, 1873-10-07

this fusion by consonting to nominate
tho Count Of raris, graadson Of Louis
Philippe, WHO WAS monbor Of tho Assembly
under II. Thors, as lila holr. Thia nnrrowB
down tho contost to Dourbona and DonapnrttatB.
The lattor olomont, howovor, ia too insignificant
TO cntor into q computation of chaucog. Tho
baptism of fro which tho prinoo Imperial ro-
coived at 8arbruck consumed Lis royal oxpco.a-
tons, ns vol rs Ills fathers imporidt s.nto. 1t
ls, therefore, straight Issue botwoon Monarchy
on tho one hand, represented by tho Bourbon
md Orloanist fusion, md Ropubltoanism on tho
other, which, In its hour Of dangcr, roles upon
tho cool hand and strong arm Of II. Thors. rather
than upon tho silent MaoMahon, who seoms to
bo only military nguro-lead.
Tho two forces are fully arrayod for tho strug-
glo. What will DO tho rosult Nothing can no
assorted with certainty OF French political movo-
monts. Tlloro nro endless possibilities In tho
revolutions OF tho Fronch whirligig. In almost
any other country, d royal protendor who should
claim that Gil governments, republics, and
rogimos for century Ind beon not only fraud
but nul1ity, and assert the divine right Of
Kings, would DO sot down as a win, protontious
fool, but this is no argument against q man in
franco. There aro, howevor, BONO faota which
may havo n bearing upon tho caso. 4
special dispatch from Paris to tho Lon
don Observer Btatoa that 050 Deputies
Of tho Assembly hnvo pledged themselves
to support d motion for restoration OF tho
monarchy. This, however, ia not sufficient to
carry tho point. Tho Assembly contains 798
Deputies, $50 Of whom have hitherto belonged
to tho yarlouH sections Of tho Right, tho NOM
bers Of which n1o In favor Of monarchy. Out OF
this number, only $50 havo promised to sustain
tho motion, showing that the ten Republicans
who wero driven to tho Right by tho folly Of de-
posing NJ. Thiors haye returned to tho Loft
Tho fusion Of tho Monarchista has boon
olraot by tho fusion Of tho Ropub-
licans mud tho Donapartists, or Imperial
,Bta, as they aro technically known. ThiH
gives to tho Left 388 votos, Divided as follows
Loft. 1863; Centre Left. 100; Radicals, 10; and
1mporialsts, 87,-a clear minority Of 50 votos
How this majority ia to bo wipod out is no'
very cloar, unloBB tho MonarchiBts oxpcot II
draw from tho Imperia!ists and extremely con
servativo Republicans, BY Establishments, bribe
ries, and corruptious.
| There Is still another elomant to bo tnho1
into account. Tho Count do Ohambord Is
violent Royalist and Catholic. Flo is directl.
pledged to nssort aud maintain tho tenn
poral power OF tho Pope, and, indirect
", to aid Don Carlos, tho Spanish Bou1
bon, in lis struggle for the throne Q
Spain. Tho inevitable result Of such aotio
will 10 to .precipitate another WIZ with Ger
u,any, Which will mover consent to tho aliona
tlon Of Italy from tho Government Of Vioto
Emanuel Tile position OF Germany on thi
question is too we'll known to need oven an allr
sion thoroto. Will the moderate Orloanists tal'
the risk Of IN ecclesastical war with Gorman.
ut time when France is III no condition
mako war, in addition to the porils which mus
follow ontangloment in Spanish politics ut Til
time? And yet, unfortunate III tho rcatoratio
Of Dourbonism would provo to afflicted franc
any day mny bring the nows Of that oveut. an
tlou chaos must como agaip,