New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-07

neglected ballads ever sung was brought into general
notice by liz fundamentally. Shortly alter Black
eyed Susan Wa brought out at the Surrey lhesser i
and acted night for night with the theater which pro-
duced il. This piracy il now Illegal, and obnoxious
to penalty, and quite right it should be-
THE NEW FRENCH PR.ETORIAN ARMY.
Yyom the London Spectator.
paper in the Monrtur Um'rer,e, Rapport
"pEhpereur la situation geperae de Ia Dotstion
de rAnee," enables US to understand an important
change which ia going on in the composition Of the
French army and an equally important change in the
relation oftbe army TO the country In April, 1855,
the Emperor Napoleon promulgated I" law on the
Dotstion Of the Army'-the. principal object: OF
which were first" entertain the military sP'nt,
+" TORS" secondly, to better the soldiers circum-
{" stances by higher pay" and thirdly, " to put IN
"erd TO the shameful traffic in substitutes Com
mission, consulting Of fifteen persons, was named at
the came time, to watch over and to control the
the execution Of this law. II ls the report OF This
Commission which attracts our present attention.
principal provision of the new law was to offer
premium of 1890 fiancs-or f92-for every seven
and after twenty-five Year, service, an annual pen
zion Of at least franc per day or in the year
Not only has this law induced old soldiers 10 renlis
but il also has made ii easier for great number oil
young men, who do not like TO enter the army to pro-
cure substitutes. Originally, substitutes were OBJ
tanned by private contract between the recruits
and those who took their place, ss used 10
be the case with us formerly In our
panies undertook the business and they charged sums
varying from fl23 TO fl36. Government does the
business more cheaply; it provides aspbstitute for
$3.50 francs or fil2. The reader viii observe the
difference between the I'll? which Government re.
ceives ard the f92 which it pays: The number Of
young men who thus purchased their freedom from
military service amounted in the year 1855 to y "a,
which is proportion Of 10 perez OF thaconecrpuon
for the whole of France. In the year $780, tne num-
Der Of young men who allowed to purchase sub
stitutes was s. greater amounting to rs or about
Il per cent for the whole Of France. On the other
side. the number Of soldiers who wshed to reenlist
had also increased far above the demand, namely 70
sc SIS 70 that it was thought expedient to reduce the
premium from $50 ~ f6O which still procured SUB
stitutes enough. Stripped Of all opportunities and mat
tiers upinterestipg to EDgshmen the substance OF the
report is what We have described; ana 'hs ISIS con-
clusion:
Ou the whole the law Of the s,h April 1885, has worked
.uy that from it, BEGINNING IN the midst Of az
more numerous than the demand for substitutes IN the same
time that the amy las its ranks increase win Old ana
tried soldiers. while the families have kept more children 'na"
The dotstion Of the amy, this creation Of powerful Es-
eresth sre.t and useful institution formed as mssIu,
Between Of the population and the stability OF the
Govnmept-hss been elevated from II: o.snnns 70 inc
hight OF its im portance and it, national MISSION
The reeplistment has had powerful effect upon the
no.itop of the non-cOmmssioned officers During the
year 1867 % 800 soldiers reeniisted; Oh these,
were prvates and H. CSC were non-commissioned Of
fcers. Formerly the class Of non-commissioned OF.
6cers had no inducement to remain beyond the term
of their service; they now have very great IN
ducement-a premium down increased pay anu
GERS Of the demand for substitutes has given the Gov
eminent the additional advantage OF picking its men,
and it is understood to have used that advantage. w
course beside the less able soldiers any VINO showed
the slightest disposition to vote for Ledru Roin or
Louis Blanc have not been continued In the ranks.
he influence of the noncOmmssioned officers is con-
siderable in all armies, but il is particularly 30 In mat
of France. oL
eminent has resorted. II has allowed Or dlsaiowed
substitutes in varying proportions for tue diierent de
partments ard has shown the greatest fayor 70 those
DEPARTING Dts which are least favorable to the Govern
ment the smallest favor to those which arc the most
favorable. For instance, in the highly kepuohcan
department of the Lot ct aronne, the old center OF
the Girondns it has graciousy allowed 50 per cent OF
substitutes whereas in Corsca, the hotosd OF Bona
partisan, it has only allowed per cent. This seems
tard upon those who most favorable TO the EN-
peror; but it will be perceived that ncreases the
Bonoparist element in the army keeps out any hostile
element, and Of the same time TENDS 10 ngrauste sne
anita gonstic departments.
Tie broad Effect of this change very considerable
II was the Revolutionary Government which frst
ordered general levy of troops; but az IN ths case
Of most popular revolutions r cou Wh oIy
organized his fourteen armies, be could collect nom
900 TO 900 men; but be could not retain them
beyond few months. After NaPoleons downfall, tne
army was much neglected; the BOurbOns relied upon
their Swiss Guard and left the country to the pres;
and was even proposed to adopt the English system
in France sbolishiDg CONSUMPTION altogether. Per-
haps it might have been better for the 1ourbsns
il that plan had been execuedi for IN Ju'y low tne
Swies Guard stood to its duty, while the line went
over to the insurgents. The same phenomenon
was remarked in February, 1913, when the garrison
Joined the insurgents At that time, the great object
Of the Young men in the army was to 90 home.
While the revolutonists were thinking Oh uPseinng ne
ton which would enable them to get back to their
friends. -.
Napoleon Ill has improved upon the idea Of his
uncle and upon the practice II the bouroons ne nes
he is going much further than Napoleon l. in en-
yertpg the army given him by the Republic intoa
military Glass; BY the law Of ?6th April 1873 ne has
made the most important step In this direction giving
great encouragement TO the reennxmens o.e ~
ders especially of the non commissioned class; eed,
without losing the power Of conscrPhon, or presang
he has obtained the power Of picking his recruits o.
well as the men retained in the army. One o. the ob-
ects of the great Revolution was to establish na-
tionsl force, not entirely unlike the militia Of the
United States. The heir Of that Revolution. Nspo'eon
L. made the best Of it, but tried to bend the revol
tionary force to his own rurposes the infeTegnum
found them; Louis Napoleon takes up his uncles idea
where that able general had been compelled 70 drSp
Il; and bestirs himself to create soldiers, men who
work for their :" soldo" or pay, men VINO nae
their business for life and who look up
their master and provider as their god upon EARN
In The case of any fresh disturbance in France the re-
yolutionists, unlike those OF 1890 and lSB will md
opposed TO them an army Of veterans, whose interes
Il will be to remain faithful 10 the moDarch-who con
,titute nation within nation, having everything"
lose and nothing to gain by change vi system.
TIL suow,ns Il .t Of deoarme ffs with their percent