New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-13
PARIS REJOICING.


THE FESTIVAL or LABOR, PEACE. AND LIBERTY
Duly HONoRED-A GRAND MANIFESTATION OF
JoY-AIL CLASSES IL ACCORD IN CELEBRATING
THE DAY.
IFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUsEl
PARIS July 1,-Perhaps the Government was a
little stung by the praises which everybody lavshed
IN the Parisans for their share in the celebration
of May l. Perhaps the Republican chiefs telt
bound to prove that a Republican administration
could organize great festival. AL any
rate that is what they have DONE lhey
have redeemed themselves from the re-
proach which the opening ceremony at inc
Exhibition brought them. And if they have not
tried TO compose a celebration without the help OF
the people, which would be a supreme folly they
have abundantly shown that they know how to do
their own part of the work-the immense work
which goes to the making of holiday so vast III
scale as that of yesterday, and so perfectly sue
cessful.
But to content the Frenchman there must be not
only feto there must be a reason for it. and rea
sons are not lacking 1t was the fete OF labor, Oh
peace of liberty the festival in honor of the reRe
GRAFTON of France; of concord and reconciliation
between all classes and among citizens OF every
degree have read during the last few days a good
number of columns filled with this idea OF universal
harmony. Unhappily I have read also good
number of others which make the harmony
seem less universal The clerieals insist that IL Is
the festival of the Sacro CGw; none the less so
because the Government, seeking for day when
should not be an anniversary fell unawareS upon
one which the Church had cOnsecrated to its latest
and silliest impOsture When this proved too thln'
NJ. Dupanloups organ proposed to suppress the
festival altogether account of the death OF that
door Young Queen of Spain, for whom, surely, no
Republican need be ashamed Of dropping tear.
To inter Republican f6te in the tomb of queen
was notion which pleased the Bishop, remarks a
grim Radical not without wit. The LegitiRlists
are even more hostile. "ATe we grown nation OF
madmen 7" cries NJ. de Chambord's organ. us
a stupid and useless parade cOrrupting to the
moral sense of people; an effort toward lmlno-
rality and the disorganiZation Of society. Pans
is become the brothel of Europew Which moves the
same irreverent RadiCal-M Vacquerle the dme dam
nee of NJ. Victor Hugo-to wonder that NJ. dc Cham-
bord's penman should be found in so improper
place. The Bonapartists are more furious sun
Hang ont your twenty-fve-cent flag" screams Nj.
Cuneo d Ornano--the same who announced lbeiore
last 18th October that he was going to make dogs
meat of the Republic but has not yet got mess to
his mind. Fire off your crackers under the poor
cab horses bellies. Gather your acrobats, with
muscles of Steel from the four quarters of the globe
Drink yourselves drunk. drink till all Paris is fud-
died. On n'ea est encore qGaar lampioas qHdRd Ia
lanteYRep which may be freely translated: To-day
you light Your lanterns how soon will you be hang
ing people on themi Aud NJ. Paul de Cassagnac,
who was married but three days ago-a marriage
which lifts him out of poverty but not into good
humor or decency-screams out that the festival Is
only a pig race, Ia course dur oochoa8."
should be better pleased to omit all this clerical
ribadry but no picture of Paris in its great reOc-
ing would be honest which did not give the shade
with the hight The Republicans are in great ma
iority they are victorious; they are showing mar
yellous power Of self-cOntrol and unsupported
ability for affairs; they have won over the floating
population to their side because il is the winning
side but they not quite tho whole OF France
and the nation is not, nor will it be IN our time,
unanimous for self-government. Yesterday, per-
haps, did more to swell the Republican ranks than
any other event of the year; so childlike on some
sides are this wonderful and wonderfully gifted
people. at is not bad thing" says one Of their
gravest writer's, "that our coDtentment should be
mingled little with the rage, little with the
GLOOM the shame, aud the confusion of our enc
mics They only make us feel that they are beaten.
Let us rejoice then without altogether triumphing,
for the fee of the 3Oth of June lasts but day, and
our warfare against the irreconcilable foes Of
reason and of liberty, Of justice and of progress,
must be as everlasting as the hatred they have
sworn to all these great and noble causes"
This is already too long preface, but must add
that the makers and promoters of this celebration
kindly insist the foreigner having large part IN
it, Beside all their other names for 1t they describe
it as the f6te of French hospitality. Enthusiastic
French Journalists, some of whose dithyrambs end
in an almost inarticuate and quite incomprehcnsi-
bic scream Of ecstacy, are not alone in this view.
Il :, n I how a m ar
of Mayors and other high func-
tionaries, who make this chief point in their APP
peas to their fellow citizens for cooperation. 1t
is 10 be hoped" says the head of one arrOndissc-
ment. that all the inhabitants of our city will
help the Government to invest this f6te with all
the splendor which ought TO be the result OF the
unanimity of our sentiments of generous hospi-
talityD 1.-THE Government" says another, has
taken the initiative in honor Of the
guests of the City of Paris who have come
from all parts Of the universe on account of the
Universal Exhibition" The Mayor Of the Ninth
ACCOMPLISHMENT doubts not that the inhabitants
will vie with each other to give to this f6te such
ustre and a splendor that foreigners shall remem-
Der it to the honor Of all France You will per-
ceiye therefore, how Ungrateiul 1T would be not to
interest yourself in the matter even so far off as in
New-York, and even in such pale reflection of the
glores of the day and evening as may reach you
through the narrative Of a spectator.
FESTIVITIES IN EACH WARD.
What the Government and the people undertook
between them was nothing less than 10 set the
whole of Paris merrymaking; TO decorate the whole
Of the vast area within its walls, and in certain
places beyond them; to fill whole day with
public rejoicing, with amusements for men, women
aud children; and at night to illuminate
the city, as it had never been Illuminated before
The Government appealed to each of the twenty
MAYORS of Paris, and each Of the twenty in turn
appealed TO the citizens of his own reimbursement
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