The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-15

Our Paris correspondence.
PARIS, september 70, 1918.
The Election of Louis Napoleom-His Future

Inc ELECTION OF LOUIS 4NdPoteUt~Hts rMMe
Course, &c.
Napoleon himself never obtained more trl-
umphant success over his enemies than LOUIS
NAPOLEON has IN the recent elections; six depart
ments have been heard FROM and he Is elected IN
five OF them, now appears. In Paris and the
Banlieus, his majority over the highest next to
him will be rs 900, think. 1t is $4,000 in Paris
proper ; and from the Banlieus returned, which |
have seen, his majority has been increased 10000
more In one or two of the departments from the
country, he is reported as having been elected
almost unanimously. The ticket OF the socialists,
composed of Raspail, Goblet, and Thore, was the
next highest to Napoleon, although one other
name that of Achille Fould, contests the question
with this entire ticket. The ticket elected IN Paris,
is Napoleon, Fould, and Raspall and 1t remains
TO be determined whether the Banlieus will dis
place the name of Fould, and elect either Thore,
or Goblet. 1t is yet doubtful, therefore, whether
one or OF the socialists ticket is elected but
consider that 1t has trumphed in fact, because, If
Napoleon and Fould are elected, Raspall,
Goblet, and Thore, stand the third, fourth, and
fifth upon the list, having about as many votes
as F0uld, and not varying between themselves,
prehaps, more than thousand votes; after
this ticket, come General Bueeaud, Deblessest,
Adams, NC, NC, running some 10 to 10000 under
Raspai Goblet and Thore Napoleon appears to
have been voted for by thousands. who revered no
other name-and upon many OF his tickets the
name OF Fould was written; and in this manner
Napoleon elected Fould. Fould was one of the
names upon the ticket of the moderate party, and
the government and the other two were left more
than 600 behind the socialists ticket, and forty
to fifty Thousand behind Napoleon! The socialists
ticket will amount to about 10000, and Napoleon
$4,000 to 95 GOO; probably the of Napoleon is
a majority, but there were so many candidates
that is yet uncertain. This election OF Napoleon,
and the vote of the socialist ticket, are grave at
L. L., EnC
important consequences. AS to Napoleon, he had
every press in Paris against him, OF all shades of
opinion. He addressed letter to General Plat,
an old general just elected Colonel OF the 18th Lee
eion, announcing that If elected, he would accept;
and Gen. Plat published placards In Paris, con-
tanning copy OF the letter and an address of his
own. The Constitutional, Debats, Nationel, Re
forme, Bien People, and Union, were terribly Sc
we're against his election, employing every species
OF political warfare to defeat It; added to this, Is
the effect of his elections In the country. In Paris,
his vote and that of the socialist ticket are four to
one against the moderate party and government COM
bined The Reforme favored the socialist ticket, but
the other journals opposed both that and Napoleon,
Another extraordinary feature is, that Napoleon
was not voted for by the socialists, at this
election, as he was before. They ran clean
ticket, and were true to it. Had their vote been
united to his, the vote of Napoleon would have
been more than four to one, In Paris, &c: Ihave,
heretofore, frequently spoken OF the feeling in
France tor Napoleon, the Emperor but was not
quite prepared to see this demonstration of its
force, against all the parties in France, and the
force of the government. Prince Louis Napoleon
himself is unknown entirely to the French people.
He has been banished from France the last thirty
years; and most OF those who voted for bun nave
never even seen hun. Their vote is an expression
Of the love, admiration, and veneratlon, which
they have towards the name and memory of Ma
poleon himself. Did the nephew but possess the
genius of his uncle, course Is now opened to him
In no respect second IN Importance or glory
There never was an hour when one such mind,
at the head of France, could make greater I'M
preston upon Europe. But again, Raspa, the
socialist, elected. Is now IN the dungeon OF Vim
cennes-what will be done with HIM! Can he be
hberatedl Will not the people take him out, #
he be permitted to enter France ?-or, If he enters
will he be arrested or. If not arrested will he be
allowed his seat? Prince Of the blood! once
naturallzed in Switzerland Will the Assembly
give way before these trying questions They
are now terrible questions for France. If he is
resisted, there will be civil war at once. Let
him into the Assembly, and if he be not great
genus, the chances thrown round him may be
gradually destroyed. But, 1 should rot be sur
prised to see Napoleon enter Paris with cortege
OF hundreds Of thousands unless the government
lntereres to prevent It. Some ten of the socialist
representatives joined IN an address recon- mend
ing the election OF Raspail and his ticket and, this
morning, the question is agitated of insitutlng an
enquiry into the conduct of representatives, who
sembly. Will the Insurgents, now, be sent out OF
the country One OF their number is the chosen
OF the people, after a fair fight They may we'll
say, we are a majority of Paris. This vote will
bring about crisis. Mark what say / see the
effect of it too clearly to doubt, II we have not
another scene of blood Paris will, indeed, be for
tunste. 1t will have effect to weaken the power
of General Cavaignac, and to encourage the red
republicans and socialists In an extreme degree
Will the Assembly undertake to choose Presi-
dent, taking that right from the people Many
urge to this course If adopted, the people will
overthrow both President and the Assembly. The
safety Of General Cavaignac now depends upon
Under present appearances, If the election of a
President is put 10 the people, Napoleon will
ceive the vote. The only mode to defeat him is to
there, as other men are killed of, who are not up
TO the expectations formed OF them by the people.
--" OBSERVER.
PARIS, Sept FL, 1915
Affairs IN France, &c.