The New York herald., 1871-09-02
THEIRS TRIUMPH.
Herald Special Report from
Paris.
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How III. Thiers Came TO De
Elected President by the
National Assembly.
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ATTEMPTS TO SUPERSEDE HIM.
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The Duke d'Aumale, Marshal MacslaAon and
N. Grevy SuccesSively Offered
the Presidency.
Final Refusal of the Duke
d'Aumale.
The Majority Afraid of Gambetta and
the Republicans of the Left.
The Majority Afraid Of Gambetta and
the Republicans of the Left.
THEIRS MERELY A MAKESHIFT.
TELEGRAM To THE NEW YORK HERALD.

TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD
despatch from the HERALD correspondent at
the French capital -
PARIS, Sept. l, 1871.
The terms on which NJ Theirs has been
elected President are those proposed by M.
Rivet, with some very slight notifications.
The mos, important part of the bill reads as
follows-
''All the powers which NJ. Theirs has hereto
fore exercised as chief of the executive are
prolonged for the period of three years. He
is moreover, entrusted, with the PRONUNCIATION
and execution Of the laws.
''He is authorized to receive ambassadors
where the Assembly may sit. He will be
lodged at the expense of the republic.
''He shall have the right to appoint members
of the Council of Ministers, diplomatic agents.
and military and naval commanders, and the
Ministers appointed by him shall be respon-
sible for their acts to the Assembly"
AN ADDITIONAL CLAUSE
The motion of NJ. Rivet has been completed
by an additional clause, proposed by NJ
Chambrun, in these terms:-
''The President communicates with the AS
semby by means of messages, and will be
heard by the Assembly whenever he makes
the demand"
NO GREAT LOVE FOR NJ. THEIRS
M. Theirs has been accepted to the Presi-
dency on these terms not because the National
Assembly is satisfied with him, or be-
cause it is afraid of his resignation, but
simply for the reason that no one could be
found to take his place.
THE DUKE D'AUMALE
Indeed, the majority of the Assembly has of
Theirs, and has made great efforts to super
sede him. The party of the right has re-
peatedly offered the Presidency to the Duke
d'Aumale, but he did not accept it.
MACMAHoN AND CHANGARNIER.
The leaders of the same party then success
sively asked Marshal MacMahon and General
Changarnier to accept the office Of Chief Of
the Executive for an indefinite period on the
terms of the pact of Bordeaux, but they both
refused, saying that they were unwilling to
become the pretext for disorders. Marshal
MacMahon even strongly recommended the
acceptance of NJ. Rivet's motion for the pro-
longation of NJ. Theirs powers.
NJ GREvY TOO GOOD A REPUBLICAN.
M. Grevy, the President of the National
Assembly, was then offered the Office of NJ
Theirs, but he declared himself even more
advanced republican than M. Thiers, and,
knowing the monarchical tendencies of the
majority, he said he would not be instru-
mental in paving the way for the establish
ment Of monarchy.
FEARS OF GAMBETrA-DIsLIKE OF THEIRS
The party Of the right vacillated for some
time afterwards between its fears of NJ. Gam
beta and the ascendancy of the republicans of
the left aud its dislike of the personal rule of
M Theirs, but the final refusal of the Duke
dAunlale determined the party of the right to
vote the bill for the prolongation Of M. Thiers'
powers.