The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-08

I and assembled on the highroads and assumed
threatening attitude. I caused 1t to be declared
TO the men that they were at liberty to strike II
they wished. but that they had no right to make
riots and to assemble on the highroad, which be-
| longed to me, and that unless they
| dispersed l would have the military called to
my protection. They TOOK no notice OF the warn
Ing then ordered the project to despatch troops.
the end was that three men were killed on the
spot and the strike was concluded. Yes" said the
PRESIDENT, "pocy is needed in the case OF the work
ingmen just as 1t Is IN International relations.
Without well defined political system you can
never manage human society. The Emperor ported
the working classes but found he could not govern
them. Once remember some TWENTY-FIVE work
men with great prOpriety sentenced TO some heavy
penalties. The Emperor heard of II, and imme-
diately telegrapned that they should be pardOned
He thus weakened the power of the magistracy,
and at the same time his own, though he did not
think So"
While President Thiers-who Is evidently unable
to distinguish between his character us the head
OF the government and as the head of private
company-was thus expounding his views on the
government Of the working classes q friend wins.
pered to me :-"That is NJ. Theirs favorite theme.
He refers to his management OF these mines as the
ideal Of the manner in which workingmen should
be governed And one OF the most curious things
about this mining business is that he sits in the
Board Of Directors with OF his most determined
political opponents-the Buc Audiifret- Pasquier-
and that this mining business seems to be the only
point upon which they can possibly agree"
FAMILY MATTERS.
Passing from the consideration Of politics. pure
and simple, Presiden. Theirs made some
remarks on the position Of the fam
lily OF the deceased Emperor. ''The char
acter Of the young Prince" ne saad 'as not
yet formed. He seems to be moe BOY. and ID not
lacking In intelligence. He is very studous. and the
loss OF his father will certainly be very hard blow
to him. The Emperor was passionatey fond OF
the boy and, In return, the was passOnately at
tached to his father-al the more perhaps, because
the Empress was rather harsh, or at least severe
| towards him. do not know what the family in
tend to do in regard to the future of the Prince"
said NJ Theirs. at is certain however, that Prince
Napoleon will have no share in the future direction
| of the Princes training" The President was at
this moment interrupted by some one asking why
| ne thought 80. 'The Prince" answered NJ Theirs,
! laughing "Hal hal hal Well, he is the worst
enemy to the imperial family. He would set fire
| to everything he would come in contact
with" The conversation was here directed into
other channels Among other subjects preached
was that OF the late diplomatic unpleasantness
| with the Roman See. He mentioned the fact that
he had just signed the decree appointing M. Cor
celles as Ambassador to Rome, which would be
published in the official journal Of the following
day. He believed thst this nomination would
satisfy both the Pope and the Right OF the
Assembly.
| PRESIDENTIAL PORTRAIT
Addressing himself to M. Jules d. Buiss0n the
Deputy for the Department. OF the Aude, who is
well known for his powers as a draughtsman, he
said, swell, M. Buisson, when are you going to
make my portrait ?" "Oh," answered the Deputy
81 have already done It, One day you made use Of
| very interesting figure OF speech. You compared
yourself to parrot which. when descending from
one branch OF tree to another, released the
hold IL had with its beak on the one point before
1t had got secure footing with its claws on
the next. ! made the picture on that very
| day." "Oh," answered the President, laughing,
| 'let me have 1t and will subscribe my name to it
as approved, as being true to the original as
have no doubt 1t 49," The joke seemed all the
more good-humorcd and appropriate to the COM
| pany since M. Theirs bears some resemblance to
the parrot in his features His head is frequently
placed the body OF that bird in the oaricatures
| Thus passed away the evening. M. Theirs was
always the centre Of attraction, somewhat to the
| neglect, am afraid, OF the two ladies, who sat be-
| fore the blazing wood logs in the open fireplace,
| Nine. Theirs actually doing at intervals, and 1t
seemed to be the duty OF the young ordnance
| offcer OF M. Theirs. Captain Salignac-Feneon. to
rush towards the wife or the sister.in-law of the
President whenever he saw them tired of the
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