National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-10-10
The French Crisis impending.


II will b. seen by our foreign dis
patches that the evidences of polili.
cal excitement in France aic rapid.
ly Oh tho increase. ". Theirs, with
the other leading Republicans, has
hurried back 10 Paris, and has beer.
busy in organizing - combined op.
position 10 the monarchicsl pro
grammc. The latter has been pro
vided for, hut has not yet been an
nounced. 1t is supposed, however,
that II purposes the speedy adoption
OF monarchy, with the Count of
Chambord rs Henry ", if his prom.
ised manifesto shall prove aceepta.
bile; II not. tncn the adoption of
I'LL the main features Of monarhical
government, under u Lieutenan,
General of the Kingdom until the
selection of n king shall settle itself
But II may be asked, why this sud
den rallying Of the forces when the
Assembly does not meet till Novem
her =. The rumor is that the Per-
maneht Committee of the Assembly
design to call that body together,
on the 18th inst, or next Monday,
and this general excitement would
seem to Indicate an apprehension
that the report may be true.
The last important announcement
is to the effect that the Republicans
and the Bonapartist of the Assem-,
bly, have formed an alliance against
the monarchlsts. This seems some
what unnatural, but ia easily ex-
planned. The Bonapartist heir to
the thronc-Louis Napoleon's son -
Is yet to young for the crown. and
the national recognition of his cause
would involve a regency for. the
present. For that office Eugene
would not Gc at all acceptable to
the French people, as outside of the
clerical or extreme church party she
Is decidedly unpopular. For quite
opposite reasons Prince Napoleon
would be fully as Objectionable,
WINE at the same time to slight
him would create q dissenslon in
the lmperialistic ranks which they
could not afford. Hence to NJ.
Koniier and the other BOnapartist
managers the best solution seems TO
DO to prol0ng President McMahon's
power for five years, by which time
the Prince Imperial will have ar
rived ut manhood, and, it is hoped,
be able to take care of his own cause
IN the susceptible hearts OF French
men. Thus comes about the Re
publican Imperial alliance, the Re.
pnblicans OF the Assembly contents
ing themselves for the present with
maintaining the existing governs
ment. This unqucstionably indi.
Gates a retrocession of Republican
strength in the Assembly; but then
1t was never substantial there, but
made up of many temporary and
acknowledgements How it is among
the French people remains to be
seen. II, as we believe, republican,
Ism has been steadily growing since
tho overthrow of tho Empire. it
matters very little what may be the
result OF this parliamentary skirm>
lsh. TX the monarchy, under such
circumstances, should be adopted
and Il e Count of Chambord should
be crowned as denry ", his reign
would be brief and might possibly
be to him disastrous. AS the pros,
pect OF the struggle, it is reported
that the monarchists Of the Assem-.
oly have secured pledges from three
hundred and fifty deputies. This
Is not "a majority, which would re.
qulre six more, according to the
vote by which n. Theirs was retir-.
ed F.; but it is sufficiently large to
leave the matter in doubt at pres.
cnt.- Boston journal.