The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-23

The following extract from private letter, satcd
2lst, by correspondent long resident in Paris gives
sctusI situation and prosreets In The Trensh can't
tai l;"Trochus first and second addresses TO Parie,
and his frst to the Temps, mark the extent snd
going, while the personal elements OF the pyovi-
siOnsl anonymous government show that tue trans
formation must go further before q reformation
begins. ! say anonymous for, although che old
name is still over the door, the business has gone
into the hands OF assgnees. The real executive tri-
umvirate is Bazaine, Trochu, and Palikao. The
Legislature is led mainly by Thiers and Cambetta.
who have struck hands with Palikao for the occa-
sion
,as1er tnan they are going they dono a! east want
sion reached last Friday by about hundred OF
them, members OF the Left journalists and others,
was to wait and watch the growing chance. At q
later and much smaller meeting, or interview, be-
tween dozen Republicans and Gambetta, the latter
being asked whether Palikao deserved ali the trust
he seemed to place in him, answered, yes, because
he is q traitor
quality Of political leader than anybody else in the
Chamber, except the Nestor Theirs. The real trou-
ble is the Old one, the party is all heads aud body
As BeTanger long since said, There is no one for
Nce-Fresident' But the mill even now hiss begun
TO grind Napoeonism pretty hard, crushing II finely
and not slowly The Napoleonists are already bolt
ing and getting ready 70 bolt
From whatI hear, from what Americans long in
business tell me, from other evidence such as TrO-
chus letter, and from very remarkable letter writ
ten by George sand, shown me 10y her correspon-
dent, Judge that the eX-Napoleonsts the aflIrma-
tive voters on the plebiscitBi, are now almost be-
yOnd the old opposition in their contempt OF the I'M
perial regime. You hear treason constantly in the
open streets and cafes. Spies If any still remain,
may listen and be welcome Even the American
tourists and residents are cooling in their admifa-
tion for the Emperor.
"Whether the French. enervated oy the last
twenty years Of misgoYernment, viii prove equal
to the needs Of the situation whether this anony
nous Government can bring out the latent vir,ity
OF the people, open questions That with a
government of revolutionary energy and In full
exchange of confidence with the people, they c)uld
defend Paris and drive the Germans OF French SOIL
nave no shadow OF doubt But the sssignees are
merely coalesced not united; working together on
compromise, not an agreement; one manager trust
Ing another because he is traitor nos acting with
the full force OF convictions and hopes, all weakened
by mental reservations. Republican, Democratic.
Socialists don't believe in any OF them. he clerical
party is not enthusiastic. The we-t0-do bourgeois
are as timd as always heretofore, for ;heir pro-
peTty.
although there has been bold cutting OF red
tape an administration so long the slave OF routine
| still hesates and obstructs. AS for Trochu, the
Parsians have already nicknamed him '0lIiyier on
war-footng.' Olivier himself Kept his promise to
| support his successors by quitting the Chamber.
Rarely before has he been so faithful 20 mis- word"