New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-10
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at loggerheads among themselves. All DAt WV" y" w.
seven hundred antImperalists, many OF the''
late sufferers and sti sensitive In spots from tnis
yice-Emperors infections with memories vigiiant OF
odorous comparisons, well stocked with W. lRouhers Ola
speeches such as those the Mexican war ana IN tho
beginning OF the last The cautious hmitahOns' inc
very heayness Of his yesterdays discourse became uh
der tho circumstances marks or h- oeyerne Long Do
fore the three hours were out 1t grew wearisome To us
French audience.
To American readers a brief analysis OF the speech
would DO tiresome large part Of it was taken mp with
details and figures for the contradiction ana cor
rection OF statements uttered by NJ dAudretPasquer
Whether and TO what extent they can be snOsan'eo'
still questions. Another portion OF the three
hours devoted 20 different order OF Arguments OF
which there were two chief propositions The socaed
abusive contracts shameful Jobs for military equipments
entered into by the last War Minister OF the Empire each
had clause providing for their annulmentu not fully
executed within fortnight. Tho Government Of 4th
September did not annul them did accept, therefore APP
proved them and. therefore always, Is ehargcabe for
whatever abuse with Of them That "a, A.,
having managed and msmanaged an enormous business
for eighteen years. deying all control runs away at tho
critical moment and the managers forced to under
take 1t in the midst OF hopcessy confused CRISIS are 70
be held responsible for the principles and want OF princ
pie with which it conducted ali that time. and
for the inevitable fatal failure OF the house. Tho other
point, which tho ex-yice Emperor streauously
urged, is that the responsibility that NJ. dAudlret-
PasQuier charged on the imperial system and bu-
reauocracy confirmed under that system and
always regning, was properly and solely charge
able Minister'S The ccllocaton Of the theory Of
Ministerial responsibility and Of R0uher a It's attcrday
advocate WILL TO any al acquainted with the po-
ltica history ofthe Empire draw model color and BRING
out the characteristic impudence Of NJ RcuAc n sncb
relief as makes commentary needless fatigue 10 be ai
in tho background
Meanwhile the audience had fallen from anyior Gun.
osy to watchful attention, and from that was sinking
into the yawning abyss Of wearinlss. Was H. Rouher
now more misled irritated by their undemonstfa-
tive tolerance of hint Was il calculation or pique.
or something Of both-the artists confidence In the
effects Of his old processes mere vanity for renew"
Of one Of his old successesl curious problem IN TIE
psychopolitical order, deeply abstse as highly en-
tertaning OF which have not, up 70 tas morning
the elements for clear solution Tuning Oh az sharp
tangent from the subject proper OF his spoken essay ~
Rouher told the Assembly that they were tho sovereign
and the sovereign hope Of France-that was pleasing
that France and society needed them for yet long In
definite time-not unpleaslng that either. And then,
with quick, clever whisk he reminded them that mo
dissolution Of the Assembly set forward by GER
tain party as political principle, and nlad. ia his
period the very words procaimng it taken out OF Gam
betta's famous speech last month at Hayre This was
altogether ingenious Nothing else could be nearly 20
well calculated irrtae the Left, provoke counter
irritation from tho Right. and raise very tempest OF
marty passions in the House ia which its conspiracy OF
silence" and patriotic anulmperal unity would have
gone with violent swifnes5 TO bowling wreck and dis
jonted ruin.
Now the silence did break and Gsmbeta rushed 10 tho
tribune the hope OF Imperalists and mischieimakers
swiftly rising hgh) TO say: 81 leave the answer to NJ
dAudiret-Pasquier having only 20 remark m passing
that to SOW divisions among belongs % the character
istc tactics Of the exadyOcate Of the Empire at bay
Mated and checlmated was masterpieces Rouher.
Gambetta may be his inferior as statesman Neither
has yet proved high quality in that kind But the ex
Imperial Minister met in the Republican tribune at least
his equal in polite tact and his superior not only as TO
literary quality but einenty hatterng suppleness
and lofty mpeousness OF iwhen occasion calsl
in eloquence. To-day the debate is going on, NJ dAudi
fretPasquier coming first TO reply TO Ronher The
echoes Of capital Versailles have not reached us here In
provincial Paris at the hour write.
This morning the anniversary OF the murderons be-
ginning of theend Of the Commune, the Gauots, long
suspended Imperiaist Journal cut down by govern
ment permission and as mischievously only
trife more demurey yivacious, as Of old Being CON
sstent and after IA fashion, honest sheet hostile IN all
WAYS by all means TO Republics and Republicansm. It's
first number, not untly, gives refuge to the follow
ing choice bit Of history and felton, There is small
town in America peculiarly interesting in view OF tho
service it might render TO France residence for the
gentlemen of the Commune condemned TO transporta-
ton The name OF it is Phoebe. IL has l2OO inabl-
tants of whom at least after more or less prolonged
periods Of meditation, recently ont OF jail But
what seems to equally noteworthy is that of the oceu
pants Of the eleven graves in its cemetery nine died o.
hanging WIN