Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-12-11
a Parliamentary Incident in France.

Anybody Who has seriously attempted tc
study French character nus have come ont OF
tho ercours*r n a very dazsd aod perplexea
state os n:rd. Il ia true that We get many, it
not most, Of cur nctoca Of Fsenci character
through Eoeiish channels, and Eeyo Inherited
mary of tho Eagllsh prejrdiccs on The subject,
il spite of grateful rcc5ectiors of Revelation
ary aid ard comfort; but, eGeu without !hs
colorirg which these circumstances often give
10 the subject, and allowing fer the difference
| between Partisan and provincial character. 1t
can hardly be dened that the French present
strange and confusing combination OF qualities
| to curious American eyes Perhaps nothing SO
thoroughly illustrates Erc5oh character as their
parliamentary manners. / r2csnt scene n the
| House CT Deputies IS Tofthy OF reproductoa
| fer its thorough abSUrdity.
Ga the 7th OF November al Investigating
| committee (it Gecu;J thai even 10 Frauoe they
| are ctcd With TIL evlls) mh!ch lad been
appointed to examine i1to too election OF w.
do Cass3gnsc was making its report. The chair
| roau Of the comrliitea YVES reading scmo dooa'
ments, when ona ct the deputies, IN bellise.
rent tole, deassDGe1 10 kno| "Hho certified TO
| ,hoso papsrs" y member Of tho com nittee
replied THE Investigating committee AT
| this nj. DsCassegn3c roared out II will tako
| neither cauu.uies Tor lies from that source.
! TIE member IF The committee tar;Iy replied.
| I'VE shall sec from your oWn words presently
who has b:en lying" At this .iancture the
! President Of the Chamber seemed 10 have az
irkIio2 thaS some thiog p2rsooa! was golcg or,
and With characteristic Fferch poteress eu.
| ieavoIcd 10 sruooih over tue otfalr by sayog
| that tte gentlemen simply referred TO those
| wicked documents and oct 10 each other.
| Nj. D: Gass.gnsc, hcW5ve7. was IN no mood
for polite speeches, and beloved out. N. G;--
refd 1nsde the report undoubtedly ; lisa false
hood sud tGr:erS." n. De Cas5agnao's H.
haipmabla 17olGs 80 actod Dpon the excltaD!e
uaiurs Of NJ. Rouiier,'aa lmperlallst deputy,
| that he gave u:teranoa to his intense feelings
| by some violent exclamation which |as taksn
| in such hign ulgej1 by u republican member
across ihe scoD, VITO had doubtless been aoSl.
ousy watching hin aYd oogiCg for an Oppor.
| iunly TO pcunce upon hin, shat he rushed at
him, aad steroIy oi him 10 Shut up. Nj.
| Rouhers colleague ca;nc 10 his assistance, aud
shaking bis fiji undcr The Republican pose, in'
| vited tim ioillGiy to come o. The Repub'
| lican, however. Gid GOT COMO on, and SO the
terrible scrimu,ase ended id words. Presently
| when N. DE- Csssagnac showed disposition TO
! rvestiratc the Investigators, aud asked where
| they had gotten money tJr their expenses, NJ.
Perrin replied with er9at asperity:
| "'Y Gu nEst not address q question Ike that
to me, or, tell you plainly, shall take it w.
At present. / simply wl3! to know, DO you
T7ish 10 make this personal matter between
you and DC? 10 whi.h NJ. De Casssgnao: :
You kooW hat the word 'proVocation' came
from your side will add that my question
WAS personal rrcvooatiGn. NJ. Perrin repeat
ed: I renew lily demand; yes or no; do you
wish to make this q personal matter between
us?' NJ. Do Cassagnac: That is not for ne
| to decide.
For several hours this Interesting scene was
kept up. varied with all sorts OF sarcastic and
wsrlike cries, erocus and dcrisire laughter. -~
When vcto wss at length attained, M. Ds
Cassagrac Was rGscatcd, but nothing daunted
By this, a; he sbocs: off the dust Of the Cham
Der FROM bis feet, he paused at the door, and
deGantiy shouted a. the top OF his voice 'su
rcvcir, n4ssieurs" He was answered BY P
how! from his opp0aouts in tho Chamber, aot
90 TIC ''i3c;ica:." az the EreGch papors called
it, wss oGe..
II spitc 3G so:sts Ike tEiis which remind orc
morc CT Western Legislature than Q grave
delibera,iyc assembly, il cultivated France, toe
business that com@s before the Chanber OF
Depu;ias is transacted thoroughly and carefully,
and on all so portant subjects there is found to
be great deal Of method and sound sense coul
bined With their apparent madness. La this
country scenes Ike :hat TO which VIC have re-
: ferred would be followed Up b7 something ol
crayer character. Bu: the Ffeoch Deputies
pour upon each others beads perfect floods OF
7itupera;iop aDd atu'e, aud, after the occasion
hss passed think 10 moro about tho mater, or,
| if wounded honor demands rcparatiOD, they 70
cut eod shoot ST each other at ssfe distances,
or draw drop ct b.ood from the arr, and thus
| honorably ead The quarrel. aud yet, NOBODY
can question their courage tor . coWafd!Y
: Ereuchmgn is {. phenomenal object IN nature
Intensely sentimental, and at tho same time In
tensely prsctical, herci,alIy brave, and yet al
Zines, strangely discreet, SO sc!upulousy poIlte
, as TO have become synonym for courtesy, and
vet, in their legislative deliberations, 50 rude
that angry Il ihHomcn might take lessons iron
them in bGgsgate; cZcta5!c and emotional o.
barbarous savsgcs, and yet, the most rehacd
p cultivated nation CT Europe, the French presen
r E problem 10 character which is a source OF per
! petusl aato1ishr'ent to less versatile aud com
> p.ex peoplee. .-Baltinlore Bulletin,
j. Secretary ShaIman'a rcpoft. Resumption
q of specie payment bsi5g accomplished, It
- further necessary to cUO0Gin.z2 by bu5lag Oaa
= ham s ci0tEl5g.
k!R. Isaac EIcuBERG is asaia oa the aler