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action In Trance. Under what In tlubl,od 10

acton IN ErAhco. Under Wlnt In uubhud n Nc-
! public.
Tho truth IL. tho Fronrh people have very
| shApowY AND 1sirEurECr CONCEPTION
Of what cunstitntoR Republican form Of loyorl-
ment; nc, t.. Ihoy l,avc mover n got beyons!
0 iaoS Of sr1rRTy fose o TSr model Of
and taolr government llas always boon
| Administered on TINT plail. Frono parllos nro
wholly intoleraut and lonineoring who,, It, power.
They neyor atlnt that tho Opposition party Inns
bound to respect, but l!do ro,,gh-ahol over tt,
| expecting to bo treated iii tho Batno way when
tho otllor sitlo conloa inlo power. They arc to-
wards cnch other lo hostile l1ltliaM tribes, aud
wnr-danco ovor fa1lon opponent. Frauco is
nl'Fnys governed OH deApotlo principles, no mat
tor wllat may bo lie tita Of tho regime, wlot,or
Kingdom, Empire, Or Republic. It Is only noc-
essary to strke out ono nanlo md insert anotler
! tho absonco Of aclf~govcrumont iB tho Bamo IN
all Of them.- Tho military or dospoto form Ia aB
absolute il tie une ~ In tho other.
Since the capture of Louis Napoleon ut Sedan,
and tho collapse Of tho "Empire," Americans
l.ayo .;9, boon accustomed to calling franco Re-
sister 1lopubio." But 1t Ia
ALL 4 S1lSrAKE.
Tho Government las been, aud la now, nothing
moro nor loss thun centralized dospolinm.
Everything Ia dictated in Paris, mud thu orders
arc issued thorofrom. The Mayors Of tho cIties
aud towns, tho Protects, or Governors, Of tho
Departments, tho Judges and Magistrates, the
shorias and Constnblos. nro all appointed by tho
Il Q City Council anywhere docs anything to
displeaee tho Dictator, 1t ID sanolehed, md new
Board Of Aldermen appointed by tho nutocratic
authority in parls.
other day. The people hayo novor been taught
how to manage their local or municipal afralrs,
NOR permitted to try. indeed, tlley Lnvo hut d
faint i9oa Of wlat it means. They depond on
the Contral Government to take tho initiative.
to Direct to command which it is not reluctant
to do. Sclf-rollRnco is not taught or practiccd
by tho massos. tho citizens noyor convene in
towt,-mcotinge to diRcusB tue municipal Affairs
Of tho township Or county. They have no olcc
tons for local Offices; thoy give no instructions
10 them; they do not prescribe tho percentage
Of taxation tlicy are willing 10 pay nor direct
how tt iB to DO expended. Civil ofleors aro not
"sorvantB of tho people,-nro not Responsible
to them Tor their co,lltct.-but aro
MASTERS or THE PEOPLE,
men In authority set over thom to rulc, tnx, and
direct tho pooplo In accordance with tic will and
wishes Of the appointing power.
Tho whole structure Of informal govornmont
is tho exact reverse OF that wlcl, oxiBta in tho
United States. II this syston In Franee III llc-
publican, tllon yours III tho United States IL a
dcspotiam; but, it your form il Republican,
tlon this ono horo ia deapo.isna, and tho title
1t goes by nisnomer for thoy arc just. tho
Dut 1t may bo argued that Franco ia governed
by lawB enacted by n Parliament which il elected
BY the pooplo, aud therefore 1t Ii Republic.
So are Germany mud Groat Britnin, to a mucl,
creator degree than FRANCO, governed by laws
o1taeted BY Legislative bodios hut arc thoy l,c-
'publGa?
The Assembly Of Franco WIS elected some
thrco years ngo to perform IN emeryency-art,
but not to restore tic Bourbous or create Die
tatorship; yet thoy hsye attempted tho ono and
done tho other. They claim the right to oxcr-
cercise the powers or q Constitutional Convou-
ton Oil we'll as those of d Legislative body, md
they arc proceeding to franc Constitution for
WILL NOT DE SUBMITTED
to the citizens for acceptance or rejection, but
will be imposed OIL them by tho power Of tho army
under orders Of Marshal NlacAIahon.
At present, aud for twenty-five ycafs past. all
native-born Frenelmcn over q years Of age arc
voters for members Of the Assom1y, aud In u
plobiscitum. But this Provisional Assembly,
which should hayo adjourned Bino die o year
ago, is preparing bill to reduce the suffrage
by excluding all men under o5 years Of ago, and
Tho object il to disfrancliBo
oNE-HALF on TWO-TII1nDs
Of tho present voters, thinking tht thereby they
will 10 woaken tho Anti-Bonrbon party as to so-
cure n majority in future eloctions Other pro-
Visions arc proposed to be inserted In their new
Constitution, equally uudomocratic aud dcspotic.
When they will adjourn sno die, 10 man not in
their hecrots can know. Whom they Ind deter-
!AAtiG3 ~ sll4Ao AuAtupUIu Alllb, oVGty 1tCFatHt
In the Assembly knew that tlroo-fourths Of tic
voters of Franco wore opposed to tho act but
they were utterly indifferent to the popular een-
ment.-belicvirg that Nlacalahon possessed
sufficient influence with tho army to sorco the
bourbon upon tho people Of Franco, after they
had voted him to be King.
How can q Government thus, constituted, TINS
administered ho entitled to t!i9 name OF nopub-
lie How Gull legislative body thus croated,
mud thus disrogarding the wishes Of its creators,
10 called Representative Assembly Of Ropnb-
lic? How chi tho Chief Of the standing afny,
when placed Mt the lead of affairs by sucll ali
Assembly. with Dictatorial lowers III domantled
by him. bo caslod tho " President Of tho Repub-
lic!" But, if Macalahon had received 1lis ap-
pointmelt by popular vote, lie would still not bo
President Of 4 Republic, bocauso Frauce
IS NOT NEruRLIc,
never was, and, until tho fundamental ideaB of
The people aro changed, Gun neyor be Republic
tn country wI1ere tho political life and nun
agonont Of affairs arc formed aud operated on
tho model Of q standing army, Republican
form Of government is sheer imposaibility.
JIM.