The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-22

From the ecle-republican-Junc H.
M. Gambetta was the energetic interpreter Of
the sentiments or all The Lelts or, to speak more
correctly, OF the whole country. The President
twice called him to order
From the Gauois tBonaparsst organ), June H.
Formerly when M. Gambetta belonged to the
lowest layer OF society," when he tried to forget in
the wine shops of the Quarter Latin, the physical
sufferings OF his appetltes and the moral pangs of
his disappointed egotism, the violence which he
displayed on Tuesday might, perhaps, have been
tngs acts upon the style. But at present he is no
longer one OF the unclassed an advocate without
commit any enormity in order to attract the at
tention OF the electors and become something.
He restless in an aristocratic quarter, lives in a
comfortable apartment, has revenues and
rentes, sups well, has a good bed; and so
on, He Is q Deputy; he has been Dictator,
held himself up as the future President OF com
ing Athenian republic. Consequently he cannot
be excused for being deficient IN atheism and Tor
DO rowing his billlngsgate vocabulary from the
roughs. The act Is despicable and cowardly. For
If he adopts the part OF an insulter the reason Is
llamentary lnvlolabll1ty. Let him commit in the
street the deed he perpetrated in the Chamber;
let him in the same way excite the citizens against
each other; let him give rise to such dscredltable
scenes on the boulevard, and all that would be re-
qune to close the incident win be two sergents
de VILE. He would be taken TO the station house
along with drunkards and Dad women; and that
would be only Justicel
from the Republique FRANCHISE Gambetta's or
The spectacle offered to US on Tuesday was most
melancholy. We saw the chief OF group IN.
ROuher), the party OF shame and disaster daring
to call to account those who strove to avert the
frightu effects OF their criminal incapacity. Such
shameless conduct cannot be tolerated. No Arm
and upright minds no loyal and honest hearts will
ever accept such an interverslOn OF parts. There
are moments when political discussion Is reduced
to pure quesot0n OF honor aud virtue. The world
does not argue with bunders and crimes; 1t only
points them out and stgmatlzes them. NJ. Gam
BETA in the sitting OF Tuesday, showed himself
faithful to the great and noble role which his des
tiny has given him during the last five years In our
national history.
English Opinion OF the French Re-
public.
The London Daily Ne,0s of the 18th OF June, re-
ferrlng to the occurrences In the French Assembly
observes that ''scenes OF violence are not uncom
mon in French political assemblies, and English
men who criticise and condemn such unseemly
and tumultuous proceedings are perhaps, apt TOO
complacenIy to forget that they belong to coun-
try which has not suffered q political revolution
for well nigh 200 years." On the whole, allowing
tor the naturally nervous and impetuous tempera-
ment OF the race, and Tor certain tendency to
gestculatiOn and to drGnle, we are 1.-THE Ne,cS
says "more struck by the frequent flashes Of
moderation and tranquility In an Assembly SO ull
occasional recurrence OF incidents that recall the
most lamentaDle passages In a history OF revolu-
tons and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS which, 1t may be,
only % permanently constituted and universally
accepted republic viii consign TO the amnesty Of
Obtvlon.''