The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-27
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TUE MISCHIEF OF THE roLurrcIANs--Tgg "DANGEK
OUsr CLASSES.
There are, even in the face OF . Powerlul enomy
occupying the soil OF France, band OF mlscnleVous
politicians who would be glad enough, y thcJ say
the least chance OF success 70 proclaim tneir
but unfortunate republic, which SIMPLY means tnc pos
session or Inc government, and ABOVE ALL The spoils
by lot OF low men, without resources wnl nave nc
hope OF ever rising 10 power ana asunc'lon ~ any
well Organized body OF loaiers, VINO. call
themselves "cliefs" that are yearnlng Tor
al ai''I the present. cpportune moment. as they
regard it, Then political leaders in the. As.
sebly have done their best since the opening to set
the bail In motion and yet Paris in spite OF all their
EFFORTS. becomes every day moro ana more calm.
Besides the above categorles there are few thou.
sand OF very low creatures who would gladly ad Inc
ambitious designs OF the revolutionary conclaye IN
question; but one and all OF them seem afraid to
pose Parts would be OF than II the Prus-
SLAMS took IT. for your revolutlonlsts could set up an
imitation forthwith Of the cdsvant reign Of Terror
spective bodies In all directions while the property
LEFT behind them would be rapidly Appropriated by
the hungry and bloody horde whose great AIN wOuiu
thus be accomplished
In the eyes OF the pcnniless mob OF Paris republic
Genera genera s Ut other peoples expense The materials
Tor such roc surely exist here, ana only yesterday
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assassins-l beg pardon should say revoiutiohists-
one OF them had tho erontery to say "the national
guard could not resist them armed with their p0g.
nards aud pistols" That may be, but the present
Chief OF the Cabinet Count de Paikao, Will hardly
trust entirely TO the national guard. He Will take
TO have few thousand regulars In the forts OF
Paris that IN the twnAing OF an cye. could take the
measure OF these men OF the polgnard and lay them
out accordingly. Besides, there Is something
stronger tnan the ten or twenty thousand
men that could be arrayed against any dis
order in the capital, ANA that Is the mysterious
power OF puDlic opinion, which froNns savagey at
any talk OF revolution. The effect OF this has been
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the Assembly, who since Tuesday last, have been
subsidng py degrees and beautifully less, while they
see, to their rage, their best chances already gone.
ORLEANISM AND RESTORATION.
Besides the republicans who contemplate anarchy,
there Is another party IN Paris who would gady re-
turn to their old pleasant haunts OF the Tuleres
and st. Cloud. and OF the 20 are the Orleans family
Ever since the war began they have been ON me
have flied them with the most ardent hope OF upset
ting the dctested Emperor and getting back to their
old quarters To-days papers are nlled with their
lettcrsone from the Prince de Joinv!llc. who Is
Wiling 10 take entire command OF Tile entire French
feet as CHIEF admiral, for this was his former rank,
POSITION. What Joke IL would be TO put fancy
sailor OF royal rank over the heads oil al the old ad.
mirals OF the French navy Then there Is the Duke
d'Aumale, who says ne was general OF division in
his fathers time aud he was general simply be-
cause he was kings son. He wants TO go back to
tue army ana 1ght the Prussians, too Which Is, OF
course patriotic. but equally absurd; Tor could this
amateur general be put over the heads Of the vete
rams OF the army as he must he, for r5yalty could
All these letters only meant for political effect
TO serve the great purpose to keep themselves be-
lore the people. Or course don't blame them, for
who wouldn't like to be King or Prince OF France,
with all the perquistes attached, II they could be
Il ANYTHING happens to the poor Emperor, as some.
thing must happen some day, there Is no doubt the
Orleans stock viii rise in the royal market; but
great many unlocked for things may happen before
then.
BONApARTIsM.
At the present moment The whole soul and mind
OF France Is absorbed in the dreadful business on
futu N n raat
upon that So far the Emperor mas. lost ground.
The reyerses OF the war, the bad generalshIp,
the bad management generaliy-fOr all this Is al
legged to explain what has Occurred-bave und0ubt-
eedy impaired his prestige and lowered his popu.
larity; but as he said In one OF his late bue.
tins IAN may yet he repaired. II tho war finishes
to the profit and glory OF France Napoleon III. will
serve ont his term ana be duly buried in the Hopta
DIES lnvades alongside his immortal uncle. Ii 1t
don't, why then 1t Is not improbable ne VIII throw
down his sceptre and retire. Ike Charles ", In pro-
found disgust with the world and all its yanitles.
You see great results hang on this awful shock Of
arms; but Napoleon, by last advices Is serene as q
summers morning.