New-York tribune., 1873-08-01
FRENCH POLITICS.
THE ATTITUDES OF PARTIES.

Nj GAMbtIlAS DtftNNts
lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.l
PARIS. July 16.-The Shah is, neither as man
nor sovereign, an agreeable object Of contem-
plation. Seeing the millions he scatters on
his path through Europe is suggestive OF the
millions of his starved and hungry country
from whose household expenses these millions
are subtracted subjects whom he cOnfesses his unfit
ness TO rule by sublettng his realm to Baron Reuter-
But all the greater shows and ceremonies prepared in
his honor here, touch at one point or an
other on French politics, all notable shows
aud ceremonies do nowadays. When he
came ont from the gala performance at
the opera the other night, hveried 1unkeydom
waiting in the purlieus there for master and mis-
tres felt its loyal heart uplifed, and emitted from
its manly chest ViUe PEmp9ear delcately honor
ing to the passing Persian monarch and abusive to
the passed Napoleon. The military review at Long
champs last week prepared for the Shahs entertain
ment, was brilliant sample display of the resus-
ritatcd military force Of the natiOn-moTe than
G00OO thoroughly equipped, disciplined troops. The
material absence of Thiers there that day was not
more striking than the studied omission of his name
from the speech of NJ. Buffet at Versailles next day. in
which tho President of the Assembly eulogzed the
army. ri. Buffet being driven to apology, has since
attempted to explain that omission. Last night
President MacMahon always of the Repubhc) gave
Let me quote, in abridgement but without the
slightest discoloring distortion parts of an ac-
count of it published in a Bonapartist paper this
morning:
1t a veritabe Renaissance in the full meaning Of
the word-a Renaissance Of luxury and beauty, Of
hate court 50 different from the horrible bourgeois
simplicity tEat was 50 absurdly affected by Adolphe
Chlers) and his family. And then the situation OF the
Marshal-his name his glory. his connections which
completely attach him TO the Faubourg 81. German,
a decisive for obtaining such COmDlete
success, People OF the Legitmt world would not go to
H. Thiers's, where they exposed De ebOwed by
Mcssieurs Gambetta Naguet, and other Jules Simons
They fud themselves hOnOred IL going 10 Madame Mac
but persons Of her society And accordingly there
the flower Of pure Legitmsts, along with the principal
personages Of the BOnapartst party The Duke de la
ROcheiOucauld BissacIa and tue Princes MWat, 10
Senator'S Baron Haussmann at their head; 20 OF the
projects, chamberlaus of the Emperor Legitimst
deputies who chatted with Col Maguan, aud Paul de
II was the fusion Of all respectable. intelligent men
devoted 10 their country, and resolved TO give Their
wTetches from whom have alre ldy been saved
BY the glorious sword OF the Marshal.
That is worth perusal sentence by sentence. 1t
needs no other comment than this: Though written
the text OF a particular occasion, it is in style
and sentiment generally exemplary and character
istic of our free-spoken Bonapartists Therefore
have quoted instead of paraphrasing. They show
themselves IN their own columns more faithfully
than they can be painted. This other paragraph is
noteworthy:
also observe that the Dukes dAumale and de
Nemours have not let slip the iOn putungOn
Of Division Generals, doubtless faniliarze
she country with the sight Of them but these gentlemen
seem TO me bad calcuatOrs. The cOuutry that likes
VINO take saddle will remember that these uni
forms, often at reviews tdAumae was remark
ably conspicuous at the review last week. keeping
httle IN advance OF the stah and the Marshal
President than the res] and in salons, never saw lire
SdTdes of no 2u2m 10 save tue country rum Tue
This kind of writing is not the mere swagger of
sheer impudence. ii is as well the utterance of
lively hope still mixed largely with hate and dread,
but bold with a certain underlying strength. The
relation among the MOnarchists is that OF a CO.
alitOn. The relation between BOnapartists and
Legitimists is that of an alliance. The coalition
bond is weaker than the alliance bond if for no
other reason than that chain of three cracked
links is once more likely TO break than a chain Of
buttwO cracked links But there are other reasons
The accession to the throne of Napoleon ". would
be less distaseful to the Legtimsts of Henry " to
the BCnapartists than that of the Count of Paris
TO the partisans of either of those pre-
tendants, OF even TO the thorough Repub
lcans and, / have no doubt, to the bipartisan
of the people. But, for the rest, matter of
fact, no considerable number of really thoughtful
Legitnists themselves believe in the restoration,
probable or even possible of the king of their prefer
euce and traditional sentiments. The Clericals look
to higher main chance for assuring which (by aid
of the Virgin and the Sacred Heart the worldly
reign Of an Orleans offers less conyenences than that
Of the son of Eugene. Furthermore, element
of strength in the alliance superior to any the brittle
coalition can boast of, the allies don't mind
waiting. The Legitimists are used TO it, and
the Bonapartists for the moment prefer it. 1t
is no part of the plan policy of the latter TO hurry
up their man. Meanwhile the de Broglie Admins
tratlon, working against Republicanism. is work
ing despite that academical Dukes best will, for
them in good part though rather clumsily and at a
double disadvantage, by their old Imperial instru-
ments and processes. His sincere effort to make his
work tell for Orleanst Constitutional Monarchy
glances sideways; the methods Of it and their re-
suits thus far remind one of Lord Westmorelands
, essay at replying TO a Frenehmans compliment
Je roudrais 81 je eOudrGis, but je cannais pas.
Filled with the inbOn and cultivated sentiment
that he is a chosen one of the bydivine-right di-
recting classes and that those who agree with him
and his kind are alone the decent and respectable
in his early circular to the diplomatic representa-
tives of France abroad, the Duke dc BrOglie went
out Of his strictly official way to mark out distinc
tion Of the French people into two great hostile
classes-eonservatives and revoutionists, the re-
spectacle aud the others. To observe this distinc
tOn, widening differences among an already suff-
ciently discOrdant people and hostile polit-
ical parties and social classes, by direct or
insinuating speech and by administrative practice
has been, since the oath Of May and is the ever de-
veoping Characteristic, Intentionally not of the
government of combat" of which the asad emical
Duke de Broglie is the transitory vice-chief The
same Duke de Brogle declared, in his most solemn
manner, two months before the fall of the conciia-
tory non-partisan government of the whole nation.