Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-12
c,ungrrA AND IMAGINATION,

GNMBgrrA AND IMAGINATION.
Presidsnt-bsttsr and far more hon.
orably known a. MashLl-MacMAhon
Is adopting all those measures OF
coercion to carry his points. 20 s1tsn-
siv.ly male use OF BY the Kings and
Emperors Of mojsrn France. Uadsr
his rulo freedom Of speech, vhioh IL one
Of the principal bulwarks Of . Republic.
is a phrase. meaning nothing; while the
freedom Of the press is something I'M
dreamed OF in the French nation. Not
a word Of criticism must b uttered
asinst this grand potsntats whom the
people have elected to administer their
laws. and who now. true to his lmps-
rial instincts. aims to WELD the scsptsr.
and wear the purple, or. failing in that.
TO iuvsst the young Prince Imperial
with these symbols Of power. His per
son Is sacred. and must notbs approach
ell without due ceremony. His words
are sanctiflsd. and must not DO criticized
by men OF meansr station. and As for
his,acta, though he overturn the French
Republic with one blow. the people OF
tina, unhappy country must bear II, nor
utter one single word OF protest.
How much MacStahon respects the
wishes Of the Republican element OF the
population Of Franes-or. rather, his
i,cd determination to crush that sls-
ment out OF existence is shown BY his
treatment Of Gamtetta, who. since the
death Of Theirs. Is regarded by the
whole world AZ the leader OF the Rspub-
iieans. This man Is . journalist a. well
as an orator aud q statesman. and he
has been q thorn in the side Of the
President ever since the latter began his
operations TO undermine tbs Republic.
lie has spoken against him and written
against him. Hs has exposed his
schsme. to tho people. and anticipated
his every movement toward revolution.
By this course. while he made himself
popular in France, he became odious to
MaeMabou and his fellow c~onspirators,
and they determined 10 get him cut Of
the way. Tn. press laws furnished
them IN. means Of vengeance; they
prosecuted him for talking and writing
too much. and Yesterday he WAS SEN
fenced to three months Imprisonment
and 10 nav n nne Of two thousand
francs.
TIL. heinous crime Of II. Gambstta
!. N. declaration. In hi. lannon's Lille
.,.ech. that Msc,Iahon must submit to
,ha lsci,ion Of the nation or resign.
Thi. wa. ,imul, nm ,uuueiatiou Of
a~p,i,cinls which governs nil REPUBLICS.
Tn. President 4. elevated TO his pesi.
lion 10 s,,cuto tho will Of the people,
wh., that will ia clearly made known
~ him n bs il not willing 10 do this.
hs ought 10 resign. But this perfectly
inst declaration IL construed by the
Paris tribunal "A a threat. constituting
nm attack ON ,b. ..loyalty. honor. dig
ni,y. and consequently ON the person,
~ thu President o. the Republic." And
fo, this ..at,ark. I" Cambettn ia 10 be i'm.
uri.on.l. Marshal MacNahou. with
bis delicate .,uxibilities would never do
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