The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-19
THE DUKE yAl
HE HAS PLAYED HIS TRUMP CARIse expected;
Highly Important Action at Tours 49,
Herald Information-chambord Count
Paris and the Rspublic-The Duh
dAumale Rising on the Ruins Of al at San
Three-Tours, Versailles and 4 upon
Paris the Trinity
PARIS, June 2, 1871.

nexta What must the world expecta Prophecy
may be thrown away; but fact, evidence and ten-
dency point to the Duke d'Aumae as president Of o
semi-republic but real despotsm or the Immediate
restoration OF M. lie Henri ", with power that must
be deputed to q stronger intellect. The Duke
d'Aumale Is the coming man. Every wind blows In
his favor. Every straw floats toward his triumph-
M. Picard, journalist, punster against the Em-
peror, a loud republican, has been paving the way
He has devoted the later years OF his life to Defend
ing what be called the liberty OF the press, and yets
IN the National Assembly he Is man who has stulI
titled his own record by putting q new and severe
bride on the press-One that could not exceed.
Nap0leon's own IN severity and comprehensiveness.
Ofcourse, this is the first great shot at the republic
and the second Is that Marshal Mcmahon Is in abs0-
lutte control. With these premises win now give
the HERALD q continuation of the proceedings.
which published In the issue Of the 25th OF April
relating to
INTRIGUE5
OF the adherents OF the Duke d'Aumale at Tours.
My informant does not remember the date Of tho
last meeting Of the Tourane nobility, but beieves
1t occurred on the 2sth OF April He was himself pre-
sent at the rendezvous-the Hotel de rUnivers-pre4
sided over by Nine. Cheveau, \ lady known to every
traveller VINO has passed BY the beautiful region on
the Loire. The hour OF meeting was. as usual, in
the day time, and the rich and famous gentry Of
this garden spot OF France drove into the city, and
put up their fast horses and elegant equipages At
all the finest stables OF the town.
TOURS,
be 1t remembered, Is place OF very arist0cratic
ideas. There are no very poor very MISERABLE
people In the whole department. Hence II Isl
that strangers like 1t SO mucn; and Ere CHI
men have their chateaux along the banks OF
hills, for the the same reason that the Hudson
teams with her sumptuous American Villas
collection Of such men rs tie de Beaumonts wllhl
element.
tude for republican ideas to take root and multiply,
the explanation why Tours, OF ali other places, has
THE NUCLEUS OF THE RESTORATION
the seat intrgueS in favor oil the Duke d'AumaleI
Accordingly, IL was only necessary 10 set move
ment IN favor OF a monarchy IN motion to bring ons
with those who breathe and exist III the shadows Oh
purple perfection.
had been held with constantly increasing attend-J
apce. until on the fourth ana last occasion tne
II they can be termed sucn--met as before, in the
large parlor OF Nine. Chcveau. A glance at their
Of the and "s WITH
skill j, ten .os.n repSSsan France
visage and general bearing. legitimlst has a
hard, lmperuibablc face, and cuitivates the man.
1880. The Oreanists, on the contrary younger,l
brighter, calmer men, while the republicans are
most all marked by emotions and characterized by
the morbid sentlmenalty OF Jules Favre. The Lead
ing spirits OF the meeting were, therefore, the
younger nobllity-men not worked up to the pros
gramme OF the Attn Of September or prepared 10 acI
cept the permanent leadership OF n. Iniers.
among them, was regarded as clever necessity, a,
convenient fiction, old tried, reliable, expe-
dent, wishing only to add last glittering chapter
public lie In Europe.
was out of the question. and would not suit upon.
any plea He would be satisfied with what honorS
might be showered upon hlm by the Duke d'Au-
THE COUNT or cHAMBoRD
heads party, the divine right, the Church, and MOI
Cbldren hence he was the prince with whom tn
deal. But Cancellation ana compromise were In,
vain. The Count could not surrender such an i'm
maculate heritage as ''the divine rlght.n NOthiDg
remained to the Tours meeting, then, but TO stand
firm ana declare irrevocably Tor
THE DUKE D'AUMALE.
This is what 1t did committee was appointed to
proceed to Versailles and petition the National As
Sempy TO declare the duke President OF the re-
pubic. But If the Count OF ChamUord should sra
nj TO make the duke his heir to the throne then the
ChamDord should first occupy the throne for a
limited tlme-two years, or thereaDout-aiter wnich
the Duo d'AumaIe should be the successor by crecu
and solemn pledge.
VERSAILLES SECRET.
The committee went TO Versailles met the COM
miIee OF the Assembly and the Is still a secret
and among the deliberations in executive session.
The story IS still continuous. Moreover, the proofs
are so positive and undsputable that the duke
Is the coming man the would-be
coming man. that he Is blind who does not see
and INFER rom them. Paris is full OF hls photO-
graphs and biographies. paper called the Tri-
co0r Is printed solely his interest, and the Lead
ing article OF every journal is incomplete wlthOuu
his name is handled with singular tenderness. The
most empnatlc evidence Is rom the Paris Journal
OF this morning paper believing in the extreml4
ties OF reaction:-
THE FUSION.
''This time the fusion often announced seems
to be made, and well made. The two bronches or
the House OF Bourbon are united. Froshdorf has
taken the hand Of Twckenham. The misunder-i
standing of 1880 has been explained and will be for--
gotten. The Duke d'Aumalc. IN letter which cir-l
cuates at Versailles, has announced this happy
news to his rrends.'
Thus down goes the Count OF Paris, eventually
Chambord and the republic and up rises the Duke,