New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-07
FOREIGN MAIL GLEANINGS
NJ. GUIzUT ON THE PROSPECTS OF FRANCE.


A letter has been addressed by NJ. Guizot to
NJ GrGyy President of the National Assembly. Of which
the following are extracts:
great darkness sometimes falls upon mems minds,
but Is only partial and superhcai essentially ana on
the whole the human remains unc changed; ana ne
lief I'm the presence OF God and His influence our
nature and destiny Is never lost The people OF Paris
will again All their churches and once again we shall be
able TO say that France been saved by the grace OF
God and the will OF the nation Who was the first to Try
and rescue France from 40 deplorable position VINO
began the work OF delverancef In the first place. the
National Defense and Paris In the next
the National Assembly and NJ Thiers The former saveu
the honor OF France by their prolonged Resistance the
latter had the courage to make peace when ~ d Deccmo
IL there anyone who does not feel that peace "
bitter, and has been bought at crnel % price ot
and productive labor Although Paris submitted 10 the
deGePons and OF iTeI p SSG o Shs
months endured siege without parallel IN the annals
history The Government OF National Defense called
itself by that PATRIOTIC name ana no oIner ~ Iook upon
itself the defense Of the country against foreign enemy
the siege did precisely the same thing - true that
the impatient friends Of the Republic proclaimed 1t
from the very first and their name and party van-
able help in the defense Of Paris; but most assuIedy
the Republic not tho spontaneous desire OF Paris,
The proclamation Of the Republic in Paris on the h Of
September 1870, was Republican comp dttdt, an act
which anticipated tine rights OF the national sovereignty
When the Assembly met, IT proclaimed itself on me
18th Of February 1871, the depOsitay OF sovereign
tons with regard to the future Constitution Of the
country 1t was important to provide without delay
conducting negotiations" NJ Timers was named Chief
OF the Executive Power OF the French Republic" No
doubt these words were inserted to express fact which
actual and uudoubted, but provisional NJ. Theirs
took they should not be misunderstood. The Re
pubcans attached great Importance to the insertion Of
the OF the French Republic In this programme.
am not surprised at this nor do complain OF it, In
free country must never require opinion to be senced
ana party To be dlSaVOWed mat when H. most lnpOr-
tant, that which Is countrys right well s inter
est, is that there shall be lies and rickery the
part various political parties concerned ana neither
deluson nor weakness on the part Of tho nation In
sending representatives Of all parties to the National As
semby Without taxing ther political differences INTO ac
count France showed that She reckOned upon the con-
currenco Of all In raising her from her fallen state and
healing the most Cfieyous Of her wounds The National
Assembly and NJ Theirs did their duy, and showed that
they understood the real state of the and the true
interests Of their country when they reminded the mem
bers OF their true mission and that France, in cOntding
IL Them had intended TO to regulate her
own institutions ana her future destiny TINS question
Is therefore Intact; 1t expressly reserved France
and her representatives have iu right to examine DIFF
feren forms Of government and to select from them
But has the time yet when this question can be
definitely brought forward when 1t DO discussed and
decided with perfect freedom, fair chance, and some
knowledge Of the sujccti understand tho impaence
OF those who want the matter to be settled Ii Is natural
whatever may the result OF these elections, they
will exercise marked influence upon the character aud
DEGREES OF the National Assembly, they VIII strengthen or
eneebe such and such political party, such and such
tendency We must hope that the whole or electoral
France viii feel the Importance Of these elections, and
will be TO take part IN them Men who hold opinions
that definite, and who have made up their mind be-
fOrehand, will enter warmly into them. IL is men holding
moderate opinions who hesitate, and, either from d
ity Incidence or CONSCIENTIOUS Scrupes, VIII even
stain from voting Their own supineness has nearly al
ways the the defeat OF this party and IN
the and critical position OF AFFAIRS 10 a
from voting would be TO do wrong and 10 run tre
mendous risk. The question OF elections to fill up the
vacancies the National Assembly Is closely allied to
that which relates TO the recall Of the Princes OF the
House Of Orleans.
Thousands Of voices lifted mp to demand from the
National Assembly the reconciliation of every French
with France and it is TO the interest of whatever
form of government may be ultimately adopted by
France, whether u Is republican mOnarchical, that
this work shall have been already accomplished If 1t IL
at the very beginning to Ix0scrbe again all the
resenatves of monarchy and to irrate all their friends
II II ia monarchy, 1t Will now be upheld by all It's
natural representatives, and all its partsans VIII rally
round 1t. firmly believe that il is the duty OF the Ma
tiOna Assembly now sitting to deliberate, and with the
consent of France to decide on the question Of the
future government Of the country But, in any case,
there can be doubt that for the Assembly TO settle
such settlement Is indispensable II France Is
she stands in such nesd"etSor republic whiSh
tiOnal monarchy To make peace with foreign enemies,
to establish peace within the land by REFRESHING the dis
orders and crimes which render the establishment OF
republic monarchy equally impossible, and by these
means enable France TO deliberate freely and fully
the future Constitution of the country and its future
desnyths IL the great work, the work OF salvation,
which the National Assembly ana NJ Theirs have under
taken They have already accomplished two OF their
designs Peace is concluded; anarchy, which devastated
Paris, Is suppressed Both results have been attained
with difficulty and at great cost 1t is by the union, the
combined action, of the National Assembly and NJ
Theirs that both have been obtained There still remains
the last design the most difficult OF the three-namely
the establishment in and by France OF permanent Cow
ernmen, able to give sufficient for the
rity Of the highest interests OF the nation Of its honor
and prosperity, and the preservation both Of liberty ana
law