The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-11
The Next King OF France, Perhaps.

We give to-day an interesting interview held
some time since between the Count de Cham
bord and HERALD correspondent This as
sumes new Importance at this time, from the
fact, reported by our special telegraphic
despatch from Vienna published last Satur-
day, which announced the formal acceptance
by King Henri V. of the French throne, ten
dered to him by deputation of French legit-
imists. When the conversation took place,
equally as now, the last of the old Bourb ons
considered himself King of France, unjustly
hindered of his rightful prerogative. He
believes it his sacred duty, rs well as his as
sumed right, to WELD the sceptre; and his con-
versation shows curious mixture of religious
faith in his divine commission with ambition
to guide the destinies of great nation. In
his structures upon M. Theirs, who then occu-
pied the Presidential chair, he displays de-
cided ability to dislike rival for popular
favor; while his prophecy of the failure of
that ancient advocate of constitutional mon
archy as the Chief Executive of q repub-
lie shows some appreciation of the req
uisites to success in one who would
govern France. AS On exposition of
the Bourbon political creed the reader WILL
perhaps, be surprised at the quasi progressive
sentiments uttered by Chambord. These
however, like most platforms, will bear
various constructions He announces him
self q champion Of religious and
educational freedom, of universal suf-
frage and army reform. The religious
freedom which he would be likely to sus-
tain may be gathered more from the fanati-
cism of the Extreme Right, as evidenced in
the outrageous Lyons Civil Burial bill, which
condemns free thinkers dying in that city to
be buried when the ofal carts are doing their
mornings work. His idea of educational
freedom on the laisser aler principle. when
progressive nations are educating their chill
dren, is very childish mode of escaping from
an all-important question. The guarantee
that the State will take no heed in the matter
looks very much as though the Church would
be entrusted solely with the business. A
Bourbon favoring universal suffrage will pro-
woke many guesses as to how he purposes to
control it or what use he expects it to be to
the dynasty. His delicacy in pointing out the
army reforms reminds US Of the fact that there
would be an immense number of young
mobiles anxious for epauletted coats and
cooked hats on the event of Bour-
bon succession to the throne On the
ticklish subject of the press he is more
guarded, favoring ''liberty, not license" which
might mean much or nothing, according to
the royal caprice, should King Henri v. come
to control the French army as well as wear
the French crown. Should that time ever
come, possibly the divinely appointed sover-
eign might also judge it his duty to exert
upon his subject voters q control of their bal
lots, as he accuses others in authority of
having done The French people may wrangle
and plot, make and unmake dynasties, establish
and overthrow republics, choose and displace
administrations, but we can hardly believe
they will go back into the last century 10 do
homage to Bourbon royalty with only such
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