, 1872-10-12

| The French Assembly, which, like Soma Of the
| carpet-bag Legislatures OF the Southern States,
| has perpetuated its oHn existence, and refuses
| to dissolve that there may be new election,
whenever it takes recess appoints Pa1na-
nent Commission Of its Own members to set az :
check on the President. Practically, this COM
mittee is the Assembly. It is 8 restraint upon
the President. It sits daily and 1lr. Theirs ap-
pears before it, and is governed by its decisions.
Within the last few weeks. Gambetta has been
making speeches in various parts OF France, and,
though it is difficult to understand what CAM
betta proposes it is clear that be iB not satisfied
with the present condition OF affairs On
the other hand, the Monarchists have
been busy forming public opinion,
and President Theirs, who has declared his pur-
pose to take no active part for either Nom
archy or Republic, is BY no means in COM
Portable position "A crisis is evidently ap-
preaching in France, and the cahle news ia to
the effect that a coup detdt Was expected on
Wednesday last.
A significant fact il, that On Wednesday, Il.
Theirs, in speech before the Permanent Com
mittee, made poaitive declaration Of his pref
erence for Republican Government, and this
declaration was greeted 'with laughter BY the
Monarchists." There arc three parties in
France,-the Republicans who include all those
opposed to Bonapartism or Monarchy in any
form; ths Monarchists, who include the snF-
porters Of the elder and younger branches Of the
Bourbon family, Or, as they nre called, the Or
leanists and Legihmists; and the Bonnpartists,
latter including all those who favor the resto
ration Of the Empire, either under Louis Napo-
leon or Prince Napoleon. These two represen-
tatives Of the Bonaparte family are both
excluded the territory OF France. Louis Napo-
leon has, it is understood, many friends in the
army and among the moneyed classes, who look
to his restoration as securing strong Goye1n-
ment, anording protection to trade and conn.,
merce, and to life and property The Monarch
ists, who, in the persons Of the sons and grand
sons OF Louis Philippe, are represented largely
in the National Assembly, are, also, strongly
supported by the middle class, By the Church, and
by the people Of the agricultural districts. To
the peasant1y, a Republic is something beyond
their comprehension they only know that, in
past times, the Republic has been the occasion
Of dreadful disorders, ending in despotiHm- The
Republicans are, perhaps, the most numerous
body, though they are BY no means united In
cluded in them are the members Of the Inter.
national Society, who are largely in the ascen-
dent in all the large cities Repub1icaniam in
France is, in the judgment of many, insepara-.
ble from the rule OF the Communists, who, in
turn, are controlled by the lowest classes Of
society. Il
Amid all these conflicting and irreconci1able
factions, the Government of Theirs exists by 4
sufferance- It Is tolerated rather than support
ed. Each faction is at work preparing for q
revolution which will place it in power, and It is
probable that, in the end. the army may, under
Home popular lender, declare it's preference,
and by force install King or erect Republic. !
For the present, revolution is improbable, and |
must remain SO until the Germans have RETIRED
until the laBt dollar Of the German indemnity !
hss been paid. And even then France wants |
so much that ahe must, if abe has
any reason left, refrain from revolution for Z |
long time to come.