The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-27
Napoleon Dismayed by the Ballot BoX-Na-
ti0nal Feeling for War.
From the London Times, Sept.

From the London Tunes Sept. IT,
The result of the election for the Department OF the
Var is victory for the imperial government only in
so far that ii relieves IL from the immediate appre
hension of defeat. There are not many instances
even in the most violent periods of Partisan agta
ton, in which expectation has been wrought TO a
higher pitch not many instances Of better contested
electoral field; not many instances OF an encounter
into which the hostile parties have brought more
compact forces The weather seems to have been
unfavorabe to popular GATHERINGS. On Sunday, it
is stated there was a perfect flood of rain
from morning till night. Not more than ,492
electors appeared at the poll on that day at
TOulon and 725 at BrgnOl es. The final decision was
only obtained on the following day. when it
certained that out OF 35,267 voters no less than
30 $50 had presented themselves. OF these H. AL
had given their suffrage to tho government candi-
date NJ. Peyrue and IL $50 had declared III favor OF
NJ. Dulaure the candidate of the opposition. There
Is nothing surprising III all this, although many
thousands OF persons in France and abroad were
kept in GREATNESS suspense about the issue of the
conflict. Unless it be owing to an oversight or TO
deliberate carelessness or unfaithfulness of some OF
its fnnctOnaries, the French administration Is very
nearly sure OF more or less decisive majority In
any single election, and on this occasion, rs every
one is aware the government has strained its power
to the utmost The defeat of the mperiast
candidate IN the Jura hdd spread something perV
Mhe dfsnlay IN the EnperO7's council The Minis
tiers had, as it were staked their official existence
the second cast OF The die TO which the vacancy
in the Var committed them. Their subOrdinates
had been hidden to go in and win. second dis
com,ht,ue ardS a contingency or tchich they COutd
needs carry their man. and 4.552 of the citizens
OF the Department sank the scales at their behest.
very little can De Dullt OH uuIS SuCCeSS OIy
few weeks ago the eXpediency of dissolving the
Legislative body and venturing on an appeal to the
nation made the subject OF anxious elaboration
in the Imperial Cabinet, when the opinion of
those the best part OF whose valor is discretion pre-
vailed and the Council broke up with the wise re-
solution that sufficient for the day was the evil
= y Not to have an opposition, not 10 deal
with 1t on terms OF fair confidence and mutual con-
cession, has been the bane of the EmperOrs system
from beginning to end. Now that the personal gov
eminent has lost its influence, now that his artificial
majority il no better than q broken reed, the Empe-
ror fancies he has nothing to fall back upon. He
thinks that the opposition would come to no terms
without eNacting an abdication OF his iuii powers,
and apprehends that he has committed himself too
far on the path Of absolutsm to be able with safety
TO turn over new leaf II Is in this impossibility,
real or imaginary, to brook an honest legal opposl-
ton that the great and only danger for the Emperor
and his dynasty really consists Had the election OF
the Var had the same result as that OF the Jura, it
was asserted, the Emperor had no other resource
left than in declaration OF war. That is
tantamount to saying that, ike an Eastern
monarch, lie would have hidden his defeat
and death in the destruction and connagration
OF his royal palace. ,cdr such as the Emperor or
the French cOdd nOc engage in tcOuid Oniy be Nke'V
TO ruin france aDittOM sdcinq her sovereign II il
not by war In which, whatever may be the ISSUE
France would nave SO much to loose and so little to
gam that the Emperor could hope to recover the suf
frages of multitude whichshad evinced so great a
repugnance to any aggravaton OF military burdens
Whatever may be thought OF the CdDOIiag of such
orators AZ NJ. Tniers and OF such writers ~ NJ. de
Girardn, the French nation at large looks forward
TO an outbreak OF hostllites with visible misgiylng
The French soldier would go forth on his crrand
with alacrity-who doubts itY-but it Ia the French
people who shave pay the piper,n and the
Emperor Is well aware Of the disposition
OF his peoples mind in that respect that nj
the very moment that he alarms them with prepare
TONS OF which the world never saw the like, he
also caoles them with peaceful assurances which
even all their oracular vagueness and dreary monOt
ony never seem TO deprive OF certain interest.
Whether II be y0r ,cd1ike orJor peaceful purposes,
behO0Ues the Emperor Napoleon TO hare the French
nation lcRh him. and he can hardly feel confident
OF the cheerful and spontaneous support Of the
ton he dare not appeal to its uncontrolled and
bassed suffrage, If he will not consult Its wishes
with full intent give In to them, If he can brook
no opposition not the opposition of NJ Duaure.
M. Dufaure, thoroughly honest man, q septuage-
MARIAN man not unwilling to take the oath oi ale
glance to the sovereign and the constitution, man
who has been three times Minister, who mas served
three different governments, and who cannot boast
of the smallest bit OF ribbon OF the iegoR OF Honor
In his button hole.