The New York herald., 1870-12-14


place be bombarded our interests will not
suffer in that direction
Intrigues for the Restoration or the Bona-
| parties.
| It is now undeniable that the restoration of
the Bonapartes to the throne Of France is one
of the possibilities of the situation. 1t Is hard
to think that Prussia or United Germany will
| attempt to force ruler upon the French
| people. On the other hand, it is impossible
to refuse to admit that France is now at the
mercy of Germany; that Prussia for the pre-
sent dominates Germany and that Bismarck is
the master of Prussa-the place of King VIII
| liam, Of course, always being recognized.
| Fall Paris when 1t may, before Christmas or
| after Christmas, the Germans mean to remain
in France until France has settled down under
some recognized form Of government. The
| example of 1915 will be inflated; but on this
occasion the forces will not represent allies,
but Germany only.
What is the chance for Napoleon? There
are many who think he has no chance at all.
Others, again, are Of opinion that his chances
are great. He is King Williams prisoner. He
is treated to-day as a royal guest. He has
not abdicated. The Regency has retired from
France; but the Regency, with the Empress at
its head, is the only accredited government of
the French people. The Senate, too, but waits
to act. The declte0nce has been pronounced
in the Corps Legislatif; but the dlcAeance
amounts to nothing. There is only one govern
ment which the conquering Germans can
recognize in concluding treaty of
peace, and that is the government
Of Napoleon. OF course King William
could give France her choice; but will he
The allies restored the Bourbons in 1914 and
1916; and the presumption to-day is that
King William, acting magnanimousIy by
royal captive, will restore the Emperor Napo-
leon, or at least compel France to submit to
the Regency. 1t is all very well to say that
France will not have it SO. But France in
1914 and in 1915 had to submit; and France
is more exhausted to-day and more helpless
than she was in those years. The Germans
wish to get home, and we may rest assured
they will adopt the easiest and simplest way
to complete their work. Having no evidence
that the French people out Of the great cities
are against the Emperor, and having much evi-
dence to the contrary, we cannst say that the
restoration of Napoleon is not the first among
the possibilities Of the hour. If France is not
pleased with the government which Prussia
leaves behind it, France must make the best
and the worst of it. So soon as a treaty OF
peace is signed by the Regency Napoleon may
be allowed to return to France with all his
best marshals and at the head of an army Of
at least three hundred thousand men. At one
time we saw chance for the House Of Orleans.
The prospect for that house is no longer
bright. In London to-day, it is the Empress
Eugene, net the Count de Paris, who is the
object OF royal attention. The republic has
failed. So far as we caa see the empire must
be re-established Pity it should be SO; but
facts are facts.
The Government Envelope mad Stationery
Jobs.
We know that many Of the jobs and spec
ulations under the government are enveloped
in mystery, but the public will he astonished
to learn that one of the biggest things of the
kind is the job known as the stationery and
envelope job, by which the postal department
is made to lose nearly one hundred and thirty
FIVE thousand dollars per apnum. This sort
of thing is protested against by number Of
the envelope manufacturers stationers, book
sellers and printers Of the United States, who
complain against government competition in
their line of business. 1t is reported that our
well-known fellow citizen, Boss Tweed, is int
, rested in this matter; but bow, or whore, or
why, or in what manner, does not appear on
the surface. Perhaps the New York Printing
Company has something to Go with it. Bs
} that as it may, is there anything under th'
D Sun, or over the Sun, or around the Sun, in che
D way of jobbery, that some people have not al
: interest in it, some way or ctber2 Why don
8 our Board Of Aldermen take a hand In thi
D envelope ard stationery business2 Now tha
t they are in the gift book printing line the,
might as we'll add other branches OF tn
/ ! trade with profit to ell concerned.
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CARNIVAL CELEBRATION IN WASHINGTON o.
!, WAsaINGToN's BIETHDAY.-The Washington
. Republican states that arrangements are In
: progress for celebrating the coming anniver
sary of Washington's birthday upon an unusu
ally magnificent scale. Among the attrac
0 tions it Is expected that Mr.. Bonner, Of tn
o New York Ledger, will be present, with hi
splendid stud Of hsrseas