New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-06-18
Glass II
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The Crisis in France.


The exciting and violent conflict in the
French Assembly shows plainly enough
that France is on the eve OF another Crisis
in her affairs. The preacranged assault on
Nj. Gambetta by prominent Bonapart1st,
the crowds of vociteratiug and violent
Parisiaus that throng the DEPOT on the ar
rival of the delegates from Versailles, the
acti vity of the BOnapartlst leaders and
propaganda and their interference with
local elections, the feeling OF insecurity and
alarm that pervades all classes, all have
but one meaning. The provisional govern
meut has eliminated, and its existence is
ma. .er of days. and what the govern
ment of France 10 to be IS the question that
events must soon answer.
In order to appreciate the present si-ua-
ton it is necessary to remem ber that the
empire ended with Sedan. That disaster
lett France without government, and the
victorious Prussians within the gates OF
Paris found no authority TO make treaty
" itn. A Pro, .sional Assembly was sp'ii-
moned to make peace with the invader. II
was elected at weeks notice. Naturally
enough the majority OF the delegates We're
men Of local standing, representatives o.
old families, property holders, conserva-
tives. The crushed empire had but fifteen
votes, and the radical Republicans were IN
a minority. But the instinct OF power,
which is as strong IN congresses anu as
semblies as in inciy .duais, asserted Itself
in this Assembly, and when the treaty Tor
which it was elected was concluded II set
about forming government lof fFaGce'
which il was not authorized to DO. The
Commune was the protest of Partisan Dem.
ocrats against this usurpation OF power. HAD
the Assembly provided for the election OF
| a convention to form government 1Or the
nation and then dissolved there would have
been no massacre nor burrings. The new
government was NORMALLY repuoican-a
concession made by a monsrchlcai Assembly
hardly was NJ. Theirs installed in otlce as
President than TIE majority CT tie Assem-
| blv began TO plot and naneuvTa ior the
restoration of the monarchy. and TIE pay
risans of Comte De Paris and Lomte Oe
Chambord measured their wits tn II was
evident their divisions made defeat newt.
able, when the former withdrew IN FAVOR OF
the latter, who utterly tal!ed IN eonse,
ouence of his own impract!cabllty ana
| thick-headedness. TIE mOnarchlst cause
completely collapsed. the elections were
| almost unanimously Republican, IN spite
of all the Assembly could do to secure
| the opposite result. Even N: Theirs sur,
| rendeIel his monarchical predictions ara
| confessed tina. France mus. be republic
| or nothing: But he did not count on me
vitality OF the empire, which, though broken
nf AT The ground. had lett all It's roots II
the soil. Eighteen years OF imperial tram
| inp had not gone for nothing. thousands
| nf rhe old officers OF tie empire were &C
| lively advocating its restoration. he
| shopkeeping class Temenb ered It's eio1.es
| and their former profits, and favored us
! cause. 1t found able, experienced ana un, :.
| scrnpulous leaders, and the little knot OF
! Ronanartisrs that held the balance OF power
| in the Assembly and acted with TIE repuo-
| Leans to gain time, now saw the,r oppCrsu-
nity and snatohed for the prize.. ana p'ac-
| tically to-day tie issue lies between TIE
empire and the republic.
| The Bonapartists have played their Ges.
| perate game with consuAmate SELL. Dat
| will they succeed The progress they have
| made and the materials they have 10 "olh
| with and upon are certainly encouraging "
| the imperialist leaders. They Will ora"
| MANY monarchists into their ranks. Inc
| longer the present state OF disorder an @
| denression continues the more ready Will
| the people be to accept the promise OF
| stability ard material prosperity tire ec1,
| pire holds out France has staunch snd
enthusiastic republicans, out tne gse@.
BODY of. her people hardly know what q
republic is. Eighteen years CT Imperial
tutelage, with school system under IN
| perial direction, and religion shaped anu
Shaded very largely by imperial interests,
have not educated a population tor popular
| self-gevernmert.
In the reaction that followed Sedan and
the fall of the empire the democratic IN,
stinct asserted itself, and the people shouted
for republic which seemed infinitely pre-,
! ferable to a monarchy. But the burnt child
| breads the fire: and the fear OF anarchy on
the one hand and the prospective revival @;
| An empire which assured order and mater,ai
nrosperlty on the other hand will gain The
imper:alisr cause large popular support.
Rsrween the republic and the empire the
contest will be close and severe. And win WIZ
tbe dissolution of the Assembly the battle
will begin in real earnest. Peaceaoly we ~,
hope; but whoever knows tne man In nua -. He
ex a IN of her people. the terrible pas;
sions that play thron III her populations, and
the ease with which French blood flows VII :;
not be sangu;ne of pacif, solution OF the
! Gi+fcultv -G r0uhic