, 1872-11-30
THEIRS MESSAGE.

The English papers by the last steamer con-
tair, the full text Of the message Of II. Theirs,
viii ch is just now creating such political e1-
cite ment in Paris, and which may yet result in
his resignation and Inevitable anarchy. The
mail points Of the message are the financial
cond ition Of Franco, the Ang1o-French Treaty
OF c omnerce, ind the prospects of the new e1-
peril aent in Republcanisn. Relative to finance,
III. 4 hlers asserts that the whole available CAP
lteA the world has been offered to France,
Ina government has received in instalments
A''o4 'ooo,o00 francs, half the loan being thua
1ealr :ed in three months. When the Govern
nens commenced operations, it had /, 500, 600 900
franc IN bills OF all countries on GERMANY.
Prust ia has already received 8oo, 900. 600
frana5, will receive 200, GOO francs
more' in December, and there Will DO 6o0, 900. 600
francs 1efttoward next year's payments. With
regard to the Bank Of France, II. Theirs asserts
that he has 800, ,000 900 francs in gold and silver
on hand, 100000 francs OF bar gold on de-
posit, and50, ,000,0 600 francs in gold and silver
belonging to the State. The imports for the
present year amounts to 8 milliards 457 millions
of francs, and the exports, mil1iards 557 mill
| ions. Taking these statistics for basis, NJ.
Theirs is confident that fnancial equilibrium
| will be attained in 1878, and considerable sur
! plus in 1874.
| With regard to the Anglo French Treaty OF
! Commerce, II. Theirs gives the details of what
] has been accomplished. The understanding be-
tween the two countries is to treat each other on
tho footing Of the most favored nation, that is.
| while France will do as she deems most adyisa-
ble for her own industry, she will not trent
English products differently from those Of
other nations. The application Of this princi-
pie will not be made, however, until 1876 as
there are 'pre-existent arrangements with other
countries, particularly with Austria, which can
not be broken until that time. The arranpe-
ments until that time are the Immediate co1lec.
tion of fiscal taxes and equal treatment Of
French and English products; after that time.
complete reciprocity, as far as it is extended to
the most favored nation
The major part Of the message is devoted In
the prospects Of the Republic and the means of
lts preservation. He lays strong stress unon
the 1act that the Republic cannot be maintained
without order, and that former attempts at
establishing Republican form of government
have failed from the absence of peace. order.
and repose. He declares the existence Of the
hepub1c an accomplished fact; that it is idle to
waste more time in proc1aiming it; and that the
principal duty is now to impress upon the Re-
pubic those features which are desirable. II.
ihler7 mdorses the title Of Conservative Repub-
nc' which was bestowed npon it by the Commit
tee' appointed for that purpose, and takes the
still bo1der ground that no Government can
e11st without being conservative, and lays down
one conditions which the French Republic must
observe IN the following forcib1o language:
as 10 myself, do not understand do not admit a
epuonc but By taking it it ought to be, namely as
'ue government Of nation which, having for long
e anu IN good firth attempted to leave to heredlta-
~ power the direction and distribution Of its dest-
nes Out having failed therein through faults which It
no" impossible to judge, makes up its mind at lat to
lesote its affairs itself and alone by means OF eec
'ors freely and wisely chosen, without exclusion OF
party or class, origins seeking them neither n'en
nor low, neither to the right the left, but IN the
1ol light Of public esteem. Two years passed II a.
most complete calm may ndord us hope of found |
ing this Conservative Republic but hope ony-le that
not be forgotten, The slightest mistake would |
sufce 20 make this hone vanish In dishsarenfng
ality.
N. Thiers closes his message with ths kssur-
ancea that the world il regarding the French Ee-