Year: 1875


rEmpire, NJ Thicrs The gentleman who was favored
with the interview which this grave and solemn
statement was made. thus writes


THE INTERVIEW.


1t was nine O'Clock; he sky brilliant and the sun
slowly moving from tho Dent de Jaman toward the
Dent de roche gradually lighted up the whole depth
of the lake beyond tho of that delicious Beau
Rvage Park where the Grst President Of the French
Republic has already recovered his wonted health and
vigor


found him returning from his morning walk, about
TO resume his daily work 81 push on. he said, ''as
fast as I can. mistrust my memory, and l
anxious not to uupenned any longer ideas which
have occupied my mind for forty years must at last
write the book which shall embody them.


THIS WILL BE Ny LAST WILL"


Then remembering that we are on the soil so much
beloved by the author Of Julie" Rousseau said that
he wrote bis Emile 10 repair the Of not having
himself brought up his children. have not to make
myself the reproach, since had any chill
dren, but how many many times have l not asked my
self what should wish my TO learn from at the
when should have to help his intellect and make
to him the fruits Of my long studes9 The youth
of France Is, it were, my child. They going
astray through the bad teaching received by them To
escape from religious ideas which present do scarcely
anything more than subserve


A DETEsr4BLE sTArEcRAFT,


they would allow themselves be laid hold Of by other
ideas which will do hen better service. 1t is not
good that they should thus travel oblque path be-
tween the Syllabus and downright materiasm. l will
endeavor bring them back TO and keep them
there. 1t for their sake as well as for my own,
that during the last years previous having been
obliged to assume the weghty burden of plotting my
country her terrible shipwreck was so happy to
closely With the best masters what it is posi-
Bile for to scan aided by the prooundcst exponents
of all the sciences, studied chemistry geology as
tronomy, with ardent love for truth 1 wished to
near the light in everything Could a long political life
interfere with this p? And let him talk simply con
hning myself to the remark that men, when young
have yielded the craving after novelty and taken
for strength OF mind the adoption Of the ultra views
that the bias Of the last century the same and
similar in previous centuries, but that with age
teriaism and scept'ism gradually lost their hold
the SOUL and that giving their right place to the mys
terious and the unknown, surrender the bitter
pleasure Of doubling everything for the pleas
ure of doubling less frequently


"But my task is not easy one" continued my
Illustrous interocutor, or only believe what
common allows US to believe. / am, you may
well imagine


NO ADVOCATE OF THE SUPERNATURAL


as understood by NJ Guizot. 1t is say the least
strange imagine a God boatman. who does tricks to
draw the crowd to him. Miracles superluous to
the idea Of God. He needs no little tricks TO make
himself believed by His cgeatures."


"And what will be the title of the work g' I asked
81 have not got that far yet" But we may expect
book of the kind that Cicero wrote at Tusculum as
solace from bis family troubles and his civic anguish
and let congratulate ourselves that NJ Theirs is
writing his "De Natura Deorunn at the very time
when Cesars are disappearing and that one augur
well Of the Republic


Passing another subject 'the Republic" said he,
''is inevitable and was So People have said that
could have prevented its establishment This is great
mistake. People lose their time in trying 10 hamper
it, and when they fall in line and accept the established
order Of things they foolish show that they
gret it. In order to conant the last difficulties that
face usto beat of extreme parties-we unity and
union, and we should rapidly form enormous mass
OF good republicans hard working order loving men,
IL again spoke Of various political origins
and OF bygone loves Moderate minds arc very
numerous, not only among the middle classes but
among the lower ofdcrs We must DO nothing to
ALLEVIATE them, and everything TO establish confidence
between all who really wish to France up and
her face her fortunes without any danger to
the State the public peace


HOLD SWAY,
but let it not be too proud and naughty In word
the lower orders have a right to consideration and
policy requires that this should more be lost
sight Of


This is just about what heard, and it is a sign OF the
times hear this from the mouth Of him who in 1850
used the expression yle multitudo as descriptive Of
the mob, ready pass from the tumutuous heavings
Of socialism 10 the silent yoke Of CWsarsm. Although
the vacations have adjourned the discussion OF some
practical political qu stons could not refrain from
ing NJ Thers whether be was still convinced Of the
nfa hvI list
tricts. ''More than ever In ordinary times should
be for district voting which brings the candidate
more In connection with the voter But we
have not definitely founded the ediGce Par
ties only half restrained by a policy which
take pleasure in advising them to their
hopes have hitherto done nothing but postpone their
quarrels We have done nothing long as have
not a homogeneous Assembly-that is to say, moder-
ate one from which excluded the representatives
Of extreme parties. The good Of the country
and public order still demand this sacrifice.
When l proposed district voting I thought the
Republic would never be attacked l must
confess dtd anticipate the oath Of May That day
has been made up for, but with the attitude Of the
present government the reparation-ndeed order and
public peaco-would run great risk il we did not cling
TO the sole means Of securing those moderate elections
which will be our salvation for long time 10 come.
am not Certain, but entertain the hope that


THE ASSEMBLY WILL END ITS CAREER WELL,
and that It's patriotism will induce IL 70 pass voting by
list. Then have only the hope but the intimate
conviction that the elections will prove the salvation
which we expect them to be-


''That is the last crisis There was no Bonapartism
In France before the Oath Of May There will be none
after the election Of the Assembly IT, before cleo
tion day the country be convinced Of all has TO
gain by keeping OF the Legislature every one who
,voud stul forco his way In 10 dtsturb he natior.i
peace"


NJ THEIRS WANTS REST.


NJ THEIRS is evidently Of opinion that we shall not
have TO pass through too heavy trials Il trust So"
be said, "ror my own sake At my age may be bo
uevod was quite broken down. have recovered
bave my health and my faculties have got rid Of
The bronchitis which clung to merely want rest,