The New York herald., 1871-12-15
THE CHANDORD PROPAGANDA.
The Meeting at Lucerne Of the
Partisans Of Royalty.
Count Benoit dAssy-His Movements and What
They Tend To-Who Were the Pilgrims to
Lueerns-A Large Gathering Of the
Royalists-Thiers Has No Definite
Policy-Fusion Of the Legiti-
mists and Orleanists.

Royalists-Thiers Has N Definite
Policy-Fusion Of the Legiti-
mists and Orleanists
LUCERNE, Nov. 20, 1871.
Continulng my reflections on the subject OF the
Chamb0rd meeting which has just been held at
Lncerne should say, In respect TO the sentiments
Of the French people. that 1t may possibly be
shought that the tnferences to be drawn from the
statements In my last letter are somewhat ialla-
Cious, inasmuch as my scope OF observation has
necessarily been limited. In this connection, how
ever IL Is convenient to Observe that II seems almost
impossible that all tho gentlemen who have JUST
visited the Prince were struck blind with party
spirit. AS Frenchmen and moreover, as gentlemen
holding position In society their convictions can
not have been conceived in error, as NINE may pos
sibly have been. To judge from the universal con-
ndence they entertain and the conscious manner In
which they express themselves in regard to coming
events l should say there exists good ground.
work whereupon rest their hopes for
3he restoration Of monarchy. Admit
ting even that the part,sans OF royalty,
Tor the tame beinR are filing their hearts with vain
hopes 1t seems reasonable tosuppose. nevertheless,
chat che influence which is exercised In the country
BY SO numerous body OF prominent citizens can.
not fail to prove excessive. How rar these Views
may appear correct may be easily inferred by
glance az the names Of those who attended the Lu-
cerne meeting. On going carefully over the list
have discovered upwards OF two hundred deputies;
s e., gentlemen who, as
q. MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY,,
must again meet at Versailles IN the FIRST week OF
December and soon after give q solemn vote a.
represen tatives Of the people OF France. Those
very meu Will be asked to decide the question
whether to continue the present form of govern.
nr mr. ayn ned m fol ha
sense Of the country and to make appeal favor
, OF 70. establishing monarchy. When
EHB MEMBERS COMPRISING TUE PRESENT ASSEMBLY
met at Bordeaux, IN February last, their meetings
were organized under the Presidency Of the Comte
Benoit d'Assy, acting as DOZEN dG0e. IL will be
remembered, furthermore, that the committee
appointed to assist Messrs. Theirs and Favre In
drawing up the terms Of the treaty OF peace was
presided over by the same gentleman. In point OF
fact there is no person In the Assembly whose
opinion has greater weight than that OF
~ COMTE BENOIr D'AssY.
Again, though man with handle to hls name,
ne practical working man. presiding, as he does,
over important commercial and Industrial affairs
OF his country. Under the circumstances 1t Is oil
important to mention that the Count BenOir
d'Assy and his wife, Madame la Comtessc,
appear prominently among the names OF those
who paid homage to their "Klng." have taken
down between six and seven hundred names OF
gentlemen who inhabited the hotels Of Lucerne
during the last ten days, and those names comprise
those OF the oldest arlstocracy in France Several
gentlemen were accompanied by their wives and
other mcmbers Of their families. The total number
OF visitors who formed
THE PILGRIMAGE TO LucERSa
hay be estimated to exceed two Thousand. There
were lawyers bankers merchants, farmers and
even people walking In humble paths Of life. The
clergy, It should be mentioned, was but thiuly rep.
resented. but 1t is significant that several members
Important onices under the late "As smpiss asta
Independent OF Frenchmen there was q
several Scandlnavlans. Italians Austrans and even
TWO or three Germans; also as many Engllshmen.
onged 10 class whose visit implied no political I in.
tercsti probably they We're artists. Among the
members the Paris Stock ExcanSe WHILE 9. on inc
whole, the party comprised citizens from all parts
me s Sora S e sSSsh
1eemingly. the smallest contingent. My own i'm.
preston s tnat It = Intended tat the whole party
onoulu return TO their respective homes impressed
with new IDEAS regarding
sHs IMPORTANCE or RE-EsrABLIsHINa MoNARcHIcAL
INSTITUTIONS.
Arrived at thoir homes, it is hoped they viii nnd
ready listeners among their friends Trade and
expected under republican institutions, while men
Of the army can never realize their dreams OF pro-
In addition to this the royalists firmly impressed
with the belief thas Theirs has thoroughly sickened
can call bis own, but tnat ho depends on expedions
and has no other purpose than to 9ratlfy mis- own
vanity
THE COMBINED ACTION OF RoYAMsrs
may possess sunlcient strength to overthrow the
up ne n
the Orleans interests been dOvetaed In a manner
II IN nss M the reply
riably In the affirmative. That these assertions are
A a GrauaCrthQ ~
piece OF poetry which was printed at Lucerne 9
few days ago and copies Of which were privately
circulated among the party, and which, as poetry,
hugo ana LA drande DucesssS The words 'isS run
As fOOws:--
Mails croyez moi qu'un jour la Providencs
Pour arreter ocs bouleversements;
Es verrons Hotter . drapeaa blan.
Cs.drapcau blanc Jaime ct 10 ratore
81 commc mot vous I'adorea aussi
ne sled pas u Ia vrae Monarche.
En- terminant cette chanson mes frcrcs;
81 Le s verre en- ..r main lever vous CONNIE mol
FL buvous tous IL Sante du ko.
Is THE FUSION AN ACCOMPLISHED EAcrs
THIS, It must be confessed, Is coming It rather
strong. i have not been able 10 ascertain whether
the verses arc attributable TO anything but youth
full effervescenco. Probably that may be so; still,
tho mere TACT that such language has been enter
tained and gone into print furnishes evidence pain
fully Illustrative that IN their heart OF hearts tne
trlcolor nag Is hated to degree which excludes all
conoliatlon Tne paper reached US too late In % the
day, otherwise would have compared notes with
those gentlemen who gave me the most solemn
guranceS that the "lusion" had been settled on
nrm basis II may be true and In that event there
q hope for the cause OF Henri v. But con-
tinue to be sceptca on that point.
All parties are equally interested In making
the world believe that the fusion has been efrected
Carefully going over all me various points y seems
% party, can form unit, even admitting that the
Connie de Chambord and the Comre dc Paris were
agreed oil the points at Issue. It Is the Old story
OF Oapuletti and Montechi. An expedient. am
assured, has been found wnIoh renders IT possible
for the Duke dc OhambOrd to maintain the white
banner and sustain the ,ricolor at the same time.
But nobody is either willing or In position to ex-
plain the nature OF that oxpedient On this matter
All Is wrapped In deep mystery, and those who
could lift the veil decline doing SO under pretext
That it would be abusing the confidence or Their