New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-15

generous men" who began in the Independent
press to raise theirvoces in indignant inquiry about
the matter.
1t is wonderful in contrast with it's faint and tmd
tone years ago. to note the comparative freedom
of the press the eve of the elections of 1869. The
change however differing in its forms and purposes,
is as observable in the Government in the indie
pondent press The semi-ofiicials are as much less
slavish as the independents more bold. Even
the Constitutional this week has broken loose from
Ministerial leading strings-or perhaps, Ministers
master hath bid them loosen the strings AT any
rate, we have the fact: Considering the anecedents
of the Journal it rises to the propositions Of event.
and the date becomes historical. One OF the first
things Louis Napoleon did after unstrapping
his baggage, when he returned, consci-
entious Republican, to the soil of repub-
lican France, in lS4s. was to invite Dr. Veron,
editor Of the Constitutional TO dinner at his hotel.
He that dav took and held by his vanity
the doctOr'sweak and strong points Yeron's devoted
service From that day up to Wednesday last past,
the 2Sth of April under whatever change OF editors
and proprietors. the Constitutional bas been I'M
swerying in its blind devotion TO President and En-
peror. For nearly all that period it has been the
most authoritative the most directly inspired OF the
socalled semi-ohicia journals. One of its assistant
editors NJ. Mitchell whose tendency to respect him
self was found, only two months ago, Incompatible
with his place on its stat, was recalled
to his post with the effective power of
editor-in-chief by its proprietor few days
ago and published Wednesday an article
the significance Of which in the columns OF the Con-
sttutjOHHel will notescape your attention Here are
its closing periods In the coming elections, then,
we shall have three classes Of candldates-the systc-
matically satisfied, the systematically hostile and
hoi ind 1n,to 10 liberty
the dynasty free of all engagements and holding
only from their constituents. These consider that
the edifce is not yet crowned; they demand more
direct participation of the Chamber in the affairs Of
the country, liberal modification Of the laws on
the press and in the right Of meetingin word, the
full development of the reforms promised the 18th
Of January [lSG7l. Ue hope thai Government riH not
combat the liberal dyGasdo party. is for Us,iCe shall
sustain IT,"
This is "hat burglary The --LATEST sort ofibreak-
ing with all the traditions Of the COnSttuhoERcL
which up to this week has always deprecated the re-
forms promised in the 18th of January letter. repre-
scented the press as already given to license and the
public meetings requiring vigorous suppression,
sustained the principle of official candidates as an
essentially salyaory element Of the Imperial regime,
and condemned the Third party men as unconscious
reyOutionsts to be ptied for their foolish dream OF
liberal dynastlc independence
The Administration is not at all likely to give any
outward and visible sign approving the new course
entered by its late chief organ. There are some
signs pointing to the belief that the change is looked
on with no great annoyance by the Emperor There
are some signs of tendency his part also to JOIN
the Third party lie seems to be leaving the election
to his ministers and projects and leaving the respon
sibility also to them Of failure and oyerpreSsurc
The Corps LeGslatif closed its last session on Mon
day. and all the members are off TO the provinces TO
work for reelection. The campaign Is open and in
high activity IN town and country, and rs rich IN
humors as ever "A Parliamentary election IN England
or n Presidential election with rs, though the ma
chincrv OF it is so different In looking over the list
Of candidates Of all parties and their pretensions, an
American is struck with the Importance that is given
10 hereditary traditional or some other purely acct
dental quality 1t is constantly put forward by this
and that gentleman, strong point in his claim on
the suffrage Of his district that he is some eminent
bodv's else son, son-iu-law. nephew or the like. /
saw il urged in last weeks paper, IN favor OF MI
Andral an ntrinscaly proper man for the rest that
he was q grandson Of Raycr Collard by has rife
Mr. Cannot, one Of the Opposition nine from Paris,
never would have been elected except that,
and will only probably be elected next month,
because he is the son Of his father, the
Cannot Raspan, and several others, members Of the
Rcuublican Constituent Legislative Of lSlSJl are in
nomination only as forms of manifestation and pro-
test against the Coup dEtat. Most eminent in this
kind and not entirely without chance Of success is
Boudia brother OF the representative who was killed
n the barrcade in the Faubourg St. Antoine. II heis
elected he may thank the Emperors late Oyerzeaous
Minister Of the Interior Pnaud, for his triumph
lie runs in the district where bis brother was killed
AGAINST GARNER Pages, member Of the Provisional
Government Of 1915 and representative OF the dis
trct in the present Chamber. There are as yet and
probably will be, no official candidates in Paris
though the Administration will be apt to favor Emile
Olivier against his moro advanced democratic
opponents. His district. the lIhird, will be more
warmly contested than any other in Paris. NJ.
Cochin. whose name became familiar 70 you during
our war as that Of an old Abolitomst and our con-
slant friend is as liberal as a strong Catholic and
Monarchist can be- and will run hard NJ Guerolt
in another district. Darimon, renegade pure
and simple from the party that elected bIm
in 1863, has small chance Of being rechosen.
Most of the other nine actual representatives OF
Paris in the Chamber will DO returned Several of
them as Theirs, OLIVES, Jules Fayre, Jules Simon,
also present themselves in various districts i'll the
provinces In Of success in more than one, the
candidate selects that district in which he will sit,
and new elections ordered for the others.
In one of the departments the Count d'EtamDes is
nm for popular honOrs He was distinguished dandy
in Louis Philppes time and should be still pretty
man. Leastways he believes in his appearance, and
bas ordered 5000 copies Of his yisnomy done by the
panortypc process, to be distributed among the
voters In another district a Mr. Chambrun dis
tibutes an album Of Autographs. representing him.
self and family in various commendabo actions and
nleasinq attitudes But his county having mixed
nonulation of Catholics and Protestants, the last
plate representing Madame Cbambrun ornamentinR
the churches" is ingenousy omitted in the copies OF
tbe album that are left with Protestant families.