New-York tribune., 1871-12-27
FRENCH POLITICS.
MORE ABOUT THE MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT
THIERs-HIs SINS OF OMIssION-FAvRE's HIS

MORE ABOUT THE MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT
THIERs-HIs SINS OF OMIssION-FAvRE's HIS
TORY OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL
DEFENSE.
IPROM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THR TRIBUNR.i
PARIS, Dec 11.-The silence of M. Thiers
concerning the gravest questions that occupy public at
tenon matter Of surprise and of pretty general com
plaint All the Liberal papers, including lie Soir, which
passes sort for his semoifcia organ. and lie
Temps which susains his Government more or less en-
ergetically blame Difference to the initiative right OF
the sovereign assembly which they regard cxces-
sive. They regret his remuneration OF the right Of at
least. recommendation, which they maintain is proper to
his Presdenal Office, and to the exercise Of which,
respecting questions OF highest Importance his personal
authority would give the present moment controng
value. AS you already aware, the amnesty, the
turn OF the assembly to Psrs-two subjects on which
NJ Theirs has unoffcially expressed decided opinions
primary instruction the anomalous position OF the
Orleans Princes not alluded to, and cOnstitu-
4ona themes barely alluded to in the message This
careful avoidance has been attributed to Overcunnng
plan Of tactics for keeping well with all parties by offend
ing none the result Just penalty being that he has
cOntented none. The SIMPLER explanation, il French
folks would themselves as others see hem should
rather be looked for In the cesurng parties and NJ
Terss anomalous position There are FIVE such parties
in the Chamber without counting the Extreme Right
and Left factions. No Of them is majority and
one OF them can lie permanently count for support
though on the Center with auxiliares from Mod
crate Right Left Centers he generally depend.
He is like English Prime Minister. Ameri
can President nor the great German Chancellor Mr..
Gladstone possesses for the time being the votes OF the
party ne belongs to; Mr.. Grant has fixed tenure Of
office Prince Won Bsmarck is his masters master
1t is probable that Theirs stands we'll with the
country ss ever-perhaps better. But the crush and
pressure that secured his election in thirty departments
last year and that sustained him last May arc past
The bourgeois forgetfu Nor he make direct appeal
the country The country certainly indicated him for
place the hem but his continuance there depends
upon the vote Of the quarresome, undiscipned crew
by which is mperfectly represented. He steer his
way safely only by keeping constant sharp watch He
often hold his only by taking nearly opposite
tack and hold his place in the last resort only by threat
ening throw II up Even while delivering his message
last Thursday he driven by stress stormy dsappro
baton that interrupted his reading The state of parties
and bis relation to them to Judge from anything that yet
reveals ITSELF amentaby like In essentials what they
we're before the vacation The worn out phrase once
witty applied to the rsstOred BOurbOns, fits like
sadcolored garment returned members OF all shades
from Right and Left After eleven. weeks separation
they do not appear 10 have forgotten or learned
thing. There is the saWe excess Of personal vanity.
passion smbition intrigue, taking the place and names
Of principles, conviction. and patriotism. the sub
stution Of o0ique aud Of verbal form, for that
polite and common sense which teaches that the best
reasoned h not always the most reasonable conclusion
To b!ape tbe Presdcn under these crcumstances for
not projecting his personal opinions is, the part Of
most OF bis cens0rs an ingenious ingenious method
OF rejecting blame that should fall themselves To
interpret his reticence mere trick Of overreAned
cunning instead OF policy imposed BY simplest pru-
dence sspersiOn the prseticed old pariamenta
rians inteigenceet alone the mans morally-the in
justice of which is sufficiently demonstrated one would
think, by the printed report Of Thursdays SESSION. az
well sessions that have followed Take an instance or
two Republicans Of the press cry aloud because the
message says nothing Of liberty because from |
end TO end of that two hours discourse, |
the word Republic not uttered by |
the President Of the Republic Suppose it had been ut
tered by him in friendly wayi The stormy effect may be
guessed from the breeze which aroused by his faint
and guarded euogy Of the actual prefectora corps
that what he said tO their credit administrators
true, but because portion Of them the nominees Of
GaIDbetta A word favorable to monarchy would have
excited u storm OF dsapprobation from the Left If ap
parently favorable t0Orfeanism tempest would have
boen raised by the Lcgitimsts. In private note to his
ne WY elected fellow aciemician ucs Janin published
next day, its writer meant IL should lie. Nj. 1
liners some weeks ago revealed the open secret |
"l Ills opini0As-tlat p1'c rci'OuS Di AtI'c and |
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