The New York herald., 1872-11-13


win not be served BY opening up tho old
wounds and recalling scsnss Of the past that
are abhorrent to our modern ideas Of right
and justice
President Thiers and the PoliticaA
Parties In tho French Assembly. :
The members Of the French National Assem-
bly, met in Parliamentary session again yester-
day. There was large attendance of repre-
sentatives M. Grevy was reelected President
of the body by vote Of four hundred and
sixty-two yeas against forty-three nays
There appears to be Q good deal Of effort in
the line of inside party reconstruction. Gen-
eral Chanzy resigned the Chairmanship of the
party of the Loft Centre, and . rumor
prevailed in Paris to the effect that the
formation of a new politico-legislative combi-
nation is very Immediately probable. Tho
members of the Left Centre will, it is thought
effect o rupture with the extreme Left, and
subsequently fuse with the men Of the Right
Centre.
1t has for some time past been the general
expectation that on tho occasion of the re-
opening Of the Assembly some decided
action would be taken by the government
or by the majority in the Assembly, which
would have the effect of foreshadowing with
some distinctness the immediate future Of
the nation. The opening of the Assembly.
however, seems to have been very uninter-
esting affair, and quite as uninstructive as it
was uninteresting. The Deputies, it is said.
were present in full force and conspicuous
among the crowd were the Duke Aumale and
the Prince de Joinville, M. Leon Gambetta
and other prominent party leaders and repre-
sentatives. President Theirs was Justify
cheered when he entered. 1t does not appear,
however, that anything of practical charac-
ter was done by the assembled Deputies.
At preliminary meeting, or, as we should
call it, caucus Of the republican Deputies Of
the Left, held on Sunday, an expression Of
sentiment was elected which more clearly
reveals the situation. At this meeting it was
stated that there had been steady growth Of
republicanism among the French people of all
the departments while it was admitted that tho
projects and magistrates oil over the country
had become somewhat alarmingly tinctured
with anti-republican sentiments. It was re-
solved that the Deputies thus assembled in
caucus should wait upon. President Theirs
and acquaint him with the condition Of
affairs requesting such official action as will
bring the people and their representatives In
the legislative body into closer relationship.
1t was also resolved to oppose by all means in
their power, and as strongly as do the
monarchists, the adoption Of any constitu-
tional reforms by the present National Assem-
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| There is but one other piece Of news which,
gives us any insight into the actual situation.
The Right is composed mainly Of monarchists,
with mixture Of conservative republicans.
N. Grevy, although q man of moderate opin-
ions, has always been an undisguised republi-
can in principle. 1t was natural to suppose
that the Right, especially that large section
which is in favor of the re-establishment Of
the monarchy, should prefer man more in
harmony with their views at the head of the
Assembly than is NJ. Grevy. M. Marc
Girardin, whose name was mentioned yester-
day in connection with the Presidency of the
Chamber, is not to be confounded with
NJ. Emile de Girardin, the once well-known
and distinguished editor Of the Presse; but it
is reasonable to conclude that he is not q
pronounced republican.
Looking at the whole situation as so pre-
sented, it seems not unjust to conclude that
President Theirs feels his movements are fet-
tered and that with the Assembly as at present
constituted he can do nothing but preserve
the provisional government. The outside ques-
ton which the nation will force upon the gov
ernment is whether the present Assembly
should not be dissolved and fresh election
ordered. If it be true that the people are not
in harmony with their representatives in the
legislative body general election should be
ordered at once. For our part, we can see no
solution to the abnormal and unsatisfactory
state of things now existing in France but the
immediate dissolution Of the Assembly and
direct appeal to the people There is but one
objection to this. It is that the war indem-A
nifty to Germany has not been fully paid, and
| this fact may keep NJ. Theirs in power with
the present Assembly. ,s.,. ~
| RUSSIAN INTERESTS IN CENTRAL AsrA.-The
imperial Russian government is about to con-
clude treaties of commerce with the Central
Asiatic States Of Khokan, Bokhara and Kash-
gar. The relations between Russia and Khiva
cannot, as we are told in our telegram from
St Petersburg, ''be maintained" and, it is
added by the official journal Of the Cars
Cabinet, that ''the safety Of the Russian bor-
der depends upon the relations with Khiva'
This is true to very considerable extent It
Russia, her commercial profits particularly,