New-York tribune., 1880-06-27
N. LEON SAY AS ORATOR AND HOST.

Paris Letter 10 The Pail Nail Gazette.
NJ. Leon Say was installed to-day in his high
Ofi"e. He returned to Paris with his sster-in-law,
Madame Bapst who. by the way, is cO-proprietOr
with Madame Loon say of the DGbdts. The Presi-
dent of the Senate goes back for n time to London
to eud the negotiations Tor commercial treaty.
lie personally regrets that he will not be ae much
longer to keep one foot in Al6ert-gate House and
the other In the BOurse-what did | say Y-the Lux
cmbonrg In ENGLAND he did not feel an exile
English manners are cOngenial to him. 1he outer
busk of NJ. Leon Say Is more Eng lsh than French.
1t is that OF a grave. tranquil ShreWd. methodic
city man of business More tnan III anything else.
NJ Leon Say ~ Britannia III the style of his oratory.
At Versailles he did not talk for the people outside;
he exclusively addressed himself to those who were
within earshOt. In the tribune ho prefers the col
Oquial form OF OratOry. but marshals well his arg-
ments and gives an elegant finish to his sentences
He han quick tact in feeling the pu So OF Leglsla-
ture and IN distinguishing currents OF opinion.
Where ho ~ best IL III making statement In
which prominence Is 10 be given to sets OF fact,
whilst other sets are lightly touched noon, or Kept
IN the background without appearing to hide them.
In doing this he speaks If be were at the board
room table of the Northern Railway Company. The
attitmde of his hands s that of director who often
speaks and who feels when his legs that his cor
pulence Is burden. Arms are spread out a little.
aud tho extended ends Oi the fingers pressed upon
the table. Standing without prop OF this kind
would fatigue NJ Leon Say. Speaking does not tire
hal; the words come so readily aud he ~ at such
small pains to produce strong effects lie IL very
clear, not very deep. aSsn lates well the ideas of
other men, aud. II he never charms he never wcaries
his hearers In business and in politics his maxim
has been Tout prcndIc scrlcuX ne rlen prentre
au traglquc."
M. Leon Say began his political career by defeat.
HIS first victory was run" against the mcr-
cnrIal II. Gregory GGnescO for the post Of Council
lOr-Gcncrh Tor the ACCOMPLISHMENT of POntOlsc. lIo
then lost fortune III cooperative bank. one OF the
honorary directors of which was jules Simon.
Cerntsrhi ia the same enterprise lost 10000 But
the disasters OF 1870 righted NJ Leon Say He has
been since tia: year PI6.rct of the Seine, deputy
lie senator. Minister OF Finance. Ambassador, ard
the SECOND person IN the stale TRINITY: which
governs the French Republic. NJ. Leon Say belongs
20 the active Intelligent, aud parNcnue DOurgeulSle
which IL coutcut with the state of life to which II
has climbed aud can be happy without Court TO
slime IN. His appearance Is that OF the citizen
whom Jaqnes had in his minds eye when the
wounded deer came before HIM IN tho forest. In
DChIng up prizes he has been more successful than
IN the mana cement Of his fortune. great part OF
which had slipped through his fingers two wears
ago. His lOs.tB are staining p"IL.c 10 those who
are near enough t0 him 10 appreciate his great
shrcwdnrss and ACTIVITY.
NJ Leon say Will have the pas Of VI. Gambetta.
He VIII take with him from his cosy house IN the
Rue de Ia Briycro The chcl who has been for years
rrpn,r,i. PO!ul aud ChabOt do not supply his table
He dctr-is show aud OstrutntUn. lie likes pertcC-
tiou In every art which he calls III TO munster to
his daily ciJUVmPut, and somehow he commands lt :.
/ he best dinners in PARIS are served III his sale
mangrr; the finest wine, are stored III hls cellars
there Is 1t trashy article ot iurutur' IN his house
or a hit of gaII-h br.cl l-brac Pictures are not 50
numerous aS 10 give hls reCcpDOn-rOOis tho AR OF
Il museum. but there are good many Of them,
and they ATE the best works pi the masters who
painted them. Nine. Leon HHy M exquisite
uiIislcian aud literary without beng bluc-stuek-
ing. Ii will he advantage t. the Republic 10
have 1 woman Of her breeding, requirements. una
honorablr hfc at the P,IIt Luxembourg. She was
bfuug.u up IN an excellent -chOol. Her amt,
Mile. Louise B"Ttm. one of victor nu"os most
hunOrcd nUscs, took charge OF her education.