New-York tribune., 1869-05-07
FRANCE.


DEMOCRACY-vICTOR HUGos NEW ROMANCE
NAPOLEON AND THE BoURBONS.
lPROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
PARIS, April 2S.-With every new week the cleo
tons occupy more the attention of the political
world-a world that has nightly increased in popu-
lation since 1863 The movement, am told, is more
active in the provinces than in Paris. Though the
impulse and direction proceed mainly from the Capt.
tai this is not wholly the case even with the Govern
ment party, and is largely the with the opposi
tiOn. The spirit of independence with the former is
sufficiently developed in localities to force the
Administration to stand neutral between two rlvai
candidates both expressing devotion to the Dynasty
"A humbled position that it accepted in hardly
single instance in 1863 while in other districts
it is actually sustaining moderate conservatives and
dynasties whose very moderation, six years ago, was
as sure a title to its hostility proessed Republican
ism. Government still prefers the unquestioning
faithful but recognizes its own need of majority
to defend as well as cast its votes in the next
Legislative while masses of voters yet untouched
by revolutionary itchngs are getting to demand
that the candidates should represent them as well
as the Minister of the Interior The fact is that this
official has himself advanced nearly or quite to the
point which the third party started from few years
since, when Mr.. Rouher, who may yet become one OF
its leaders treated its members as insurgents who
tionsts And the Minister is wiser in his generation
than the more advanced Liberals. Wanting candi-
date after his own heart, he sustains one who is
with him in the main affection OF dynastic
fidelity that being assured, he OveTooks minor de-
fects and So if he cannot DO better he takes up with
a man who may be Free-Trader or Protectionist,
Voltairan or UltramOntane, II only he be sound IN
the NapOleOnic faith.
The Opposition, being made up of diverse seots, is
Yofully troubled with sectaranism and recalctrant
to discipline. Candidates as plenty as bugadlers
were with us during the war, and are growing IN
numbers that threaten to rival those OF our breYetted
generals since the war. AS Mr.. - said 70 me this
morning Candidates! You can't put your foot
down without treading on one" They swarm here
in the Liberal camp, and threaten TO turn the cam
pagn, in Paris into melee of internecine guerrlas
Thus in the Third District of the city, there are
already four candidates Emile OHiter its very able
honest conceted, Independent Dynastic representa-
tive-Or misrepresentation the friends OF the other
three maintain Cochin, parliamentary really liberal
within Church and Monarchical limits; BduCel an
old Republican of 1S4S with oratorical gifts DIieT
respectable lawyer, connected with the Steele news
which is violent in its attacks on Olivier The
quarrel between the Steele and the Libert6 the
Candidature and character Of OLIVIER bTstlng with
personalities and picked out with challenges to
mortal combat has been the entertaining sPectaGie
Minister of the Interior for ten days past II the
opposition would do as Government does, and hold
TO few essentials on which four-ifths OF all its
members are agreed il would have no difficulty
in sending nine members to the Legislature than II
had in lS63-and 1t might well IN three or four In
matters gard that in this passionate preference OF
no bread to half loaf, 1t will play into the hands OF
the Minister. -
will not seriously affect one and perhaps the most
important result of the elections as shown IN the
next Legislature; which VIII be. l think. not 80
much the increase of the hatly opposed liberal minor
ty as of the increase of liberalism i'll the compara-
lively independent majority
Nearly all the present members OF the Chamber
are official or independent candidates for reelection.
MANY Of them are gone home 10 their districts on
campaigning duty and those who remain at the
PaIais bourbon are restless and eager for the field.
1rI lot sneacbes they ma ke and muatiently listen
to- on the Budget, and such of the sixty offered
amendments to it. mostly addressed now to con-
gtituents as are often the votes on the same. You
will find no other one where 80 clear and striking
evidence. in the stenographic OF the debate anu
votes this years budget OF that resurrection ana
promising growth of public lIte whose hist AWAKEN
ing and subsequent development lhas been the per
hans tool frequent bHrtken OF tins correspondence
since 1859. Two Of the amendments above referred
10 have led the debate on TO American ground; one
of them brought in question the principle OF protec-
tive custom duties In support OF winch lhiers drew
strong argument from the successi % results IT'S, OF is
deIai of fact, in the treatment OF which NJ Planat
a hitherto nearly silent member, from VINE and
brandy producing district distilled fearful
Complaint of the disastrous effect Of our
high tariff on the export business OF Bor;
deaux wines, and 5randles especially ana ana
ever be the strength and weakness OF the alb
stract or applied question of free trade this reporter
Wouid N presume TO decide tnaD on tne COIl-
narrative merits of TaylOrlsm and Tyerism tthe the
oogies, not the poiticsl but one thing am very
sure Of that American free traders wl not be ready
10 ouote the French free traders speech into their
neWspapers. | wish had room for an analysis OF II
in ysurs. The main point OF 1t Is, that the United
States tariff is running the export trade IN 5rench
sunk from 900 klos IN 1885, TO G93OOO in 1868; OF
wines in still more lamentabe proportion, and OF
brandies in 1860 to ORe-tenh of what 1t in 1880
a warning to the connoisseurs practced on at public
bars and private tables who smack their knowing
lips and sniff their acute noses and tumble their
shrewd eyes over 6 fine article OF pure old Cognac!
The entire export Of French brandy of any age and
degree of purity to the United States this year VIII
amount, according TO NJ PIanat, VINO should Know,
fo 600 barrels that something less than one poor
little barrel among every 5000 free Amencans-ess
than a Gill per annum and two drinks per gallon
1t is proper to ada that both tIanat ana % mr bStm
the sad condition Of the export trade 10 America
mon the attention of the Government. and recon-
mending reprsal tariffs If no other means could De
fonnd fo serve betrayed nothing but the most
friendly sentiments toward our country l. must
mention one of Mr.. Planats arguments against our
actual tariff il for nothing but Its likeness 10 one
YOU have often heard at home. 1t this The protec
tive and well nigh prohibitve tariff was night and
economically justifabs during the war; because hen
the United States NEEDED 10 TdSe large TetH"' uuI Ho"
IL is unwise and unjust, &c, &c
Under date of March 12, and aprop0s OF the uh
pleasantness sprung up between France ana DeI-
9ium ON occasion of law passed by the Legislature
of the last named State declaring its right TO control
the fee simple and leasehod OF railroads wIthn its
own limits, / wrote: What may nicely DC S tng
plans and immediate purposes OF so Tetieeht anu
datory party as Napoleon in reference to the ques
tion lust now Il is idle TO guess but 1T requires no
snectinS Belgum includes in its vista that country
Within the frontiers of France" What is odd Tor
newspaper paragraph more than month Old the
aIGye is st in date-more so, il possible than when
~ was written The Belgian Minister has been here
for many days cOnferTng with Nap0eons Ministers
and they are supposed to have aimed at formula 81
eYterioy ARRANGEMENT of this Railway question,
which Mr. Frere Orban has referred to Brussels Tor