The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-02
FRANCE.

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The Crisis BridseA Oversize CAbInet-Dim~
oslty In Fsrmins It-Revsiasiea and Rove.
tionists, Past and Present. scbucider and
His Downfall-The Weather. Theatres
PARIS. July 10, 1869.
You will learn long before this reaches you that
the ministerial crisis Ia over. The old Ministers
have tor the most part resumed their places with
the addition OF some new men OF no great public
prominence. The late administration was dissolved
chiefly to get rid OF the impossible Rouher, and his
retirement from the government Is regarded az the
END of the autocratic system and the beginning Of
the parliamentary regime. Still the new Cao'netw
not regarded as at all permanent and hence tho
great dificuty Of inducing any one TO accept places
they will likely be called on In month or two to
vacate. The Senate IL convOKed. a. you know, Tor
August 2 TO vote upon the new organization OF the
Assembly conformity with the late propositions OF
the imperial message. and one OF the mmediaSe re-
suits Will be the election Of presiding officers by
the Assembly. This process will distinctly define
the force Of parties, and In harmony with parlia'
mentary usages established bv Eng ISM precedent.
the Cabinet must represent the views Of tho
majority.
There is little doubt the Cabinet gong into once
today would be acceptable TO the majority as IL
hitherto constituted but remains 10 be seen what
new ingredients will enter into II. The other day
there was combination Of the Left Centre and
portion OF the majority, and as l have explained,
which lei to the message aud IT'S concessions,
and as the movement was initiated BY the Left
Centre. new Cabinet should have been composed
of the leaders OF this section The ditficnity. how.
ever, presented ITSELF that the Left Centre was noe
strong enough In the Assembly, consisting OF only
fifty members whereas the majority. pure and SIM
pie, was composed OF 1874 votes 1t was therefore,
l,ia ia NJ Inff
take Office unless they could comnlnt the support
Of the ruling majority. and this they
now found was not at all likely. No sooner
did the late Cabinet retire before the temporary com.
binatOn OF the majority and the Left Centre than
violent jealousy broke between the OF the
two forces, and hence Emile OLIVIER aud his fellow
chiefs OF the Left Centre did not venture to accepg
portfolios In anv Ministry, Tor they knew they would
be utterly at the mercy OF the majority who might
vote against them at any moment and compel them.
according TO English usage, to retire from power.
You see then, that nothing else is possible at this
moment but to patch up Ministry that Will tide over
the Interval till the Assembly meets after the pro.
posed changes In the constitution are carried into
effect, and then the majority will 'me once moro
cOmDact and decide on the men and measures they
like BEST Whether Emile Olivier and his friends
WILL get into ONCE then is very doubtful unless the
Emperor recommends them earnestly to the major
ty, winch, being devoted to him. WILL OF course,
act on his suggestion.
have heard great many shrewd people wonder
ing what on earth would have become OF Us all
these last two weeks amid all the political rumpus
THIS back down OF one CABINET an0 the deadlock
that delayed the formation OF another and all the
ntrigues and violence that accompanied both-if
there had not been man at the head OF the govern
ment whose clear intellect ana strong will kept
ever thing in perfect order. II Is generally said
that If any or the rulers OF France since 1885, whether
mOnarchcal or republican. had been IN power
during the last month we should all now be anoat
and i'll D,ene revolution. There Is not the slightest
doubt OF It, The revolutionary party In France is
Just as eager and ready now TO upset things as they
ever were. and Theirs would be more delighted now
to lend them his services than ne was when he con-
nd IN anh IN pvh on
Louis Philippe into his final exile IN 1s4s. The men
| who threw France into revolution IN 1885 and is4S
were not a whit holder or ADLER than those who
stand al the present moment, torch IN hand to light
| u3 another general connagratlon. But luckily for
Us residing here. and still more 70 tunatel for those
whose property and lives at stake, they dare not
venture on any such experiment., for they
! aloft" whom they can neither outman9uvre nor
| defy with impunity IL is true they may not have
| on another occasion another Napoleon Ill. to see
them safely through n; yet IS great point accom-
pished to discover IL Is not absolutely necessary to
| fire OF guns and Kill no end of people simply be-
cause one set OF politicians run away and another
set Jump into their paces-for that IS the whole Of It.
| singular incident has occurred within The last
few days 40 strikingy illustrative OF the ups and
downs Of political life as to be mentioning.
told You all about NJ. Schneider, the President or the
Assembly, in recent letter. Ten days ago he was
the man of the situation he Is abused reviled
and abandoned. The Ostensibie is that he
ADVISED the Emperor to prorogue the Assembly; but
the real one is That the politicians OF the Assembly
right ana left are jealous OF MS nigh character ana
supposed influence with the Emperor, so ,nat they
| down. ana for the moment he IL nowhere. Every
body is talked Of for the President to be elected
the meeting OF the Assembly but the hapess Schnei-
der VINO Is In every respect the best qualified it.
told you he was representative 4 the great
| and these latter think 1t best for them tnat
such man should not be exercising great
political influence and be taken into the confluence
of Emperors. AZ to the suggestion he gave for the
| temporary prorogaon OF the Assembly, nothing
could n DC more ,udclous under tue circumstance
eapse 1t was evident before Others couid be found.
Besides the changes resolved on IN the 0reani.
zatlon OF the Assembly, giving II an entirely new
| character rendered 1t ia every way cXpedent to
order an adjournment for month. for that VIII be
the extent OF the propagation. Tie Emperor adopted
the suggestion OF III. schneider because he thought
best to get rid Of the boltled-up determinations OF
the politicians, whom he knew would be too glad to
add TO the agitation existing. However the chance
or dealing heavy blow al the popular schneider
was TOO good to be thrown away b, these cunning
politicians, so they all united TO raise hue and cry
OF mad dog, and for the nonce the manufacturer
Is hustled out OF sight He is a man, however, OF
great talents and fine character anu later
| ne will reiustate hlmselE.
The weather has, in imitation, suppose, of the
poiftlca world, gone INTO crisis also. 10 Inc chilly
temperature OF June we have plunged INTO the merry
| furnace OF very hot July, and the enect the
similar cry that the revolution had broken out;
Tor There has been general scalnper. All the
ladies you meet are in costumes de Uogag., while the
men are burredy arranging tDeir bankers accounts
Tor % long summers rambie. You hear Oh nothing
| SINCE they stopped talking OF the Crisis but Ems,
ilOmbnrg and Baden Baden. "Sdtrequi pett" IL the
universal exclamation, and all who can dying
IeemGe TO the fashionable watering places. The
theatres for the part closing up in despair.
and well they may, for f the pieces were even far
more attractive than they are would venture
in who WAS not IN quest OF Russia1 batn, BY the
way, have neglected, very greatly nueed, giving
you an insight into matters tneatrical; but IL IL all
owing to those COMPOUNDED politicians, who VIII
never keep quiet; but shall seek another etter
80 give you some general idea OF what has been
gong on before and behind the scenes for the iass
month or Two.
The American world here is ebbing and flowing as
u usually does TINS Time VI the YEAR nc residents
are hopping away from the tropical sun OF this
traortiinary season. while every steamer from New
York brings III supply OF new arrva.s, VINO host
their umbrellas ana charge heroically at the h0us
or Paris. We have had an Eruption or some weli
known officials lately. Governor Curtin was here on
bus way TO ~. Petersburg. He stopped a day or
to have look into the condition TIansconti-
mental Railway, IN which hs name has been ratBer