, 1879-08-21
THEIRS.
Tho Unwilling Of tho Ntntno at Nancy.
nfauIfch 10 L,os1dan 1YmfA.

here this morning ns ha1fpnst 9 o'clock, the
town had the aspect characteristic OF pro7incnl
towns routcd from The tranquility OF their ordl-
nary ilfo. Tricolor flags, strcatncrs, mud Vcne-
tim lamps lined the streets, md, uotwithstand-
Ing tho carly hour, you saw many sloepy-look-
.ng face pccrlnE out Of The windows whom curl
osaty to SEQ tile nrriylnE percentages Ind brought
out OF thcir beds. Facing the entrance Of the
station stood a half.hnlshcd platform, ndoEncd
after the customnry fashion, oyer which soil.
tary, misunderstanding scrgent-la-y'llc. doz.
iug in Ills CHAIR, was keeping watch. In
front Of this platform rises tic statue Of n.
Thserf, sttll covered from the baee to
the summit wttl, the red veil conccalinn
IL from tho eye OF the multitude: but
behind TINT thick veil It Is easy to itnaetno Tho
buttoncd cont Of the frat President Of the Re-
bright eyes behind The novcr-lai'Ing spcctaclcs
OF the Iibcrator Of French territory. The ,istlo
square, bcarlnt. the name Of :" riaco Thicrs.n IN
which tho ktat,to stands Is very tasteEtllly
tions to the "llbcrateur dn TcrFltto!rc." 4
grass plot aud auwcr bed stretch out behind
the pedestal. md palinEs protect the grounds
from the threatening Invasion of the crowd. To
the left sorne cltcrprtslnE person tas erccte9 q
series OF wooden hcnchcs In the form o. plat-
form, bearing tho announcement, "Placcs
loucr 5f." Five francs a scat In little town
tSr thu privilege Of sscnS stans at,a,ng5 unggi'ea +;
tho ancient Capital at lorraine; but this
fnct proves how deep an impression the patrt-
ottc efforts OF the aged founder III tho Rcpubllc
have mndc In this extreme corner Of France, Oh
three days back the inhabitants Of tho nclglbor-
ing districts havo been tr0uptng tn mnttcs Into
Nntlcr to pny to tile memory OF N. 'fhlcrs
hnmagc gradged him BY many whe hs liscd,
lavish on him within two years after his death.
Aud, indeed, When. after lew minutes rest.
ngain passed through the charming llttlc town
which to-day attracts 30 much attention, l
found Number Of strcets nlrca1Y full OF peo-
pic. There wcrn grotps Of new arrivals, soulc
rcsttng on the curbstones, othcrs inprovlslng
toilet at tho fountains, many enioyE1E ttle pro-
visions they had taken thu preeantton OF bring.
Ing with them. In curncr of the PLACE dc IN
Cnrricrc. at tho foot Of the statua Of Jacqucs
t'allot, 4 Group Of four or i've .pcaa-
nnts IN the picturesque costume q :''e
Atsallans, pipe III mouth, were rourcrsng In
umlcrtuncs. l went up to them; they were
| tlsatinns who had stnureled Themselves across
tic frontier. Ind arranged 10 meet IN France.
an'1 sucn'ed delighted with tlelr ssrnsagcm. y
was not, they told me-. tho GcrmanB who would
make them forget France. hut rather Fraliec,
! whn sce.nud as If Ehe had resigned herself to
| parting from them. .......
which had found refugu It was nearly. Z
o'clock: cannon were betng fired OIL the church.
bells began to ring. crowds were filling the
streets. a,,d the .Jt'e en1ntnenscd In earnest.
/ kUltGcLEu FUulu iHG Ultlb Anl0uNCklc
| tllc programme Of tho day. talking Of the almost
| legendary "petit Thters,' ns tho LoTraitcrs
ca!l him, Lorraincrs md A1sattans from over
tile border nnrratlng how things get asong there
tnlktng Of the arrival of tho five Ministers
| nnd the enthusiasm NJ. Thfcrs' memory crukcs-
They arc unaware that the liyo Ministers who
have come to Nancy have come, i y snid, to
struggle against tho cioqueucc OF n. JutCs
Simon, who nt''T. by change. strange even III
this country Ut changes, has ptaecd himself on
tie platform nt true liberty to combat the H.
liberal Tendencies Of tfnuse !, anti las be.
BY q singular set inevitable logic Of events,
Clause Z, Indeed. has ceased to be- the limo
OF dr,narcaton between Catholics mud anti
Catholics, nnd hns become the battlefield be-
tween the moderate anh the yueht Republic
| ans. M OCCASION or SPOT could ba more pro-
pltious than the Nancy tcstlval, the unvcll!nE OF
The statue Of n. ThIcrs, who declared that vie.
Republic could exist ouly on condition Of mod
Grafton. 1t ID natural TINT the erection Of the
first Btatuo raised by Franco To Th1ers''
memory should mark tho nrst measuring Of
strcugth between tue Moderate Liberals
and tho Republican nbsotuttsts. It 10 ths
which has inala the Nancy festival rcnl event.
Tie man wlloso statue Is unvriled, the founder
OF Republic BInEularlY modified 10 the iands
Of ilts successors, bod a horror Of nll yioscnce
und REPRESSION. Without being M enthusiast
for any creed, he respected oil. When u. .Ju'cs
Ferry, the author Of Clause Z, was civtl1y mar.
rtcd. n. T1ters, shaking his head, remarKea,
"lt Is always n to Disregard t]se opin,on
of contenlporarIes soones or later It Involves ua
~ war with them. As for me, hnre atwaYa
avoided 1t, aud when die lny body VIII pass ty
the litsle church Of Notre Dame dc Los'ctte,
which will IN no way tnpatr my reputation us q
@veux philosopher 1he thrnng; moreover,
in The streets. thu enthusiasm Of thc nlthor
ties in giving a1l possl6lo cclat to thu festival
q moderate policy is felt to be yita' necessity
and that anything extreme woltld hAyc ycxa
ccrrg, vVcn when il-tlcrcndcd..
statue commenced a. l this afternoon, md TIT
proceedings lasted till past .. Fran II r. m
the conco,rso III the atrccts was very great, ant
patr!ot1c dcrnons'ratlons OF uss '1lost 'lnex
wns led BY goatilerd tl.rougt, the town, loti
nnrk and herd having small trlcolnrs on tl.ri
hcads. Men cnliycncd by tho sunshine, nix
doubtless nso bv liba.lons, walked aboa
| with trco1urcd lanterns In their hatts, II
which candles wcro burning, In hroati day
Of patriotic gns'ens, a'nl It is easy TO under
' y; Sn1sy sr hn5 had s en5 ,ss, view # tox tn
formerly French which have rrased to le St,
About noon tho crowd rushed TO the l'|ac
) Th!xrs, towards tho platform reserved for ll'
authorities aMl tho stlmls ratsed near 1t. Th
square soon presented ono Of thosc spcctact
repeatedly Described yet ever fresh. flt wall
arc covered with human beings, windows III.
balconies arc full OF spectators, GFcn tbs rouf
fiayc groups Of peoplo lo!sting umbrellas Il
keap 0fI The burning sun. At 80 tic o!licla
procession bcgsus to enter tic inciosure
! Sindame Thers. IN an open carringe, acc0n
: panied by ncr sister, Mile Dosne, arrives fir
; and takes the chair of honor reserved for hcl
! Deputal1ns from various soclettna ahd thtl
! bAllts next enter atM group tfse nseavcs roun
the statue, antle OF ttltMl h1Ar i1Hrnunsa crown
Of natural rnBcs bearing Inscriptions In honor q
Thicrs. lnlposlnE crowns md fmmoriellea stt
by annexed towns arc hailed with enthusiasm
: W'leu Nine. Tlicrs hAd SEATED harsclf fuur girl
In whIto Offered her bouquets, Amid tho roar
!, cannon and TIC acclamat!oHs Of tho crowd III
: procession advanced to thu platf0rm. Flg
I MinEstess-Le Itoyer Lcpest, Bat, Tlrard, MI
4 cocters-1narcl'ed 4 .t.s head, saanv po'lt'ca
and literary notutllittca following them. ] r.
mark N. Bernard, lhe lndcfatgAble orEanizt
i 1T this icstivu Senstor Tor Mcurthe Ut Mosetc
I | NJ. Nartrl. President u ttla Sunate; NM. "a
: mon, AraKu, pclletan, Regcr slu Nonl, lle
uld, Bertliaud, Daup'lIn. Fourlo d
i Dc Cnoiseu!, oscar and Eimona i
+ Lafayette, stczieres, l.unglots, do Lessep
: Adreu do MontcbullD, and Faltinot. Tle Fr.
iuct VI thu Betne Ut Marnu briIGs tte ,000 rose
II from London. n. Edmond About, u. Franc
J. CAnrmrs, and many others tlny n1ao be Eiotect