The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-01

cancer of pauperism.
President Theirs and tho French Army.
Americans watch with unfagging interest
the experiment of France as republic. From
time to time the HERALD, recognizing this, has
given to its readers, in addition to the current
record Of political events as they occur in
France, reports Of the utterances of its most
widely known citizens, embodying their
opinions. aims, hopes and fears for the future
of the nation. Among others, we have lately
given interviews with the young ex-Dictator.
Leon Gambetta; the venerable prelate Bishop
Dupanloup; President Theirs, Louis Philippe's
Prime Minister Guizot, and to-day we present
one with General Ducrot, commandant Of the
army in one Of the four military sections into
which France is divided. He has long served
in the army, was on the Rhine frontier before
the war, and held the chief command before
General Wimpfen's surrender. He tells an
interesting story of how the fall of the EN-
pire was wrought by lack Of promptness in the
opening of the campaign, whereby Napoleon
suffered South Germany, which sympathized
active alliance with his foe He Thinks had
his advice been followed, the names Of Woerth
and Sedan would not have been linked with
French defeat, and the war would have had o
conclusion just the reverse Of that in which the
Empire disappeared and France passed under
the iron heel of the Teutons. But more
pertinent to present questions are the Gene
rails views of the prospects of the Republic
and President Theirs. In some sort he may
be held to represent the sentiment Of the
army, and when he criticises the head of
the State as apt to meddle indiscreetly in
military matters it is quite credible that he
speaks the current opinion of his class. Still
he gives that energetic Executive high credit
for the polite art which enables its possessor
to lead even those who do not agree with him;
he thinks him patriotic as well as able, and
believes he will prolong his rule till his death
point not 80 very far in the future for a
Woodworking public servant whose birth
dates back into the last century. General
Ducrot. for all he inclines to favor Bourbon
head, or, next, new Empire under the young
Woolwich cadet, is yet willing to lead the
army under the orders of the President whose
administration has astonished the world in
developing the resources of French industry
and finance and in rapidly delivering her terri
tory from German military occupation. The
French Army, though perhaps inclining to the
restoration Of some form Of monarchy, still is
composed of citizens who have faith in the
ability and wisdom of President Theirs and
are glad to see the Republic prosper while he
exercises the functions Of Chief Executive.
spain-The situation More Critical.
According to our dispatches Of this morn
ing the situation in Spain is becoming criti-
cal in the extreme. All the accounts from the
North show that in that region the govern
ment is without power. Barcelona is in
condition bordering upon chaos. Intelligence
had reached Barcelona that the town of Berga,
which had been captured by the Carlists, was
destroyed by fire, and that before applying the
torch the insurgents had taken care to satu-
rate some of the buildings with petroleum.
The Carlists have little to hope from BARGE
Iona; for that city is pledged to the federal
Republic. The Carlists, it must be admitted,
are dangerously near but the Carlists are
hated even more than they are feared. A
vigilance committee of vast proportions has
been formed in one Of the municipalities, but
the vigilants appear determined to secede from
the authority Of the Republic and the royalists
equally and to set up Independently for them
selves. They adhere to the socialstic rule of
general divide Of property all round, and
have commenced the partition in the sanctuary,
as it was and just has been in Paris AL
this trouble bodies evil to the Republic, and
it will not surprise us to learn at any moment
that the necessities Of the situation have called
Serrano from his retirement and made him
Dictator. If this should prove to be the fact
Spanish history will record another revolu-
tionary failure. What is to be the end2 For
that we must wait. If the Carlists are playing
the role of the Commune it will be bad for the
Church. M. Theirs is reinforcing the French
army serving on the frontier line towards
Spain heavily. The French President is an
excellent judge of popular revolutions and Of
the point at which they eliminate.
The New ORLEANS Republican congatulates
the new Collector Of that port-Colonel Casey
upon his reappointment as a renewed mani
festation of the confidence of the administra-
ton. 1t is one of those manifestations that is
rather more personal than spiritual or politi-
cally judicious.
The CLEVELAND Herald (republican) thinks
that when the democratic party gives up its
name it gives up all it has. The quotation
used to be
lie who steals my purse steals trash.
According to Governor Hendricks the reading
in the case of the democratic party now should
be ''Hc who steals my name steals trash" He
cau1ot even Give it away,