The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-27
France.

France has commenced another re'oiu-
tion--it is to be hoped peaceful--the ena OF
which We may reasonably expect will DC the
Monarchy. THEIRS was, more than any other
great leader in France, imb,ied with the true
civilian impulses and conservative states
manship. If his devotion to civil rlgcts ana
the wise and just government of law, as con-
tradstnguishcd fron arbitrary power, cou'd
not satisfy the French. what sort OF repub-
lican or what sort of repubicanism will
meet their wishes? 1t is plain that nc was
too wise. too conservative, for the Red Re-
publicans, and too much devoted to civil
liberty for the Imperalists. These two par.
ties combined. and elected him from the
presidency. Now, what have they and what
will they have?
The scenes Of the transition from the re.
public led by a.cvilian statesman to the re-
public under the authority of the grand
marshal of the army are described Is most
exciting wrangle. THEIRS contemplated it
all, and preserving his undaunted courage
through the sittings of the Chambers, voci.
fcrated his responses to utterances that i'm
pinged upon his position. He was pro-
nounced the protese of Radicalfsm, and he
responded by telling bis accusers that they
bad amongst them something worse-the
Duke DEBRoGLIE--who was the proteSe Of
Monarchy. The Duke is the Secretary of
Foreign Affairs under McMAuos's admins
tIation.
THEIRS plainly showed his fears Of bloody
strife as the result Of the change in the Go
ycrnmcnt. 1t is probable that in this he is
mistaken. The military ruler will likely
take measures to prevent that.
MCMAnoNs speech on accepting tue pre-
sitcncy smacks of the arbitrary will. He
| informs the deputies that "no immediate
| change will be made in existing laws - bit
of information that would have come better
from the lau-making department. He speaks
of relying on material ORDER" sort OF
order Numerically opposed to The utopian-
ism of the French Radicals. 1t is OF that
| solid nature that we see in big guns and
| massed batt,lions. He, furthermore. is very
condescending in Informing the deputies
| that he counts upon then-upon their
| patriotic assistance" They should rather
count upon his executing their laws and
maintaining the order they may prescribe.
Marshal MCMAHON may mean only TINT he
| will maintain the Legitimate relation OF the
Executive Office, using in his speech the
phrases which prevail in his profession. But
| when we see how a combination OF the cX-
tremes of radiraIism and Imperialism have
placed him where he is. it may be supposed
that he will be forced to one or other OF these
extremes. Nobody can suppose that he Will
turn radical, and therefore we do not sup
nose it will be long before France will be
under arbitrary government-the only sort
of government, indeed, that suits her, or
that can long prevail in any considerable ma
ton in Europe.
Bloodshed in civil strife is what France
has often had. The world would dcplore
the repetition of this sad feature of her his
tory. But we think the only good reason
to hope that she will now escape is that
Marshal MCMAHON is too strongly supported
by the army, and too sagaciOus to be sur
prised by an outbreak of the dreadful
French anarchists, who are more Of tigers
than men. The news from France will be
looked to with great interest for some time
TO come