The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1871-07-27
orn REGULAR PAprs LETTER.

the most beautiful Of European capt
tails.
Perfect calm exists, ana in conse
quence Of the thorough lisarming Of
the population and The death and flight
Of the leading radical agitators, there
is no interruption to the present tram
guilty likely to occur. There are
manifestly clements of disturbance still
existing, but the danger may be ex.
pccted rather from a collision of the
royalists and republicans than from any
further efforts Of the communists. All
parties, however seem disposed for
truce, that order in the governmental,
business and social circles may once
more be established
The man of the hour is conlessedly
equal to his position, and should the
life Of the veteran executive be spared
a few years, it is quite among the prob
abilities that the name Of Theirs will
become to France what that Of Wash,
ington is to America.
The elections for l2i vacancies in
the National Assembly will take place
tomorrow, and from the symptoms
they will result in the return of moder-
ate republican members, in sympathy
with Monsieur Theirs, some few ultra.
radicals as well as Bonapartist deputies
are expected
In Paris there are q members to be
the electoral lists have been
revlsed-a species of registration and
the total number of voters inscribed is
3S9, 900. A full vote in Paris has
brought out over half million of vot-
ers, but there are obvious reasons at this
time for many electors not giving any
signs Of life TO the government. Dnr
ing the commune only about ahundred
citizens could be brought to
the polls.
Gambetta has been in Paris recent
ly, and has consented to run for the
Assembly; with the retirement of Pi-
card from the ministry the truce be-
tween the best class Of republicans and
the Theirs goy ernmcnt appears estab-
lished. Jules Favre, an honest poll.
tician if ever there was one, remains
Of foreign affairs notwith-
standing his professed mistakes Of man
agement in the early negotiations with
Bismark. There is no doubt but that
Gambetta will be elected, and his i'm
mense talents and influence be exerted
towards the foundation of a permanent
ly republican form Of government in
France.
The royalists Of the Henry v, as
well as the Orleanist stripe, are hope
full biding their time, but the aspect Of
the moment docs not seem to warrant
their unboundcd confidence. The 'rre-
spectacle republican strength in France
is too great to abandon their favorite
ideas without a serious parliamentary
struggle, farther than that | do not be-
lieye the contest would go-France has
had quite enough fighting for the pres
cnt
In an early letter | will briefly sketch
the appearance Of the Paris ruins,
which, by the way, are fast being re.
paired, ana tourists must hurry up if
they wish to see them in anything like
their original hideousncss. Extensive
as the damages have been, the beaut-
ial French metropolis is by no means
permanently disGgureli in prone
made Of an hours duration last eve
ming, no traces Of the late conflicts met
my eye except the works If the chas-
sepot bullets The public and private
destroyed are located mostly
90 the banks Of the Seine, o. IN iinme-
date proximity thereto outside Of
Paris proper the line Of fortifications
the destruction is visible to a great ex-
tent The return Of French residents
70 Paris has been wonderfully rapid
and the tokens of the revival IL busi.
ness are visible Oh every hand. There
are but few shops remaining closed
and in the many branches 81 manuf4c-
tarc carried on here The orders much
exceed the ability olthe parties to sup.
ply as many If their Old hands arc
mis int and the reorganization II
skillfnl labor has not as yet been en-
lifeiy accomplished.
The Grand Review took place Il tlla
Bois De Boulogne the day before yea.
terday The weather was magnificent
and the troops numbering over one
hundred thousand comprised al arms.
aad were ia splendid condition. The
freshness and neatBess u their uniforms
ana equipments were especially notice
able. Monsieur Theirs distrit uted
about one Thousand decorations of tie
Legion Of Honor, aud also a thousand