National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-05

writing from Paris on July 20, the London
Times correspondent says, 1.-THE feud be-
tween the Montagues and Capulets can hardly
have surpassed In bitterness the mutual and |
long-standlng hatred Of Orleanlsts and Bona
partists. Republicans and Legitimlsts regard
each other with contempt and dislike, and
are quite ready to begin throat-cutting at the
FIRST fair opportunity. The Atheists and 30
cialists Of the Extreme Left are considered |
by the pious mousquetaires OF the exalted |
Right much as the tawny followers Of Mo-
manned were by the Crusaders-as no better
than savages and something worse than dogs,
whom Ii was meritorious TO cxtcrmlnatc.
Tho men Of the 4th Of September, from whom
the last Imperial Government fed when Paris
was conyulsod by the news Of Sedan, arc OF
jects Of exccration to the Bonapartists, who
are at this moment engaged in venting their
venom on the unlucl<y and ill-adviscd Jules
Favrc. But all these and other cnmitics arc
inferior In yirulcnce to that existing between
the representatives OF the July monarchy aud
Of the second empire.
| paris has just been amused by sharpen
slaught made by the Bonnpartists on the
Princes Of Orleans. The former arc scan
dalized at the prominent position lately
assumed by the Princes, and by their In
ilmacy with the President Of the republic.
Their very modest and retiring attitude while
NJ. Theirs was In power renders the change
more remarkable. During the last few
weeks, and especially while the Shah was
here, they have been seen everywhere, and
usually In uniform. As friends Of Marshal
MacMahon, which they apparently are he
, has perfect right to keep them near hls per-
son at reviews and other public solcmniiics,
and, moreover, their position in the army
gives them precedence OF oil other officers
III. ~. .....l. II -l-l a
the service young; as the Kings sons, their
promotion was naturally rapid, and the
tDukes of Ncmours and Aumale are now the
senior generals Of divisions.
with military man for President Of the
! republic, IL seems a most natural thing that
: the senior generals should form part Of hi
, habitual suite. Were MacMahon less simple
and plain than he Is, one might suppose Il
, pleased his pride TO have princes Of roya
, blood riding with his staff. II Is more prob
able that he feels sympathy with the person
ally unmerited msfortunes Of distinguish {
family, and that he likes the princes, who ar
: nol deficient In the qualities that conciliat
n goodwill. BE this as II may, more has beef
Q seen and heard Of them In Paris during tn
last four weeks than during the two prcyiou
Il years. At the review they rode with tn
n marshal, and will not have failed to motto
II the special applause given to the squadron o
G cavalry which marched past under the com
l
II performance ut the opera the Due de Nc
nours was In the royal box. At the Elysee
7 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ut tn
u ictcs, In short, one saw the familiar faces 0
the Orleans princes.
9 "some people say that they have thus pu
X themselves forward In compliance with ID
advice Of the Due dc Brogic, whose dynasti
to parties are no secret, and who thinks that I
show themselves frequently to the army an
u TO tho public may be advantageous to thei
10 interests. By whomsocver given the advic
seems judiclous. 1t was not by keeping on
n Of sight, by 'effacing' themselves, as IN
~ French say, that they would improve the
chances. In all scramblcs the luck Is for Ii
y forward; and there seems no reason why, |
W the competition for supreme power In Franc,
n. the Orleans family should not have as good
Il. chance as any other. Were n vote taken L
morrow in the Assembly for a defnitive for
lg of government 1t Is probable the largest nun
We Der Of voices would be given for the Orlcai
u lists. There would be more Republicans, CO
y, ~ tanly, but these would divide their suffrag
q. among two or three different kinds of repu
lie"