The Chautauquan Volume 31; Organ of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...engraved in a book, but applied to Du Simitiere, a French artist, for a full design. The report of the committee made August 20, 1776, adopted the Frenchman's suggestions almost entirely, including the motto, E pluribus unum. These words had first appeared in print on the title-page of The Gentleman's Journal, a London periodical, in January, 1692, and later served a similar purpose on The Gentleman's Magazine. Mr. Arnold traces their origin to Pierre Motteux, a Huguenot exile, who edited the former magazine. It is a pity that these two Frenchmen should have doomed this nation to perpetual slavery to a motto so devoid of sentiment and inspiration. No little apprehension was caused in France and in countries friendly to the French republic by the strange results of the municipal elections held early in May. In the provinces the Republicans were overwhelmingly victorious; Paris (and it used to be said that Paris was France) was captured by the so-called Nationalists, anti-Semites and sundry reactionaries. Usually the municipal assembly of the capital is more radical than STATUE OP FATHER SERRA, AT MONTEREY. Sec page S92. few days after the municipal elections, and the first assault upon the ministry, which was fierce enough to afford a real test of the strength of the several parties, ended in failure. The government received three successive votes of confidence, and its program was approved by substantial majorities. Evidently the chamber of deputies realized the need of stability and of a truce during the Exposition at least. Foreign visitors would have no confidence in any other than a courageous republican government. The cabinet's program includes political and economic reforms--a law to protect the president of the republic from calumny and reckless abu...