The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-26


there has been great deal Of Scoidng. but very
little duellIng.
THE WARS OF THE NEWSPAPER PENMEN.
First in the list OF these periodical journalistic.
outbursts Is 10 be ranked the war between the
-fIKe Steele and the Untrers. IL is OF old date and
has never been entirely interrupted, though It
sumbers occasionally. The Cniuers, as you are
aware, is an ultramontane journal, and Is con-
Quoted by M. Louis Yeuilot. The IKE Steele is
the organ OF the Tree thinkers, and its principal
editors are NJ. About and NJ. Sarcy, both formerly
pupils OF the Ecole Normale The two journals
are In the habit OF ninging dirt at each other and
the epithets which they employ are often edify-
ing.
THE ADVANTAGE,
however, rests incontestably with the IKE Steele
which is not only better written than its oppo-
nent, more especially since Louis veuillot has ad-
vanced In years, but has often the opportunity OF
catching It's adversary en- Naardnt deln In regard
to unfaitaul quotations, falsncations OF text and
papable coinages.
n. PAUL DE cAssAGNAC AND HIS ENEMIES.
quarrel OF more serious character is that
which has been raging between the RepubltQ1te
FTdncdtse ana the Bonapartist journals. This is
not the hrst time that you have heard In such q
connection or NJ. Paul de Cassagnac chief editor
OF the Pays and the most fiery Of all the Bona
partlst writer's. Several times during the EN-
pire, as well as since, his violence OF language got
him into serious quarrels, and his reputation is
certainly better established as duelist than as
journalist. Even in the former capacity, how
ever. he can exhibit good deal OF discretion, as
his affairs with Lullier and with Ranc prove. In
his recent
QUARREL WITH THE EDITOR OF THE IEPuBL1 QUE
FRANCAIsE
he exhibited similar prudence. The matter not
having led TO any serious results should not feel
Al
connected with 1t which has entirely changed It's
character.
ALL ABOUT IT-How IT WAS.
The father OF Paul de Cassagnac Is, as you are
aware, the NJ. Granler who took 1t IN TO his head
some years ago TO add to his patronymic the
| name OF De Cassagnac. lie was an ardent de-
| lender OF slavery at the time when under Louis
! Philippe the question was warmly discussed by
| the French press At that period he was the
editor OF ministerial journal and was not held
| in much esteem as writer. He got involved as
second in duel in which OF the principals
| was killed and in which his conduct
was severely impugned. After Louis Ma
poleon was made President OF the Re-
public NJ Granier de Cassagnac attached
himself to his fortunes and after the coup d'etat
in 1851 he was the only French writer VINO dared
| TO distinguish himself as its apologst. The En-
| plre owed him reward for his conduct, and he
was accordingly appointed chief editor of the
Pays, journal subsidized by the eovernm ent
and was named Commander OF the Legion OF
Honor. He was likewise, 1. remember rightly,
selected as the ofcial candidate TO represent the
! Department 1u Ger in the Corps L6gislatif. That
to all these honors ana benefits he added much
public consideration and esteem cannot take
upon myself to say. one thing, however, is car
tain, the papers found In the Tuilleries revealed
inf wit tha
Emperors privy purse. You can, therefore, readily
| understand that M. Granier de Cassagnac has
| strong personal reasons Tor
REGRETTING THE EMPIRE
! and detesting the republic. Now It 80 happened
that in the course or his recent controversy with
| the Pays the editor of the RepubLtQue Franchise
brought mp some OF these facts. The reply became
embarrassing, ana M. Paul de Cassagnac contented
himself with reoining that, after ALL his fathers
affairs concerned himself alone, that he was a suf-
flcienty grand garcon to defend his own words
and actions, and that Paul de Cassagnac "n'ac-
ceptatt de soltdartt6 Qu'duec Paul dc Cdssd0nac ~
The reply may appear somew what harsh on the part
OF a son; but under the circumstances do not see
how M. Paul de Cassagnao may be blamed, the
more particularly as his father is proprietor OF
another journal, pOrdre, ana was in position to
defend himself
| A CHALLENGE TO NJ. GAMBETTA.
The course adopted by M. Granier de Cassagnac
proved the sagacity OF the son in leaving his
father TO fight his own battles. After presenting
through huisster at the ONCE of the Repuoltque
Francdise letter repelllng what he calls the
calumnies against him, he sent challenge TO H.
Gamoetta, as being responsible for what had ap-
peared in that journal, and in 1t he seems to
make use OF his decorations, his high position and
bis sixty -eght years, to prove to HIM that he con-
iers high honor upon him in consenting 20 fight
with him.
REFUSED.
or course NJ. Gambetta refused to accept the
challenge. Had the object been to obtain salts
| faction from the party really responsible there
would have been no dlficulty in doing So II can
not be disputed that M. Gambetta is the political
director OF the RGpuoltque Francafse and that he
IS daily consulted on its political policy, but he Is
neither Teddcteur en- chez nor even q simple
editor OF that paper 1t Is even a quest lion
whether he has ever written a line for IL.
To the challenge thus sent therefore, the
RGpubtque Francaise replied that every article
published In the journal was covered by a re-
sponslbty-that or the author, bnt by no other
ana that II NJ. trainer de Cassagnac deemed him
self offended he mad only to 90 to the ONCE OF the
journal to get the name OF the writer. 1t added
generally that NJ. Gambetta had something else
to do than to place himself at the disposal OF any
one VINO might take it into his head to send him
challenge, or, to use the words OF the reply "Du
premier on an dernteT uenu.n
Youcan readily imagine that M. Granier de Gas.
sagnac did not anticipate any other result. He
must have been fully aware OF the arrangements
OF the RepuogtQue Frdncaise and OF the readiness
OF Its writer's to cover their articles with their
personal responsibility. The previous contro-
versy Of the journal VITA his son must have con-
vinced him OF the fact, If he had even any doubt
49,
had not attacked him and who PROBABLY had
never seen the article until 1t appeared was
neither consistent with common sense nor with
the so-called laws OF honor.
''MAKINd A SCANDAL
One would have supposed that reflection and
the obvious rdcule OF tho position would have In
duced NJ. Granier de Cassagnac to desist at this