New-York tribune., 1873-05-20
TIE PARTY OF DISORDER.

The majority of the French Assembly are
in open revolt against the country Last SAT
urday, NJ. GouIard, Minister of the INTERIOR
and NJ. Jules Simon, Minister of Public In
struction, resigned their portfolios on account
of irreconcilable differences OF opinion III re-
gard to the new Electoral bill under consld-
Grafton by the Government. NJ. Simon ad-
hered to the present system, and MN. Goulard
and Dufaure insisted upon two years domlclle
as a condition of voting, displaying the same
obstinate and veXatious spirit which delivered
over the Assembly of the last Republic into
the hands of Louis Napoleon. The dls-
agreement of the Cabinet seeming hopeless,
both NM Simon and GOulard rendered
their resgatiOns, which were reported ac-
cepted on Saturday. The place of NJ. Gou-
lard was filled by NJ. Casimer-P6rier, and NJ.
WaddingtOn is announced as the successor OF
NJ. Simon. At the same time it is stated that
the Ministry of Public Worship is revived, and
dispatches yesterday informed us that Nj.
Martel, who, it will be remembered, was the
Government candidate for President OF the
Assembly after the resignation of NJ. Grevy,
had received the charge of this reconstructed
Department. 1t is impossible to see how
any reasonable men, even If they be
Dukes and Monarchists can find any
thing Objectionable in these appointments.
Casimer-P6rier is q name as well known as
any of theirs. He is man of unquestoned
abilities and integrity, bred to public affairs,
with an important stake in the country"
and in the best sense profoundly conservative.
NJ. Martel is a man of the same rank and
class. firm but cautious, devoted to the best
interests of peace and order. There was no
faint of demagogic violence about either Of
them. But they were known to be frankly
favorable to the Republic. Perhaps even
that is too strong a statement OF their
position. They are not of the old guard
of Republicanism. They are Republicans now
only because they see, as every man IN France
sees whose mind is not stifiened into stupid
unbelief by caste and tradition, that the Re-
public is to-day the only possible form OF
government for France. But the members of
the Right, stricken with the blindness of those
who will not see, relying upon their mere ma
iority, so often repudiated by the country,
seem to have determined that the Cabinet
shall not be constructed upon q Republican
basis but that they will at once try con-
clusions with NJ. Thiers and see which is the
stronger.
Accordingly, upon the meeting of the AS
sembly yesterday at Versailles, the Right Center
presented an Interpolation demanding the ap
pointment of a Cabinet "thOrOughly cOnserva-
"tive," that is to say, taken from their own
numbers and summoning the Government to
give an explanation of recent changes in the
Ministry; they then voted that debate upon
this Interpolation should be opened to-day.
1t is deplorable that the Government thought
proper to answer this impudent declara-
ton of war with proposition of COM
promise. M. Dufaure, the evil genius of
the Cabinet, the Minister who exercises
all his eloquence in flatterng the enemies and
abusing the friends of the Government in
troduced bill organizing the public powers
and providing for the appointment of a second
chamber. These plans may be unexccptionable
in themselves, but they are not timely. There
are but two questions of vital importance be-
fore the French Government to-day. One is
to keep the public peace until the 9th of Sep
tember, and the other is to prevent this
seditious Assembly from cutting the throat
of the Republic before the Germans
pass the frontier. No constitutional
system adopted by this superannuated and dis
credited Assembly can be expected to endure.
But it is useless to hope that they will vote for
their own dissolution. Every election, showing
them how hopeless would be their prospect of
ever regaining their seats if they once lost them
intensifes their opposition to any measures look
ing to an appeal to the people. Yesterday, when
the Left proposed a dissolution, it was voted
down by heavy majority and postponed in
definitely.
The crisis is the gravest one which has vet
confronted NJ. Thiers. The Right arc strong
enough numerically to dismiss him from Office
if he resists their arrogant demands; but he
is no less certainly ruined if he yields to them.
The vast majority of the voters of the country
are shown to be with the Left. Even NJ.
Theirs and his present Ministry, whose alleged
radicaism is so offensive to the gentry of the
Right stand half way between them and the
voting masses. In their insane meeting On
Saturday they adopted resolutions to act with
energy and rescue France from Radi-
calism. This is merely threatening TO
rescue France from the French. If
this mad project is not given up
who can predict the disasters which will fol-
lowi 1t is to be hoped that M. Theirs will
not fail in that ready wisdom and tact which
have conjured 30 many storms If tho Mon
archists of the Assembly defeat him to-day, it
will be equally unfortunate for them and for
France. Such a result is by no means impos-
sible. They have the majority of votes in
the Chamber. They are not without courage.