The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-24

Prom the London Times, June
The French electoral Law has passed the Natisnal
Assembly by majorites % 300 votes and upwards on
the principle Of the and its several articles
and is nov duly promulgated IN the eolumn, OF th.
horisr Its actual effect, In limiting the suffrage Of
the universal people, will not be proved known until
the lapse Of another period of two years h. brought
the republic ~ France 10 thst double crisis Of general
election Of ts President its Representatives. which
already seems to assign the 1861 the term of ts
oursiion Ihe debate on the MEASURE nas not estao.
hssed any correct data or plausible conjecture TO
the setusl amount OF the AMMUNITION thus effected In
the electoral sts and when those lists are pre-
pared under the new Law nothing but the practical
perience OF election can ,how from what class of
opinions or shade Of party the subtraction has been
out sny direct violation Of the without
any disturbance of the public peace and with the gene
raj approval Of the rejecting part o the nation great
step has ben made In Withdrawing the exercise of
political rights from lsrgl Of not In
session Of any Of those private rights Of domestic life of
Witch essential TO the rzhfs performances Of the
duties 81 n citizen Convicts aud msndicauts under
vsnous articles OF the penal code are usty stripped
eta power which enabled them 20 continue. under the
shelter OF the Law, their warfare upon soc-iy and
demicile of three years standiss Is no intoerabis
condition TO exast from population in which the
floating portion. commonly described ~ the d,ngsr-
Gus casses' OF the community alone Affected syn
The ultimate results measure on the eec'ions %
France are. however Of remote and consequently
less ractcsl Importance than the change which has
already manifetted itself in the of this dIscus
sion IN the discipline end policy of the executive
gsrernment and It's supporters of every shade 10 -ll
b. remembered that the Partisan elections sf the 10th
OF Narch snd 18th OfArr which ended IN The return
Of the rocalst candidates for the department. of the
capital bad found The party q order in extreme con-
fution. aud had plunged that party through Dut the
country into intense alarm The courage and the am
titon Of the rcd faction In the same proportion.
1hsy bad on several occasions displayed high degree
OF discipline OF reso uior and n dscrest forhear
tnce; y seemed 10 rect the turn of die whether
they fhould fu0r MP their double electoral victory
W more open attack the existing authorities ~
the ration. The first Fortnight n the month of Nay
wsF spent In this unccftairty-the more needy aud
more ardent members .f the revolutionary party
being eagsr FOR action party Of the Mountain not
being prepared TO sacrifice their pay and their pars
mentary position Go the chsnces aud perls N such
struggle 1bis alteration vent to such lsntths. that
De flotte the lately elected socialist representative
otPeris vas obliged 60 apply 20 the Prcfect of Police
tor protection against the furious menaces of hs orn
condiments. But the decisive CONFEDERATION which
pfobshly preserved the peace of Paris during that
period ~ asr vast the activity the stern reso nton,
the fki and the power OF General Cbangarner Ev,ry
preparation had been made for conflict OF hrst-
rate magnitude The general Officers and coloncl ot
the army encamred " and about Paris we're dthy
atrmhed at the apartments ~ the Commander In
Chief a. famisriss themseves With the operations 81
this novel warfare Tho political leader. ~ IN. revo
luton IN the Assembly IN the press snd IN the streets
would inrtsntiy have been seited the hrst occur
renee ~ the outbreak and they had every reason 20
believe that measures ~ repression would have been
applied With unqualified rigour From these rrepsrs
tons of supported by the Whole strength
OF the Assembly and the army the enemies n
order shrsuk back and. n might be anticipated,
from the moment that they baket The axtstos