The New York herald., 1874-12-31

hent EXPIRE ess10n, and the ladies' no Knew the con-
nectlon nlch she spoke dlsclaim all Know eJge
OF it. The Due Decazes might have answered my
letter by stating tnat the report IN question as re-
CARDS Nine. R0thschlld was as untrue as tnat con-
cerninC Mme de La oCheioucauid. He old not
care, however, to take refuge uenlnd III re ior-
maties ami as mad assured him mat there
some truth in this matter he has In conversation
with me, accepted the view OF u winch | took In
my letter and acknowledged that these petty
social rudenesses must cease.
He did tnls with q sO.emnity which did not
sufficiently emphasize IN my letter oi December
20. met MIN on the evening OF the l5fh at Lord
Lyons mouse. anu he requested me 10 name me
da and hour when would receive MIN for the
purpose OF receiving communication wLicn he
desired % make TO me IN the name o Maisnal
AacMahon. As we We're alone IN the salon ! re-
questeo him 10 save himself the journey from Ver-
sallles to PARIS on the next day and to make the
explanation then ana tnere. ] should consider "
as though IL had been made at my own house.
He then expressed the regret Of the Marsnai, as l
had the honor 70 re ort Oh the 10th OF las month.
he even vent farther han he was JUSTIFIED IN
DONG. lor ne TOOK Tor granted the rud ness OF
Mme. ROthsch!ld, while II cannot be formally
proven, as have already had the honor to report.
On the same DAY The Marshal. a. onis learned on
{ onnt Emanuel d'Harcourt, to Mr.. anu Nine.
ROtnschlld in order to reprOacn them with tneir
conduct and % advise them 70 o. waat was nece,.
sary place themselves In the right posi- ION
be ore US. NINE. Rothso md has denied the offence
with which sue was charged. Whether ne Was
right I'D doing 30 cannot oe ascertained as all
wi nesses refuse to testify. And the lying ON the
part o. lady ls IN most cases. only equal to an
o the AFFAIR, and, under the clrcums ances, II may
be quite possib 9 tnat ne knows nothing fit.
As lar. however. as the second part is concerned.
the request 10 put herself IN me pa Oper position
before me. she compiled with 1t Immediately. Mr.
Rotnschid mas repea edly since these expiana-
tions were made, sought the opportunity OF oetng
int. 0duced t. me, and the Due Decazes did really
introduce him 70 me Of the house oi t.e Count
aas1y paa m. visit Savs zone nso
society only once since December l 90 not
know whether % the statement Is correct tnat Mr.
Gustav Rothscnlld mas been received In OfrlCtdl
salons. have seen list OF persons who nave
been at the house OF the Due Decazes. But
thought tnat Mr.. Alphonse KOthschild was the
one in question. This does not, however, matter.
as he Marshal and his Ministers have no longer
occasion to exclude HIM, since ne has changed MS
attitude toward me, agreeaDiy TO the wishes OF the
government.
Your Lxceency says-sI do not find the guar
to secure to the Ambassador OF HIS Majesty the
Emperor the proper consideration, quite SUM-
cent?
/ must beg permission to observe that did not
express confidence. said IN my report, ut now
remains TO be seen whether the Marshal VIII 0e
better ab e to keep French society in order than
Nj. lhiers could" And, iurther on :-'lt remains
to be proved whether the influence oil the olficial
as to make them conform, II not 70 amiabllity, at
least to decency. For the present nothing den-
nj e can be said on this point ! dld not demand
definite guarantees IN the explanation with the
Due Decazes. which was occasoned by false news
paper report.
sized, to give the Marshal and his government
notice that II | and my vile ale not treated
pr0psry where we nsse 70 apTear Scay sr al
shall replied, through his Minister, tnat he recOg-
nlzed the Justice Of my demand and would DO all
that lay IN his power to see 1t complied with.
Even II this promise Is carried out our closer reia-
tiOns with French society VIII vet not hear the
character OF perfect intimacy, but, at all events,
/ shall be protected rom lusoience aimed at my
Official functions. II the Marshal cannot fulhl ms
promise, then the condition which mas already
existed de JGcO Tor the last two years Will be rec
ognlZed and / Shall nave to leave the decision as
to the necessary steps to His Most High MAJESTY.
after having received the instructions OF His Mai
esty the Emperor TO dispense even, for time,
WIN any visits TO- 1iicai French ~ houses By TINS
little change In tue situation since December %.
After having declared TO the new government that
should loregO all contact with It's members II
could not be received IN their houses with OIdi-
nary pOliteness, ana after having received the
most solemn promises to that effect, 1t might not
tions, sngnt as they already are without having
first made another tria.. beg you Will favor me
wi your opinion on THIS pO!nt.
should particularly desire TO receive explicit
Instructions as to whether the house Ol the Mar
whether HIS Majesty the Emperor, our most
Gracious Master, was OF the OPINION that 1 should
decline invitations to his house. He gives on the
l4tn q great (9te. think that the absence OF the
German Ambassador might create an expression
IN the political world such as Your Excenency
does not desire. l beg, therefore, that you viii
most graclousy instruct me on this point by tele-
graph. Won ARNlM.
DIFFICULTIES WITH THEIRS AND THE ASSEMBLY,
PARIS, Jan. q, 1872
To His Highness Prince BIsMARnK:-
The quarrel between the National Assembly and
the President was OF less absorbing interest tnan
was generally supposed, as 1t was settled from the
start that nothing would remain OF the govern
me tai crisis but the universal endeav0r to recon-
Gle and be reconclled Duellsts have frequently
discovered on the very ngnting ground that it
would be wiser to mos EN- their powder with the
tears OF emotion than to plunge into danger. Then
mutual explanations are offered which are apt to
make Dotn parties appear in a ridiculous light
n
M. Inlers has given new proof OF his inability to
govern himself or Others during discussion
times in order to represent himself to tue Asse.a-
bly,. with his sincere OverestlmatiOn, as the only
Knaws He s as uosu aues sc
are proven 10 be false; he has advanced theories
which did not md single supporter in the As
sembly; he has given the assurance that he pos
sessed the consent Of the cabinets to a modifca-
ton OF the tarif, while not single cabinet gave
It's consent; he has lost himself in childish trlvi-
alit,es winch have no bearing upon the present
question. and, finally he made out OF THESE errors,
false assurances, trivlallties and propnecies, in
imitation OF his colleague IN infalllbllty and with
truly Papal irasciniiIty, y dogma, series Of de-
crees OF conscience. so that only strategy based
beat retreat, wits the cry, mon possursAs
uLtfdi'
Thus he turned everything topsy-turvy and
forced the Assembly, winch nad not completed
and could not complete anything. to abase itself
before him with an humble confession OF its I'M
potcnce. There has been much weeping, much
nghting in the air, much lying and mucn recriml-
nation. The clearest result, however, Is the
manifestation OF the complete state OF anarchy IN
which that jumole VI people once called the great
French nation now exists.
The question before us is whether the govern
ment ol Nj. Ihlers, with which he concluded q
peace, ana which Is 10 represent US before France,
has been materially weakened by recent events.
In my OPINION there Is no doubt that such Is the
case. In addition to his quarrel with the Assem-
bly, NJ Timers has produced dissatisfaction among
his own Ministers Dy his general conduct ana by
his inte rierence with their departments.
In regard 70 THIS point Will only state that the
President has arbitrarily changed the tariff SUBJ
mitted by MS Finance Minister, and with
out giving him notice Of his intention OF SO doing,
more especially the PROVISIONS relating to the old
duties. NJ. Pouyer Queruer had, consequently,
repeatedly tendered his resignation several oal
before the Crisis, but was finally induced to re-
main by his desire 70 close the payment OF the in
demnlty. But this example suffices to demon
strate how the continuance Of the present govern
ment depends on the arbitrary wnimS OF the
President, and hence on mere chance III Is an
important point that IN the last Crisis the lear OF
Germany was o powerful inducement ior avoid
ing combinations that might ne OBNOXIOUS TO Us.
The situation, however, Is now so that the Presl-
will unuOuhtpulV defend theories n Z