The New York herald., 1870-05-12
FRANCE.

suecial Analysis of the Electoral VOte-The
Plebiscite, Its Advocates and Opponents
Contrast OF the Feeling With That Existing
Mt the Late EIections-The Vote Of the Coun.
try-Alarm Against Radicaiism in the Fro.
yiuces-OrIeanist Interests-Six Millions OF
Majority Anticipated.
PARIS, May 90, 1870.
Fgeoiscttel I'le0isctei Pleoisctte! Turn where
Won will it is the only excitement Were 1t
not for the approaching popular vote the strkes
might be q sensation; as 1t is, however, we Ittie
care whether or not some few hundreds more orless
are out of employment and starving. After the 8th
of MAY or rather the following Thursday, we snail
all settle down to minor sources OF enjoyment sucn
as murders suicides, emeutes and the appropraUoh
OF other mems wives; but we have no time now
to devote to our usual little pastimes You
will have doubtless observed in the Paris Journals
that the provinces take no interest IN the pleo1sce
Now, in the manufacturing provincial towns thls
NAV be the case but in the rural districts can state
positively that the people evince great enthusiasm
Take for instance the department OF Calvados; at
the last election there two candidates In each
of the three ci,coaScrfpttOns-one was liberal, the
other Official In every the official was elected.
At the present moment committees In favor OF the
plebtsctte have been formed In that department. ana
not only are the three deputies named members OF
the committee but the three liberals also who lost
the election In Paris the legitmists Will ABSTAIN,
many orleanists will also do so, together with the
electors In NJ Rocheforts ctrconscriptton and some
others II IL therefore probable that IN the capf
tal the race between the government and the oppo
s,ton Will be neck and neck. At the commence
.ent of the pebtsce fever it is true that the rura
population was lukewarm, but 1t Is now almos
unanimous The country people were at hrs
Indifferent as they were satisfied tnat II
the Emperor was on the throne 1t was
or little moment what government was In power
and they intended for the most part to have alb
stained; but the violent articles in the MarsenatSe
tne Ruppet and the ReUen have created such excite
ment throughout the country that the people are
now determined to record their votes. Not onll
have the above named newspapers reused the people
10 action, but the language made use OF at the public
meetings has also greatly strengthened the feeling II
favor OF the government Al meeting held yester
day IL was publicly urged tnat the Emperor ought
be seized forced ON board vessel and sent to Cay
enne; but as said In my last the authorities allow
the reds,, 20 rave and storm, as by doing the re
publican cause Will be greatly damaged In the eye
OF the people.
with respect to the Ofleanists, they do not inten
to vote. NJ Thers. VINO was one OF the nrst TO urg
the pteDfscte has suddenly declared he Will abstain
and urges others TO do So TO explain MS lncoI
estency Is not difiicult When he wanted tn
yleotsctte aportion Of his party Orleanlst parsan
were IN power as Ministers, Viz, Daru anu Bunet; n
ron OF M GuiZot was named secretary attne Mlns
Of Public Worshp Baroche was at the head OF u
decentralization Committee Inpont OF fact tne
leanists had endeavored to obtain all the place
heir object being 10 prepare the way FOR Oreanl