Courrier des Etats-Unis
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The Courrier des Etats-Unis was a French language
newspaper published by French immigrants in New York
. It was founded in 1828 by Félix Lacoste with the help of Joseph Bonaparte
(Napoleon's older brother), who was living in New Jersey
.
The Courrier was the most famous French newspaper in the United States, in North America and in South America and Caraïba. In 1850, it counted more than 11,000 registered readers and was distributed from Quebec
to Río de la Plata
, from New York to San Francisco. It also had readers in France.
During its first 20 years of existence, the Courrier knows a very interesting part of his life.
, the Courrier took a bonapartist
line. Its readers were often bonapartist or republican in exile : Général Lallemand
, Lakanal
and others.
After the Three Glorious Days in France (27, 28, 29 of July 1830), the Courrier attacked the new monarchy and the new king Louis-Philippe. It accused the monarchy of stealing the French revolution principles and forgetting what the French people claimed and fought for during the Three Glorious Days. The newspaper argued that Bonapart family would be the best defender of nation's will.
In 1839, Frédéric Gaillardet (1808–1882) bought the Courrier. He really transforms the newspaper. He wanted that the Courrier become the "organe des populations franco-américaines", it means the Courrier reach all the French-speaking peoples in America.
reached New York, Frédéric Gaillardet decided to return to France and participate in the construction of the new republic and defend his conservatist idea. He sold the Courrier to Paul Arpin, a French redactor of the Louisiana newspaper L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans
. With Arpin the Courrier become a republican newspaper which attacked the royalists of the Parti de l'Ordre
and Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
.
After the Republican period, history of the Courrier des Etats-Unis is not very known. We know that during the American Civil War
it supported South.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
newspaper published by French immigrants in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. It was founded in 1828 by Félix Lacoste with the help of Joseph Bonaparte
Joseph Bonaparte
Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte was the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, who made him King of Naples and Sicily , and later King of Spain...
(Napoleon's older brother), who was living in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
.
The Courrier was the most famous French newspaper in the United States, in North America and in South America and Caraïba. In 1850, it counted more than 11,000 registered readers and was distributed from Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
to Río de la Plata
Río de la Plata
The Río de la Plata —sometimes rendered River Plate in British English and the Commonwealth, and occasionally rendered [La] Plata River in other English-speaking countries—is the river and estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River on the border between Argentina and...
, from New York to San Francisco. It also had readers in France.
During its first 20 years of existence, the Courrier knows a very interesting part of his life.
Bonapartist period (1828-1836)
Founded by Félix Lacoste, a close friend of Joseph BonaparteJoseph Bonaparte
Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte was the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, who made him King of Naples and Sicily , and later King of Spain...
, the Courrier took a bonapartist
Bonapartist
In French political history, Bonapartism has two meanings. In a strict sense, this term refers to people who aimed to restore the French Empire under the House of Bonaparte, the Corsican family of Napoleon Bonaparte and his nephew Louis...
line. Its readers were often bonapartist or republican in exile : Général Lallemand
Charles Lallemand
François Antoine "Charles" Lallemand was a French general who served Napoleon I of France, tried to found a colony in what is now Texas, and finally returned to France to serve as governor of Corsica.-Early years:...
, Lakanal
Joseph Lakanal
Joseph Lakanal was a French politician, and an original member of the Institut de France.-Early career:...
and others.
After the Three Glorious Days in France (27, 28, 29 of July 1830), the Courrier attacked the new monarchy and the new king Louis-Philippe. It accused the monarchy of stealing the French revolution principles and forgetting what the French people claimed and fought for during the Three Glorious Days. The newspaper argued that Bonapart family would be the best defender of nation's will.
Orleanist period (1836-1848)
After 1836, the Courrier became the property of a French librarian Charles de Behr. He was a supporter of Louis-Philippe and shifted the newspaper's line accordingly.In 1839, Frédéric Gaillardet (1808–1882) bought the Courrier. He really transforms the newspaper. He wanted that the Courrier become the "organe des populations franco-américaines", it means the Courrier reach all the French-speaking peoples in America.
Republican period (1848-1853)
When news of the French Revolution of 1848French Revolution of 1848
The 1848 Revolution in France was one of a wave of revolutions in 1848 in Europe. In France, the February revolution ended the Orleans monarchy and led to the creation of the French Second Republic. The February Revolution was really the belated second phase of the Revolution of 1830...
reached New York, Frédéric Gaillardet decided to return to France and participate in the construction of the new republic and defend his conservatist idea. He sold the Courrier to Paul Arpin, a French redactor of the Louisiana newspaper L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans
L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orléans
The New Orleans Bee was a newspaper in New Orleans, Louisiana, founded on September 1 1827 by François Delaup and originally located at 94 St...
. With Arpin the Courrier become a republican newspaper which attacked the royalists of the Parti de l'Ordre
Parti de l'Ordre
The Parti de l'Ordre was a French Orleanist and Legitimist conservative political party that existed during the Second Republic....
and Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
Louis Napoleon may refer to:* Louis Bonaparte or Louis Napoléon Bonaparte, , King Louis I of Holland, brother of Napoleon I* Napoléon Louis Bonaparte , King Louis II of Holland, second son of Louis Bonaparte...
.
After the Republican period, history of the Courrier des Etats-Unis is not very known. We know that during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
it supported South.