New-York tribune., 1873-07-03
MACMAHON'S RULE.
A GLANCE AT FRENCH POLITICS


TRY-PREss CIRCULAR OF TILE MIAdsII.k % IHH
INTERIOR.
-yRou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT oR THE rKBUWI
pARIs. June 1f.-Republicans Of all shades are
perstently standing peacefooting and ths
Government or Combat" meets one 70 combat. Ths
name proposed indeed. by NJ Baibie, now one ~ its
nursing Minister'S Is not dgnihed one for govern
ment Properly t bas 40 name; a. JOhn Ieinoiho TuS
says: LIT is condemned 10 anonymity, anu @iH oh"
when 1t attempts ITSELF The rlcAety emo OK
many fathers il cannot know any OF them II has
40 definite utle. flag, OF programme OF poheY' anu
so INDUCES parade exercise OF It's comoatiyene~s
by beating the air and about the bum with yagne
or misleading phrases. Half OF the circular OF De
Brogie 20 French diplomatic representative abroad
would seem more htly proceeding from the Minister "
the Interior. The foreign policy Is 70 undergo no
change. The home policy which foreign power 10 nos
longer bother themselves about perfectly resigned 10
let France II she would, wash tear or mend linen
privacy Is 70 be resoutey conservative" Resoiuts
Conservatism there represented 70 be something VIZ
tally necessary not only 20 the epos Of France but Il
all nations, the of French society being tha5
Of civilization are This OF piece with the O-enta
tious sign Of that geutemen's furusher mp the Boule
ward who calls himself shirtmaker 70 the Universe
Under the high sounding vague rolling rhetoric Of he
academical ministers, these, among other ideas,
more less clearly dlscerulbe; the need Of 90
apologize explanation 70 the surprised world Of tbs
Parliamentary coalition no led % the overthrow q
Theirs aud his own rise 20 power the direct ntmatou
that there imminently formidable revolutionary
party in his country, and implication that al repuD
lcans e., than hafi the country, belong 70 it
the logical and but loosely vailed inference that they
must put and kept down, for the sake Of conserving
society France and civilization throughout the world
by Government originating IN tripartite compounds
Of mental reservations and which maintains Do pre-
existence the sole condition that 10 does no
4tfe m def esfa u
government.
Not but what ". de Brogie and his colleagues arr
pushing hosttes against the culpable revoutionsts
actively openly the rritatngiy pacific habits
OF permit The strict observance OF the eg
and other proprieues by the Republicans rot, how
ever only embarrassment OF the De Brogle Cabinet
the radical trouble beng rendered emblsmarc IN -
own composite character result Of compromise AMI
compromising In its result. There have been soma
changes OF prefect OF sub prefects and ~
magistrates; and there will DO still more. They
have not, however, been very numerous, Tor sey
eral reasons. one OF which is that already,
under the not "resolutely conservative" Admin
stration OF Theirs, the army OF Governments
officials had in the course OF two years been pretty we'll
weeded OF seedIer lncumDents appointed by eftnet
branch OF the Government Of National Defense bIt
another ana graver is that for the Bling II
places which the De Broglie Cabinet dnd make ya.
cant by dsmissions morally enforced resignauons.
hardly any technically do, any way practiced cand.
dates except ex-Imperial oi5e-hOldcrs De iOnud
10 is none the pedsanter 20 NJ de Broghe becan-e
Theirs cast him Parthan warning 70 feel that cou.
ing power by such allied help as be accepted, La
holds 10 as a protege OF the Empire.
Already the Bonapart.sts, the only party thai
really won in the game played without honors the
.ith Of May. arrOgantIy remind A. de Brogo not ony
he pay them their fair STARE but that they
10 hold him as honorable, or even hold 10 hlu
as permanently desirable partner. See, In proof Bona
psrt press organs Tor the LAST ten days II " we're not
dsresprctful 20 faDdson Of Madame de sa and VI
the other rich but respectable parents Furthermore,
acadomican and Sub Pre- mier Of the Cabinpt might
best compare the noble exLiDeraI, docrualre pariu,
mentary duke Of those legendary sham shrevd,
mddle-aged persons who sold themselves 20 SATAN aud
need their best attention 70 escaping from The con-
tract before the time came.
select few from many items viii hest show tho
nature and tendency OF the undermining worsyou can
not give u dignlded label Of pocy-witn which tho
Duke aud his colleagues arc busy. have already m,u'
toned the changes-much more numerous than frank
dismissalsof projects and sub-prefects and OF nsg
trates mostly what the French style the standing
mag1stracy-what we should call prosecuting sialo,'
attorucysJ Circulars have been sent 20 the prefect nj
visng which Is as good insisting and encouraging
(which is a form Of positively orderingl that they
strictly apply, with generous Interpretation an legal
and urgently enforce all moral at their command,
FOR repression and suppression u all and every
pubicanism a principle OF the Republic confirmed ~
desirable thing or OF NJ Thiers as an honorable CRATE
m testimonial the done by him 70 the country.
Let me here note essential defect In the dc Brogi1
scheme. The scheme and primal aim of him and bis zud
have been that possession Or the Ministry Of ha
Interior, the popular vote could be 40 modelled
IA 20 SECURE maiorties outside the large towns
for their Conservative Government candidate. Using
part Of the Napoeonto processes they ancifny dream
OF Napoeonjc successes They utterly % overlook
decisive difference that destroys the analogy and
fatally bghts their hopes. After all, De Brogie and
lns kind are honest their way. Incapable Of darngly
prontng By his preparations for a comp detdL hs
Will II that IS be like his father before him. ia
subject victim. Then shall not discover That partly
he not all the rect OF the world is answerabe for tho
disaster which he will go o9r high rhetorical person
allv perfectly safe, way TO pfotest against
The Prefect OF the Rhone Lyons has issued an ORDER
forbdding street sale OF newspapers. Gen. LadIni.
rault Military Governor Of Paris which is always IA
state Of SIEGE forbade DAYS agOofurther publication
of the Corsqir,, an advanced Republican journal In
ms published order OF prohibition he made what even
friends Of the measure consider pair OF MISTAKES
First OF these is that he gave his 70. e. BK
virtue Of the state OF aud his Office be power
unquestOuable in such The bungle Of dpo0lzng
for It's arbitrary exercise as a right is palpabe Buu
The second order OF the three he f0r mp
pressing the C0rsaire the rhetorical Violence Win
which its writers, presenting their political aud social
ideas, grayely menace the pubic peace. ~ one Will
pretend that the Corsare deicatey sought spare ths
feelings OF IFS political opponents; but not Gen id-
nrault himself. II he found time from his military
duties to through the morning and evening papers.
could have the b0dUeSs 20 pretend that the violence
Of the Republican COTsare ever rlse 10 TIE aight ot
foamng with which NapoieOnic and ClercD-Alnt-
imist papers overflow.
The extreme Left, by which is % De understood that
entirely Republican branch OF the and c>s Repuh
lican Left peculiarly auupathetic TO American Re-
pubcans % devised an Interpolation apropos of hs pro-