New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-06-23
THE LIBERAL REACTION IN
FRANCE.

EkAN0E.
Although the complete returns OF the lat
election in France have not yet been published
we are able TO show BY some additional fact
of great interest, that the gains for the Lab
eral party were even more considerable thar
the frat accounts represented them 10 De-
The reaction in favor of Liberal principles Is
powerful, and is inspiring the leaders of the
Progressive party 10 France and Gin Europe
generally with the utmost confidence IN theif
certain and speedy success.
The most important fact is, that not only
Paris. but all the large cities OF France have
cast q majority of votes in favor OF the OPP
position candidates. We gave in q former
article the vote of the City Of Paris The
second city of France i. Lyons. with $4,000
! Representative, Mr. Heron. for one district,
and left the Government candidate IN q
minority against severAl Opposition candidates
in another district Narseiiles, the third city,
hs. elected Opposition candidates; bordeaux,
the fourth, has also lcit the Government can
didate 10 a minority against several Opposi.
ton candidates. In Lille the fifth clty, the
Opposition candidate obtained $500 votes,
asains. 1900 given TO The Government, candi.
date. Nantes. tho sixth. has returned TN
Opposition member. In Roucn. the eighth city.
the Projects effort, ony produced II 900
vote, ior th, official candidates. against 10000
cast Tor tina, of the Opposition. OF other large
cities. IIsyre 81. 600 inhabinuts). II. Euenne
Or. 600 iuhabiiant,) and Grcnobi-. voted the
Opposition tcket. The French cities are tie
only seat Of political intelligence; the pea,aniry
are w-li known 10 be- .tl. ignorant and there,
tore will follow instead OF lead public opinion.
Ihus the Liberal mnjoritie' OF the towns We're
overcome b, the band votes Of ignorant rus
tic., WHO were marched TO the poll 10y the
Mayor The srpdarmc. aud shr gardc champetre.
That "Paris !. France" has become proserbiai.
Wat. then. must be- the influence Of this cleo
ton upon the country, when all the othr, large
elite, aide with the capital
The MoAitem observes u significant spence
upon the aggregate vote Of the Opposition
iuroug hout France. Ii was no. 10 ia 1857
Then the oiiic.l paper lost 10 time IN pro-
claiming the immense Government uialorltes
all over the country. The inference is Tint
the hsts 81 miuoriues. when they come to be
added up, will convey n moral even more
striking than the return Of about 30 Opposition
members IN the place ot five. We can already
give lew significant facts. Paris, in ls57
cn-t for the Opposition about $4,000 votes; IN
l-63, 10000. Lyons, IN 1851. elected Mr.
Heron by II 900 votes; in leG3, it reelected
HIM BY ~, 900. In the Doubs, NJ. de Mon.
talembcrt pollcd in 1851 but i,37- votes; now
be- has 10000. Ia the LozGre, which in l-57
elected Il Government candidate, this year NJ.
de Chambrun, non-oilical candidate, was
elected by I7,~7l votes, against 9.ii5 obtained
by the Government candidate. Mr. Caslmlr
Pcrier, the celebrated hnancler, who is espe-
cially obnoxious to tue Government for his
scathing letter on tho French finances, WAS the
/ Opposition candidate in the lscro, and was
beaten by tho Government candidate by ina.
jorty Of only 2,eo3 out Of 1881 voters. In
the town of GrenOblr, Mr.. Caslmir Perier had
"a majority Of near 1000 over his official com
petitOr. number of other Opposition candi.
dates were beaten by very small majortles,
and thus it appears to be certain that tho az
gregate majority Of the official vote viii be
much smaller than it was in 1851.
Not all the successful candidates of the
Opposition are ayowed Democrats. Some are
supposed 10 have retained more or less their
former OrleaDist and Legtimist predictions
Yet, the electoral contest is looked upon
generally 10 n contest between Democratic
Progress aud Imperial Absolutism. The former
OrlesniSts and Legtimists ran upon the Liberal
PLATFORM but the Democratic candidates re.
ceyed everywhere the largest votes, and they
form an absolute majority OF the Opposition
candidates elected. They will represent all the
districts Of Paris. except one or perhaps two,
as well as the cities OF Lyons and Bordeaux
And yet the election brought out only one por-
ton of the Democratic party. Another portion
followed tho advice Of Proudhon. Arngo, Bastide
and other Republicans Of l6iS. and abstnined from
voting altogether. SO we'll was il known that an
appeal to the democratic memories and instincts
J Of tho people would have great influence. that