New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-31
THE FRENCH FESTIVITIES.


TO ENGLISH SYMPATHY WITH BoNAPARrIsM-
HOW HE COST OF GAMBETTA's RECEPTION WAS
DEFRAYED.
PROM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBuNE'l
PARIS. July Isl am fond of unveiling hidden
wires. and | propose to-day TO follow my bent IN
showing why IL was the frs grand reception OF NJ
Gambetta was held on July a. Gambetta's reasons
for preferne that date to any other were multiple
He wanted to begin with, TO concihate his BeLeVile
electors in particular. and Partisan democracy IN
general but am disposed to think that he WOuiu
have deferred keeping high holiday on the anniVer-
a, of the taking of the Ba,tille until next year If
official nerves here had not been irrta'ed by 'he
manifestation of official Grape in England beside
tbe coffin Of Prince LOUIS Napoleon. Sew
eral weeks previous to bis reception Gam
beta caused some Of his friends to ascer-
TAIN Crews opinion as TO the desirabity or other
wise of observing the 14ta Of July 1t the Petit
Bourbon. The President OF the Republic dld not
then think the time had come 90 celebrate the hFst
triumph IF he people % Paris over the monarchy
in the last ceutury. Not trusting, however en-
tirely 10 his own Judgment, the President sAld Ne
would consult ". Waddlugton whom, when he
fulfilled this promise, he found ui-disposed lO"aiu
a demonstration ISL ch, IN bis opinion, might AZ
ford a pretext to the rctrograde monarchles Oh
Furope TO get mp a "mad-dOg' cry against the
French Republic. That some of the retro
grade governments with which we are sur
rounded were watching for an opportunity TO RAISE
this cry was only too certain. NM Leon
say, Cookery. and the Marine anu the "dI
Ministers aoopted this Wow. Gambetta had we'll
nigh abandoned the project OF giving his house
warming on the 14th July. when Comte &c Monte
hello telegraphed 20 N. Waddngton his impressions
on the manifestation OF Bonapartlst sympathy, OF
which the death of Prince Louis Napoleon had, on
the part of the governing classes of England, been
the OCCASION The Count was instructed 10 intimate
~ Loro Salisbury that, In consequence ot me poht
zeal activity OF the Empress Eugene and the e&-
pecautn attitude she and her councillors aud TRENDS
had never ceased to MAINTAIN Iu England, no MEN,
her of the French Embassy could, IN private capac-
inv attend he funeral Orders were sent to consular
agents To abstain from appearing at IT, even as sim
ple spectators The Imper abs. party had ignored
the decree of forfeiture voted by an Assembly the
sovereignty of winch was never disputed by any
foreign state and il only too evident that they
wanted to make political capital out OF the funeral
OF Prince Louis Napoleon. IheIe was much more
conveyed than met the ear in TINS verbal communi-
cation of Comte de MontebeI0, and Lord Salisbury
made a verbal note of what was implied a. well as
sxpr.ssed In it, The noble Marquis said that
the French Government might rest assured thai
no official honor would be paid Co the remains
Of the Pretender Honor would be eX-
cIuslvely' paid TO the corpse OF young
soldier brought mp 40 Noolwicn, who had
volunteered 10 serve her Majesty ia the war against
the Zulus and had lost his life wearing the uniform
OF a BRUSH officer. military funeral, 1t was felt
WAS, under the circumstance, due TO him, and 1t
would be given him with the assistance OF the Ar
ulery Corps TO which he belonged. Then followed
the friendly questions addressed IN both houses OF
ID. 4
swered bv Lord Bsaconsfrld and Sir Stat
ford Northcote. The drift of this move
was. while ciorifyng Bouapartism, to de-
prive the French Government Of technical
cause for complaint. An atiront which they would
he Obliged TO pocket would be offered them by the
Tory Cabinet and the Court of IT. James. That the
maunuyre may be understood, shall put i case
10 American readers. suppose. instead of peace
able ne ghbor the United States had In Canada an
hereditary foe. armed at all points and watching
for a weak point in our armor. Suppose the snake
If rebellion in the South were only scotched by
Grant and Sherman, and ready for another
spring This is suppJsing good DEAL but
not enough for my purpose. l snail ask
you further, TO suppose the widow or
sav Lee or slersou Davis, with an only son, in
Europe making friends Tor her party, IN order that
when evil war should again burst out there would
ID
posed by the Federal Government. Well, IN the
event of such an only son dying, what would be the
feel;ngin America were the Queen Of Great Britain
and ALI her sous 10 90 and lament Ostentatiously
over him The only hope OF the Bonapartlsts IN
France WAS IN d German invasion and foreign aid
and sympathy.
When the preparations which were being made In
England 10 bury Prince Louis Napoleon with extra
ordinary pomp were made known IN Paris, the con-
clusion drawn from them. from what had been SAID
10 Comte de Monticello by Lord Salisbury, and from
the statements in Parliament OF two other
members of the Cabinet, was that Lord
Beaconsield was making the same use OF
Prince Louis NapOleOn's body for reactionary pur-
noses that Marc Antony made OF julius C8sars
NJ Greyy and his Ministers were forced to draw
the unpleasant conclusion that the govern
ing few in England were "pokng fun
at tbemD The door closed by Lord
Salisbury's explanations against further Off
c,al remonstrance. What was to be done ex
cent grin ana bear it"l Gambetta hit upon
another solution When the President of the
Chambers was informed of the disagreeabe blast
which blew from Downing Street he shrugged his
shoulders and burst out laughing. On the Wednes-
day before the funeral ~ Cookery reverted TO the
unpleasant substance of COmte de MOntebeliOs dis
patches and asked what further action could posi-
bly be taken. GamOetta replied TO tins effect: " No
puerlle remonstrance on any account Whether II
rains as it never rained before, or not
toward the end Of the week. and no matter
what bad weather the Observatory may proDhesy,
LET the review come off on the 18Th, the day after
the funeral Give To il all the ecidt you possibly
can shall at once order invitations 70 be printed
for a grand fete on the night of the 14th, and we
shall arrange 10 adjourn the ChamDe until the
18TH 70 make the anniversary OF the taking OF the
Bastlle parliamentary holiday. The English Gov
eminent has the faulty 10 imagine mat ITS patron
age Of BonapIrtlsm viii hurt Us, and render some
sort OF despOusm possible here. III We get angry
about the Chiselhurs manifestation We shall please