Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-01-26
From our Regular Correspondent
Paris Letter.
AUGUST.
PARIS, France. Jan. IL. 1881

PARIS, FEduC6, Jah' - 1890
The first lot of engineers and other
gentlemen. forty-eight in all, connected
with the cutting of the inter oceanic
canal. left Paris last evening, en- route
for Panama.
NJ. de Lesseps, accompanied by seVeta'
friends. took leave of the travellers at the
G. Iaz,re station. All seemed in state
of the greatest enthusiasm, and the tram
left amid repeated cries OF "NNe La
Francer' "Vive NJ. de Lesseps! Inc
partv left st. Nagaire this morning IN the
7 afavotte the vessel which took out the
frat explorers, and aGerward, M. de Les
gems with the technical committee.
M Louis Blame was taken i'll after
Blanque's funeral yesterday and his hoH''
was to day beseiged by eager inquirer
after his health. Although he was stl'
seriously indisposed this morning, TN
accounts are much more favorable %
night.
NJ. Paul de Cassagnac having yesterd''
broken lance on behalf of Ciprianl, IN
), Italian who has just been expelled no
$ France for taking part in political demon
u STATIONS the IntrdSi9ednt indignant
. declares to day that it does not want al
n Bonapartist allies. 1t sees IN M
i. Cassaonac "the incarnation OF its hatre
n in the past, aud begs him henceforth
I. count himself among its enemies in tt
d present. Opportunism and lmperlalls
ce are one and the same thing. Go, Mo-
N sieur de Cassagnac, Gamhetta is holdh
W out his arms to receive you. M. Paul
"a Cassagnas thanks NJ, Henri Rochefor'
IN journal for its disinterested advice, Z
al asks its permission TO wait little belo
i, he throws himself into NJ. Gambett
arms. In an amusingly cynical artic
of he taunts the extreme radicals with bel'
n ALWAYS the lean ones, of the republic
We party, and predicts that if ever they c
in. into Office they will grow fat and la
in like the rest. among you the lean ale
ar have principles, and that is the Vt
hu reason WHY they are lean. The tat
in they grow the faster do their prlnclpl
ice eyaporate." NJ de Cassagnac adm
oa that he voted for the plenary amnesty
;tr defended NJ. Cpriani against M. An'
tho eux, but calmly asks the L"Ir"1S'9e@"
M, it is quite sure that sympathy was
,, motive. you are we'll aware that IT
had u word to say it is you, the chlefs.t
I should have shot down, instead OF
four devils who now sleep under the
of the Paris squares, and whom Won
/. led on by means of the influence that
its cation or talent bestows. No, you XII
ave we'll that there never could be any $
Int pathv between us, and if we ever fol
rit- YOU it is rs the sportsman follows
and oame." NJ de Cassagnac is frank, Il
nest explains why he helped to procure
tho raturn of the communists. 1--WE wa
ter YOU, and we keep you. thought OF
pht- when | voted for the return to Pat
rlev wished to see YOU one day take the ca
ably Der of deputies by storm, and hope
TING you will do SO yet" This article
,ced evidently intended to exasperate the
,ield traas,qeasts At meeting held ye
ON day at the Elysee. NJ. Jules Roche
the forth as the champion of the " revolt
" of against religion" He advocates the
orv: araton of church and state, the sup
able, sion of the sti ponds allowed to the cl
pro. and declared that it would be
, low pleasant for the city of Paris to re
$50 100000 annually, sum that
cele. be derived from the religious ed
,rrow devoted TO the Catholic faith, whicl
yorld. recognized by the people" M. Il
ndred however patronizingly declared tn
o that was not one to prevent people " fro
omen lieving in, or dreaming of, God. JI
I'd. I or Mahomet.'