New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09
THE SEFTENNAT.
THE CIRCULAR OF THE FRENCH MINISTER OF JUS
IIc-n DEFINING aACMAHoS's POWERS
The POSITION OF PARTIES TOWARD THE DUKE

CIRCULAR OF THE FRENCH MINISTER OF JUS
TrcE DEFINING PRIEST ID aACMAHoS's POWERS
The POSITION OF PARTIES TOWARD THE DUKE
DE BRoGLIE.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUNEl
PARIS. April l5.-AH governments OF which his
tory has left US the record have borne IN their titles
designation of their governmental principles; re-
public empire, monarchy, ohgarchy, even transient
anarchy has its proper name. For our time and Tor
France is reserved the anomaly of great nation I'M
dergolng domination against which 1t protests at
every legal opportunity, whose newly invented
nane-extant dictionaries furnishing none-desig-
mates only the time which its military chief means
If he really means III that the underlined novelty
shall last Its origin IL an accident and lts consttu
ton bylaw. Its chief has indeed the right to use
the style of President of the Republic and some
times does but with evident dstate of that Fictitious
label-being an honest" man. and preferring his
title of Marshal Duke. Three days ago he put forth
another manifesto tine fourth or fifth within two
monthsl having for its seeming object again to fix
the always questionable tenure of his otherwise I'M
defined Office 1t is in the shape this time
of circular from the Minister of JUS
tice. 'one of the Legitimist members of his
tripartite Cabinet advising all prosecuting States
ATTORNEYS to have a sharp lookout for newspapers
the press Is always that natural enemy that pre-
sumo To make the years permanence oi the
MarshaTs powers theme of discussion.
The Assembly's vote of Nov. 20 is, NJ. Depeyre as
serts constituent and rreyOcabe. That Is the sub
stance OF part OF the circular which was preceded
by two commun,qu6s, addressed respectively 10 a
Legitimst and Bonapartist journal the day before
It's publication by q semi-oificial printed warning
addressed to the press at large through the Haras
Agency ten days ago, and by yet other informal adj
vices privately addressed 10 some BOnapartlsts and
other Paris editors about the same time. The
shadowy part of the circular more characteristic
and. compressed into clearer language, would run
thus: Notwithstanding all which, let us Legiti-
mists. Orleanists. and Bonapartists, whose common
coalition "a hatred Of the Republic -Vi expectantly
bear and forbear, and hold together for the COM
posing Of such scheme of constitutional laws as
shall for the next seven years. so far ~ possible
suppress republicanism and keep the door open at
the end or meantime tor tue lucky one Of our three
monarchs TO enter iu.'
There has been and still is current a Tar more
abundant than needful or instructive dow of talk
about this circular Except that IL Is one more turn
of the screw downward the press, it is nothing,
explains nothing, reveals nothing. And IT is gross
error of the Dukes, if they suppose they have
brought the press TO this crushed estate into which
Louis Napoleon ruthlessy kept it. People OLD
enough 70 recollect and youths who can still consult
French newspaper files iron 1851 to lsts-not 10 say
vet later-Ought 70 know, or with slight palms. 10
learn that their talk Of common degradation Oh
the press now and then is blatant nonsehse-no
thanks for the difference the ex-hberai DE Broghe
and MS fellow Dukes-but rather To the disgrace OF
these "proteges of the Empire who lack the cour-
ace of their new opnionsiand the bold force of will
IN apply the instruments they have borrowed from
! the Imperial arsenal
The situation does not change, unless by growing
more ungraceful less tenable for the Oreansts and
rhir princes in waiting. One proof, among Others,
- that thorough-going Imperialists. Republicans,
and Legitimsts are IN malciously good hunor over
RE last circular IL is said to-day that more than
thirty extremists of the last named category, mem
bers If the Assembly, are already agreed to with
draw their support from the De- Broglie Ministry II
I his scheme of constitutional laws, 10 be brought
forward at Versailles next May, seem to ann at the
| future exclusion Of Horny v There are no hopeful
/ signs visible at present of the enlistment by me
Prime Minister of - many from the Lett center a.
would make ~ Tor rucn detection RON ls majority
We are IKE - have rrpsti.iUn or ittiah battI'5
Ingenious strae-.c movements iaiee tructs, WIN no
instant drci-Iva Iesults-tne two grand conhatinIs
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