New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-07
THE DANGER IN FRANCE.

THE DANGER IN FRANCE.
There is no longer any doubt that the Re-
publicans of France are thoroughly alarmed
in regard to the intentions of the Monarchlsts'
All the kilograms which have been received oy
cable during the past week have borne cumu-
latiye evidence of this state OF uneaSness, ana
the mails of Sunday are full OF details
which corroborate these dispatches. The re-
heated manifestoes of the COmte do Chambord
show that even his lethargic Obstinacy has
been at last shaken by nearer prospect OF
the throne than has ever before been granted
him. He has abandoned the attitude Of def
ant silence which sat so well upon him while his
nretnnsions were a dream, and now yields to
the pressure of his friends enough to assure the
Assembly and the people that his intentions are
not reactionary so far as France is concerned.
nor aggressive in relation to other Powers
He has not Yot made the final sacrifice OF
prejudice in regard to the question OF the
flag. He has recently said, in fact, that he
was by no means convinced that the Assem-
bly, would insist upon the tri-colOr. But it
remains to be seen whether, if the crown were
actually within his reach, he would reject it for
the sake of the white flag of Bourbon. At all
events the prospect of immediate action seems
80 encouraging to his party, that 1t is said he
"a TO proceed at once to Geneva, the point OF
departure of all kings in search OF thrones, to
await the summons Of Versailles The Duke
and Duchess of Chartres have just made him
q visit of homage and completed the submis-
sion of the Orleans family to the elder branch.
On the other hand, the Republicans are closing
their ranks and preparing to act with more
than their usual harmony and unanimity.
The extreme Left seems to have given up the
control of the present campaign to the veter-
ans of the Left Center. Theirs has returned
to Paris and taken command, and with him
NM. Casimir-PGrier, Say, and Dufaure are or
ganizing the movement of resistance to the
parliamentary coup which is expected as soon
as the Chamber is opened. The extreme radi-
GALS headed by NJ. Gambetta, are acting as
they have acted on nearly every critical Occa-
sion, with the greatest discretion and prudence.
They have often shown that they possess, to
a higher degree than any other section of the
Chamber, sound political sense and capacity
of discipline. They are now supporting the
candidature of NJ. de R6musat for the vacancy
in the Haute- Garonne, for which he has con-
sented to stand. If, at the opening of the
Chamber, it should be found impossible to
prevent the delivery of France to the reaction,
it will not be from any lack of public spirit
on the part of the maligned radicals Of the
Left
The only hope of the monarchical conspir-
acy lies in the fact, to which we have fire.
quently referred, and which is persstently de-
MED by most English and American writers,
that the worst political fault of the French is
merely an exaggeration of the highest polit-
ical virtue-obedience to the law. The as
piration of the masses is toward republican
ism, and when by any favorable accident they
are left free to express themselves at the bal
lot-box, they vote overwhelmingly in that di-
rection. But so great is their regard for au-
thority that they are the natural and predes-
tined prey of usurpatiOn. Lawlessness is
always successful there if it can take for the
moment the color of law. The Republic has
twice been destroyed, not by any tumult from
below, but by treachery from above. In 1849
no one thought of restoring the Empire
but, dazzled by the name which recalled
the most brilliant period of French history,
they made perjurer President, and once in
power ne ueJerHllneu NEVER 10 leave. III
only required perjury, theft and murder to ac-
compish this object. The coup d6tat never
could have succeeded, had not every step of it
been made to appear regular and legal The
rural civil functionaries received their orders
from Morny in the Home Office, and the
army received theirs directly from st. Arnaud
in the War Department. There was no pos
sibility of resisting this monstrous crime ex-
cept by committing what seemed to the law
abiding Frenchmen the equally grave offense
of instruction. After the Empire was thus
established, 1t required eighteen years to de-
velop and organize an efficient parliamentary
opposition and the Republic only attained its
chance at last by the madness and suicide Of
Imperialism.
Every election for the last year has indi-
Gated that large majority of the French
people are satisfied with tho Republic, and
wish TO preserve it. Bat the Assembly
long ago ceased to represent the people, and
Tue monarchical parties which foim tho ma-