National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1882-01-07
OUR PARIS LETTER.
THE VILE ATTACKS ON oAmBErTA.
The Struggles Of the Great Icadcr-Thc Political
Arena- Rocheiorrs Acquittal-C Canonization
Of Sants-Minister Moriou's Hotel
Some Americans Of Note.

that OF Moscow. the lively incidents Of the past
few days have been quite welcome; In fact, many
a poor devil ON the boulevard might have been
seriously affected by the cold but for the heated
condition Of the political arena, which modified
to some extent the chilling rigor Of the season.
or course NJ. Marets little exploit Of dcnouncing
NJ. Gambutta ns Cesar or Ntelius was simply n
cheap way of getting himself advertised, and by
his uncnled for impudonce he showed himself to
be more promising as on nmuscr Of les gems de cafe
than as n politician or man of sense, A fool may
cry, "Iion lion" but II takes n man of nerve
and discretion to combat, and especially TO
conquer him. NJ. Maret will never recover,
think from the shock which the sound of his
own voice gave him on that occasion. But apart
from the harmlcssncss Of his feeble attack on ".
Gambettn, he certainly lays himself liable to Sc.
we're criticism for comparing the chief of the
French Ministry to such low and degraded char.
acter as Nitellus. Cesar is a sufficiently odious
comparison, hut is totally ont Of place in refer.
ence to NJ. Gambctta, while Nitellus had nothing
no point Of character OF habit, no mode of action
in common with the man whom NJ. Murct attacks
with nih because hc has no brains to combat
him. withul, vitsllius was the offspring Of one
of the most dsgraccful Of Cloudius Illicit in
trigucs, and developed no worthy trait OF charac.
ter to redeem the misfortune Of his birth.
NJ GAMBErTA WAS horn OF HUMBLE
hut honest apd worthy parents, and has been from
the beginning of his career 10 the present mo-
ment consistently devoted to the welfare and
honor Of his country. lie has set himsclfa great
mission to perform, and he will pursue 1t to the
utmost of his ability, without ambition for per.
sOnnl emulation, and without mcuncing the lib
erty or the rights Of his fellow countrymcn, de-
spite the envy and abuse of NJ. Mnrct and his
kind. NitCllius was low, bn'c, and designing dis.
regarding the rights or the pence Of Others md
desires ana those of his useless companions in
vice. when he became Emperor of Rome
cooks and comedians became the mas.
from the council board, and the lat.
ter became the scene of lust aud gluttony,
which took the place treason and delibcrntnn. lie
had learned the arts Of yilniny and immortality IN
the blighling company of 1ibcrius' court aud
shared In the hacchnnaiinn dcbaucheries OF Nero
and his friends. He rcgnCd eight months and
was then cut TO pieces and thrown into the Tibcr
by the people he had outraged, aud the only deeds
that ho is remarkable for nre those Of trenchery,
that are preserved of his vile uuemnccs are those
which he pronounced after the battle Of Bedriac:
The body Of dead foe always smells good"
which words are an cpitomc OF the character Of
Nielllus.
NJ. GAMBETTA HAS BEEN RAISED
to power by the force Of circumstances and the
strength OF his own merits, aud he Is not the man
70 take mean advantage Of either men or affairs.
lie is faithful to the interests of the people MS he
understands them, and as hir rs he has the power
carries out his ideas nguiust the overwhelming
torrent Of opposition and contention which char
ncterizc French politics. He shows no disposition
10 seize the rcins of government and If he should
be called upon 10 morrow TO procnim himself En-
peror, withthe army and navy and both the cham
beTS at his buck, he would say: Alas, fellow
countrymen! why do you not remember the
past? Let us strive to maintain the republic. III
II is out hope-our only salvation, Any other
movement means ruin to ourselves and TO pos
terity-mears the humiliation and degradation of
France. Will help you 10 sustain and to peTpeluate
the republic, but viii he no party TO any back;
consisent-and NJ. Marct was either ignornnl of the
history of the man to whom he compared him or
else he thought less of his own reputation than Of
the coffee. house upDauSn he wgul1
scedy discontents! NJ. Gambetta has served his
country more than score OF years, has been in
Court and Emperor for his words of truth But.
unlike Nitellius, he could not gloat over the fall
even Of an enemy. and would no doubt, slake the
sweetest draught he could command should he
meet him IN hell The proverbial instability of
French political institutions is due to all enemy
which springs from within more than to any out
ward agency. The old furnace workers IN Eng
land say that the constant fire in their seething
furnaces breeds an internal viper of solid blood
red fire, which periodically bounds from the
molten mass OF metals and spreads destruction in
its wake,
IT IS THUS WITH FRENCH POLITICS.
The evils out Of which grew the horrible
revolution that gave the last century so
tragic an ending, still exist in a more
the despotism the Injustice and the cruelty which
were rampant under the later Louis but there is a
sufficient remainder Of these wrongs to keep in
existence the party called COmmundrde. which, in
the midst Of discord, cOnilngration, and despair,
bounds forth TO make the ruin more desoate still
10 put serpent and thorn where only thorn
heavy load to carry, and while Il large portion of
the population have hard time to get LIVING,
those who seem well to do and own property in
many cases find 1t difficult TO make both ends meet.
Communism can certainly do nothing to remedy
these evils, Wisdom, common sense, and straight
forward cndeayOr might in time and with favor
ing fortune obylHte a few of the difficulties, but
they are deep seated aud almost invincihle before
Il less power than something which could remake
or remodel the world. Perhaps NJ. GRmbctta pos.
sesses this very power; but there are so many
stumbling blocks constantly thrown in his path
that he gets very little opportunity to bring his
forces into line. To-day II is the Red Radicals
who attack him in every quarter Mt once, and, II
mands with their own noise. Another day IL is the
gasping minority of the old regime, always harp
Ing, cnmorlng and lHult-iinding, thinking moth
ing OF the cOuntrys welfare or happiness, but
sTRAISISG EVERY NERVE
TO check the progress Of intelligence and reform
for the sake Of little cphemernl notoriety or will
the win hope of bringing their party into favor by
clown antics and builoonery II Is easy TO under.
aand that, whatever may be the patriotic inten
tons of political leader he is ctleCtually barred
from their Accomplishment by such an organized
system of resistance ana opposition. His bes
thoughts are turned into Iidiculc, his best en-
deayors warped to compass his destruction, and 4
is thus that tile ameliorntion Of the human family
is retarded and rendered virtually impossible. i
the Communists have formed II high ideal of wha
civilization should be, it Is strange they do no
make frank and open avowal of their platform
and that they do not map out In n tangible
form the measures by which they propose I,
attain that lofty ideal, for according to tn,
received opinion concerning their doctrincs moth
ing less than the total overthrow of all existing
laws and forms of polity can give the first step for
ward 10 their designs, ana most men who own
toothod on the earth arc consttutlonally opposed
to such II sweeping doctrine We may ask If /
seems likely that they will ever again have tn,
power 10 do what they did in Louis &Nl.'s time
and, II so, whether they Will be able to frame tn
model code and erect the model commonwealth
which dreameP predict for some remote Utopia
To iuIpp from their INST Ind history tli
probabilities are much against them and yet witt
is so fur pessmist us 10 think mankind incapable
ofa higher civilization than that enjoyed by TIN
masses ~ European countries, TO say nothing o
those Of Asia and Africa? Communism, like roy
atty, has been weighed and found wanting Bu
the subject Is us broad Os the world and as human
ity itself No one man, nor any one will sov,
~ but the light of many centuries may at las
make known the happy principle that win Civ
the whole world peace and every mortal the ut
most Joys OF this frail, heeling existence.
THE OUTCOME or THE EoUsTAN- RoCHEFoRT sLASDE
suit was surprise to most people here. But it
considered by many as proving only one pon
and NOR, opposed Y the censorship of tn
press, ana the acqulttal of ROchofort prove
only this, without rejecting upon the character q
ability of NJ. ROustan or showing that the charge
made against him had any foundation in fac
The suit was considered misstCp by many shrew
people from the beginning but NJ 81. HilaiTe, 4
pressing NJ, Roustan 10 II, no doubt anticipated a
entirely opposite result and he lOnged for the con
yictlon of ROcheiOrl, his systematic enemy all
tTnduCer Immediately that ROchCiort was nc
quilted and RousIHn called upon to pay the cost
OF suit the latter went TO NJ. GOmbeua and ollerG
his resignation. This the Premier refused to nc
cept, saying that he had the utmost confidence /
NJ, Roustan and desired him to continue at his po,
In Tunis. NJ, Rous0n pressed his resignation, I
which NJ. Gambelta replied that II he insisted upo
Withdrawing nom Tunis the government wOuldin
medlntely uier him more responsible position O
token Of It's iailh in him and Of It's appreeiatlO
Of his services, IL Is not certainly known whethC
NJ Rouslnnw will return to Tuns or not, but II is be
lieYed that lac Will be persuaded. The informi