The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-01

many 30 tnat tiio Sou VI rInnN may be re.
lieved of its German army Of ,ccupstio,
Very good. Let us hope that VIII the da.
parture of the Germans Frenohmen will ros
forget that their first duty to Franz ia ths
maintenance Of law and order.
Our Religious Press tud
COmmotions in tho Religious WORK.
Tho French Question.
The ''Shadow over France" as we'll Va
several other questions furnishes material f.
editorial comment by some of our princip
religious contemporaries this week.
The Golden Age regards the defeat of Thien
as revolution that has gone backward, and
deplores it as shock to tho world progress
and as an interference with liberty and human
rights. ''As between Theirs and the Bour-
bons," remarks the editor, 1--WE invoked
Heavens blessing on the little murderer
(why not say the little villain? )-Thiers,
and wished him forgiveness and success.
Monarchist in principle, he was, nevertheless,
faithful to so much of republicanism as he
gave his word of honor to, maintain Adds
the Age:-
u
despot He kept his faith even with those liberals
Of whom he was one by circumstances rather than
D as was s S his
combination which overthrow him was q cos
spiracy q mar ;n party Of
fore, we see discontinue to the principle Of
popular liberty, And so we are among tho
m0urners Of his defeat
The Christian Union Henry Ward Beecherl
AYERS that the leaders in this movement, it IL
clear enough, mean to overthrow the Repub-
lie and establish q monarchy of some sort:
but that the will be able to carry out their
designs, in spite Of the will of the great ma
jority Of the French people, is not SO certain
s'They have" says the editor, s'gained great
advantage, but, unless Marshal MacMahon
violates his oath and resorts to coup d. tat to
overthrow the Republic, we see not how tha
scheme is to succeed. France is unquestion-
ably in very perilous condition, and what
the end will be no one can tell.
The Union considers the city of New York
''fairly out Of the clutches Of the infamous
ring" that so long controlled its municipal
government, and to have ''taken q new de-
parture, under the guidance of officers who
will neither rob the treasury nor allow them
selves to be made the tools of the criminal
classes" The Union adds:-
We have Mayor bent upon reform an honest
judiciary local legislature OF which no faction
has control. heads OF departments for the most
part unObjectOnable and Police Board which, IL
not altogether what we could wish, is an immense
to see the laws against gambling lewdness ana
kindred vices rigidly enforced, and that robbers
will no longer ply their trade upon our street
and on the sidewalks with impuniry.
The same authority declares that Governor
Dixs veto of the Local Option bill has
given great dissatisfaction to many earnest
friends Of temperance, who hold it to be
violation of obligations imposed upon him by
the action of the republican party before the
last election" and salves its objections over by
saying
In spite OF our earnest wish to see the principle
OF local option III respect to the liquor traffic IN
corDSrated into the legislation OF this and other
States we cannot for moment admit that Cover
nor Dix was bound by the pledges Of his party to
sign bill which he could not conscientiousy ap-
prove.
The Evangelist (Presbyterian) has an i'm
portant article upon the subject Of s'Organiz-
ing Protestant Union,' in the course Of
which it says:-
We should not like to exclude such man as Mr..
Charles OCOnor, or others that we could name,
from cooperation with us in an object Of equal
Importance to all honest and patriotic men Of
whatever creed. The very organization OF Prot
estant union against political evils would change
that union itself into a caucus, and transform 1t
into political mischief
In regard to the French question, the
Evangelist says:-
The immediate crisis is past; but the present
lul OF the political elements is temporary. Forces
terrible in their antipathies and antagOnisms are
for the moment at . deadlock This state OF
of incongruous elements, and their triumph threat
ems anarchy or the defeat Of the Republic
The Observer (Presbyterian) regards the
resignation of Theirs as Of ''deep significance,
from the fact that it is the result Of an effort
on the part Of Theirs to obtain declaration
from the Assembly in favor Of the Republic as
permanent form of government" ''What
will be the next step in the career of France"
adds the editor, .'the Infinite mind can alone
know"
The Observer regrets the necessity of ''widely
dissenting from the conclusions to which Gov
-ernor Dix was compelled to come in his de-
cision to veto the Local Prohibition usually
termed Local Option) bill" ellis opinions"
continues the editor, shave uniformly chal-
lenged our respect, and we have been free to
express our admiration of his frmness and
prudence. But we believe that he has erred in
Judgment in this instance, while his motives
are undoubtedly pure
The Independent descanting upon the situa-
ton in France, asserts that the prospects
seem to it more peaceful than one might
suppose who looked simply at the history of
the mercurial French people or at the fact
that the new government actually desires
revolution" The editor adds:--
There Is just as much jealousy between the fac
lions winch compose the Right as between the
monarcnists and the republicans In all this there
is hope for France. and yet more in the SOLDERING
effect which Its terrible defeats have had upon her.
IL now appears probable that MacMahOn Will be
compelled 10 maintain the Repubic. and that II