The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-04

GENERAL ShER1!s1.SSS tour.
Herald Special Report from
Geneva.
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The American Commander s s"n llM Nelilc
Grant Away from the Swiss City.
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T TELEGRAM TO THE MEw yoax HERALD.
The following special despatch to the HERALD
has been received from our correspondent in
Geneva
GENEVA, July 8, 1872.
Neither General Sherman nor Miss Nellie
Grant are in Geneva just now. They remained
in the city during short period of time only,
and received few visitors, as they appeared
rather to avoid public attention.
r r A: N Q e.
Parliamentary Conflict on the Question
of Free Trade or Protection.
Exciting Scene During the Debate Marshalling
of Opposing National Interests-The Idea Of
Theirs Resignation Revived-Presi-
Dental Appeal to Party and Proc
lamation of Patriotic Resolve.
TELEGRAM TO THE NEW york HERALD.

PARIS, July g. 1872.
The National Legislative Assembly, in session at
Versailles is just now engaged in debating the i'm
portant bill proposed by the government imposing
a tax upon raw materials for use In manufacture.
The Hobbies of the Parliament House are crowded
with excited SPECTATORS
The members of the Right remain resoute in their
determnat on to reject the measure, and hope for
majority against it, with the aid of the representa-
tives Of the free trade districts In the south Of
France.
PRESIDENT THIERs' POSITION ON THE SUBJECT.
President Theirs defined the policy of the French
Cabinet on this all-important subject in his
Message delivered to the Assembly at the opening
of the session during the week ending on the 9th Of
December last year. The Message referred to the
commercial treaty with England. M. Theirs COM
planned OF its having been concluded without con-
sultation with the French nation and OF absolute
free trade having been introduced without any pre-
paraton, the result being deep injury to iron,
woven fabrics, agricultural products, and
to the mercantile marine Of the republc
that the government proposed, as a basis Of
negotiation with England, an increase of from
three to five per cent in the duties on woven
fabrics with twelve to eighteen per cent in the
OF mixed wool; that these overtures met with an
unfavorable and dilatory response; that England
at length objected to the change as a retrocession
from free trade principles, and that the French gov
eminent proposed therefore to give notice to ter
inmate the treaty, continuing the negotiations
during the twelve months which 1t would rum In
any case, the existing friendly relations with Eng.
land would remain unaffected, and the tariffs would
only be altered on points exactly specified.
WILL THEIRS REsIGN9
Among the questions which have been politically
discussed in connection with the tariff tax debate
is the contingency of the resignation OF President
Thiers and the appointment of triumvirate, to be
composed Of Marshal Mcmahon, General Ladmirault
and the Due de Broglie, in his place, is again
mooted.
The party Of the Left are now unanimous in theiI
support of NJ Theirs. They have had an interview
with the President, who, on receiving promise q
their assistance, made brief speech, in which he
distinctly stated that he would not In any event,
resign. NJ. Theirs also announced that 81 He was
fully aware of the ntrigues Of the Right" and re-
marked tnat" the Left may implicitly rely upon him
to defend with firmness and all his power the inter
ests Of the Republic"