The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-01
FRANCE And AMERICA.
MN. Victor Hugo and Louis Blanc on
the Union Of the Republics.
EXCITING IEnoRES lyD THRILLING SPEECHES
The Paris Meeting In Aid Of the Working.
mems Trip to Philadelphia.

This afternoon as she Chateau d. Eau . meeting was
held which had been arranged by special committee
In favor OF the delegate workmen to be sent 10 tho
Philadelphia Exhibition. NM. Victor Hugo and Louis
Blanc had accepted invitations to attend and speak
Every scat had been taken several days In advance,
for the meeting fste emanaring from the mind
OF municipal radicalism, and to which peculiar cir
cumstances were to give still more emphatic char
acter Pit, boxes and galleries nled at early
hour all the upper crust Of Partisan radicalism mus
torng in them Policemen maintained order in tho
street. where compact crowd collected, which vainly
attempted 10 enter the building, admission having long
before five been stormed bespoken by payment Tho
stage itself was filled with chairs and benches table
covered with green CLOTH glass Of water whence
every speaker mbibes inspiration two large oak arm
chairs and two unpretending ones for the asses
sor Pending the arrival Of the orators remarks were
exchanged, as in every French crowd epigrams were
launched, and well informed meD pointed out
THE DEMOCRATIC SENIORS,
including the Comte de Tocquevillc with whom Amer
lea is specially, and tho aristocracy OF radcalism,
which displayed itself in the best places, just as
princes and prncesses dukes and duchesses appear In
the 'front.' fstc where the common bosrgeoisie
form the public. Besides the two speeches four cho-
ruses to be sung
THE RADIcALIsr LEADERS
rived Applause and cries OF 'Vipe Ia RepubHqme!"
and "vire Victor Hugoi" broke forth and were pro-
longed for minute or two Behind the armchars
tho choir formed and the Echo Elwarts Chorus"
sung The singers tho Calm Paris Chevet So
ciety, which sngs according to the method Of that
name substituting simple figures for notes. The note
is the old musical sign. nascent democracy requires
new musical notation and the ngure method, threat
ened with abandonment has recovered fresh life by
becoming the method OF French democracy
N. LOUIS BLAScs SPEECH.
The chorus flushed, M. Louis Blanc rose He was
pale and looked iatigucd He has scarcely recovered
from very serious malady, and had left his wifes
dying bed redeem his pledge to be present at the
meeting His always small stature seemed still
dwaried, his face was moro pad than usual, and his
gray hair enc:rcIcd a deeply wrinklcd forehead It
was. however, with . sonorous voice that he began
reading
He cited some features Of William PENIS youth,
which led him to speak of Pennsylvania and Of the
splendid panorama offered by the Philadelphia EXIT
bion, surrounded by double girdle Of forests and
rivers Of that city which oday invites the world to
the festival OF industry and tho festival of liberty
He recalled the fact that at Philadelphia in 1915,
framed Declaration Of Independence and that there
the first Congress held He mentioned Franklin's
nst entry into Philadelphia and the anecdote Of tho
young woman, afterward his wife, who burst nut
laughing seeing him eating LOAF OF bread while he
had another under each arm, and showed how
afterward he was called TO the Presidency
OF the Un'tod States Congress. Hc declared
that Philadelphia was the proper place tor
the universal Centenary Exhibition TO be held.
ITO unfur banner 10 the wind 70 beat the drum, to
parade guns infantry and cavalry in order 70 brighten
tho peaceable citizens BY this image OF war-such Ia
the fashion Of celebrating great events in Frances but
is not equal to the American idea, which consists in
celebrating the festivals Of peace by the pacific specta
Gle oil universal industry prolonged applause. The
exhibition ss NJ Louis Blanc had explained Is due to
individual action In and rather fond OF govern
leading strings In America it is collective ndi
vdua effort which produces great things Chdcun pour
SOL et Dieu pour fotix y (Slight applause
THIS mention Of God was evidently unreasonable.
Hore the orator entered into some details on
RESOURCES or THE ExHImrIoS
the sums voted by Congress- and he dwet tho fra
terna cooperation Of all ;ho various States ct Is
Of America to have understood that clemcncy alone
prevent hatred from surviving the comhat-thrco
rounds Of applauseasns that peace y really esao
newed cheers He quoted General Grants remark 10
General Lee The amin osites, which attended the
are dying out We shall celebrate their funeral
in the centenary"
AZ INDIGNANT AMERICAN
Here must pause TO mention that Southerner
with whom had gone 70 the meeting, and who had
been parted from in the crowd, told me aftorward
that had not been held back no should At this mo-
suit compare the combatants OF the South with the
soldiers OF the Commune had tho utmost difrculty
In preventing him from waylaying NJ Louis Blanc At
the door protest against what be termed insulting
analogy. must add, however, that, tho susceptible
American excepted everybody the building hailed
the passage with enthusiasm
THE xEGArrAs AMERICA
w. Louis Blanc next stated that Frcnchman, NJ.
Geneln believe, had agreed 20 compete in regattas TO
be held that he would 90 with four compartment that
he did not nnd four be would 60 with two, and that
" he did not And two he would with Victor Hugo,
s'Et s'a men reste quun, je serai ceisaid"
The next speaker treated
THE TECHNICAL
ofthe question. There hundred schemes be said
Tor enabling visitors 70 get 70 PhladephA speedily, with
being forced TO stay there and 10 undergo the
pensiveness OF living ''The Americans do not like
10 lose much time on the railway. That 10 all very
we'll when q man 10 a Senator at versailica Much
laugher) Palace have therefore been devised In
which people will lodge coming and going" He went
on to speak Of the conditions Of exhibiting and OF
PRorKCT1oN.
He was warmly applaudcd on remarking that, thanks
TO the EFFORTS oil the French Commission exhibitors
viii not have TO pay duties tor articles not sold but
the applause was less when he added that u was MN.
Oscar de Lafayette. Dietz Monnin aud Flothard who
obtained this concession The meeting showed its dis
like 10 receiving services from reactionaries There
was very little applause, too, when he mentioned thai
had been sent This Is The act OF a governments
which. whatever the reaction may say, Is not con-
genial to the class composing tho meeting Lastly,
NJ. Louis Blanc remarked that 100 workmen 10
he SENT two Of each trade; that every workman cost
$500, making $50 900 IN ALL that the Paris Municipal
lty mas vOtcd <o,WW, tuat the Cnamuer " asked 10
vote $50 600 but that $40 900 are st lacking which
must be sought out OF doors. He urged that II Is
workmen, none but workmen or workmcn's sons, who
have carried out every nventou--trencwed sp-
piausci-and he concluded with two much-appiauded
and unquestonablc axioms sit is from the improve
ment oil man that Is derived tho Improvement OF what
produces II Is the Scotchman who has made Scot
land and the Duichman who has made Holland"
lie sat down AMID prolonged chcera
forgot to say that he began by thanking Victor
Hugo with tears for some Gaterng words the latter
had addressed to him.
Tho choristcrs gave sailors chorus by Membrce,
an another admirable chorus from Rubiustcn's re-
cent work. The Tower OF BABEL" The choice Of the
latter cannot have been piece of the part
Of the conductor, but OF your readers may sup
pose u symbolizes the speech which followed.
~. VICTOR HrGos SPEECH
When Victor Hugo rose applause, shouts, acclama-
tions resounded through the hail, and ceased only TO
be again taken m, breaking each those son.
orous phrases which fell hike thunder caps among
this excited audience lie has gray and short hair
and beard broad forehead pale compile xion brill
ant and iever'sh eye. His voice, . stlc dccama
tory, Is full. sonotous, harmonious, vibrating; IL 10
like the passionate leryor of n convinced OF the