The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-01

cable despatch, which we print this morn
become the accepted chief Of all the Bourbons.
Some two or three months ago it was known
that between the Count de Paris and the
Count de Chambord there was a perfect UNDER
standing. The Count de Paris, still young
man, is the head of the House Of Orleans.
The Count de Chambord, as all our readers
know is the head of the elder Bourbons, the
legitimist chief and the representative of
divine right. The Count de Chambord is
childless, is fifty years of age, and the Count
de Paris is his heir. 1t is not difficult to see
that the two chiefs had good reason to agree.
Happily or unhappily the Count de Paris
has two uncles the Prince de Joinville
and the Duke d'Aumale; and both these, up
to the present, have been opposed to the
fusion of the two houses So much has this
been the case that the two uncles have repeat
eddy of late offered their swords and their
brains to France; but neither Gambetta
nor NJ. Theirs has found it convenient
to yield to the temptation. The Duke
dAumale is credited with brains, and at one
time it did not seem impossible that he might
come into power either as the President of the
French republic or as another Citizen King.
The friends of the House of Orleans very
wisely, as we think, did encourage the Duke.
1t was seen by them that such step, while it
would most unquestionably strengthen the
Bonaparte cause, would at the same time
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mists. The rebuff of Gambetta, and the subse-
quent rebuff of President Theirs have
told, and Joinville and dAumale, reconsider
ing matters, have come to wiser conclusion.
We learned yesterday that. the Orleans
Princes were to be allowed to return to
France. We learn to-day the reason why.
The French Bourbons are one as against the
Bonapartes on the one hand and the republic
on the other.
If the Count de Chambord comes into
power he will reign as Henry the Fifth. What
are his chances? We cannot say they are
first class; but we cannot say they
are bad. 1t is great matter that
the two families have made up their diff
ferences. The legitimists throughout France
are not numerous; but they are of all
the political parties the most solid. the most
substantial. The Orleanists, though not nu-
mercally so strong as the Bonapartsts, have
a powerful hold on the French middle class-a
class above the peasantry in the provinces and
known as property holders in all the large
cities. If the followers of the two chiefs-of
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same wisdom which has characterized the
heads of their respective Houses, the restora-
ton Of Henry the Fifth must not be considered
impossible. His manifesto, which we pub
lished some days ago, was, we must admit, a
little old fashioned. He goes in for divine
and such like; but he also pledges himself 'to
submit all the'acts of his government to the
careful control of representatives freely
elected" If France is really bent upon
monarchy, we see no good reason why Henry
the Fifth should not have chance. The
his rii,hthand man, and all the princes of the
Houk Of Orleans will rally around bis throne.
1t will be no parUenu government like that of
the Bonapartes. How the friends of Napoleon
will regard this fusion is now the question
Bazane is no longer in disgrace and MacMahon
is in power Is there to be fresh fight be-
tween the imperialists and the monarchists?
Or is it foregone conclusion that the heir of
Hugh Capet is to be restored to the throne of
his ancestors, and that henceforward the claims
of all the Bourbons are to be reconciled? The
departure promises to be new. We promise
to watch events and to note progress.