New-York tribune., 1871-12-13

found himself Obliged to raise to high grades the COM
plasant associates Of his coup dka to the dement OF
more deserving more patriotic men. AND % ~ camo
about that the head Of the army was composed OF
viduals whose principalxttles TO promotion were toe
contempt indifference for tho laws OF their country
This decentralization Of the general ooers was very oo
servsble in the last warl And below this senesuon
the accompices Of the coup ttat who begin 70 oisap
pear, generation Of the proteges was formoo' .Ss
perhaps Of yet less merit not being possessed o ''
audacity which characterized the first chiefs OF inc su
venture-sant Arnaud was better worth than baaane
or Palikao,"
And this sort of soldiers careless OF citi1ensnp
and civil law of the highest discipline, who IN the name
of military discipline, demanded the death OF tns n'
who a the worst had but Joined great revolt
doubtfully established Government which certain y,
them to-day but expectantly loyal 10. no Juue
them in almost the last Of his reported words
his faithful counsel Advocate Jolly just before leaving
his cell for tho death cart: "You are RepuOcah
Well remember this. If you do not presently oes'foy
| the army it win destroy YOU Tho army nas a,~"S'
been pr@toran 1t has always formed party "i' '0
nation when 1t ought. on the contrary. 10 ue nae n
tousl The danger my friends, Is neglect kossel was
of Protestant Cerenol blood on the fathers hoe' o
| testapt Scotch blood-a Campbell-on tho mothers'
with doubled capacity Of enthusiasm and nxed hgn pur
posc certainly with shrewd talent OF insiRnt' hao
he the gift of second sight as wen' lie was
shot by soldiers Of his own reglment On 'no
significant military demonstrations OF the then nomhany
Republican army In favor Prince emperor to bel Ma
poeon 1t was at review there held by the republican
Prince President that Gen. Neumayer 1orDade MS troops
lin accordance with disciplinary rue TO cry Vtre PEmpe
reur and was dsgraced for his palms. His brother-n'
law the supple, gelatnous Trochu, was major then I'D
those days. and was presently promoted to be lieutenant
colonel Whence-and looking on his subsequent career
bv the darkness OF hstory-we led to infer that
tOrative Oare0n not to say waiter-0n) OF ProVdence
whose political CONVICTIONS IL he have any, are OF the
IAgitmist casswith stripe OF confused Orleanism-
did not then object to the Presidents promotion to En-
perOr.
1t is lamentable to say that the signs OF Imperial
restoration are threatening They are growing and
already past the stage where they seemed simply rdcu
1t that Thiers and his friends are not
without fear which, whether exaggerated or not s OF
itself OF the notable signs Here is another and one OF
the gravest There elections to FIJI five vacancies
in the Municipal Council The result was, in three Arron
dssements success OF the radical Republican Gnddates
in one such balancing Of votes that trial must
be had and in one so small vote cast 497 IN AID as by
the law invaldate fair trial. the election quality OF
the majority 1900 given to the favorite candidate In
words the Conservative bourgeois who whines ad
protests in alarm this Red result will not even under
the prctense Of alarm give himself the trouble to peace
fully protect himself by going TO the polls He wants to
lie protected. Last September he gave his voice
uproarously to the chorus Of the Marseilaise. and
popular shout Of Dtchdnce at least locked ON ana
listened complacently to the downfall Of the Imperial
| Throne with musical accompaniment BY next Sepem
| Der he will be ready selfshly to applaud or COM
placenty accept the setting up OF the throne on his
bended back 1 wonder sometimes sadly whether the
Paris bourgeois does belong to the animal kingdom
Government had dire anxiety OF some miscmevous
that would be produced in the faubourg by contre
coup fired at Rosse and Ferre vester
day morning and military held in readiness and
lpvill n
popular quarters quiet as tho Rue de u Paix
The immediate popular leaders gone 70 their graves
prison The pit,o revolt has sunk to spirit rd OF
possible OF pars
pays4
that all Of any possible fighting remainder are
ana oSS S e the e
Napoleons time that the police force proper Il az east
tos to be materially worked France be done only
by army Leaving will out Of question tass Sn s
sr nothing Mans II Back e' in
%a SyisSn tc earn fG his %ssras ns
don't believe that he will can return iof nsre \" esrs
u, y does not
among leaders with the exception OF Ganbetta ana
mon sW sense as one could wish But e
present pretenders help out the chances OF the ist
That most amh nrracticable, mildly dullmlndcd
gentleman, the Count Of Chalnbor has been IN It. town wi
lowers and orean:ss still enerain their fa,cies
WIZ the project Of scu,~ v'Sn sanSaaca1y 1 tns rem
resented by the grand nephw Of Marie Ani%inrttG 4 @
grandson Of Srss X Of s LGs BE- dd
not intrigue for ITS falling If it not for thinking
ws9 Of are e f Be- pR %
ing spectacle. And. as though it were not wildly gro
s mt to that nsas
wonld be the fit master Of Your Is not
he anov braasast pVcse with President Theirs
Despite which double disadvantage ne thinks ne may