The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1878-05-09
The Paris Exposition.


this latest French Republic was the fact
that the idea of holding an universal ex-
hhition was suggested the day after the
dchnitire concentration Of the present
form Of government. This was an earn
est of the practical tendencies and aims
to which the new French Republic was
to be committed. The nation had had a
violent awakening from its dream of mill
tary glory. an awakening which brought
q clearer vision Of the higher aims to
which a people Should turn. This Expo
Sit;on is 4 visible outcome Of those aims
Md in spite Of the youth of the Repuh-
lic in spite Of the retrogressiye and DIES
potic course of President MacMahon, and
biz reactionarY movement If the 10Th of
May, last year. when he arbitrarily dis
missed the liberal Ministry headed by
jules Simon AND chose another lead hy
thu Duke de Brogle. il spite Of the con
luent crisis in politics, notwithstanding
nil diScoura gcmcntS the French people
krpt Id View the project Of holding a
great worlds fair and On the first day OF
this month they fulfilled their promise to
the world. and their President declared
'ae Exposition "Pen' n the presence OF
tAc crowned heads, VI their Representa-
t.ves. ot all Europe This is a significant
,I.AaphloF tAc young Republic Of France,
he gorgeous paTeantry q the opening
ceremonies "tit dallHnG 70 ING foreign
'I9'l'i'' ana chir'hln| 10 the theatre
.'ii''''i'" " az are dfaIhtl'c III an IhrIr
"'1- HI ''"'' ."SlcS. II "'S hc'lloft'ie
."''4fHt "H'H' 9tdl'41ll7 oh ING liih'ihc
"' li"li"I'l ofe'to"h'h3 the "hole scene
'+ we f\p'N'l.oh. Inc president ol rance
"'-''i''t'' " 9lti' ''Al S''iu ~ q Ioud Nolte,
il 1i4r hdiHc NJ Ihe tTeAch hcpubAc !
'''''-''i' '"e LAl'o7ilI'h open "heh an
"4''1'Sl W cheering followed the an
l''-.i' e'i'r'I'. "hth 'ie ia9S q an nations
VISITS iIA 4P ~ lht pihhacleS "t 'he para
i"lN' ana 'ahdS OF music opened their
"ia@rA tA'oa'N III harmony, while the
cannon AZ Mount aleIlan anG At the IN
7ldts ana lroh an island II the seine
liuhGtltN q SalAtt u one hundred ana
"Ae guns.
ne scene was uIlll4dnt ana thrilling.
Mit,es All tyt witness. IN NE" from ms
. l,4fr },.. I t
-l-''il' " lh'N moment was WoAdrolSIE
"t10lil-i. ne SpiaSh!nG waters. the
-1hrN' ana -IolIoeS anu peQS "l flowers,
'ht stretches n green, the r1er reflect
.AI tAt hl0r SkE' tle inyfadS ol lla-S, the
9'ttll'..- -'I!N'uIe. Inc lon-. curved INES
% "iIi4''' men, beyond the stately Tow
Vim III lle "NHdlh-' an Combined III
mass q glowing hie and color. Inc horl-
1.'- ~t'l.lrd (" embrace all the sorrow all
ING nope "i I rance Tor as MacMahon,
"4lA uplllru h3nds, opened the ENposl-
'."i At c"uId Ste lhe Louvre ana 'he
NeA''"'A' Oo-uMn ana the lnValldeS ana
'it HIi'N whence lht Germans ooiApalQtu
-''t'7 N'-' - 1900 ''i - n - go
-e"uS, q >tuptndous picture 81 republican
greatness
All this loo, in the centre Paris, the
queen city Of the world. It Is not too
Mueh TO say mat Paris, at this day. Is
t-c most beautiful city the world ever
saw. he mighty cities OF the East had
grand temples and palaces, but their prl-
Fate dwellings We're mean, while N Paris,
the "ide avenues and streets are lined
with tasteful houses Of uniform height
and architecture, and the new thorough
fares are planted with trees on either
Side- The narrow, tortuous streets of the
oIden Paris have disappeared. The city
on the island III the Seine, where stands
NoIre Dame, ana where Eugene sue lald
tle scenes OF MS Mysteries OF PARIS, can