The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-14
PROSPECTS OF THE SEPTENNATE
PARIS, MAY %. 1874

PARIS, May 20, 1874
The BrOglie Cabinet has been upset. as told the
readers Oh the HERALD that 1t would be. the Duke
had none of those mental elements which maze up
successful statesman in modern times. He was
too honest TO have a large following OF bold and
unscruluous supporters. He was too naughty 70
concliate the waverng, and, be it SAID without
unkindness, he mad not that magical qlality Of
genus which extorts respect from opponents. A
man OF average abiities, with vast belize in his
dukedon ana a considerable influence over Mar
shall MacMan. n-who has implicit faith in Dukes
that was NJ. de Bruglies political capital. Accord
ingly he has oeen hurled out OF power being con-
sidered by coalition OF sixty French depu-
ties OF various parties as person VINO was very
much In the way, and who could or who would
serve the purposes OF none OF them.
Tue President OF the French Republic accepted
his deIeat, after some small explosion OF military
language-not perhaps unnatural at the loss OF q
colleague whom he considered as his right hand
ana he sent Tor NJ. de Goulard. NJ. de Goulard is a
peasant, popular OLD gentleman, mucn esteemed
In pubic and in private. Therefore no surprise
could have been felt when NJ. Emile De GirardIn's
paper, La Lt6eyte whicn Is very well informed an
nounced yesterday evening that an de Goalard mad
1eduitively given up the attempt TO form a Cabi-
net" Long before Gals letter reaches you these
facts will read like page o. ancient history, and
can oniy have an interest Tor tho patient pontl-
cal students VINO desire to trace the ms and outs
OF 'crisls." The telegraph will, perhaps In
form you that hail dozen m inistlies have been
formed and modified aud reformed and out voted
within the next lei weeks. but at this moment
twelve O'Clock at noon, on the 10th day Of May
1874, there Is a block all along the line IN Freach
politics. The Duke de la RochelOucauid, who Is
French Ambassador In London, hurried over here
last night at the news OF his chefs downfall, and
] saw hin lew minutes alter his arrival. "What
do the En2iish think or us2u asked q friend OF His
Grace. "ibey think we are half craZedu an
swefed the Duke drily. HIS friend smiled, and
then added, Mas cependant. Many OF the Eng
lisn profess our opinions" Ahr rephed che Am
bassador. ''that il true enough; but then they
vote as 4 they didn't"
| From what can gather the present state OF
! politics IN France may be thus described The
! President Is greatly bewidered. 1t seems that
| the legitimlsts are now ready to bring on a mo-
ton Tor the restoration or the monarchy; and n
| they 10 they Will be beaten. Then tLey mean to
| move Tor dissolution OF the Assembly, and they
I can carry that question by large majority.
\ Now, IN the existing condition OF public
OPINION In France, a general election wo1ld end
10 the return OF an Assembly pledged TO radi-
Cal repubiicanism. Nc uahon might then have NJ
Gamuetta iorced upon him rs Prime Minister and
tna' "oud mean his thcMahon's political extnc-
uoh, WIN Tue triumph of COmmunistc principles
70 oe followed by a return OF the Bonapartes.
EVetl o9dy VINO Is behind the scenes understands
this' ana no Que better man the President himself
Inc sole question IS, now lie possibly get out Of
his dliicuities' IL Is believed That he strongly In
ciines to u piebtscdum pat iuto TINS snape:-"wuI
universal suffrage CONFIRM The septennate or not ~,
The answer VI universal suffrage TO That question
5 WI be certainly, yes" LET the country nave