New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-31
PRESIDENT THIERSS STRUGGLE.

THE MOTION TO CENsURE THE GOVERNMENT
THE RESIGNATION OF THE MINISTER OF THE
INTERIOR-PARTY DIyISIoNS-ANALYsIS OF
THE VOTE.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRlBUNEl
| PARIS, Dee. 4-0n the Goth of November the
Government amendment to the Baltic notion most ably
defended by NJ Theirs in a long discourse Astounding in
concessions the Right and in Of the Extreme
Left and clearly presented by him as akabne question,
carried by 372 to 1885, Republicans Of all shades sus
tanning, and all MonaTchsts, except the two Orleans
Princes Of, indeed they MOnarchiss anything).
opposing On the SOth of November motion to censure
the Minister Of the Interior proposed and defended by
BOnapartists carried by 3O to 29S Minister Leranc
Immediately resigned This gives you the situation, In
which the Government hardly retains the privilege Of
existing and is deprived OF liberty Of action. The crisis
becomes chronc little sharper day than another,
varying from fits to fever and from fever 10 fits Mean
time the national patient Is suffering in material inter
ess and anxious and weary with its indefinite prOloDga
ton How TO end it is the and urgent ques-
ton.
You may notice what has attracted great deal of no
tce here that The London Times recommends NJ Theirs
to appeal directly to the country That is an heroic
remedy much TO prescribe than to administer
Let alone the bare possibility lhat the Presidents at
tempt to 90 to the country might send him to the
country quarters the operation would be OF
the nature OF coup de etata kind OF revolutionary
which he always protests. He is too much stiekler
for legaty-in form at leastand too honest too wisely
attentive to his own fame TO proclaim his own au-
thority dissolution OF the Assembly whose legal SOW
eregnty he always recognizes, even when most depre
eating certain exercises Of There are other objections to
the dissolution advised by The Times and demanded by all
the more moderate republicans which of nearly as
great weight The heat and smoke Of party conflict
never blind his patriotic eye TO the fact that Prssan
rOopstare still eneamped in France and that the aga-
ton attendant upon general elections and continuing
least till after the organzatoniof the new Assembly,
would be anything but favorable TO the business inter
ests Of the community, to the financial credit Of the
country and TO his authority-held meanwhile by
such unsettled tenure with foreign governments. And
vet further it Is probable from present appear
snce that the result OF general elections this year would
be the return of large Republican majority, with
largely increased proportion Of Radical Republicans To
their ideas and principles he never lets pass OPP
portunity of asserting that he is utterly OPP
posed, is In fact In taste, sentiment and four
hs Of his opiuions and doctrines regarding questions
OF foreign and domestic policy and administrative meas
ures less in accord with them, than with half Of the
Monarchsts who refused him vote OF confidence last
Friday 1t Just because OF this that he went 80 far in
the way Of Cancellation ana concession TO the moderate
Right that day. far preferrng their support TO that of
his unnatural" allies, the Gambettiss. 1t is just be-
cause of this that he DESTROYS that the actual AS
semby should accept the Republic and by certain con-
stitutional reforms, conservative sense, secure its
establishment.
Another consideration may be mentioned. man
does not live high public life for nothing Our French
President is as vrtuous Presidents run, eminenty
patriotic and willing to sacrifice himself the altar Of
his country but prefers sacrifice the high altar 1t ID
among calculable hkehOods that new Constituent As
sembly might name another President-perhaps do
away with the Presidential office altogether, unless they
found it constitutiolaly established and occupied
But the Monarchists, under their new hrm or tho
Social Conservative and Parliamentary Liberal party,
evince frmness Of union and purpose, and degree OF
discipline with attendant skill Ia tactics, never
displayed before, and which, If persisted In, so hamper
the Presidents freedom Of action as 20 make his place
hardly tenable and quite intoerabe. All things are
possible but his resignation Of the least 80. That
enough of the ss5 should leave this coalition Of Orean
lists Bonapartists, and Legimiss to make with Lett
Center and Moderate Left new majorty-the Radical
Left in that case breaking away from the actual oneis
talked Of and is conceivable. OF conceivable solutions,
another remaining one best deserves attention.
Due parliamentary machinery exists for bringing be-
fore the House motion looking to partial renewal by
election of certain portion OF tho Assembly Ac-
ceptance Of this principle Of such partial measure with
full pressure OF NJ Thierss eloquence TO bear It, coud
hardly fail of obtaining most IL not all, OF last Fridays
affirmative vote. But majority OF would strictly
suffice. The principle put In practice would pretty
surely result in a considerable reduction of the for
midable monarchical majority being strictly legal and
toerably effective method of testing public opinion and
liberating the Government from the deadlock.
This doctrine of partial renewal has long been favor
tie one with some OF the best liberal minds Of the
try Many Of the Radical Republicans. whose watch
VIC I'd has hitherto been dissolution have become con-
yerted to 1t aud the President reported since Friday TO
favor It, The Right Ia the Assembly will OF course resist
its adoption to the uttermost-except the Due dAu-
male aud the Prince de Joinve, who are singularly
cOlorless party by themselves Why these two gentle
men, most estimablo In their private characters should
not prefer their magnificent country to the
benches OF the Versailles tbeater where they only play
dummy, Is mystery. Although members OF National
representative body, they diligently omit In extremely
important national questions to represent the opinions
OF their constituents their Cwn II they have any
The nation evidently ready for partial elections II
recommended by the Government. More than 5000 al
dresses from members OF municipal and departmental
(nnt Commerce., other