, 1874-07-31
FRENCH REPUBLICS.

It Ia ptnin TINT tho French people ato not Hat-
isaed With their present Government. It is
chronic with them to DO dissatisfied with their
political situation. Ever sinco their Great Rev-
olution they hayo mado 1t g principle to undcr-
value what they have. and piue for what they
havo not md cannot bavo. 10 thia principle OF
dissatisfaction, and to no other, they have been
true, in their political life, for tho last threo-
quarters Of q century. They establish Govern
monts only to overthrow them. Tho fact thai d
goyorument-Republican, Monarchical, or I'M
perial-rnakes mistake, Ia roason sufficient
why 1t should bo abolished. The French
method OF reform ia annililation Of that
which needs reform, and beginning
de nouo. They never think, like tue
Engliah, to improve what they have, by resort
ing to tho forms OF Law. As 1lr. J. @. Morrison
says, in the last number OF tho Fortnightly Re
uie,o, tho Trench mothod Of reform in politics is
tho revolutionary method; that is, the method
Of losrotisin as distinguished from tho mothod
OF liberty. But this IL not the only point In which
Frouchmon deyiato from tho right path. They
diffor from tho English, not only in their mothod
OF political reform, but in tho mannor in which
they approach political questions Such prob
Ions thoy treat nlways absolutely. They are al-
ways mora or loss utopiauin their political views.
Frencl,mcn do not draw tAoir conclusions from
oxperianco. Their constitutions arc elabo-
rated In the closet They partako Of
tho nature Of artioleB OF faith, with
this exception, that they do not pretend to
bo revealed to man by tho Supremo
lists, Eonapartsts, Republicans, Or Communists,
as, in past times. men were Catvinista, Catholics
puritans, or aIethodists. The odium Atcologicuns
Is transferred to tho field Of politics. They
hayo no truo notion Of compromise. Every
Trouoh partisan bolioYos himself infalble. His
own yicwa aro completely right. His opponents
aro completely wrong. The ono caunot 10 en-
gzafted On the other. Hence, destruction Of the
Government is tho only possible means Of curing
existing political evils. It is rs II the only way
to euro sick man were to kill him. In political
mattera Fronchmon US rule.ao not reason they
dream. There ia more Of tho poot than Of tho
| statoHnnn in their syatems.
| from what wo have just said it would Beom
| that Franco is in poor way to obtain doyern-
| mens Of any kind. A Monarchy or an Empire
| SHE will not hayo. 4 ANepubl1c she cannot have.
| This fact Mr Morlson In tho artiolo roforrod to,
| 80 demonstrates that 1t cannot be ga1nBaid. In
| tho way Of tho establishment OF Fronoh Re-
| public thoro arc three o1asacs OF lmpcdimonta.
Tho1o are political impodimcnts. moral impo0i-
| nents, and social impedimontH. The political
| impedimout ls that among thoHo who dosire a
Republic IN France there, IL hope'oas division.
Yhe Radicals Of Paris do not agroo with tue Rad
icals OF tho large towns. Republicans such
| ~ III. Thiars oau noyor agroo permanently
With such mon a. nocllofort aud those
who domand D distribution OF tho na-
tional wealth among all Alike. Thero arc
Republican capitalists and RepubIcan worknou ;
und there IN 10 hope to discover any policy to
| reconcile them with ono another az long al tia
latter look upon tho forlnor az $50 many rob-
bcrs fAttencd Oh tho Hpoliation OF tho poor" A
nopubllo In France would have Immense dlstloul-
tios to encounter. 1t would bo attacked by ilros
from tho trout md from the rear, from tho
Conservative ranks Of tho country. aud from tho
Socialistio and Coranuuistto ~ woll.
Among the moral impodlmonts to Republic
in Frauoe ia tho temperament Of tho people.
Republican people should bo q cool aud aobo,
pooplo, They should ba ablo to discuss mud te
compromise. Tho French are noitllor sober no,
cool. They can ueither discuss nor effect oom.
promise III politics. They can talk themselves. bu
will not liston to any othor person talk. Audthif
ia tie ease with them especially In political uf