The New York herald., 1870-05-01
FRANCE.
National Agitation of the ROBaparte Plebisci-
tum-The Government Position.

From Gagnanis Messenger, OF Paris April 1871
The French gov rnment appears determined 60
act with energy in inducing the electors to take part
IN the proceedings the fDlebtscite. The cOnden-
nation which the Cabinet not long since pronoun. ell
from the tribune all administrative Interference
Ia the working o universal suffrage seems to lie forgot
ten. Apparently that declaration applied only to the
ordinary elections, OlherW lSe the MINI. tei WOui
rot re- ommence ''a,e dcttpue depOrante" Ii The
present case. Naturally, as ihe pres ure OF the v
ernment unct.onaieS is openly avowed, tn various
par les follow he example ana are forming commit
tees 10 rouse up and lnstgaIe The electors; in
dton, several Deputies have eft Paris for their de-
partments for the purpose of explaining TO Their con-
stituents the real bea ng O the subject about 10
submit ed 70 the nation lor It's decision But at the
moment VIII all the frac;i.n Of the majority arc
openly placing Ives at the disposal Of
the government. the democratic opposition seem
unaD; to come TO an understanding on common
line O. conduc,. Projound dtcissogs burst forth at
Tie meeting held a few evenings back al Mir. Gre
meux s. IN te Rue Bonapare e, ana Violent re rini-
ma ions were ute ed However, order not to
terminate The sitting without coming to some de
pre- erence should be gwen to NEGATIVE
vote, but that any other means OF protest NJ
aga nsf the pebiscite should not lie excluded. The
various pro hers and tren 81 Will, there ore,
be frle eth to abstain TO put blank paper IN the
urn 10 give negative vute. The repu0 an
parry rs thus preparing 10 set d0lcn TO the crdt side
or its al the bid,tS ana all TIE TIE pro-
ceed.ng is no. deficient III adroilness but un ORTIZ
naiely the other ptrties Will have just as goud q
Fight 10 count sucn woes III their own favor. TIE
COnstttutaonneL also points 10 aDolher rue OF tie
DENT cratic party-narely 10 represent the coming
vote as enc which VIII ance more de lare on tie
question o. tie mp re.
From The Paris Constitutional April 1877
From the dineren reports furnished Dy he radical
press II The meelng VI the Left, facJ OF first rate
imp rtance mas come to light nancy, hat the par.
tes c)nposingit from tue deep iue represented by
N. De es 1uZe u he pHle lnl renec ed BY the Sccf
seek 20 impress Un he pie6iscLte o character viii
the liberia conce vati,es auM iares u the Empe.ors
reforming initiatve, never urht Of giving It,
FIR us, and believe for Lhe imm nse ma
1ony VI the cOun ~, thee is no oues ION of
v0ting aresh for the empire iteelf The yiebiScite
Of lso2 estay hshei he aloeonc dynasty. an the
nation, IN is totaty, has ne er ceased 10 remain
lDG ependently OF laws which may be mp owed or
mS1l.ei ~ ci Gums an es, he French people feei
e.waDt whlcn IRE aun mats over all OIL. rS-tO II X
IN g saDle mann the lDrIn OF government an 20
paG ehat pom oat OF the reach OF Revolutionary pas
s0.On,, 80 That the WORK of reform and pro2ress
may be accomplished In cibcacious manner
and that the completed edince may not totter o
!, Its Al through the absence Of solid foundation.
sThaJ pV stl0n, which the nation has attained ut u
90 st Of 30 many struggles ana sacrihces 1t Will
QHa ptly, the pte0tsctte viii not have pronounced vn
fhe fh0narchlcal Institutions OF the empre-the
uatt N will simply be Invited To declare its opinion
on tile notifications WINCH the Sel,dtuS C0nsaltum
a TO make IN the constitution ol 1852 Those per-
sons. therefore VINO seek either by negative vote
or l,y abstentlOn, TO invadate the result OF the
ballot. may pre- ndice the liberal and progressive
,ork OF constitutional reform, but they VIII DO no
=, iscnief to lie empire The attitude Of The left
m one aUod qualy for the untry nam, y, thai 1t
4 Sc,' ades ali mistake. We now know wei that the
mem OF that patty, some OF nom as de9utes
have taKel an Oah TO the empire, se X Tor the re
p1Dlic that is 10 sly for the form cove nmsht
90 m ned In 1852 by the MAJOR ty In the country
Bu from the moment when tnc eyes o. ,ne lei. leit
tie roe. and the abs enions aii sgn ~ tle apoil-
Sion o tn mo nrchy, is II pnss le 10 suppose Una
the other par ,es, wAeih iney cons or ne Sendius
~ TOO ngeral or no. sun ciety 20, WI