The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-06
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY DECEMBER lscs-TRpLE SHEET

bravado has been steadily oozing away ana their
buster diving ont. II ~ hardly necessary 70 say
what the upper class think or propose IN reference
| to these .redn gentlemen whose dogmas are pill
lage and assassination. Thus you soe Tue senti-
ments ana forces OF al the Glasses atrano,ts ne
| the same Is equally true as 70 tue country
al large. All are heartily united against the
men who would gladly wreck the interests present
aud future of this prosperous aud contented land
s hi y rsSI minority Of cutthosts for they
nothing more, have beloved, ana threatened, ana
geseuaed fnriousy ior me last three weeks ss ana
OF the elections, we behold them panic stricken ana
| In universal ngnt. They have discovered as nave
said that In every quarter and from every size and
every class nothing but antpathy and contempt -
entertained for their projects and their men, Ia a
word. as already stated that unseen, but over
whelming power of public opinion, which Is simply
the concentrated expression or the feelings and con-
vlctions OF whole community, has stricken then
ana they have fallen before II like chan before the
wind. This Is the key OF the whole situation. TINS
is the solution OF all the mysteries surprises ana
sudden changes OF front for the past week.
When Ledru Rollin found how the "cat was jump
ing" he cunnlnglv declined to come over 10 parIs as
me did not wish 10 raise riot" On no. n1v se .n e
riots. Felix Pyat urges keeping the peace. Every
.hour expect letter from Victor Hugo III the Rap-
PEI, calling on the lightning TO shlver INTO lrag
ments-0 Ia Victor Hugo-tne caitln VINO Would care
TO INT his impious hand against order NOW y TINS
not as amusing as it Is wonderful. But do not
Imagine that this extraordinary change Of tune rom
dire war to passing peace has been brought about
without tremendous commissions IN tue ranks oi is
gang or consprators against the well being OF Inc
country. Not by any manner OF means. Inere nave
been hot DISCUSSIONS, fercer dssentions and remen-
come the rogues have fallen out and win probably
content themselves by killing each cther. con-
summation devoutly to be wished.
The extraordinary break down or the 'reds'' qas
had most sautary influence upon the gentlemen
who constitute the phalanS - that assembly know
as the cleft" and headed by names pretty well
known In the States. such Jules FaVr0
Jules Simon Jules Ferry, Eugene pelletan, &c.
These men would have been delighted to put them
selves at the head OF revolution II 1t had been pos
slple to get up such thing; out seeing BY the re-
cent experiments OF their more plain-spoken
event Is not even to be dreamed Of they have got up
manifesto, giving to France and the rest OF man
kind their very important opinion OF what ought to
oe and what ought not TO be done In this year OF
grace IN the way OF political changes One OF the
Parts journals, commenting on this pOmp0us
manifesto OF only twensyseyen vo members oes,, Of
remarks that "rhese gentlemen merely pro.
pose to attack the government on certain political
ment the administration. some reforms OF defec.
tive laws, some possible dlmlnution OF OnerOus
taxes which would be relief to the poorer classes
they give all their mind and attention to manifestos
for their own satisfaction and neglect the material
wellbeing OF all other classesr' This 10 common
sense view Of the palaver OF that portion OF the
Assembly known as the ''eft"
AS to who win be elected tomorrow and Monday
for the polls do not close Till the end OF the second
day.it Is really perpexlng 70 predict. There are
candidates OF every shade, The revolutionary party
Pyat. The republican party without revolution VIII
appear in the persons OF E. Arago, Cremieux, Car
not, both ex.ministers OF 1s4s. The conservative
party has its representatives also, but not
worth while mentioning, as their names are
comparatively unknown. Such Is the indifference
throughout Paris to this election to I'LL the vacan-
cies in the Assembly that Il expected the vote Viii
10 small. All classes are 80 well satisfied with the
good sense Of the Emperor and the readiness he has
displayed to meet the wishes OF the country that
there is no excitement Whatever Oh Ic,t,.ca, affairs
II has been feared that the middle and upper
classes would not turn out to vote at all tom morrow
and next day. Ii this should prove to be the case
tDea there Is every probability OF the election Of the
'redn candidates, WINCH after all seems to be the
wish OF the middle and upper classes, simply that
these men may be erectuaiiy voted down IN the AS.
semby by overwhelming numbers, and so be proved
to be inslgnfcant and contemplate for harm OF any
kind. Another singular feature OF the day Is that
,ne working classes OF Paris, who are very fond OF
have treated the canddature Of Rechefort as
good BIT OF fun, ana the man has really made
himself so ridiculous IN various ways that he has
lent zest to this spirit OF mock admration He has
proposed at public meetings not to pay taxes, and
then the government must come to q standStlll
cried Of his hearers the other day. "On, yes !"
he replied II can't do Without that" "How Is 1t to
be paidr yelled his interrogation. III there no
| taxesSn You perceive how silly this Rochefort
| has made himself. The common people as well as
| the rest are laughing at him, and he may, out OF
pure sport, be elected Just as Morrssey In the
states, though Rochefort does not keep "hes.n but
proposes them daily in the shape OF revolution.
! From ali this you must that IL almost impossl
bic to iOretell VINO and what will come out OF the
electoral urn on Monday night. Yet 1t s consoling
TO think that 1t Ia matter Of no kind OF consequence
fhe present POSITION What everybody wants ia per-
feet order That Is the settled point. AS for the
rest, the politicians may cackle as much a. they
please so says public opinion at present writing.