Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-08-30
4 Model President.

Woo0l V10o10oOt.
President Theirs entirely fills his high posi-
uop. He js model President. France has
req ,ou every day tO thank Heaven that in the
midst VI her unparalleled distr, sses this man
suptsn to rescue her from still deeper abyss,s
Of ruin and shame. We point to NJ. rhicrs
A ~ example Of what the Chief Executive
OF State can 10 when he has brains deci-
sjou Vt character, unilagging industry, drvu-
ten to the public veal, and good personal
habits. All these Theirs POSSESSES. II lie
lacked any one Of them at this iunctur,
france would not now be a Iepubii' worthy
of tho name, with seemingly ,taJlr govern
,aent, and fast reinstating ncrSelt IN the AZ
fectiOns AMI confidence ot the world Lr, us
see how this fine old gentleman Che turned a.
last April) passes single day Ui his cNrnilui
life. We select not al active uay II NcIsdIil, 3,
but . holiday, Wine be is off ,,a,uitng
st TtOuville. lie Is down at thai Watering
place for rest, aud this Is the way hr vbjn =
it. - we gather frOin correspondent Ul die
London 1Gaes. a single day wa, tdk N d, II
specimen. but 1t represents only ii lar aver
age Of Theirs mode Ut getting through eacn
twenty four hours vi ms vacation. lie ross.
at o1 o'clock. and after drinking cup of cot
fee (uis nerves require no stronger portion in
which had been left over for Inn from the
previous day. At seven he dropped in at the
military camp near by, and inspected the
teats and accommodations. There at eight
~ Minister Of the Interior joined him, and
lAssy pitched into work for twenty minutes.
Then The War Minister appeared and claimed
audience for quarter OF AN hour. SO 1t ap-
1ssrs that Cabinet business is not neglected
oscsuse tho President Is at the sea side. but
goes Or % regularly Is ever-as why ,holld
q neG France takes no vacation. Punctu.
ejy q S:3s the Committee OF Artillery pr-.
seSted themselves, and with the President
worked on t0 nine. when the Government
eecisS OF tue reimbursement called to pay
oelr respects, and passed AL hour or ", OF
pieas0at chat with the indcfatigabIe chief
At 1880 It occurred to the President that
Dseakfast would not be amiss as he still had
hard days work before him and so he
breakfast d. At this point We pause to re-
nsrk on the ti9erence between the we'll bred
vntsr tor ne Tune: and the vulgar CORES
ponee9ts ot some other papers in London and
Asv York. 1Asy would have bribed the
waiter to steal the bill Of fare for them and
lanceA It st full length, or, failing in that
eouN have invented the breakfast pro-
lsooe. That neal over, the President di.
ve!sed Ainself ~ . protracted conversation
vlth osnheIs OF the '"Iribunsl de Premiere
!2stsncs." Then he shifted of to military
ess!s eSs's, aud with The War Minister took
eiooS q the batteries which were being erected
f0r the military expei imentS to be made th,.
osxe 3sy. Us examination Of the guns was
n!1al sn4 minute. fer President Thiers is
= sloppy" :eons saything. That tssk
evss, ~ bAd little time TO spare Sefore his
talk wltA tee president Of the Artillery Com
eitt.e 0!bssQsently going out to inspect the
taHgSe to used ia the experiments. Reach.
~ oeoe q SO, he received the captain and
s1cerA o. edispatch boat in the harbor; after
vneh his private secretary brought in the
Iettaj w ~ accumulated during the day
~ Hose he examined. Dinner followed
eut 70 have no Jinkins to descant upon the
esnes: We t1fer from the subsequent clear
hesdednesl st tho President, that he is not
over'indulRent IN the pleasures of the table,
end is reasonable as to wine. Rising from
bis dinner, he gave another long session to a
committee composed Of military and naval
o.csrs: To wind up, at 10 P. NJ. he received
sil!endlv call from several deputies stopping
q IrouvIlls, and, say the chroncler, except
sp With then hong and interesting conver-
eation % the political state and prospect. of
sle country, rapidly sketchinX in one of those
e1sy o9 hsnd. yet wcll-turned speeches, of
WINCH ne 80 well understands the secret, the
course which, In his opinion could alone in.
iare to France both stability and progress.
Ihus ends the correspondents record of IA
esy ct Irouviile. lie was til Ell (if the Pres-
S6nt vas nOt) and went home; SO that we
knov not how many more hours the states
~ gave 70 pubic men and public work III
sals sample day of his strange holiday-lak-
ns. His health, We hear, is excellent, be-
eaose he takes the best care OF it; and the
!vey work that he performs, now grown easy
@nin BY long practice and rigid method K
soe cause, doubtless, Of his admirable pre-
M!vau0n. II any one is enti tied to holiday
nN PRESIDENT Theirs after his grand frat ng
enew loan, which was but the .rowni-
le1ormance Of long series OF most a,dnou,
Dks. HDsks. But he is the Chief Executive of
.nnce, ana he recognizes that the utlI in.
poses nigh duties and vast Responsibilities
won MIN. which he has no right to shuttle
~, ~, IN order that he may disport nius II Ul
.aS va. The example of such man, ia is
saecs Upon all the government enp' ,yrts, is
~ ~ ryood rs the best civil service reform, lie
Sauses life and energy through all the drpart-
IenS, Ts, indeed. it is not too much to SAY tuAt
p. p n'efs Is the central vivtyiug power OF
.d' ,a"ce TO- day. Such are the Incdle,l,lb!a
inv n~'aatages to a troubled country, OF possess.
s.Ss = Cniet Magistrate great statesman, Il
HSnolsf, gentleman, a man OF temperate
a.ss a.uts, and Of tireIess industry. One shud-
= s'IS 81 70 Imagine how France would fare under
:;..I' resident whose qualifications were pre-
~ .le opposite OF all these. Of