The Portland daily press., 1870-11-07
'rHFl PR TSS.
Monday Morning, November 7. 1870.


xr. Co.. oe fine A rni.iise-A Re.
r.,,,c. Empire Of q K,mgdoms
Thank Heaven for Il e armist ce, whatever
q mes of it! Thiers, who is "a years old and
wo is described as "a little short cid man,
with shabby black oveicoat and dirty white
hi.,' had accomplished something worthy of
his earlier years in Dir gig about a suspension
OF hostilities. There will lie pause in King
Williams butcher,, at least, aud there is a
s rone probability that he will not risk all that
he has won OF glory and of prestige by re-
neving the contest on any trivial pretext.
There is, however, reason to apprenend that
the sudden yielding of Bismarck on almost
every contested point-his consent to conclude
the armIsIce without hearing from the Tours
Government, to permit Paris to receive pro-
visions and Alsace and Lorraine to be repre-
scented in the Constituent Assembly which is
to be elected Immediately aud to convene on
the 15t nst.,-is occasioned by secret pur-
poses which Will fill France as well as all dis.
interested spectators with Indignation There
is loo much cause tor suspectlng that the sur
prising compacency of Bismarck, the base
surrender of Bazaine, the late gathering OF
Imperialists at WIhemshohe and the weak de-
fence of Napoleon just published are all parts
of one scheme TO which the Prussians are
party tor the restorat' on of the Empire. OF
Bazaine's treacheil, and OF his acting in the
supposed il crest Of Bonaparte, there can lie
idty douot. He has published an en-
phatic denial, il is true, hut the opinion OF
military men, like ten. Grant, in regard to the
needlessness of surrender, the astonishment
and anger it occasioned throughout France
ano the testimony of very many OF bis subor
dinate officers leaves little doubt that the in
tamou- French Arnold has added the c.lme OF
falsehood to tna' OF treason, Perhaps there
may be no ground for fea ing that kind OF
coup detat, to which Napoleon and Bismarck
are both parties, has been planned, but these
men, who are the most uAprincipIed states
in Europe, are capable OF anything.
But II the aImistice is Concluded in good
faith--lf thu French people are to be permit
ted 10 elect representative body that can es
tablish legitimate and stable government
VIII CHI. in turn, eau negotiate peace with the
Republic, we OF America hope, Of course. But
the prospect is not altogether encouraging
In provincial France the people are. or were,
for the most part strong Imperial lists as the
vote ON The plebi ,citum last May conclusi,el,
ows. Ii the Empire is impossible will they
be inclined to 90 over TO the opposite extreme
a ID become Rel ubicans? 1t is feared NOT
T le present p DIVISIONAL COVE nmenl has Ii t
shown itself St ficient y capable OF gaining
su port and pleservil 6 the pubic tranquility
stitute SO large part of the voters They
favored the Empire and alwa cave Napoleon
Their votes because the, believed that he in
sured them seeu,iLv.
Speculation is of lit e use while aft irs are
in such a chaotic shai e-whie the consent Of
Gainbelta and the Tours governme has not
even been OBJ aimed Tor the armstice, while
the Re DIS have just teen supp essed in their
attempts to overthrow the Paris goyel nment
and while the popnlace at Lyons, Marseil es
and o'her other points are carry ing on soft
OF civil war among themselves. But under all
be that the form Of government adopted will
b.a Institutional monarchy with one Of the
Orleans princes, probab y the Count de Paris,
SOD OF th- Duke Of Orleans and grandson of
Louis Philippe, al Its head Ii will be re-
menLe red that this young man, who served
on NJ Ciellan's staff, is possesstd Of a fair
share OF Intelligence and OF a very respecia-
Bile character, considering that he is prince
To the Orleans party belong many prominent
men, some Of them, like Trochu and Theirs,
now occupying conspicuous positions. If any
thing but Republic is to be estahIis ed moth
ing would probably be more satisfactory than
a restoration OF the Orleans family. There
are few stray Bourbon princes lowering
about and there is small "legitimist' party
in France, but il is not probable thai anything
favorable to that detestab race will occur.