New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-01

their candidate in dilemma 80 cruel that
there is scarcely any choice of horns pre-
sented 7 1t would be hardly more difficult to
accept the Republic than the sort of monarchy
which NJ. de Chambord requires
The disappointment must be all the more
bitter from the hopes which have been excited
within the last few weeks. The monarchcal
papers have treated the restoration as an
accomplished fact. Their leading organ re-
Gently said in 80 many words, I'VE shall
restore the monarchy; the Republicans may
count upon that. What can they do about
"itf Where are their troops, their guns, their
fortresses ~ They felt sure of the army.
| They thought that even if there should be
certain number of Republican officers ike
Gen. Bellemare who would not consent to the
destruction of the Republic, they could s'iu
count upon Marshal MacMahOn for oil the
repressive measures which should be required
And in this expectation they were probably not
far wrong. The instinct Of all Frenchmen Is so
strong towards obedience of what appears at tho
moment to be constituted authority, that IL Is
probable that in case of the election OF
King by the majority of the Assembly, the
army would have seen him quietly installed
at Versailles, and the gendarmerie of the Re
public would have been sufficient to keep the
peace of the kingdom In all our studies OF
French politics it Is necessary to bear in mind
this fundamental truth, so often denied or
passed over by English writers, that the
French are the most law-abiding people on
earth. The confidence of the MOnarchlsts,
who knew they were in small minority Oh
voters, and the anxiety OF the RepuD1cahs'
who knew they had a vast majority IN the
country, arose from this fact. The accldehtal
coalition of the different monarcmcal parties
formed q majority of the Chamber, ana DOth
sides felt sure that the country would be IN
clined to submit to whatever that majority
ordained.
The Comte do ChambOrd has simply de-
stroyed that majority. There were great
many real Conservatives in the Left Center
who had doubts of the Republic, and who
would have been willing TO accept properly
guaranteed constitutional monarchy. There
were many representatives of Oreanlst faml-
lies who would naturally have inclined to
support combination which at no distant
day would be likely to restore the throne to
the grandson of Louis Philippe. A few days
ago these waverng deputies were rejoicing IN
the reports of the delegates of the Right who
had seen tho pretender at Sazburg, and had
forgotten enough of the interview to repre-
sent it under rosy colors. The King was to
be called back without conditions by the AS
sembly; and was ready to surrender his
own prepossessions sufficiently to grant
charter, and to accept the tr-
color with tho feur-de-lIs emblazoned
on the white field. The Monarchy seemed to
l,at nt,f ham
ness was of short duration. The Comte de
Chambord, who now saw directly before him,
and almost in his grasp, the realization OF the
dream he had cherished through lifetime OF
exile, was seized by that evil geDius which
seems to wait upon doomed dynasties, and III
duced to write a letter so preposterous that
any one who had invented 1t would have
been called silly exaggerator Addressing
these deputies who had been working with
such INSCRIPTIONS devotion for his elevation
to the throne, he brutaly informs them that
they ask him to sacrifice his honor He then
goes on to reaflirm, with offensive clearness,
every declaration of his which has hitherto
stood in the way of the fusion, and concludes
with this sentence Of sublime idlOcy:
my personality Is nothing; principle is everything.
France will see an end TO troubles when she under
guiding her toto port, because have the mission Of
authority France cannot perish, because Christ still
loves her"
When VI. Chesnclong received this incredible
letter he saw at once that the Monarchy was
lost, if it were published. He returned it to
the Count, begging him to withdraw or mod
ify il. But this singular descendant of that
flippant king who said paris is worth
mass" and changed his religion to enter the
city, refused to modify word, and ordered
by telegraph that his letter should be pub
lished in full This fatal order reached Paris
while Chesnelong was in panic-stricken con-
sultation with Decazes and dAuditfret-Pas-
duier and they at once agreed that the Mon
archy was impossible. With every advantage
in their favor the Right could control only a
bare majority of full Chamber, and this let
ter would brighten away every possible Access
sion from the Left Center, and would be
rather strong meat for the most robust diges-
tions of the extreme Right. 1t makes the
Comte de Chambord equally distasteful to the
army, the press, and the Assembly. lie is too
serious a king to play at monarchy and
Europe has had enough of serious kings.
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SCRATCH!
The force of habit is illustrated by the arti-
Giles in the party organs in these last days
before the State election, calling upon true
Republicans and true Democrats to vote the