New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-01

reporter then goes say that the Bureau of the
Second Circonscripton would not have hesitated to
recommend the admission of NJ. Calyet-Rogniat. If,
almost at the very last hour. the three other candi-
dates had not sent IN protest against the election.
This protest, like dozen Others that have been sent
in against the Government candidate, and cmiOusly
enough, against no others is under ten several
heads As You may have a stray Demo-
cratic leader who is interested in learning the
latest French style of tamperIng with elections and
Violating the purity of the ballot give for his bene
fit IL managing the next election in his ward, the
different heads. ] am sorry that can't furnish him
with full particulars, but, dare say polite letter
! addressed TO the French Minister of the Interior
would procure in response all the necessary details
of the dshOnorable practices which the Mayors, Pre-
fects Cures and other agents of the Government have
shown such facility in contTiving and carrying ont,
and which the Government, by means Of its majority
in the Chamber, has in nearly every instance shown
its full approval Of by validating the iniqutous
elections.
!. Forcibly getting rid of Justice of the Peace
supposed to be ill-disposed TO the candidate.
against the other candidate, which led to vioences
against their side, such as tearing down their plac
ards threats, foul words and even worse acts.
o. Another letter, intended to produce similar
effect written by the Chief Inspector of Elections at
MILAN.
4. Bribery, by money, and by municipalities.
3. Gifts to the poor to churches, &c, DC, and
not only gifts in hand, but promises of more III case
the candidate is elected.
o. Official pressure and intimidation
sorts.
s. A proclamation by the Project yilifying the
intentions and the principles of all candidates
but his own. that is, the Governments.
9. Geographic dispatch to Government journal
announcing that the Government candidate had
been given apubic.banquet at Milan and that there
was intense enthusiasm there Object of the tele-
gram the wires being in the hands of the Govern
men) TO create real enthusiasm at Aveyron ont Of
bogus enthusiasm at MILAN. IFacts-nO enthusiasm
anywhere and no other eating and drinking but
the regular three times day.
10. Anonymous pacard probably, as has been
all in oil ltrtl hal
always on the side of the government vilhypg,
abusing and generally in good set terms cursing the
opposition.
This is the latest specimen of how this matter of
the verfcatiOn of powers is managed. The reporter,
after having read the charges, proceeds TO discuss
Them and always succeeds, in case the candidate Is
a Government One IN proving that there is nothing
in them, and that his candidate is lamb without
guile. I'm case, as has happened once or twice there
are light and frivolous charges against liberal can
dldate, the reporter magnheS them as much as pos
slble and tries with might and main to break his
election. believe no one who has read closely the
sienogIaphic reports of the debate from day to day
VIII accuse me of msstatng the facts In tins matter
eaS OF a R 2gd f S9f ad he double lou 2b
majority the Chamber is for all tho world to read,
and strange man must he be WHO San read these
reports without blushing - published, as j
read them, in the MORiteVr, journal as
far as possible from any suspicion of being
tainted with r2dicalsm The business OF validating
tie election dags its slow length along, and it is
difficult 10 look far enough ahead to say with any
thing like certainty when the end Of the list will be
leaves 1G still TO be acted upon. Meanwhile the ideas
and intentions of the Government so far as they can
be gathered from the enuncatons of It's officers de-
pendents, and hangcTs-On in the house, are of the
vaguest kind. IT, as the Conservatives declare, the
Opposition mean license" when they cry liberty"
the Government seems to mean by the same word,
which II is fond of repeating as ITS adycTSaIles.
steady maintenance of the stdtd qaO." The other
day NJ. FORBADE de Ia Roquette, who still
remains Prime Minister IN spite OF the daily assur
ance of the London newspapers that his career as
Minister Is at an end was forced out OF the silence
he has 20 long preserved, and made sounding
speech in which he eulOgized the Government, ma
igued the Opposition, gave us a rehash OF his mas
teTs speech at the opening and invited the COnyen-
ton to help him and Louis Napoleon) TO save liber
ty! Then, turningtO the Opposition, ne cried: I'VE
will her, by your help If you will, and without
your help, if you won't" No large body Of persons
either i'm the good intention or the ability OF NJ For
cade And he is reported 70 have SAID the DINER day
that be longer minister except IN name, add
| ing that what Is TO become OF HIM he don't know,
but that he is quite he Will be taken of in
"A better way than by being put into the Senate.
Into the Senate Indeed, he declares that he won't 20.
NJ RochefOrt has spoken again. too, not so well as
gt first though he did succeed IN firing heavy shot
into Louis ,Napoleons camp lie rose to, speak
aprOpOs of the laughter and eers that met his col
league NJ. RaSpall, whenever he attempted to adj
dress tie Chamber. This line of conduct" he said.
seems to have been adopted a rule ever since the
Chief of state set tle fashion on the day OF the
Opening of the Chambers" Here NJ. FORBADE feebly
attempted TO call NJ koahefort TO order, but he was
not TO be silenCcd. Whatsoever my conduct may
have BEEN he went on to say, " | never made my
self personally ridiculous. never walked about IN
public square with tame eagle ON my shoulder and
a piece of meat in my hatD Imagine the elect OF
this perfectly truthful and far from complimentary
allusion to the facts of Louis NapoeOns landing at
Boul0gne on the large body Of his adherens III the
Chamber. For a short time there was an lndescTba-
bic scene. But some of the newspapers remarked
next day that NJ FORBADE did not act as if nc
much displeased as he should have been. .
NJ Olivier is still busy iii trying to force himself
into a despoic ministry of liberal views, but he
seems to be prosecuted with ll-luck. We have every
dav the assurance of some two three English
journals with access to the best sources of informa
ton that NJ Olivier Minister, is to be tO-mOT
row. that NJ FORBADE is dismissed, or has resigned,
that Olivier and he to stand back TO back i'll
new Ministry which shall thus present TO the locker
on either white shield OF black one, according to
the side he stands on Then, all these statements
are cOntradiced to be reaflrmCd the next day. while
here in Paris, there is sign that any changes
taking .pace or that they are even contemplated,
After all the high talk and lofty promises that
have heard there IS rather more personal government
to-day in France than there was before the publca-
ton of the Senatus COnsutum.
Nh Ne ndo5e T 9sS Ma %e Of fd T has
come back again. The return of E1genie TO Paris
from her trip TO the East manifested to the pub
lie by the restoration OF the odous prosecutions OF the
newspaper press, Of which we have for a long time
heard nothing. She had hardly got herself and her
ape which she brought with her from Egypt-a pre-
cjois sOuvcneT-SafeIy installed III the lulerles,
than a prosecution entered AGAINST the Hdppd,
OF rather against Charles Hugo and NJ BargfnS Tue
one for writing article and the other Tor publishing
| 1t in that journal. The article was vigorous and
fiery one, made terrible by its facts and its logic. 1t
was called The Two Paiahs," and ITS text was the
two soldiers who have been sent to Algics Tor at
tending political meeting-nOt for taking part Ill
II, observe, nor for anything more than SIMPLY at
| tending a meeting in which the Government was
| openly criticised. Hugo showed III tins artcIy,
which was addressed directly 10 the Army, that tue
soldiers Of that Army are slaves, not fee men, ana
/ that the Government treats them as such IN ORDER
10 make OF them more effective tools lor IT'S dcspot-
! ism. At first, the article was taken no
/ notice Of but as | said. no sooner had Eugene