New-York tribune., 1871-07-11

The Due de PeIsigny, the cX-Mimster OF
Napoleon III. addressed the following letter to the
Electors of the Loire who had proposed to him to be-
come q candidate for that department:
"LoNDoN. June II, 1871.
"GENTLEMEN AND DEAR FELLow-CouNTRYMES-I
hasten o reply to the offer which you have been SO kind
10 of supporting ut the coming elections
FOR the Loire Permit me to decline this honor and to e
plain to reasons for 40 doing Whatever may ne
the causes which kept away from the existing As
seuhv the greater number OF the men VINO nave Deen
for past associated with the Government OF the
country ask myself what could they do in this Assem-
/ byl Not having the power to effect any appreclahe
modification in its cOmposiOn they would be there but
/ an embarrassment, but an additional difficulty. In
truth the greater portion of the members OF the Assem-
bly-LegtiDiss, Orleansts, and Republicans-have no
Other de@ & m .ha9 5he under any & fo9 & OF any
@ m OF ne Is te & %pP9sf of IPers =, @
Tinted states where the holders Of public ofccs the
leaders of the administrative hierarchy, the Minister'S
are forbidden TO appear in the Chambers. In a word
they desire the absorption Of the Executive by the egs
laiive power
perfect accordance not only with the conditions OF
democratic community like our own. hut with all neces-
Sary freedom; although the English system, on the
contrary could only he logically conceived in the center
OF au aIistocrac community, completely different from
ours; and. finally, although this last named system,
when imported into France has OveTthrOwn all the Gov
rrnneuts that have adopted it, the force OF habit or or
peiudccs yet among us the lessons OF ex-
pIicuce. A. for me- faithful 10 the cardinal principles
laid down at the commencement OF the century by the
great Emperor 10y that man OF eenius who best has nm
Gcrsoud The French nation have always thought that
the English Parliamentary system rs IT IS worked among
Incompatible with The eNcltabe character or our
cruntruen. Even in the most tranquil times was con-
ylucgd and maintained That this system could be pro
ducyr only of disturbances dangerous at the best
useless m consequence its giving preference to words
rather than acOn of is inevitably handing over the
Government 10 advocates, its rousing 10 excess every
ambition Oblgng the most honorable men 10 think
more obtaining maintaining power than of employ
ing it; and lastly, OF s calling necessarily upon the
popular passions 10 ad In varied contests Now hat the
tuc, critical and that the elements
disturbance more numerous and more dangerous
ask myself how it is that this conviction Is not gen
orally felt.
But, whatever may be my own opinion as the conn
tty appears be drawn on to make new and hope,
last experiment in the system which has hitherto been
her fatal 1t seems to me right that TINS experiment
should bc made without hindranCes. The Government
now in the hands OF usriOus representative of
this ystcm, and clearly, one is more fitted than he
for putting IL into practice II he succeed with the doe
tTnCs OF his school III preparing the way for Govern
ment capable of putting end to French revolution,
shall applaud hi, II he fail, notwithstanding
MS talents, il viii be because this systcths mode of
gDvernnentis decidedly opposed 10 the genius OF our
race, ami then the country will again, doubt not, call
Tor another mode of government, which, long ii was
IN It's purity, and faithful TO its principles, gave TO
France of greatness and Of prosperity. TIL this
time shall arrive, deem il my duty, citizen, % alb
stain rom anything which could operate to prevent this
experiment from being carried ont.
" Receive, &c., PEBsIGNY,'