The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-11-18

tons ana what adds TO tho perplexty Is the dissen
sion prevailing among the utras themselves. There
WAS meeting OF these The other dag Ut the house OF
Julo5 Fayre and-he took high ground against wnat
Is called the imperative mandate" or the doctrine
OF passive obedience TO constituents. THIS Mas
often been debated III tue United Staes, and II mas
Just been started here by some OF the out.ofdoor
politicians and journalists OF the radical section.
who aspire TO dictate TO their delegates ~ tue
Legislature This OF course, wounds the yanity and
lessons the importance OF the more prominent mem
beers or Inc. opposition, such as jules Fayie Ernest
Picard, Jules Simon, &C., ana they utter their indg-
naon strongly; but others, fearing Tor their popu-
arlty seek 10 evade the issue Hence division mas
broken out and what effect this viii have on the 2st
OF tue month remains 10 be sSen Enough OF poll
tics for to-day
Tao most prominent topic OF the day 10 the uni.
yersai struggle that has OF late declared itssf
throughout France between capital ana labor. We
hear OF nothing In all quarters and IN every pace
OF industry, but strikes After revealing themselves
all parts Of France, they have begun virucnty TO
the capital. and are spreading every day with
the celebrity OF an epidemic. AT last they nave thrown
the great dry goods establishments into extreme
conIuston aud this has secured the attention ana
sympathles Of the iemale world OF Paris. which
laturxly tends TO compcate AL adjustment. Ont
some 1900 employees III this department oil trado
5000 arc out on strike, and this includes not only
those behind tue counter but tue BUYERS snopwalk-
crs aud cashiers journal remarks:-'1t IL
strike OF the priests In the templo OF fashion, and
what are the wOrsnippers to or There Is great
neon Yenenee To customers, but serious loss 10 the
heads OF these houses. The public generally sympa.
thl2e with the strikers, for their demands are con-
sidered Just and reasonable. They ask for very
little increase OF pay. but dlmlnution Of
the hours Of labor whica now amount to
fifteen olt OF the twenty-our. and Including u
portion OF the Sunday. While there is cry raised
la me United states for only eight hours Of labor,
here are the shopmcn OF the tGost rcmuneratvo
trade Ia Paris working steadily Tor fifteen hours
every week day, and also u part OF every sunday.
In England the work OF this particular class ist ar
less IN hours; they have not only the entire sunday
to themselves bur IL getting quite general to close
tho dry goods stores In London ON saturday aller
noon The English employees IN this business are
therefore mucn better or than their Partisan
brethren. The war IN thus especial line still con-
tlnues, ana the rebels are wen organized and well
supplied with means. Ihey are proposng TO open
OF assistance are freely rendered. There Is no doubt
their lady patrons are Jealous in their AID and the
propretors OF the great naaatas de Paris had bet
ter renect before driving these poor fellows
TO extremity or they may get tho worst OF it
just think of very low wages and fifteen
hours Of daily labor. with part OF Sunday inculeIl
Now that public attention Is called to their a
orm OF such abuses ana Ill treatment Ii certain 10
be enected why don't the politicians here, who
make such ridiculous fuss about political liberties
winch mean nothing In FACT. lend hand 70 these
oyerwOrked, nnderpatd drudscS OF the 5hopr THIS 4
would be practical good, ana phanthropic at the
same time; but these noisy gentry prefer yelping
about impractcabe theories which benefit nobody.
There time Iii France when events like these
strikes would have called for government lnteiven-
let people OF all classes settle their trade differences
after Their own fashion SO long as they respect the
peace. People may strike as much as they please 30
long as they don't strike each other. The French
people may not be aware Of it-indeed 1t Is quite
certain that they are not-but they are already
giving most valuable proof or being educated TO
carry the disputes OF all sorts thar nsepa-
rabe TO our human lot without re3orn. 10 gun ana
buageon as Tue inal aroltrament They arc beng
taught the habits of pacific arrangement ald solu
tons IN private affairs that VIII sooner or later tel
benencaiiy On their poiitica! passions. The manu-
featuring class. who are t5 nerce protectOnlsfs a5
our New England nabobs are beginning 10 move;
but WIN SPEAK OF the u in my next Letter.
The Political Press aud the Legislative Con.
yocatiou-A s'Littlc Granddaughter sim.
pie Tactics--Father Hy-cintiie's Case--Thc
Prince observation-disclosures Extension and
Protits--The spanish Question.
PARIS Nov. 5, 1859.
Quite an amusing Incident has happened in the
political world here All the journals OF Paris have
been hard at work for the last two months trying to
excite the pubic mind as to the reasscmblIng OF the
Legislative Body. The date OF its meeting Is not
liked by law and it is called together at the pleasure
Of the government. According to usage II Is gene
rally conyoked IN neutrality-suspicious. but rarely,
earlier 1t was prorogued somewhat abruptly in
July, as you may remember, and before the rampant
orators OF the lett, ycept the Irreconcilabes" had
time TO yentilae their studied denunclatlon5 OF the
government These itrcated individuals assem-
pled at the tne solemn conclaye to deliberate
the outrage ana concert for redress, but,
IS usual with French politicians, they quarrreiei
among themselves, and instead OF q united protest
they set to work severally writing letters, telling
those who read them OF the indignation, &c, expe-
rienced this sad OCCASION am sorry TO say these
touching appeals to sympathy were all thrown
away The next move Of these restless gentlemen
was to get up CRY for the recall OF the Legislative
Body, and rs have said. the organs OF the opposi-
ton Of every shade nae been nammering ancea-
singly the topic for nearly the last two months.
After convincing all the world, as they supposed OF
figure once more on the political stage, and after
frightening tho government nearly, as they thought
no doubt INTO Q concession TO their demands, 10
the hend Tranpmann stalks forth his field OF
blood, his hands red with the murder Of his seven
unhappy victims, and all Parts and France give
themselves up to perfect frenzy OF horror. Once
more the tide turned against the politicians aud their
little game forgotten amid the appalling real-
OIL tue hour. So savage was one OF these organs
at this bloody intervention that " actually came out
with broad insinuation that the government must
have had hand III the continuance OF the Paniin
massacre to divert the public mind rom the polit
cal situation. Could any stronger instance be gwen
OF tho wild extravaganza tle short OF insanity, Of
french poiucM Joafha,smI out 70 coin3 70 the
declamatory articles OF the partisan papers. and
after oil the mnanmaiory letters OF the hefy depu-
ties who threatened II the Chamber was not con.
voked by tho 18th OF October farthest they would
come to PARIS and begi1 proceedings al the
Emperor issues the order for conyocauon but
instead OF the aforesaid date he names the Goth
OF November, winch j. later even than usual. This
duct contempt for the braggarts OF tue opposition
yeriles nay prediction IN late letter that Napoleon
would seize the first occasion to give them punch
on the head or o grim poke ia the nese-and now
they have got Il. Either keratry and the res who
have declared they would take their places in tue
Assembly on the z5h OF october must be az good as
their word and become ridiculous or they must put
III a non appearance and make themselves coz
temptble.
Nothing could he more adrot than the simple
means tho Emperor has taken 10 npale, aInd the
derislve laughter OF the public, dozen or Two OF ms
ianatcai opponents These gentlemen are playing
their roe very badly and evidently seem uncon-
scious OF two very important tnings. Frat that the
French people, save the mere scum OF Paris and
the large towns are hi no humor for disorder, usr-
rectlon, and, least Of NIL, revolution. Next, tiat
Napoleon IL not q man To be trlfied With, and that
all attempts TO buily him or coerce hun VIII
result IN the utter discontinue vi those who
undertake It, Eee stgn"tt. The Emperor Is
more lnan disposed-he Is decided, as said
months ago, TO yield TO every legitimate manifesto.
zion OF puollc opinion aud u France wants tne reign