wrong, quite regardless of
safety or danger, the French people
mean TO force the draft to its finali-
~. The past trials and failures of
republicanism in France are reckon
cd as nothing with the people A fair,
full, and unrestricted republic that
shall endure is what will satisfy them
that only; and any ehicanary of
the monarchists but contributes TO
the resolution. The seeds of repubc
licanism, planted during the Jacobin
revolution of 1890, and since then
producing oaks which sway but new
er break before any storm, are deep
~ rooted in every part OF France,
with branches whose yearly growth
no eurbing combination can arrest.
The Jacobin revolution, with its
republican object, was imported from
America upon the declaration of