The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-08

the Bases Pyr(nees and Minister OF Finance N lS4s
was the only one who seemed to believe that .the
Bonapartists, though having lost as far as the
present was concerned, have greatly gained In
reference to the future" "in i've or Elk years tho
chances of the Empire will be IMMENSE" said M.
Duclerc. "The young Prince will be justified In
saying that 1t was not him. but his papa, that made
Sedan and should the internal quarrels still 60 on
IN France his chances will be almost invincibe.
The whole hope Ofthe true republicans Is, that by
that time they shall be able to defeat the ultra
montanes and the rOyasts, to establish finally the
republican system, and to secure prosperity ana
order to the trading and laboring classes At all
events" concluded NJ. Duslerc, ''the young Prince
has an infinitely better chance to get the throne
now than he would have had to preserve his seat
had his father died while in power"
MONARCHIsT'S OPINIONS
The legitimist and Orleanist opinion seems to be
much less unanimous than that of the republicans.
Count de MerOde DEPUTY OF the N0rd and eldest
brother OF the celebrated MOnseigneur de MerOde,
Ministre des Armes OF the Pope) said to me IN the
lobby OF the Assembly that what the imperialsts
may lose by the desertion OF few OF the old
generals and functOnares Joining the Republic
as being free from their oath to the Emperor, the
party will certainly gain by new converts, who
were devoted to the institutions OF the Empire, but
ana had not yet obtained any personal iavors from
him. The young Prince with his handsome mother
dressed in black and standing by his side, will
always act upon great number OF imag
nations, and many young. intelligent
and energetic men viii make 1t the
aim of their lives to bring forward the Prince
together with themselves. And the more progress
the radicals shall make the more chances will have
the rejuvenated Empire. II must be kept In
view however that the Count Is one OF the fiercest
OF clericas and egitimists, and that his decline to
the Republic, as well as (perhaps) decrease o.
hope for restoration OF the old Kingdom, may
make him accept these rather sangune views on
the prospects OF the Empire.
M. Paul de Remusat, son Of the present Minister
Of Foreign Affairs Deputy for the Haute Qaronne.
one OF the Secretaries OF the Assembly, member
of the star Of the Re,ue des Deur M0ndeS and one
of the most promising young Statesmen of France,
being thorough supporter Of M. Theirs
regime, seemed to attach as little I'M
portance to the death OF the date En-
peror as the radicals themselves. 81 think
the matter to be OF very little consequence indeed"
said he to me. "There are violent Bonapartists
and lukewarm ones. The former will remain what
they have always been, while the latter will break
into two fractions, joining partly the republicans
and partly the r0yalists. In word there will be
one card added to each OF the plays" M. de
Remusat did really not seem to attach any import
ahce to this subject, and spoke on the other hand
at great length OF the complications ut the Roman
Embassy. lie stated that the appointment Of M.
Corcellcs in room OF M. BOurgong was q settled
matter, and that the nomination would appear in
the OHctel in a couple Of days.
The Duke De0azes said:-''The sudden death OF
the ex-Emperor will dissolve the Bonapartist party
OF Its leaders, will join either the moder-
ate republicans or tho mOnarchists. while
sthe rough mass OF country people with whom the
Napoleonic legend has already for long time been
o mere pOliceman's legend Qegeude du ser0ent de
Ville), they will soon accept the Republic should
the gendarme and the policeman Of M. Theirs
prove rs busness-like as those OF the Empire.
And the work in the country will go on quicker
anu smoother still il the harvests good and the
vineyards remain in good health; but should there
be something wrong with the agriculture and
should no stable form Of government be soon es-
tablished, in five ten years the Prince Imperial
can easily find supporters In the country. He
would be able to make Austerlitz the foundation of
his claims and to repudiate Sedan as being not
his work. He would have no need OF speak
ing OF his father in support OF his claims.
but would speak of his grand-unce." In
to that of M. Ducerc, with the only difference that
the Duke saw in NapoleOns death both reason
for and chance to bring in as soon as possible
constitutional monarch with D'Aumae, while M.
Duclerc sees in the event an additional reason to
consolidate the Republic. The Duke alluded also
at considerable length to the mutual animOsity
that has always existed between the Empress and
Prince Napoleon as an additional diflculty the
Bonapartists will find in remaining united.
But the best formulated, as well as, perhaps, the
most correct opinion on the subject heard was
that OF M. Delpit The clever Deputy of the
Dordogne though little known in America, is celc-
brated here as the reporter OF the Parlia-
mentary Commission Inquiry into the Com
mune business He sits on the Right,
does not like the Republic much, nor M. THEIRS;
but takes always sound, though somewhat cynical,
views on French AFFAIRS. On my asking his opinion
he said, with his usual sarcastic smile :-"well.
think it's an adjournment Of the Empire till the
Prince Imperial becomes twenty-one years Of age.
so far It Is loss for the Imperiasts But, on the
other hand, there Is positive gain for them, for
this death Is also the oblivion of Sedan, and they
| sadly wanted to be allowed to forget It,"
I THE Ex-DICrAToR.
! M. Gambetta would, OF course, be looked to in
| America as the man most likely to talk good deal
on such topic. But, except q few desultory SEN
| fences thrown out to people who endeavored to
| have his opinion, nothing was said by the
| late Dictator. he apparently being convinced that
| the matter was not worth much attention. There
| is no longer q Bonapartist partyw 1--WE see now
| its last commissions !" "The so-called great con-
| servative party will now be mask for general
| desertion from the Imperialist campln 1.-THE
| funeral at Chiselhurst will be the farewell meeting
| OF the Bonapartistsl" ''Show me a single Impe-
rialist that can afford to wa for five or six years
till the child becomes something like man ~ Such
| and similar were the excamatiens OF M. Gambetta
| who for nearly two hours was walking up and
down the tombstone gallery with couple Of old
friends with his hat on his head and cigar In his
| mouth He was apparently deeply preoc
| cupied with the incident OF the prev-
GUS days sitting, when, exchanging some
shots with M. Bigot in consequence OF
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