New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-19
FRENCH POLITICS.

SUICIDAL COURSE OF THE MONARCHISTS.
THE DEBATE ON THE LYONS MUNICIPALITY BILL
TuMULT AMONG THE MEMBERS or THE RIGHT
RESIGNATION or PRESIDENT GREvY-EIEcTIoN
OLA NKw PRESIDENT BY THE CONSERVATIVES.
IFRoM TIE REGULAR coRREsPoSDNr OF THE TRmUsEl
PARIS. April I-The resignation by M.
Greyy Of the difficult Office Of President OF the Assembly,
which he has filled with signal ability since the origin Of
this body still the event, its possible consequences
are the prcoccupation OF the moment. The immediate
occasion Of provoked by the Monarchsts also served
them for display OF party passion and puerie petu
lance, which, though characteristic, boisterous,
ridiculous, and impOlitio beyond what was TO
be expected from these Conservatives" The question
before the House a grave The debate turned
on the report Of a committee which recommended i'm
portant changes conservative" in the NUM-
cipal of Lyons. Le Roger Republican hav
ing admitted in the beginning of his discourse the jus
tice Of certain charges brought against the municipal
officers Of that city, proceeded II come to what
the reporter has added to this baggage OF the report" IT,
instead of substantive the innocent word had
been bombshel fallen from the Tribune into the camp
OF the Right t could hardly have made noisy conf
While amid violent cries OF order and other inter
rupons from that quarter the speaker was explaining
that, in his intent the word not offensive NJ. de
GramOnt, Monarchst, cried out that 1t impert
hence
Now the tumult grew fast and furious The President
to order repeating and confirming lie Rogers explana
ton OF the word baggage, and, while admitting, with
shade OF reproof 10 that speakers address, that better
might have been chosen insisting, in accordance with
all French dictionaries and the usages of social parance,
upon the marked difference between IL and mpertnence.
Literary baggage, is phrase constantly applied TO the
writings Of Heademicans and other authors by aeademi
clans and others The best epds OF the Duke dAumae
who received at the Academy yesterday, spoke Of
his literary baggage (which is not very great vauabe
Bishop Ddpanoup, ex-aoademcian, says in one OF has
diseJurses, "YOu will 20 10 heaven with a baggage
Of good works" II has been suggested that it is
the painful association with packing up and
going that rendered the poor word irritating 70
susceptible Monarchist members-conseryative gem
emen 30 10th TO go to the country they msrepresent
that they hards and grudgngly thanked NJ Theirs for
fastening tho departure OF the Prussans from the ter
rtOry feeling that IL is the prelude their departure
from Versailles. BE that 10 may, they refused 10
recognize the distinction between familiar phrase and
a decidedly insulting one, imperunence, emphaucally
in French than in English. They bOisterously
sustained Gramont in his repetition of IT, and protested
against the ruling OF the President, who finally init
mated his purpose OF sgniGg and with that raised the
session.
The striking and only propriety OF this perform
that 10 took place the 1T Of April NJ Grevy
sent his formal resignation the House next day, when
he reelected President by a vote OF $40 70 23 A
clean majority OF more than 100 would be a solid work
ing base FOR the presiding officer Of deuberatve
assemblies Not 50 here. NJ. Gr6vy sat hitherto by
virtue Of unanimous or nearly unanimous elections.
Always a Republican, but moderate as firm in his
political principles his sound and practced Judgment
large sense ~ equity and calm temperament pointed
him out at Bordeaux the ttest for the Office
Another designation for such selection then ana there
lay in the notorious. since Historically famous act
OF his earlier political lie-the amendment he proposed
to the Constitution of lSiS, which made the Assembly
the electors and controllers Of the President OF the Re
public. His appointment nc Bordeaux essential
part OF that famous, fragile Pact Of Bordeaux, from
the last attered page of which the 2 have erased
their signatures Their candidate, Wednesday, VI.
Buffet candidate Of royahsts aud mperallst counting
among his antecedents Ministerial service under
Emperor Returning 20 his post on the invitation Of
large majority indeed NJ Gr6vy would have been shorn
of bis moral authority 20 be constantly attacked and
fed by actous opposition, and provoked not forced,
in .elfdefense, iorego the dignity and importantly
with which the virulent Monarchiss admit when
the House, he has sgnally illustrated his office,
becoming himself partisan and President OF party.
Considering the peculiarly ridiculous circumstances
which attended the outbreak OF the Conservative tumut
Al-Fools day, 1t is hardly probable that the manner
and moment OF IL matter OF definite calculation.
But II has apparent since November last that
the Monarchists selfstyled Conservatives and self
styled Majority Of Assembly, entered this session
the hope and far they could construct one,
the plan OF getting possession OF the administration Of
government a preparation awaiting the OF means
that would give them other happy chances for trans
forming its nature meantime and subsutut-
ing a monarchy in the future. Their plan
was 10 reduce Thiors 20 submissive ministe-
rial functions, or TO resignation OF Office, sub
iect Cabinet officers their control, and So nrst
result own the administration and "cook;" the next gen
eral election consequently seems the return Of official
conservative candidates in majority TO the next As
sembIy and then make way Tor the king. The rupture
Of the coalition represented by the Committee Of
Thirty in the fret months Of that committees
weary existence the helpless failure Of the
last experiment at Orleanist Legltimst fusion.
their seeming triumph over the seemingly yielding
Theirs suddenly and disastrously explained by the
gacious old statesman's triumphant announcement OF
the anticipated liberation OF the territory, 20 secure
which first object Of bis endeavor he had been sacrificing
his personal feelings his PATRIOTISM; these and some
lesser and Late dlsappoinmens 20 their vanity and vain
hopes have wrought their 70 state OF febre
iritabiity that makes them almost reckessy impatient
at times Of their impending fate, and more heedessy
impolltic-f that be pOssble-than when their hopes
shone brighter
II iris true thai rdicue kills in France the Right
last Tuesday dealt gratutOusy cruel blow 20 the MORT
bund body Of which they members. All the world
excepting the Right-are testing this bagdgs ques-
ton which enough side to the French
world a crying Anticipating the final dissolution, the
Assembly mas confessed. proclaimed Itself alarming
stage Of decomposition II has lost ts head"
senses than one, decapating ITSELF it were by drv-
ing NJ Greyy from the Presidency OF its distracted
body.
NJ. Gr6vy too without calculating for this occasion.
was not az all unready accept He grown weary
of onerous functions, which he only accepted from pa
trotIsm, face Of the foreign enemy and in spirit OF
COMPROMISE and Cancellation toward parties at home,
more and enduringy honest than that OF the