The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-11

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oountry."
B "No doubt" said, ''they are right who re-
gard the Assembly as monarohical?"
D "Certainly, except the influence of the
s Rads-that is, the International-the Assem-
| bly, is altogether monarchical; and this means
that the patriotic elements of the country are
monarchical. Supremacy of the monarchy is
| identified with consideration of the general
| interests"
THE POSITION OF NJ. THEIRS.
"What, inquired sis the meaning of the
fact that NJ Theirs was elected in twenty odd
departments ?"
SIT is the monarchy again. NJ Theirs,
through his whole active life, has been known
only as identified with the earnest advocacy of
the monarchy. He was the opponent of the
Empire, the opponent of the Republic, but al
ways the advocate of monarchy, qualified by
constitutional forms. He was not known for
any other political idea and his election in
twenty departments means so many votes for
the principle it was thought he would up
hold"
''He seems, however, to have new ideas"
cit is merely the old story of betrayed
trust; man who permits himself to suppose,
in an excess of personal vanity, that he has
reached certain point in virtue of what he is,
and not of what he represents, and who ap-
propriates to himself the faith the people have
in principle
His Highness warmed as more was said Of
Theirs and spoke freely.
"He,' he said, "who criticised clearly when
in the opposition and preserved an intellectual
independence is now the adulator of parties
that in other days he could have regarded
only with contempt He is profuse in promise
to the Right, the Left, the Centre, and each
has had the assurance of his sympathy with
its views. Relying on the Left he has as
sailed the Right with bitter speeches, but dares
it would not have submitted to his vacilla-
lions.
A PROPHECY SINCE FULFILLED.
Between the Right and Gambetta, when the
time comes, Theirs will be torn to pieces, for
the Right does not forget that he accused it Of
pitiful temper, nor Gambetta that he called
him raving mailman"
THE PROCLAMATION OF BLoIs.
Touching on the subject of his proclama-
ton, the Count averred that '.not personal
ambition, but sense Of duty, dictated such q
mode of declaring his views. His immediate
partisans knew all that the proclamation
could tell, and it was issued that he for one
might not appear to the public in any ambigu-
GUS light; that his position might be clear as
day-so defined that all who favored could
support him with honest knowledge, and that
all who were against such views could equally
know whom to oppose He would not desire
thing and meaning another; for, though politi-
cal success is sometimes secured in that way,
It is false and hollow and leads to calamity"
spoke of what had been said to the effect
that the proclamation was neither more nor
less than an abdication.
s'That," he said, sis simply an absurd as
sumption. Besides, the word is especially
inappropriate. Men abdicate position, but
nobody 'abdicates' the performance Of q
duty"
It was always the same resolute adherence
to the idea of duty.
Necessity" he continued, dictates the
issue of that proclamation. 1t resulted from,
as it was inspired by, the duty that events
seemed to impose upon me-"
BOURBON PRoaREss-cHAMBoRDs POLITICAL
limited the charge that the restoration to
the throne of prince of his house would
involve in some sense revival of feudal
abuse.
'Such fears" he said, 'if any one really
entertains them, are altogether visionary and
chimerical. On the contrary, we go forward
with all the real progress of the age. We de-
sire to guarantee the freedom of the French
people on principles that will give it the
broadest and frmest foundation
"And those principles" said, "what ore
they?"
"France," he answered, 'should really