New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

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OF the political order.
The authority Of Government, including under that
term the Assembly rather weakening than growing
with time Symptoms Of this especially In the Paris
prese are OF Increasing frequency Apart from open
attacks In moro violent partisan sheets there lie observ
able in those which moderate and ordinarily dis
posed TO sustain Government growing spirit of dis
content. OF wearness and encouragement st. Marc de
Girardn, one Of The chiefs Of the Right Center pub
shed ongiartcle, the other day. In the Dt6a to de-
fend the Assembly The defense turned TO apology and
the apology ran to negative argument with this conc
sion would another Assembly be- On the whole, any
better for most of you than this you attackng
That lie dissolution may be near at hand, from
| attack nom without and internal weakness, 10 cd
nitted as possible, implied among the probabilities
read in last months letter Of your Washington CORE
spondent 1t Is strkingy apparent that Congress has
fully determined to do no more legislative work this
Winter than is Absolutely necessary to keep Govern
ment machine running till next December The first
marked difference between the Washington and Versailles
thing The body at Versailles accidental birth of the
nation In commissions, with constitution neryous
cable, with wild party lusts warning in its mempers
seems almost needless Of the primary law of sefpres
ervation. Obstinately persisng to st fifteen miles
away from Paris where the central Offices Of all the
Ministries and where more than half Of them re-
side members hardly reach the HAL of session before
S0clock and are In haste to leave 1t by In the after
noon Some pitful question affecting their dignity
whether leave shall be given to prosecute ewspaper
writer who has wanted In respect for it-leads to an
animated debate that nlls afternoon or two Some
alusion by Rghthand man 10 some error or extraya
ganee Of the Tours delegation, Lefhand man to the
invasion OF 1918, by clerical TO atheisc mayors by
free-thinker to Papal superstition, storm that
ragee for the day. Working. business sessions-where
the matter in hand 10 the nations general pressing
business-we have two "a week.
MAan fivan fhA
weeks long debate, turning about THERE'S favore nan
cia measure Of heavy Customs dutes on raw material
ended In the rejection OF that measure the House
one day, with hardly any discussion Since then as IL
the spasmodc effort had exhausted their forces that
way, they have added little talk toward rails
ing the money which IL absolutely necessary TO keep
the Government machine running" There IA undonbt-
edly good deal OF honest, hard work always
doing in Committee There difficulties in the
way OF raising more money. the gravity OF which IL
overlooked by incomprehensble many of the facie
critics Of the press When impartially considers
what the Assembly has accomplished, must admit
considerable ability and patriotic goodwill in its MEM
bers But what yet left undone, and the defects and
weaknesses Of the doers most visible to critics. who.
here In France not impartial or inclined to he con-
sderate. When not skeptically YEARLY Indifferent,
they passiOnately One-sided.
The body Of the nation has robust political hfo.
Excepting sort Of spasmodic At twice In gen.
fixed definite ideas TO politics. is composed rather OF
whims and emotions which presently subside, leaving
only desire for peace and something fxed." desire
for order" and TO be taken Of that
may march. There thoughtful persons and out OF
Assembly who and dread the graduation seems
tending to, and the revolution likely to be born OF
the weakness of Government-heIschemes, devices and
efforts for correcting s defects Of origin by renewal
through biennial or trieDnal elections Of third or fifth
of its members for strengthening theiGovernment by
parliamentary combination OF moderate Rights and
Let's that President Theirs may have assured ma
jority upon which to depend for confirming Govern
by passing the Bordeaux Pact and the Rivet
vitet propostonhe first pretty well broken the acc
NJ Theirs shall be President for life, and say
Casmir Perier, Vice President in waiting.
The French have this week concluded postal treaty
with Germany PostmasterGeneral Ranpont having
to terms with the German negotaors at the last
moment, when all seemed lost. One fact II would be
great sparing Of irritation to European recPens on
IT. that French postal weight not the came - Amer
lean postal weight The single letter weight here about
are over weight and that the stamps put upon neu
velopes may Just well be stuck on the iainpposI On-
The seeding Able Michaud ls abused literally IKE
nick rocket" by notable spokesman OF the Church OF
fortnight ago, he was an nohore OF
fcial The Unicers accuses him OF having pocseeu
church plate. says he is insane and eharitany
him to hang sesn ca hne and sach
of refutation touched with wit and hunor, az
to prove at least to impartial o1t.deis, .. tnas
70 grow on" Father Hyacinthe's brother, Aboe
Lapon has sent to the papers a net very ,nh n,
calledfor letter. informing h an secedinr Vicar Of the
Madeleine Father Hyacinthe has sent from rome, lo
publication In Paris lay Journals cali aDe VI
1870 and the Papal Church with ts modified symooi OF
since that date. '" ~