New-York tribune., 1869-06-09


been sure of one, probably two Deputies. Per
contra, in the provinces considerable number
of Opposition candidates, now defeated would have
come in at the end of departmental list. For
pardon. If too definitely explain what you all know
befOrehand-under the old system each citizen cast
ing ballot with say nine names on it, the count
was made by individual names, not by tickets and
TO the name OF man popular with large minority
would be inserted on many tickets in place of this
or that party man unpopular with portion of the
majority. Under the old system, then there would
have been returned from the department of the
GlrOnde at least one Liberal member TO the last
Chamber who would have represented the Liberals of
bordeaux, majority in the town-as the Liberals
are majority tn all the large towRs-but minority
in the department
Since we are in Bordeaux. let us hold there mo-
ment to touch another point in the working of the
district system. / said that there, in all large
French towns, there is Liberal majority. This is
not disputable, as any one may see who will consult
the official figures of the electoral returns for 1863
In Bordeaux, as in all large French towns the pro-
portion of reading and writing citizens is much
larger than IN the embracing country This also is
an indisputable fact, do not say il is a reasonable
explanation of the political fact, because will not
60 into the argument. Judge ye. The depart
which is legally held to this sole obligation,
namely, to cut IL into many districts there
many times 5000 voters within Its lin is. Bordeaux,
like Lille, StrasbouTg, and other cities containing
more than that number of male adult inhabitants,
was therefore gerTymandered-a thin slice of town
was cut out and laid on a broad pieco of ignorant
peasant country. TheNapOleOnists claim with good
deal of truth, whatever mag be the credit, that the
mass of the ignorant peasantry Is still sincerely
NapOleOnlc. They say little possible III their
newspaper organs of the indsputable fact that tne
force and facility of administrative pressure is mani
fold greater in the country villages than IN the
tOwns-On Ignorance than on awakened Intelligence.
To come back TO Paris. Five of the nine Oppo-
sitiOn have been chosen, a large aggregate vote,
tricts there will be second trial next Sunday and
Monday, each Of which will give plurality for
more or less Radical Opposition man. Here figures
tell District l.-RegStered electors $1,000 voters,
(fambpfta.
Tenne 1890 Gambetta Is Radical Democratic Opp0-
sltiOn and endgetic Carnot is the late Opposition
Deputy, of much the opinions as GamDctta, DuJ
quite napt to express them IN tOTclbe languago-an
eminently respectable heavy, SILENT odish man,
claim being that he was his Republican fathers SON
District lIl.-4t,0OO registered, 5000 voting. and
Olivier. The popularity of the contest in this
district was tho theme OF a previous letter. 1he
majority in favor of the "irrecOncable' Bancol, the
Red Republican, the eXiled OF the coup d0dt Is uneX
the Ljberte, firmly by the Journal des Debdts, the
OpiRiODe NGtiOnqle, Ia Pyesse. the Non;i.T the
his causel except lie Pays, and was famed 10y the
FTgdf0. He will sit in the next house for country
district but his Paris defeat is remarkably signih-
cant smash. In 1851 he was elected by this same
Paris district by II 600 votes against 10000 cast for
the official candidate, and again in 1863 by 1900
against 10000 for the official opponent. The
Fourth has returned Picard. as everybody knew 1t
would out greatly increased majority, against his
A self-sacriticng victim TO, hut unaTmed by, tho
Eugene Peletan in the outside districts, Eight and
Nine have had their past course approved, and are
sent Dack 10 continue IL HoIo NIBVlOusl Iu No CAO
six years. by greatly augmented number OF enthusi-
astic constituents
A word now on the four districts in which there
no choice. In the Second S26Sj electors giving
their surages, IN round numbers, and in the follow
ing order, to the fOllOwing-namCd candidates;
Theirs, 1900; Devinck, 10000; Dalton Shcc, $685.
Theirs is probably the most dsdgJeedble candidate
that eXCtes the bile of GOyeInment-nOt that he
is nearly so red as Bance or 50 violent as GGnhGttl
eloquent in blame as Jules tae but that he is
nothing il not cIiticat-and that he is something
very considerable in the critical way be has giTen
persistent frequent, telling evidence, lie Has tho
unpleasanest TALENT of heating the drost Of p.aoti
cal questions with entertaining pTacticailty the
most annoying faculty of tearing nicely packed
Budget piecemeal and casting 1t back IN bloy RAGS
on the heads of Minister'S; the most vcNaiJu5 CON-
paratve memory of al political history for the past
40 years; the most irritating, penetrating quaity of
voice thought and manner OfaDy deputy that speaks
add TO all this that he is absolutely independent OF
party. tnat he does in thought and manner to de-
gree beyond any other one OF the ~ depnles repre-
sent and express the characteristics OF tic upper
BOurgeOise Of Paris and France superadd Tie uncO-
Portable facts Of his being IN sympathy nearly all
questions of foreign and of the gravcst Of
domestic policy with the majority Of bOurGcOsc out
ran;t helm feeling inside Of the Paais Bourbon;
suTcharge all this with the fact that the actual regime
is much his debtor for his historical landaon ot the
First Napoleon and YOU have the cumuaton OF some
Of the elementary reasons why the administration
has taken more pans 10 defeat the election of Thirrs
than that of Henri ROcletOrt.
GENERAL RESULTS OF THE vOTE-rHE oPPosI.
TON.
PARIS Nav 2S-In Corsica. which has right to
two deputies the polls not opened till next week
The returns from the go districts of France. with
trihing exceptions are now published. The 226 dep
uties elected may be classified nearly follows: l65
Official 81 third party "A frank Opposition. In the
s. districts where there will be q second trial Oh the
9th and 9TH of June the result 10 Judge from present
appearances cannot much yaiy from; Ohciai, ~
third party so frank Opposition. 10 IS notable that
EOU Government claims the successful thlrd party
candidates rs being of its elect although IN the late
Chamber until near the close of the session 1t dis
played more iTritatcd not TO say virulent hostility
10 their moderate propositions OF reform tan 10 the
protests of the few Democratic members. Next 10
he noted is that Of the lGi officials certain number
were accepted rather than gnOTed by the Admnstra-
ton and with or less sincerity asserted during
the canvass a spirit of independence ana readl-
ness TO join IN the march OF freedom that
find no expression in the professions OF ialth OF te
officials" Of 1863 il the above estimates ana
figures are correct the next Chamber on us meeting,
snpposing no grand manifestations by the Emperor
or other grayely influencing incidents 70 occur mean
time would represent a Right, III; Center 5S Lett
81. The last Chamber opened Wlth soId MAJORITY
ri ght of about 30, Left OF about To- and third
party of . The last grew with years so lhat an
shades of opposition united to 1T, minority OF IRON
40 TO 45 in the latter time was not unifrGueht ahd,
ON Two or three remarkable occasions during the last
year rose TO q considerably higher ngHrt once rs
bigh as 90 Similar occasions recurring ia athafEtc,
"A junction OF the more independent % the Rignt ana
the mOdeTates Of tie Lett win the center, changes
minority 10 majority very few such occurrences
would necesstate the resignation, lh1t is PT4ctlIn
responsibility of Ministers or coup eaL III We're
to venture pTOphcsy sbonld predict that the next
Chamber before its third year will he representa-
tive Parliament. with effectively rchpOnSluie MINIS
ters beloupug 10 the Third party. the Left Will be
likely to split into irreconcable democratic Lett
and Left Center o -
TO return to present facts. The new Chamber will
contain much more talent than the old one. and
abont 100 new members That of 1857 counted but