The New York herald., 1874-10-26
THE FRENCH ELECTIONS.
Result of the Contests for Members Oa
the Councils General.
Political Tactics Of the Leaders Oh
the Shady Party.
is THEIRS THE COMING MAN A

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PARIS, Oct Q, 1874.
The result OF the elections to the Councils Gems
eral Is, on the whole, victory Tor the republican,
party. IL Is true that according to the iaresU
returns, $50 conservatives Of all shades have been
returned against 500 liberals; but II rom the for-
mer number are deducted l3O Bonapartists, 1t wild
pe found that the pure monarchists are In q posi@
tive minority. As the new Senate--to be created
next session-w1ll probably be chosen, In part, bN
the Councils General, this Is fact OF no little sig-
nincance. or individual elections the most im1
portant IN unquestionaby that OF Prince Charles
Bonaparte in Corsica. The defeat Of Primes
Napoleon VIII DO the imperiallst cause no eoods
he Is
THE KING OF THE sCANPs.
and Bonapartism has always depended very
much for support on scamps-that 49, on men %
talent with lean purses and no consciences. SucH
was Jacques Leroy. who added "de Salnt-Arnaud'T
to his name, and, having displayea incontestaolcg
courage In shooting down the civil population Oh
Paris, created a marshal OF France; sucn>l
Also Jean Fialn, who found the name OF 'D6t
Persgny" more euphonious than that whictS
nature and hts mother had given him. NJ Fam
was probably one or the cleverest men who even
did dirty work for an august master. Count
Janvier de la Motto was another admirable speciS
men OF the Bonapartlst pure and simple. No
department was better governed under the
Empire than the Eure, OF which Counu
Janvier was project; but he scarcely made
o secret among his ultimate friends on
the sums he quietly transferred from the FUNDS %
the local administration to his own pockets
Prince Napoleon understands and sympathtzeA
with this class OF men. Being rich he can attract.
them to the cause he wishes to serve, namely, his
own. TIL now his interests have peen ,denttnedl
with those OF the Empire, but now he must feeA
he has nothing to hope from
BoNAPARTIsr RESTORATION.
and he VIII doubtless seek to establish for himseM
definite position in the republican camp. How
the republicans will receive him is another ques-
tion. II with open arms. then they will obey the
scornful precept OF Our Lord and make TO them
selves trends OF the Mammon OF unrighteousness-
For there is little doubt that the Princes namo
would reconcile a host OF stockJobbers and shoddV
contractors to the Republic.
MR.. BUCKLES ADVICE TO GOVERNMENTS
generally was to do nothing as they would beA
sure to do wrong they interfered with the course
OF events. President MacMahOn Is perhaps OF this
opinion, His Excelency having lately given up
the cares OF State to spend mis- time in shooting.
few davs ago he actually left Paris by goods
train IN order to obtain an extra two hours't
sport, quite unmindful ofsne crowds whom ne muso
have known would assemble at the hour OF tho
regular train for which his departure had been
fixed in order pay their respects to the chief on
the state. There s want OF kingship In
Marshal MacMahon which Will always stand
in the way OF his playing great
part In the history Of his country. Frenchmen,
know king when they see him, but their ideal 10
high one. sovereign or France, whatever be
his title, must be great In every respect-in his
acts his language his demeanor-if he wishes to
secure the affections OF the nation. Mediocrity.
ho an la
this singular people, better employed in growing.
cabbages labelling pots OF preserves tnan in
administering the affairs OF realm. They win not
put up with a President who asks Tor exorbitant
powers and stil more exorbitant sums OF money,
not to reorganize the army more rapidly or TO
represent authority more spiendidly, but to sneak
away from the capital by a goods train for mis-
own private amusement, and to the disappont-
ment OF thousands OF sight seers.
NJ. THEIRS POSITION
1t is noteworthy that the Figaro, which has CON-
stituted itself organ OF the marshalate, Is daily
abusing NJ. Theirs with extraordinary violence, as
though the Septennalists feared the return Of the
eminent little man 10 power. Though he never
won battle, and can never ride along the boule-
Yards In q splendid uniform, surrounded by brill
liant stan OF officers, NJ. Thiers Is more popular
than the victor OF Magenta The fact Is, the
draper's son is the frst OF living historians the
rriot. He has the reputation OF having achieved
the most stupendous financial exploit the world
has ever seen, and the still dearer fame Of having
freed his countrys soil from foreign sodiery. ADD
to these merits that he has embraced the
peoples cause IN the great controversy
of the day, and II is not to be wondered at that
his countrymen should admire him, as they have
ever admired genius, in spite OF its faults. II tho
republicans win many more seats In the Assembly
nothing but coup d'etat can long keep NJ. Tbiers
out OF the Presidency. l may here mention
rather good story told OF the liberal chief, who
lately revisited hts native town. He found one or
two old men who had been the companions OF his
boyhood some sixty years ago, and whom he had
not seen snce He asked one OF them what he
had been doing, TO which the other replied, with
evident satisfaction, that he had been driving
nourshing trade in the boot and shoe line. "And
what have you been about ~ he in his turn asked
OF NJ. Tniers. The latter explained that he was The
ex-President of the Republic. "WhatW CALCULATED
his companion, 'are you that Theirs Ny poor
friend, how pity YOUR