Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-06-28
France.
PARIS, June 5, 1873.

France.
PARIS, June 5, 1873.
The French Government has never
been stronger than it is now since 1863,
when the empire was at its zenith.
There is universal confidence felt in
MacMahon. The French peo-
pie feel they have their government in
their own hands. Decent people are
sure we are not on the eve of al insur-
rection of June or Commune which
would. have come upon US had
NJ. Theirs cont nued longer in power.
He was doing everything in his power to
discredit free government, to multiply
party divisions in France, to foment the
revolutionary spirit, to annul one party
by another that he might continue to be
the umpire-he was running France.
The odious personal government, more
tyranical than the empire. is at an end.
The effete doctrines of Protection have
once more been overcome. Free Trade
will presently revive the great prosperi-
ty of the empire. The stupid taxes ON
raw materials, the discriminating du-
ty against foreign bottoms, the ridicu-
lous monopoly of matches, will soon be
abolished. A postal convention with
the United States will soon be supported
not only by the Extreme Right, Right,
Right Centre. but by the Left Centres
(MM. Casimir-Perier's and Christopie's 5
parties), and by the more conservative
Left.
Ii the republic in danger? Less than
when NJ. Thiers was engaged in grand
and lofty tumbling. Were the radicals
to get possession of power the republic
would not last more than ninety days
1t would be drownded in blood. NJ.
Theirs would have brought in this re-
public. The Right is monarchial a
heart, but as no two of the parties which
form the Right are agreed upon the
monarch to be placed upon the throne
there is no chance of q monarchial res
toration unless Count de Chambord
should die. Moreover, everybody, even
| the most violent radical, feels implicit
| confidence that Marchal de MacMahon
would never take part in any coup d'itat
The new. Minister is so far from enter
| tanning schemes of monarchicl restora-
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| influential posts in the government to
an avowed republican: NJ. Pascal has
been made Under-SecretarY of State in
| the Ministry of the Interior. He would
not have accepted the place had he not
| received sufficient assursnce that no
monarchial restoration was intended.
| He is an able man, thoroughly versed in
| the details of the French Government,
and is certain to have any position he
desiaes under any government with the
vicisitudes of politics may place in pow
| er. They have been made through
changes in the administrative offices. All
of them who owed appointments to the
government of September, or who have
supported radicals have been dismissed
All these changes were made by M
Pascal. They were made soon after his
appointment by M. de Goulard, aud al
the latter's and at M. Theirs instances
NJ. Theirs constantly postponed order
ing the changes to be made, and at last
positively refused to allow them.
| The state of the country is most salts
factory. There are few provinces which
are not delighted by M. Thiers' over
throw. All confidence had been lost in
him. You cannot imagine how com.
pletely all agitation, all excitement, has
disappeared. Thd question of republic
or monarchy has been relegated below
the horizon. Everybody is satisfied
with the existing condition of things
You will see the rural elections send
conservatives to the Assembly, fol
France (the large towns excepted) i;
thoroughly conservative, and if it has re-
Gently elected radicals it was because
the government supported the radical;
and declared that if conservatives were
elected there would be revolution. HaC
M. Thiers not been overthrown there
would probably have been trouble here
Trade was stagnant. You have heard o.
M. Savary, one of the most extensive
shoemakers here: He rose from tht
bench himself, and has exerted himsel
lrewarded him with the Legion of Hon
or for his enlightened liberality. Ht
has 1,5OO workmen. They asked hin
seven or eight days ago for work. H'
replied, 81 have orders for only sly
pairs of shoes. When you have mad'
them, go ask Barodet, for whom all O.
you voted, to give you work. hav'
none." To my knowledge this Incl
occurred in twelve several manufactO
ries. mention Savary's name only be
cause he is the best known. [ have seel
a great many working people recently
They all tell me the Decentralization o
the Paris working population by tn
siege and the idle life led and the 8
cents pay is incurable. They long TO
that Saturnalia's s return, and would no
take much to induce them to 60 into tn
streets and fight for its revival. Blu
while Marshal de MacMahOne is at tn
head of power, they are not going t.
bulge. You cannot imagine the chang
ed bearing of soldiers and policemen
| since M. Theirs overthrow. They hav
a confidence and authority they hav
not possessed since the empire. Paris i
. gayer and more animated. Enormous
fortunes have been gained by the risk ol
all public recurities. Trade has not re
vived, but commercial people are yer.
confident Of prosperity at a very earl.
, day.
M. Thiers with accustomed bad tast
, entered the Assembly the secand day af
, ter his overthrow, and was received
, with great enthusiasm by the Left ant
; Right Centre. (M. Grevy had the digni
ty to allow q month to pass away be
, tween his resignation and temperance
He has taken his seat in the Left Centre
It is rumored that he has opened negoci
ations with NJ. Grevy to agree upon
common plan of campaign against th'
; Right to be entered upon after the de
parture of the Germans. 1t is scarcel.
possible NJ. Grevy will accept the pro
posal-their views differ too widely. NJ
Thiers has, taken a private residence il
Avenue d'Antin, where he will resid
until his house be completed, or politica
. events give him another abode. J.. l..