The New York herald., 1872-09-14
HIS OPINION OF THEIRS.
The Presidents Obstinacy and Des-
potism and What May
Spring from Them.
PATRIOTIC BUT NOT PRACTICAL.
cambetta His Probable Successor and Then
Follows the Commune.
THE EDUCATION QUESTION.

THE EDUCATION QUESTION.
fhf ~ ira PARIS, August 90 1872.
Atah nOble-lO0king Old man q broad, high, smooth
forehead; long yhtte hair; dark, reflective blue
eyes; rosy, healthy complexion; head Michael
Angelo would have delighted in; figure slightly
STOPPING when in repose but erect and straight as
an arrow when animated; with this all the signs
and characteristics Of hale and hearty old age
such Is Monseigneur Dupanl0up, Bishop OF Orleans,
member Of the National Assembly and the best Of
Frances living orators. think Monseigneur Du-
panoup ts one of the few great men of France in
whom one is not disappointed upon seeing him for
the nrst time. WeAmercans, who are accustomed
IN our statesmen to see such heads as those OF
Washington, Jefferson, Webster, Clay and Douglas
experience generally feeling OF disappoint-
ment upon being brought face to face with the
men who sway and have swayed tho destinles
OF France. And speak not only OF the present.
but Of the past. From Louis XIV. down to M.
Thiers himself including all the so-caed giants Of
the French Revolution-Marat Robesperre and
the rest Of thom-ro such mosquitoes as the viru-
lent Rochef0rt, the weeping Jules Favre the whin-
ing Jules Simon OF the 4th OF September, there may
be observed In all OF them certain common place,
ordinary look certain absence OF personal I'M
pressveness, of those marks which serve to distln
gush man from the crowd and which would cause
him to be singled out among thousands Who
could help observing Washington no matter where
seen or under what circumstances, with his giant
form his large, but well shaped nose, and his pierc
ing gray eyer or Webster, with his high, broad
forehead and lionike face9 or Douglas, with bis
massive brow and deep dark eyes' But who would
ever notice Thiers the little man with the cunning
look and the spectacles, II not to push him out
OF the ways M. Jules Favre, with his weak and
watcry eyes, II not to pity him9 or Murat, with his
hyena-lke face, If not to loathe him, or even the
great Louis Quat0rze with his narrow, retreating
forehead and foppish Dir, n not to despise hm9 So
II is with many, very many, Of the great men of
France. They have not the look or air Of great
men, whatever that may be. Small diminutive
bodies-a fact which would be OF little conse
quence n they were not too often accompanied by
small misunderstanding foreheads and unusual
developments In the regions OF what the phrenoio-
gists term selfesteem and Observation-Disclosures
which, II is true, may be as good as any other but
which, nevertheless, are neither impressive nor
striking. .eies tr
Monsiegneur Dupunloup is, however, an excep-
tional Frenchman in this respect; for his air and
bearing are fun OF dignity and his general appear
ance that OF king In the intellectual world. He Is
living in very pretty villa, near Versailles, and
u
house or COTTAGE delightfully."- situated In the middle
OF large park, with smoothly shorn lawn before
the door, through which winds a carriage way
II was about six O'Clock in the evening when
drove up to the iron gate in front OF the place. and
almost the first object which attracted my atten-
tion was Monseigneur himself, walking slowly up
and down an avenue, which was rendered
Delightfully."- cool and shady by the thick,
Overhangin9 branches of the trees in which
che place Is emb0wered, making, with his fine,
large head, which was barred to the cool air OF the
evening, his long white hair, and his calm, thought
mi face, picture that would have delighted an
artist.
sent in my card and was Immediately invited
10 walk In. He received me without returning to
the house, and continued his promenade during
the conversation which followed, stopping and
standing still occasionally when becoming AMI
mated or particularly interested in anything was
ceiling him.
Although knowing me very well he had forgotten
what paper represented, but when told him 1t
was the NEW YORK HERALD, he said, "Oh, yes
know. It is correspondent Of the HERALD who
found Dr.. Livingstone. great achievement
truly but really, do not understand
what interest newspaper should have
IN undertaking such an expedition"
Journalism in America seems to be a very dinerent
thing rom what 1t is In Europe" He then made
many inquiries relating to the way In which the
HERALD Is managed-the number OF men It en-
ploys the number Of its readers, the influence
and character OF Journalism in America the extent
to which the papers are read and q variety OF
other things in the answers to which questions he
seemed greatly interested.
After having given him all the information /
could on these points the conversation naturally
turned upon the present condition OF France, and
In reply to my question as to his impressions re-
garding the situation he said:-
THE SITUATION IN FRANCE.
"Ah, the situation is bad enough. The country Is
IN n very peril0us position from which It can be
extrcated only with extreme difficulty, and, to tell
che truth, my hopes or peaceable solution Of the
questions which now agitate France are very
feeble. The situation may be summed mp
IN few words M. Thiers, refusing
20 govern according to the will OF the majority
OF the Assembly puts that body under the alterna
tive Of submitting blindly to his will or plunging
Che country into confusion and disorder BY &C
ceptins his oftprofcred resignation. IL Is the old
story-we drift into absolutism In one case +; into
anarchy In the other.
TIMERS AND the Lporsl AZURE
OoRREsPoNpENT-To whom may this misunder-
standing between n. Theirs and the Assembly be
principally attributed'
Monseigneur DUPANLouP-T0 NJ THEIRS nm.
d0ubtedly. He might govern with the majority. n
he would do SO; but he viii not. And in order 10
carry out his peculiar ideas he seeks the support Of
the Left q support he can obtain by showing the
least inclination to sustain the Republic. The ma
majority are willing to accept and maintain the
partie de Bordeaux In It's integrIty but tney
0nd IL difficult to follow NJ. Theirs tbrouph
MI Of his absurd and impossible ideas
with regard TO finance, protection and the
reorganization Of the army. II they refuse 10 sub.
NIT blndly to everything be demands, and his de-