The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-19
FRANCE.

| Lee Jour de PAu-victor Hugo, Letters
Bishop DOupanlOup and the Academic Fran-
| cais-Electoral ln,iinercnce-Couut Won Ar.
| ninl's Position II orscIps Second Burial.
| PARIS, Dec. 81, 1871.
| No news OF importance to-day. Paris Is out OF
doors. The boulevards, Champs Elysees and Bots
de Boulognc crowded: the weather splendid The
Parisians to-day walk with lively step and smiling
| countcnance II is Sunday and holiday; tomorrow
the greatest Jete the Jour de ran. All sigu Of the
| past years suffering has disappeared. With the
exception OF the loss OF the Emperor Paris Is itself
ag ain, barring the muddy streets still unre-
stored ruins. The chief attraction is the pacard
signed bv the Governor OF Paris forbddlng the
exposure for sale OF carcalures calculated excite
political feelings and OF the portraits of the
he's and she's who dlsgraccd humanity during
the reign OF the Commune. Close to one
Of The placards | saw an admirably exc
cuted toy-the lifelike model OF a Prussian sol.
der with spiked helmet Oh his head; unuer his
arm a clock, and hung different parts OF his per-
son various articles OF household treasures which
all within reach were appropriated during the war
by the Teutons Cats aud dogs III the cage do
VICTOR HUGO
has just accomplished one of the mos important
OF his life. His admirers are In ecsacy He has
signed a contract with the people OF iaris. In
of my previous letters Informed you tiat his elec
ton might considered certain. there appears
IS,
the funess Of heart, declares, ''Vctor Hugo ri
Paris ~ grdnde utte Ell te grand poete fe JONI puS
qL'unr'
The Mandot Contyactiey de ,ided on by the Com.
mttee OF the Hue de Blea and by The workingmen's
Electoral Committee, adopted III dif1creat pubic
meetings, Is aS tOllOws:-
VICTOR HUGo's LETTER.
tina, the Ina mandate the sole mean.
the electors have drawn the following programme which
airy T. is7s = An amnesty all political crimes and
s so A n 4. INTO the Of d. sas 11 June
exception 2 The deani.iye proclamation Of the repuoIs
and the nomination Of Constituent Assembly charged
ss hs e S The sns OF the
state Of siege in Paris and the departments OhIga
the French republic, OF rhysca incapscy only
s ss ssed r1ay sao and sao
sOute seoaaion Churcn state. Mnislers of all de-
assos
ps. OF es sSs m civil hoo .e o.
and assistant Mayors e be elected by the c2mnans. win:
iae sS1 fGasu iut'saco" TO- Reform Of the MACS.
jur, ncrerssd II. An eqonaby pIopor 9aed tax upon
under what form the, may present ihe%seves 's me
the cahdsals ssesSts and ssns H. The sanccn Of he
conracua mandate VIII be the resignation 81 the candi
be ds%sns,s from him By sry y drawn
having also signed conEsctusI mandate ,
The Dee gates of ac Central Committee the rue ire.
! DE LANErAU, fAuLiAr MOSrRoflr
|
PAris, Dec. IS, l-1
| ANOTHER LErTEE.
| The following declaratio mas been published on
the part VI N. ViclOr Hugo
Of those who that pressure should
exercised the peoples cbmce The the
selection significant II will be. good citizen
neither offers hirsef refuses He the OF
The duties OF resenta,ive OF the people,
Representative OF the admirable of Paris the
pTeen time Jf character than fully
cte their cIeat prepared, for my part, give
clcagious ard obligatory than the mud The
l"6U rOWfu that h the reciprocal contract between
the principal and tie tho electors
ihetr elected representative absolute identity object
and The selection be the
Paris the 9TH OF January should sienyhe republic the
amnesty, the abolition the penalty OF death any
fences whether pocs o,nerwse the return OF the As
semb 10 fsr toe ras the state oil Siege api the dis
solution OF the Assembly at peI0d as posibie.
Duty the law OF my He VIII obey II 81 the Assem-
bly, as within IL. VICTOR HUGO
| PAgIs. Dee. 70, issl
THE BISHOP OF ORLEANS AND THE ACADEMIC
=. iRAN,AlSf.
| Monseigneur Dupanioup's speech IN opposition 10
the election OF NJ. Littre IL publisher the Gdzeits
oe Frame. Inc Bishop begins oy saying taat he has
! nigh personal esteem Toe NJ. ilttr;, who indeed,
Is maze almost the type OF savhnt bV his industry,
| buL tue bishop adds mat the PHILOSOPHER is POSI-
| conclusion the BlsuCp says
NY spirit and my thoughts into region his her.
dare To than that tIe Academy itself. IL granre
hat iIrI. has.