The New York herald., 1877-10-14

so little attention, that they throw the names OF
persons around about In the same way they throw
salt upon dead ire in order to revive It, They
pronounce names with the utmost familiarity say
ing "MacMahon,- "GaInbetta,n "Grevy," that is
as they would scarcely speak OF the Republic. If
these three men should die to,morrnw you might
as well "shut up shop" as warehouse tnat had
liqudated and closed all accounts. Notwithstand-
Ing all opposition the Republic exists, though we
have to keep 1t under lock and Key as it were,
show 1t through glass case like the crown eweIs
In the Tower OF London. The visitors pass on and
the diamonds remain intact
''what does 1t matter II sovcrcigns changer 1t
on this account that the Republic will remain the
more tranquil. without ecia,. without contests,
passions will disappear and the young win be found
10 have as much power as others, the old viii be
unable to appreciate the fact that they dream when
they have not the happiness to shed their blood or
at least their tears, for things OF the past Happy
those who are only twenty to-day. Vofa this Is all
lean say"
Az the readers OF the HERALD will imagine was
greatly pleased at the manner In Which nv Illus.
trious friend spoke, and sought by every means to
have him continue, but he leaped from rock to rock
away from my questions, until felt that was TO
be dashed 10 pieces against the precipices OF his
olympus
BISHOP DUPANLOuP.
Felix Dupanloup the great ultramontane leader
Senator and member OF The Academy, an able
writer, prclate with ascetc features that bear
witness to his lie, with the suave manners OF the
old 't,girne the eye OF soldier and rare conf
Datlve eoquence, is sevcntynve years old. but un-
wearying In his religious and political activity. lie
stands alone among French statesmen as church.
man that only loves France less than Rome. or
the salntincss OF his private life his amend
ing charities and his frugal fare enough
has been written to disprove all that
Is said against the Gallo. Church by his
enemies, II only In these respects the good
Bishop OF Orleans was q representative OF his
brethren In his diocese, where he has orpan,zed
reunions for popular amusement ne is adored In
religious and Papal circles his influence IS enor.
long, thin, white hair mparting venerable char.
actcr to the sharp. intellectual face which greets
the visitor, at once makes a decided Impression.
The strength OF his character is seen in that
face, and through the kindly, yet dignined,
words OF his greeting, and the tone Of
his conversation, may be caught navor
Of that causticity which at times distinguishes his
public utterances as when he said OF Edmond
About:-"M. About will always be the nrst writer
in France--in alphabetical order, Upon being
asked by visitor what he thought would be the
result OF the elections, the Bishop replied:-
"Thcy win give 10 result Everything must be
recommended because in reality 1t is the Catholic
world that is aimed at. white, ostensibly, tho
quarrel is OF another kind For some months
there is nothing that has not been said
against the clergy ana their tendencies.
Everything has been imputed to them. Barefaced
inventions have been made concerning them and
Cabinet. Our government has been hte eraly bom
barded with anti-clercal paving stones. The same
thing will recommence after the elections. All
VIII arrive at nothing. II the question OF Religious
should know whether France wants the clergy any
longer. That question decided the radicals would
lose the only trump they want to play.
No matter what may be the composition OF the
Chamber the candidates should have declared
themselves professions OF faith for or against the
clergy. This time the elections should be arranged
as IN Belgium, where there are only two parties
clerical nonclcrical. second dissolutio would
bring us no nearer a result The religious ques-
ton should first be settled. 1t would, perhaps
arouse from apathy those who abstain IRON voting
We should then see categorically how France is
divided
vIsIroR-May remind you, Monseigneur, OF the
question | had the honor OF putting to you as re.
CARDS the probable result OF the electlonsa
DuPAsLoUP--I do not believe the government
will succeed In obtaining majority, although 1t is
not impossible. receive daily SO many assurances
and contradictions that am continually induced
to change my opinion. Nevertheless it Is lmposs
BILE that the government should not gain some
seats.
DUc D'AUDrFFRET-PAsoUIER.
The able man who presides over the Senate and
who since he first sprang into notice, when he pre-.
sented the report Of the Commission OF Inquiry
into the War with Germany and made famous
and bitter speech denouncing the impcrialsts has
been a man Of mark in the country, is sixty-two
years old lie was an instantaneous success, and
his cry, after rccounting the shameful cor.
ruption which sent the French army into
the field without supplies and left IL to
be shattered through incompctcncy, "rare,
legiones redde ~ go varus varus, give me back
my legions ~ rung IN the ears OF France for
months Due d'Audinret.Pasqucr is a man OF
magisterial presence; he wears blonde whiskers
In political belief he holds the Juse miiten between
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