New-York tribune., 1878-10-05
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.
GAMRETTAS POLITICAL TOUR.

| FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT oFTHH TRTBUNEJ
PARIS Sept. l9.-Gambetta is burning the Rhone.
/ am sorry for it. Human nature - weak ana
hero worship spoils heroes. The head OF the RepuD-
lican leader will prove phenOmenay strong II II is
not turned by all the incense which, for very inter
ested motives, NJ ChrlstODhle has been burning be-
fore It. Never KuGor Emperor had more triumphal
progress through province than Gambetta 10
enjoying in the southeastern part of France. The
oyations which he has been receiving began at Ly-
ons. where the whole town gathered toward the La
Pcrrache terminus acclaim him. At Nienne,
city Of Roman origin the Mayor and municipal
council were on the platform, and when
.hey saw Gambetta, they rushed forward
to open the door of his compartment and
embrace him. He was requested TO make short
speech to the people who thrOnged the cOnrt yard
Of the station 1t was a crowd made up Of country
mayors and municipal councils, and of delegates ~
Alpine towns which gave the precedence TO
Grenoble. These delegates were charged TO invite
the lion of the hour to a banquet on his return
from NJ. ChristODhle's seat at Andancette. The
Garage road to that place lay through
very populOus district. Houses we're uni
versaIly decorated with flags Little girls dressed
i'm white issued from the village schools aud mayor
alties to present bouquets and to recite verses.
From the equpage in which he taken the popu-
lar orator descended after ride of SIX or seven
miles TO a steam yacht lie GladIateur, belong
lnQ to the wealthy slversmith, his host NJ.
ChristophIe il the Ellington Of France,
and has made his fortune with cleo
tro-plate. He bordered in the Right Centre
when he accepted office under jules Simon, and was
no lover of Gambetta. Hence, probably, the guam
tty of incense which he burns under his nostrlis
peace Offering was felt necessary. At Andancette NJ.
Chrstophle has a superb seat Overhangingthe Rhone,
H..
terrace skirtng the river, a deemr was laId out
for 100 Republican notabes of the department. The
river below was alive with gayly decorated
crafts. On the flags aud pennOns were In
scribed patriotic sentiments and the words
| " PeoceD Labor" "Renubhc' During the re-
mast fireworks were discharged pro bono DublicO,
aud at its close more little girls were admitted TO
| present bouquets. Gambetta, after walking over
! the grounds and admirng the views they COM
mauded returned 10 lie Gladlateur and sailed down
toward VaeDce. The first malt was at Iain celebrated
for its WINE. In passing under the supenslon bridge
| uniting Tain and TOuTuOn, an avalanche OF roses
c me tumbling down on the Gladlateurs deck More
cannons bo0med out a welcome snQ Pahu @ anu anu
reached az o'clock p M, after series OF oNatlons,
sllch as the easily excited Frenchmen OF the south
! know how to give.
! Upward of %, 900 persons were drawn mp on the
quay. They were decorated with cockades which
some patriotic ladies' had distributed in the course
of the week. NJ. Barnard, the Mayor, made a short
and Gattering address, which answered
! briefly and in cordial spirit. The reply
was, in itself, political programme. Gambetta
! was glad to undoubted evidence Of
the union Of all shades of Republicans, since this
union would enable France to obtain all the re-
forms she had a right TO look for to the Republic.
| Nader de Montau, who used to be Of the Louis
! Blanc group on the Mountain" is deputy for
! Valence in the Chamber, and had just greeted the
Opportunst chef with fraternal embrace. Ii would
! in nv opinion. have been better had Gambetta
broken bread with the Valence Democrats at the
bauouet prepared for him. lie is too fond OF max
ing his appearance with tie coffee and liqrors at
the fraterna oye-feasts to which enthusiastic peO-
ple invite him to partake Of fare palmer doubtless
| than what could bc procured at the Gaze Angals,
but excellent IN its way. The venerable Nader dc
Montan no has forgotten al about his quarrel with
| O1portunsm came 20 plead fatigue in the name OF
! ~ ChTstophle's llustuous guest, and To- LAY that
! at the end Of the feast it would give him much
| pleasure TO come and pass an hour or so "Ith the
! Vaence Bopublicans Poor Nader. who Is as deaf
as post, did not notice. it appears, the chilling
! effects of his message. A Nalence grocer, who
had sent present Of his finest vines for the table
! of honor, bawled out; Nothing that is served
| here would upset delicate stomach. The cham
pagne Is as good, if not better, than at Christie
phlc's" Ladies bad gone expressly 10 Lyons TO pro-
cure brilliant toilets for this banquet An at
| tractiVe feature of democratic banquets in
| France Is the presence OF charming women,
though they are not, IN the majority OF
! the highest bOuTEeOse. FROM every Olner
feast of a public character they are excluded
They were naturally veXed at having TO waste their
sweetness, IN what appeared TO them, the desert air.
! However, as Gambetta dld come III at
! dessert according to N. Nader de MOntjans
promise, the offence he had given was rapidly
! forgiyea. Vaence is a fiery red town. Gam
! BETA tested his power as moderator OF political
| passions in making there the most Opportunlst
speech he ever delivered. He appealed IN eloquent
! terms to Republicans Of every shade to lay aside
! scctarIan bitterness, and unite IN general enJrt
| to get rid OF the arstocrats. without
nobility in the Senate, who impede, the reform;
| ing action of Government, aud to send
| there, in q few months, contingent OF
Republicans having for their mission to establish
! harmony between the two Chambers.
had the pleasure of passing few hours this
week with Sir Charles Dixie, who was on his way
to his south OF France residence, near Touon. En-
glish Liberals of political eminence had been telling
me that he is very rising man in the House,
and might, probably, the Gladstone
party to return to office, be asked to fill an
Under Secretary's post. had not met him since he
was on his honeymoon trip in Paris with his accom-
pllshed original and fascinating bride. Her un-
timely death and the peculiarly narrowing circum-
stances under which it happened, plunged Sir
Charles into the deepest grief and for some time
robbed life Of its interest. | thought him looking
we'll but aged rather much for a man of his years.
| His conversation was interesting and anecdotic.
We chatted for some time about PARR6e TtrTibleD
| and the Commune. Sir Charles was at the begin
ming of the war with Auberon Herbert Lord Carnar-
yon's brother in the German ambulances. After Sc
dan thev both deserted, after conveying trainful
| of French wounded prisoners of war TO Heidelberg.
! For some days they were in a most dangerous posi-
ton between the lines of the opposing armies, and
NOT OFFICIALLY attached to either. Ia village near
| Epernay, the schOol-hOuse in which the mayor
| authorized them to pass the night at
| tackled by a mob of people who took
| them for spies, and would have probably burned
| il down had not Sir Charles opened window
! the third floor and threatened to fire down on the
assailants. The 4th of September he spent in
walking about Paris with Mr.. Henry LaboucheTe,