The New York herald., 1869-06-14

England, and both are therefore the undoubted ex-
preston OF the national sentiment The struggle ID
ended and the results justify In the mann the pre-
vious calculations IL was predicted that the towns
would vote against the government and that the
masses Of the country would sustain 1t. 1t
has so turned out. There were 2e2 men,
bers to be elected. Out OF these $50
have been heard from. but in nfty-eight
instances new elections must take place. as no
one candidate obtained the legal majority. So far
tne government have secured 1876 members The
opposition have bagged only twenty-six. but
out OF the fifty-eight yet to be elected
from. there no doubt the adversaries OF the gov
ernment VIII be considerably increased. There Is
every likelihood the opposition In the New Chamber
Will number some eighty or ninety, more or less,
which Is gain OF some thirty forty over the last
Chamber. This Ia the price the Emperor pays for
his luckiess trip to Mexico, and above ALL for suer-
ing Prussia to become the military rival OF France.
On the whole he has got of very cheaPly There are
other results, however connected with this national
demonstration, which are striking, unexpected and
almost ineXpcaOe.
Frst-lt has been always believed that If Napo-
Icons dynasty collapsed at his death the Orleans
family would succeed him. Thers, the champion
OF this family, was the leading man OF the Assem-
bly,, where hs extraordinary talents ecllpsed rivalry.
past Assemblies were devoted to the restoration OF
Louis Phppe's family. 10 the amaZement OF all
parties the entire COh0rt of 0reansts Is slaughtered
In the recent elections. Even their preJ cheUdlte,
Theirs, is utterly demolished He presented himself
in no less than Six different electoral districts which
the French law allows. and one would suppose that
in some section OF France, north or south, east or
west an election would have been conferred, II not
on the Orleanst at least on the great historian and
orator OF France. Not a bit OF it, He was beaten
IN every place he appeared This must be an i'm
mense treat for the Emperor and great humiliation
for his bitterest antagonist. Doubtless out OF some
OF the ftyeght new elections Tniers will slip into
the Assembly, iOr the opposition want him ana SO
Will concentrate on him; but where are the Orleans
family and their fond aspiratl0nse Echo answers,
nowhere.
Second-The legtimst party, since the fall OF
Charles X, has never been other than o forl0rn
hope, and the death OF Berryer few months since
was an additional blow. There were few shining
lights still left IN the last Assembly, but even these
have been ruthlessly extinguished In the new one
another great treat for the Emperor.
Tht1d, and more remarkable still-The republican
party, which everybody thought must succeed some
day IN France, ana which, II 1t did not follow Nap0.
leon. would certainly cut short the Orleans regime
Qt s hardly credlble) Is just as badly damaged as
the rest and many OF Its abest leaders, such as Jules
Favre, CarnOt, Maneck, have all been set aside.
Fourth, and most wonderful phenomenon OF all
The opposition party-ina word, the revOluttonists-
have routed the Oreansts and the egitimists for all
their chiefs have been elected and what Is more,
they have elected them IN Paris Lyons, Marseilles
and Bordeaux
Everybody Is bothered, and every one Is asking
what 1t all means. Some persons contend that 1t
must be the work OF the lower classes for 1t can
hardly be credited, they say tnat the middle and
upper strata would vote for wblrlwind that would
paralyze trade and property.