The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1874-08-19

Whatever nay be the result o. the political
+ straggle IN Francs to dissolve the Nasioual As
senbly and elect new one. il appears quite Ger
F tain thSt the cause Of The Repahlie win gain
strength. For in the eveot Of a dissolution aud
+ election, It IS morally certain that the new As
senbly viii comprise large majority q Repnb,
lica1s. While in the event Of its eoatinuaaee as
At present, the RsPaSlie, as now constituted With
Marshal MaeMahOa as president, viii be main
tsiuei. Il be eontipses to be supported BY the
army, Ia his recent brief message to the As
seabIy. Marshal MseNshon says very correctly
tia, the Assembly chose hin Presideu, Of the
Repablo Tor sevsn years, and that by 50 doug
they ended their power to make an Executive
durisg that period. Their power IN that respect
being ended he properly demands that they cease
their iutrigues 70 destroy the Republic AMI create
4 aon&7chy. aud that they shall complete the
pasSsge Of the organic laws and Dissolve 50 that
the people may have a chance to decide upon
What they have done. No mouarch could Be
more authoritative 10 his tone than MaeNahou
in sayiaS this; bat 1t is to be borne IL mind that
he bad to deal with four desperate sections. aOue
Of them strong enoagh to rule. bat all combining
70 perpe,uate an era Of distraction.
The FreaeA people Or rather The wealthy class.
Is Of France prefer an Empire. aud were the
right nan available. it would re-ys,ablish the En-
pre- at 0oee. Bot the - Sep,eunate, or seven
years rule Of MeNIahOu, has been adopted, aud
seems 70 be gaining in strength every month.
thus turaisbiag France with strong central gov (
esauent The present Republic was established
IN 1870, has existed ever since. aud the present
Efforts Of MaeNabon, however autocraiic they
may seem, are 10 keeping with the spint Of the
French people. and were demanded by the dan
geroGs iatrigees and combinations Of the dyuastic
factions Confronted by 50 powerful and invese-
rate : foe IS the German Empire, ami with such /
strange sentiments governing it as those declared /
BY Bismarck. to the effect that France was not
Saf5cieatly b9mblei, and that Jew war was III /
eyiiabls, NaeNahon has gOae TO work to clear 4
the deck for action. He has organized the most 4
powerful army France has yet bad, aud assumes
The aggressive agsins, both foreign and domestic I
foss, announcing that be viii make charges at the
Brussels Congress against Germany for conduct
unworthy Of civilized warfare in the late conflict
NaeMahoa Is the FIST soldier 10 the nation
and Is trusted BY all sad, without regard to po-
htlcal foSas. We cannot doubt thai be viii be saS-
,sined BY an immense majority sgsinsi al pOl'i-
cal jniisuers. France needs soliisr at the head
OF Affairs, and the best Who offers Is MscNahoa.
Tha TINS r-s<Sss Ths Sstrst,,- ,--,-,-- .-;.s..l
It Is Necessary that the pTotraeted struggle over
the organic la~s shOaRd cone to az end and tia,
5 the whole burdsa Of what NaeNahoa has said
What Is TO happen viii fn6 France the better
prepared after the roush words OF the Sar-woFn
veteran. whose indignation At being regarded IS a
mere plaes-Earmer for boy Of eighteen Is natural
enOagb. With 50 6ru hand on the helm. the
ship Of State vii take 10 dOGb,fal or changing
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