Litchfield enquirer., 1877-10-25

was named ssBatonier" of the Paris bar;, r. and this fact wasgfegarded as asignidcant of hostility to the empire. i Having resigned his seat in the Cham
 ber, Ma Greyy gave eyideneeiofthe0 same' digaitys moderation, but runAinching Ie~ pnblicanism, which had marked his early career, Having been appointed Presi- dent of the Left, he refused all transac- items with the imperial power, and his short reply to its advances became ia, nous. "Neither dupe nor accomplice, !" asserted M. Grevy: and the words rang throughout the country with ominous inn port for the empire. From that moment until the downfall of Napoleon Ill. M. Greyy continued, in the Chamber of Dep iuties, to be the constant advocate. of lib .erty of the people, and in no single in- stance did he depart from the course he had marked out for himself from the first moment of re-entering public life.q s~43 a On the 4th of September, when the Se- dan disaster became known n Paris, and the National Guard had pronounced the sAdeehoau0u'' of thu empire and proclaim ed the republic, M. Grevysat night ralli- ed certain number of Deputies in the dining room of the mansion usually oc- cupied by the President of the Assembly, and prepared with them manifest which with other delegates, he took to the 'Ho- tel de Vile. accompanied by M. .Thiers.l Arrived there, they found 8 new, govern .ment already formed, but M. Grevy was unwilling to associate himself with them in any way. and retired from the place with M. Thiers. "A a a ast<l s'ra.
 In 1870, on February 3, when the elec- tions took place, M. Grevy was again al- most unanimously elected, and until short time before Marshal MacMahon dissolved the Chamber, served as Presi- dent of that body-having been elected to that post of distinction by the house ten times. He gave up the position 'volunta- rily after successful contest in the As- sembly against M. Buffet, whom the res actionary party sought to place over M. Grevy. Though re Selected, the latter gave Tn his resignation as President. The last Assembly,. that dissolved by MacMahon. tact and dignity. He met the insults of such adversaries as M Paul de Cassagnac and M Tristram Lambert with 8 scorn. full indifference which lashed them into speeches. fury, and to the last he stood up as the champion of the republic. In the farewell to the Chamber, upon the point of separating. M. Grevy, in few words, threw aside the accusations made against the Republican majority and fore told the result of the coming elections. Before this letter shall have been publish ed you will doubtless have received through the cable the confirmation of that triumph which M Grevy assured the Re- pubHcans they would secure by remain ing firm bnt moderate in their service Personally M. Grsvy is very attractive man, of calm. .dignifed, pleasant man ner and fine cOuntenance. He has high forehead, large, dark-gray eyes, a we'll formed nose. and a chin giving token of firmness and courage. There is a pecul- far neatness in his appearance, and cer- tain something about him which causes even older and very important people to instinctlvely range themselves behind him. He was evidently born to command, and takes by seemingly natural right the front rank. He has an artistic taste. passion for rare books and works of art, and lives in style of quiet but very de. cided elegance. His chef pastimes are shooting and chess-piaying. In the lat ter he has acquired great reputation. He is often seen at the Cafe de la Re- geDces the rendezvous of chess-players, in the Place du Theatre Francais, contend ing with the more expert professions of that intricate game. His play is rapid, and he is seldom defeated. Americans,
 who should naturally take an interest in the success of tee French Republic, will be pleased to know that the political sue cession of M. Thiers falls upon so worthy. so able and so respectable person as M. Jules Grevy, who will, from the nature of his present position, become even more powerful. and will all the more ably serve the cause of freedom and popular govern ment in -C0rrespo,adence of the New York World.