The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-23
FRANCE.


and Gnmbetta-Thiers' Opiuion of the situa-
tion-Ecneral Ducrops views-Imperiaiisr
Ncws.
PARIS. Jan. 25, 1872.
We are living in such state OF disorganization
that 1t Is and recently has been impossible to select
any particular subject to write upon without talk
ing sheer nonsense. News nows in from all sides
and upon all sorts OF SUBJECTS hut one Is at ones
wits end put the stories into any sort OF
tion will try to give them to you in all their Orig
nal and desultory beauty. Perhaps the readers
mind may be better able than the writer's to realize
some sOr. OF picture. Alter the farce OF Theirs
resignation and reinstatement the Assembly thought,
properly enough, that with view to avoid any
future emergency OF that sort 1t would be desirable
10 appoint Vice President without seat In the
Chamber ana who would have the power OF taking
the Presidents place at any moment the President
should either die, be taken III or be seized with
.capIice such as he had the other day.
AFRAID TO ACT AND WHY?
The scheme IS rational enough, ana Is in fact
Rimply wnat yol have IN America in the person or
the Vice President, and what all the monarches OF
The world have In their heirs apparent. But our
LEFT Is AFRAID that d'Aumale WILL he elected Right
That Gambetta will be elected, and both Right and
Left that NacMahon will be elected, and Will open
the gates TO Napoleon ~ Thus The very
PRINCIPLE OF HAVING A VICE PRESIDENT
Is
and we still to remain with single man at the
head OF tue State-a man as despotc In his mind as
any sovereign and sensitive In his feeling as any
Did maid And now while
D'AUMALE, GAMBETrA AND IMAGINATION
are thus equally feared by their opponents. each
party aouses its respective leaiers The Orleanists
Bay that d'Aumae Is worth nothing; that he Is in.
Actlve that he has not opened his mouth since he
Look has seat, ana that the Due de Nemours Is now
The man TO be looked to as the elder, more religious
and more ieglt mate prince Of the younger branch
Of the only legitimate royal family OF France. The
Extreme Lett attacks GamDetta for Keeping up his
friendship with Picard aAd for being lately some
what too courteous to NJ. Theirs himself; While the
more moderate members OF that faction say that
Eambetta means revolution, and revolution means
rcinvaslon. The other day General Ladmirault, the
Governor OF Paris, discussing the possible changes
Of government with General de valabregue
SAID that should Gambetta or any OF his
party come forward again he (LadmirauD would
1t once resign and leave France. 81 don't think
you will have time to do either" remarked De
Nalabregne, "for you would probably be shot before
had time to do anything" Not less discomfort is
shown by the lmperlalists against MacMa1on, for
MS not having accepted at once the Presidency,
when 1t was proposed TO him last Friday night
They say II his duty accent It, TO dissolve
once the assembly ana TO m axe an appeal to the
people. The imperallsts suppose, OF course, that
sucn an appeal, properly worked out by their
empire: AT all events. this appeal is the only thing
they ask Tor through all their organs OF the press,
win Tue Ordre at the head. This attack upon the
Did Marshal Is, however hardly justifaDie. His
imperialism Is, OF course beyond any suspicion,
ana II he declined to accept The Presidency it
Ras, In the mrs. place, because ne did not Judge
the party who proposed 1t strong enough at
present; In the second, because great many
OF the deputies Intended 10 compose triumvrate
or himself, Grevy and dAumale and IN the third
because he knew that just the best policy Is
wait not allowing any one to take the power. That
Bpect the orders OF the majority OF the Assembly.
but "wOuld not obey dictatorship which means
his M. Tniers) dictatorship.
HOW THEIRS REGARDS THE SITUATION.
A most interesting point would. nave been, of
course, 10 know what Theirs himself thinks OF the
situation ana OF his own prospects. But TINS Is not
easy, as shrewd reticence combined with binding
DDstnacy we're always the CHIEF CHARACTERISTICS of
abe iresdent. Blu. the other day, In the midst Of
The struggle, he dropped phrase 10 tne War Minis
ier, General Cissey, winch, Whatever may be It's
general significance, IL at all events curlous:-'If
Napoleon had a. THIS moment fifty millions OF francs
al his disposal he would nave been here WITHIN
fortnight" The phrase was uttered in the presence
oil one Oh AL Ihiess' private secretaries. from whose
own lips have II.
GAMBErrA5 CRACKED BRAIN AND NAPOLEON'S
RaEUMAFCs.
Not less curious Is sentence OF General Ducrot,
WHO st'enalng party on sunday, was slightly re-
preached by lady Oh imperalist procllyities Tor
having lately Qeen Ia communication with the Or
aeansts. 81 mad not auy serious relations with that
party, Madamer SAID the General; ''but wished
20 see wnat they were like. aud | came to the con-
brain or the Emperors rneumlscs TO this rotten
branch"
THE oRLEANIsrs STILL HOPEFUL
Yet the Orieanists have not lost nope. Last night
they had again a meeting at when M. Bocher the
beading orleanist member OF the Chamber and the
attendant OF the princes private property moved
fshe loilowing resolution, which was unanimously
acceptet:-.Io begin from tomorrow, every one OF
Us pledges himself 10 turn all his connections and
efforts TO tue triumph OF our party, whether II De
with on without the lesitlmist faction. We must
O Others support all our friends whatever may be
their personal shortcomings, aud must take care
that not single day passes without having
gained something either IN real force III pres
THE PRESIDENTS FINANCIAL SCHEMES
III. Theirs, on the other hand Is also exerting his
best enoris to Keep up his prestige. lie began a
Business with NM. Rothscnld, SIR Thomas Gibbs
and some other bankers, so as II possible TO pay the
partments Evacuated. This would, OF course. i'm.
menseIy increase the popularity VI NJ Theirs bu
NE must take care not to raise the hopes or the
people without having a fair cnance OF seeing then
Teaized Consequently N. Theirs took measures
that the special correspondent OF the London TIME
should lie informed In an un0ernand way OF wha
was going on, and wnen special telegram In tina
journal mad appeared the government organs wer
Instructed 10 contradict the news. In this way
taking advantage OF the press M. Theirs got IN
matter known Dy all the bankers and financial mel
OF the worIo who would be nkey to put their none
into the proposed tobacco speculation; and by con
1radIcting 1t secured himself from all chances Q
being ATTACKED should the scheme not prove to b.
practicable. or this little manmuvre you ha
ALREADY a telegram from me.
ANOTHER ROW IN THE ASSEMBLY ExPECTED.
gu utust uOW NC DIcpditu W ncc ahothci wv ~
the Assembly about the projected tax on foreign
Bnips coming TO French ports French shpOwner
and shlpbuderS WISH OF course to support the gov
ernmen project; but the trade III general Is Opposes
10 measure which would only increase the Ireigh
on imported exported goods. three days de
bate has already taken place III the Assembly, bu
40 dedDite result has been yet arrived al. iol
shall nave fun report Of the debate on this ques
lion.
IMPERIALisT NEWS.
AS 10 imperalist news there are only three Items
pl any importance Just now. The one Is that Prince
Larry paper, called IArmee; the second ~ tina
srhce Napoleon tPlon-Pi mas been eleCtcC
General Councillor Tor the canton OF Alaccio b.,
hos against ~. and that NJ kouher Is sure 10 ps