New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-04

to have been taken to crush the radical
press at any cost; The Rereil suffers as its more
widely known allies suffer. Its editor has been IN
prison for more months than | can remember and is
likely to remain there for some years to come. The
criticisms of these papers upon the Government are
such criticisms as leading English and American
newspapers daily publish without fear or favor. IL
seems probable that the severity Of the present pro
ceedings against them is TO be systematically fol-
lowed mp In the letter from which quoted in the
beginning of this letter, NJ. Olivier expresses his
opinion that liberty being secured, vain political
determinations" ought TO cease, and that the Gov
eminent expects to be relieved henceforth from
constitutional controversies In other words, the
Emperor has given liberty 70 France on condition
that no use shall be made of it,
might pursue this kind of inquiry to any extent,
the facts being only too abundant but stop here.
What wanted to find out was whether the thing
which VI. Emile Olivier calls liberty and which, ac
cording TO him. exists in France the same thing
which we call Liberty, and which exists in England
and the United States Each reader OF tins letter
may answer that question for himself CIV. 5.
THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE CABINET-DISsOLU-
TON OF POLITICAL PARTIES.
IRON OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
PARIS, May 19.-When Messrs. Darn and Buffet
resigned, their offices were left untitled. Critical
persons said, 1t is because you get nobody
from the Left Center to put in their places or be-
cause You do not want any more Left Center Min
isters but Right Center. No, said NJ Oliivier's
organs. We have consulted the people and we delay
reorganization pending the PlcBscitpin after the
PtJisoitam, you viii The PlebiScitlm is to
prove the panacea for all Frances woes and needs
Ii was obvious enough that after the PlebiScitum
the vacancies must be filed somehow The three
names supposed to be ON the cards were, La
Guerroniere for the Foreign Office, Laboulaye for
Public lnstructon-whch he was thought to have
earned by supporting the Plebiscitml-and NJ.
Clement Duvenos, supple and able journalist
once Liberal, now Imperial, for Public Works. In
place of them have the Due de Gramont, NJ.
Mege and NJ PlichOn-thTec men as nearly unknown
in France and out of it. as any three that could
have been selected. They are the Emperors
appointments, and significant only because they are
Insignificant The Emperor has chosen three new
clerks to attend TO the details of these great pubc
offices. One of them is not even member OF the
Corps LegiSatif--not even Senator, either Inc
other two are members of the silent kind, respecta-
bic and impotent. Whether NJ. Segris is TO remain
Minister of Finance do not know, nor Is II OF much
consequence politically since his successor would
probably be NJ. Mage. Take the Cabinet either
way, and il is stu the same Cabinet There Is but
one man IN II vino ever pretended 10 he Liberal,
and ne is "a traitor. There is but one man In 1t OF
ability, and he puts all his ability at the service OF
his master. There Is but one man IN II who can
speak. and his voice is an echo from the IueTles.
The main difference between this Cabinet and that
of BOuhcr is that ROUhers Cabinet contained IA num-
Der of able men.
The Due de (iramont the new Ministcrfor Foreign
Affairs is OF old family, and, though ranking for
ncrly a Legitimist, has been Napoleonlst since
the coup dfiat. and has held various diplomatic
appointments. He has in fact been ont of France
during the last eighteen years and is IN no way CON
nccted with home politics Since 1851 he has been
ambassador ut Vienna, where he IS not known 10
have done ANYTHING good or bad. II Is nonsense TO
pretend that the appointment of such man has
any meaning In what IS called parliamentary
Government 1t means simply that the Emperor In
tends to he in the future aS III the past, Ills own
Foreign Minister. The new liberal plcbiscitaTy CON
StitUtiOn gives to the Emperor the power OF making
war and peace. Neither Legislative Body nor Senate
has any control over him, and hc has III the Bdc de
Gamont a man familiar with diplomatic forms
1tl.o &c ,t-rif VOL
is all he wants. The real business the Emperor VIII
do himself And there VIII Ice no danger OF the Duc
de Gr1mont rcsignng, like Count Darn on a ques-
ton OF Ptebi'ciid, more or less. If the Emperor
likes to have one a week, II VIII not b" us new
f9leiIh hster no "ll1 ~ pd ~
country lawyer, who was Mayor of his town (of
course by Executive appointment in 1862 and was
next year chosen, equally by Executive influence 10
the Corps Legisatif. He had been extreme lmpe-
rialist down to the time ~ the interpret aton, when
somebody put il into his head that he might be
minister if he Joined the li6 There was talk OF him
then IN the papers. During the weeks of December,
| when VI. Olivier was hunting for colleagues the
fayorte joke in the radical press was TO put VI Mege
in different Otccs-a Mcgc Ministry was the highest
absludity they could suggest, Now the ,oke has
NJ. nichon is Minister sf Public Works, place
of the Marquis de IalhOGct, who held on 10 once
through the PtebiScit9m, hut resigned aicrWaId ia
| replace himself by the side OF MesSrs Dsru ana
Rutic: the three having been the representatives, OF
| the Left Center in the Cabinet VI. PiClGn Is an
| UltramOntane of the most bigOted SORT, ana ms
appointment is meant % a sop to that NOISY party.
France has some reason 10 be thankful 10 Napoleon
! that be did not put Nj. PErhon into the Ministry of
Public instruction, where Ire might have doHc some
good tOthe Ultramontanee and great deal 81 harI,
| to the cause Of EDUCATION Like NJ. hegc be signed
| tho famous Interpolation, and he Is made minister
! as q reward Tor his support OF the fHthcttdh
| against She leaders of his avn party. The CAbnet
does 10, now contain si2Gc loyal member 'of the
| party ~ which IL owes its existence.
! There are people who base reproached the Eepub-
lcans OF France with being impractcable. ME IT.
! recOnclabt.S were denounced III the English press
hoo. fIt.r f1 In
Olivier Ministry as the iment of Liberalism IN
! France. What more could they want Tie Empe-
! ror was pledged 10 renOunct Personal GOVenInent.
! Olivier Tas Liberal OF Old tme ana, though he
had accepted the Empire, Wa pledged TO RECONSTRUCT
/ it, The era of Parliamentary Government had
dawned. France 10 have electoral rcfCsin, mu-
uicipal sfepcndence freedom OF the press, govern
neut by the people and Tor taIe people through the
honestly chosen rcpresentatiNerCf the people: Not
! long before the adjournment d lhc Corps LeGslatI,
NJ Olivier utteret his memorable boast-a clllns,
| which even his vanity viii never suIpass-tnat n,
had founde3 III three months institutions which II
had cost England Two hundrd1 years " es-
! tabsh. Nhere are they Where Is yes
tcrday mornings dew : ] so not thlhk
the Rrpuhicgns OF France stand II any need IL JUS
tifcatin 10 TIE Republicans Of America, but # they
do their complete defense and the proof OF their
political saiIGty alike TO b. found III the ftu-
zion of to-day: in the collapse at Parliamentary
Government in the unchecked personal ahcendsncy
of the Emperor. and in the transformation OF NJ.
olivier from ths Liberal Minister TO the useful an
stTment of de.lotc sovereign. ntH dld h9I NE
Heve that true liberalism and the Umpire cOuid 20
exist. They did not believe the emperor sincerely
meant to TcnOunCe any essential part o. MS IoWrf.
They believed that he meant TO Use OhNleT 10 NE
the Liberal Opposition AMI to give Ihstl0n OF IL l.
convenient excuse for deserving lts nag III Is pos
sibl,. there may bc man in rance VINO SUN
thinks that they wrong and tlnat CBlNlef was
ri0t II is possible for charitys sake let us admit
II Is pOssbe-that VI. Olivier may still bebeVe that
he is Minister i'll something more than name
that be has nodded the Emperor and not been used
Inv the EnperOr that France does really enJCY some
thing which he calls liberty: But to the rec, Oh !ile
.ro,Id tbe trapi- comedy which began OH LIE "a OF