The New York herald., 1869-12-29


| sion his only opponent was Arnaud Barbes,
| who came forward second time as tue
representative OF the revolutionary school.
have told you. believe. already that Barpes Is one
| long.centaued fight against the government.
| During the reign Of LOUIS Philippe he was the
leader OF repeated Instructions ana on one occa-
sion he made prisoner, and, after formal trial,
was condemned To death. But the King who had y
horror OF the gulotine-his father having been one
OF its victims ia I7s3--reentod in the case OF
BarDes, and sentence was comnuted
20 banislment. lie turaed up again the
revolution OF 1913, and for his long services
in tae cause OF ,nsurrectlon he was rewarded with
a lucrative post. But MS promotion was not high
enough to suit him; he took an active part In the
attempt or that year 10 overthrow the republican
government he had been 80 long ostehsiby contend
ing for and was again obliged TO take 10 his heels
As street lighting has gone out OF fashion nowadays
for the simple reason that Napoleon ILL., Is iormi
dable opponent to trine WITH Barbes comes quietly
back TO vlndlcate his subversiye principles et the
polls and TO make universal suffrage the arbter be-
tween his aspirations Tor power and the govern.
ment OF the day. GlalsBizo is a man OF progress,
but determined foe to revolution. These were the
two candidates on Monday last. and nothing could
be conclusive test OF the disposition OF the
Paris population IN one OF its largest districts than
the vote given tnat day. Out Of A. 500 registered
electors 20 900 only voted and Of these 49, 900
and odd voted for Glas.BizoD shI 600 for Barbes
SO revolution mas gone to the wall, ana isa
representative may hang up his addle OF
discord for all time to come. The three
Revolutionary organs OF Paris-the Rappet,
tho ReJorHte ana the Rscett-are considerably
disconnected by this decisive vote aud to the
transparent trick Of crying that the goyernm
aided Gals Bzoin; but they do not say the govern
ment prevented anybody FROM voting for Barbes.
Foreign countries must now clearly see from tnis
significant election OF Monday last now really
founded were all the cries anu clamor about
luton III Paris. There may be q few thousand
"rougnsn who would risk their lives for pllage,
but only when they saw there were chances OF sue
f any OF THIS class had illusions on this point
the meagrc vote for BarD's must have erectuaiy
dlssipatcd them.
IL little over week since the Chambers have
assembled, and In the lower House they have been
busy verifying elections THIS is all the real work
done. Two incidents, however, took place worth
noting NJ. Rochefort showed himself to the men,
berS, the most oi whom mad never seen him, by
rising III mis- place and making proposition ABOUT
the national guards taking the place OF the regular
soldiers as sentlnels at the ChamDer. This said, III
the fewest possible words and In the mdest pOssl-
BILE manner, he sat down. There were surprise
aud disappointment; for everybody expected some
extravagaut and violent demonstration from the
editor of La LayHerne lt Is one tnng, however. TO
write aDuse IN tile receSses OF your ntung place and
another to speak in the presence OF your fellows.
RoChelort has shrunk from the test and though the
Journals give INN the credit Of behaving with par
ameDtary pr0prety IT Is certain his violent follow
ers VIII call htm potroon aud declare they have
been tfched.
The next iacident OF the week Is move made BY
Jules Favre, who figures as the leader Of the left
rreconcliaDe opposition. Without waiting for the
Chamber TO ttute Itself by verifying certain cleo
tous and other preliminary buslness nc jumped up
a. the rst sitting ana offered Dttch OF tesOlutions,
all OF un exreme character The lot may be judged
oi 10y sample. lie proposed that the wnoe legisa-
tive power should be vested IN single Chamber,
and tnis IN the of the repeated failures OF
gle Chamber IN France rs well AS In England aud
fhe United salcs Of course In all This Jules Favre
represents the views OF his party OF extreme opposi
ton, and they have displayed already want Of tact
anu car.city IN making premature move and pro
Gaming doctrine condemned ny experience and
public opinion. so much for the deOut Of the ire
conciiabes' Ia tue Freacu parliamentary drama Of
lo6y-I0
outside OF the Chamber there has been deal OF
sklllu political mannuvrng preparatory to action
tnaI VIII to describe briefly and nIelllgl-
bly, as possible. The old majority OF the Chamber
tnat has sustained the government through thick
and thin since lsj2. when The Emperor organized
matters as ue deemed expedlent, was knocked into
smithereens last June by the Emperor himsef when,
stared by the general elections OF May he thought
it wise 10 mody and reconstruct things lie saw is
was necessary 10 give the Legislature more power,
! and TO that extent dlmlnsh MS own. Ha did it
promptly, you remember; anu II certainly did
agree with hin, i,e tell very Ill after.
you remember. Tie loresaw, perhaps thaI Dy aban-
doning hls sagaclous controi France might go All
wrong; possibly he dreaded the Increased trouble
the potlclans were likely " cause hlu But he did
1t all the same, aud tnat omnipotcnt majority DIS
solved on the insIantle ali 10 pieces-became Just
SO inucn notsaui ana Jetsain al tue mercy
OF the winds aud waves OF the poIsIcai
disposed to turn ON the Emperor with Tts brute
circumstances, but Napoleon probably reminded
them III whisper OF the sad fate OF Louis Phppe's
majority IN ls4s who could not 1--we and learn. Tue
great jon Of tue past week has been TO re0fganize
new majority carry on the new system Of govern
ment, ior hencefOrth and, | suppose forever. The
nsD-
te fashion he has done Tor the last eight years. but
the Legislature, more particularly the elective
new trial Of what is ycept parliamentary govern
ment, as practsed III England since 1885, There the
legislative power governs and decides every thing.
rue Executive Is mere shadow, ooc et p,9tered
mint Such government Is not possible in the
United STATES, and it WI be some time, reckon
long time, before IL VIII be practicable IN France,
assuredy not Whine Napoleon Ill. hycs. II may
loursh under his son. which ne foresees.
been 10 arrange matters In such a way
that the Legislature and the Executive
could get on comfortably together. This was easy
enough wnen both parties were Wiling Andy john
son and Congress could not come 70 pleasant
derstandng, SIMPLY because Andy or Congress
wanted too much ms or It's way. There WAS con.
stant squabbiiDg tnerciore, and finally an impeach
inent. Iu faris however, things are working far
more smoothly.
10 explain. The Old majority nas, duriav the
week, changed It's costume, its name and its
i've hail, but it has moved into tue right centre.r
Some of them nave pushed on little farther and are
caIled ieflcentre" Others again remain quietly Oh
the right Now these various designations as
understood in Paris al. mean certain shades 0I differ
ence on political opinion. The right go In ior
statu quo; right centre' think 1t best 70 trim a
little and the ''ieft centren little more. Now All
these gentlemen are on the best terms With the Em-
pcror because both see their interest IN IT, II Is true
that the right ana the two centres could pass
what laws they pleased; for they constitute "a
| decided majority, ana they could also snap ,Her
fingers ut the Emperor, bur then they would rsk
! tlngoncies which, as sensible men, they WON'T do
Here. then, Is the majority reorgat,zed wearing the
fashionable parliamentary colors, and the next
thing ls to g0t up new ministry to represent THIS
| majority, u tdngtdise Emile Olivier ls the coming
man. aud simply because he has had the tact Tor
| year aud upwards 10 WORK III harmony with the
! Emperor. lie raised the cry OF 1.-THE empire anu
| hoerty,n and That now Is the accepted doctrine.
| The last election on Monday proved It, But must
not omit due mention OF another part OF the cham.
Der "opposte st. Peter," the lett SIDE. Here SIT lna
| ''rreconcilaOies " headed by jules Favre, Simon
j In n q n af