New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-05

Prince dc Joinvlle was to be proclaimed Lieu
tenant General of the Kingdom, to Keep inc
throne busted and garnished for the coming
of the possible monarch. But tins scheme
seems to have fallen to the ground through
the determination of the Orleans Princes 10 10
nothing which could make them appear
in the light of pretenders to the Cro"n'
This action would indicate that these pruden'
princes have become convinced OF the Iutlli.y
of all these plans of restoration, and prefer 10
retain their position as eminent citizens OK thc
Republic rather than compromise Their future
by any conspiracy with q decadent 1actloh'
Another scheme is to make Marshal MacManon
President for life, or if that is not feaSlpie'
for long term of years. Another is to pro-
long the period of the duration OF the AS
sembly. But as this would be useless if va
cancies were continually to be filed by inc
election of Republicans it would be necessary
to forbid any further modification OF the
Chamber by new elections, until the electoral
law could be so altered that the Republican
masses should be deprived of their weight al
the polls.
These discordant plans only show how great
is the terror among the Conservatives, ana now
desperate their resolution appears to be that
the country shall not be allowed to fail INTO
the hands of the majority. it - certainly
strange that after eighty years of moro or less
democratic government and twenty years
practice of universal suffrage, considerable
number of Frenchmen should be found who
could imagine it possible that their will should
preyail against that of the masses of their
Ill -cia NCh
they propose for the definite constitution OF
the country they do not once consider that
most evident and natural one, which consists
simply in letting the country say what 1t pre-
fers. All their efforts are directed to finding
some solution which shall avoid consulting
the voters of the country, and shall force them
TO accept the decision of body of men who
have ceased to represent them, or else
assume an attitude of rebellion against
authority There is no longer any rea-
son in the assertion of the Right that
they are fighting for order and society. The
Left is now thoroughly united under the leader
ship of NJ. Theirs, whom no one accuses OF beng
q socialist or an agrarian. In the recent election
in the Uaute GarOnne, which excited such con-
stemation among the Monarchists, the Republic
cans elected the COmte de RGmusat, who as
clearly represents law, order and property as
any of the adhereuts of II. de Chambord. Ii
the reactionists, under any name or by any ruse,
should succeed in controlling the Assembly to-
day, they will simply prolong the period of the
travail and restessness of France. If, as We
prefer to hope, the Republicans make step
forward toward the definite constitution of the
country, it will be great advance toward
permanent peace. We do not pretend to say
that France will have a Republic and keep it.
But no one can deny that if the majority OF
voters desire it, they have a right to try it, and
it is a mistake in politics, as well as a crime in
morals, for any coterie of men to conspirc to
nrcvent IT,