The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-09
Is A THIRD EMPIRE IMMINENTs

The second reading IN the French National AS
sembly Of the new Electoral law, whose principal
feature consists In suppressing at once from
1000 900 to 30OO,COO Of voters, ought to have filed
with an unbounded jov the hearts OF all those who
have remained faithful to the Bonapartist cause
In France and abroad In fact, the passing OF this
law at its second reading by q majority Of seven
ty-six being equivalent 70 the final adoption OF
the bill, gives to young Napoleon Nv. the only atost
that was still missing in his cards order to win
*he game with nearly an absolute certainty.
When, twenty-four years ago, the National As
semby, animated with the same narrow conser.
vative spirit which inspires the present Versailles
parliament voted the elimination OF 10000 OF
electors 81st OF May, 1850, Mr. Tniers could fairly
bourbon, those prophetic words, "L'Emptre est
/0itr' and we need not be gifted with the sound
sagacity OF an old statesman TO detect the advent
OF third empire out o. mis- new LOt du 81 Mat
which 70 now as good a. II already promulgated.
True circumstances are not quite the Same as they
been suled BY the unconditional surrender at
Sedan and the dismembermento France. 1t may
be objected also that L MS Napoleon held the
son, but q boy. IS an exile at Chislehurst
ut. It should De r. borne in m mir that,
Of the Administration are ancient servants
successive promotions. 3D. That, In dismisslng
all Republican mayors throughout France six
mOuLuH ago tuc Uuk6 OF bTOHlle replaced them.
nine out Of ten, by municipal officers no held the
may0rship before the overthrow oil the Empire. Sd.
That apart from hall dozen OF rcputed enemies
OF the Napoleonic rule. all the generals In COM
mand OF the French army In the year OF political
plush. 1874. are Bonap trusts of old and ready to
1870 and It's dreadful Consequences, the last rete
6erity heretofore unexampied In the annals Of the
country. When FrenchmeD recOlect that prosper
sn s ao o and Vim as s
due TO the radical powerlessness Of the
pseudo republican government, the people cannot
she bottom Of the feelings OF the French population,
especially in the industriall towns, and you viii
conclusion from thUse very workmen who are the
best instructive and genuine republicans. mo
government were atrocious rascals, hardly worth
the rope to hang them; but yet, under his reign,
we had plenty o. work, , for which we got good
70 keep US from ssarvna, but we enjoy FAR less lib
rather the empire once more; out 1t cannot last
any l0nger!' However ainlul 1t is for friends OF
sseT e xno e
reminds the classical "P1nem ct ctrcensisi
q the dccaying Romans. yet II is our
Of the immediate future OF France Putting aside.
as hopeless causes, the divine right monarchy
Louis Philippe H., every sensible man understood
long ago that the race for power in France was
fHss and ns3
menaoninI the Communists), and the Bona
partists. united like single man. both In the
Assembly and IN the country. Nobody should ever
think OF that ridiculous fellow, Pion-plon, having
lupporters-except himself. his coachman and Mr..
Now, it must be admitted that for one not per-
tectly acqu tinted with the French temper so lar
to the National Assembly. during the last two
vearS, bear strong appearance OF the majority OF
the French people being theoretically attached to
In snort The situation in France is this:-M.
THEIRS having, Intentionally or not, committed the
tlon Of the Republic after the conclusion OF the
peace with Germany. the whole innumerable
y s euc
pr RepubltQue FrGncaise, have mad for effect the
Itrlking mortal blow to the republican cause.
For the French people, whose political education Is
primary, and whose Judgment don't go farther
than the surface OF things cannot but discrodtt
merce ana INDUSTRY perlshing from want OF poIit.
1caI security. and their most precious liberties I'M
pudently confscated BY handful OF party trick
Now they have Just been robbed of what they
consider. right or wrong as the most sacred fran
being anything OF prophet one can say that 1t is
the coup De grace Tor the third republic, % the
spirit-vis.. restriction OF lie right Of snffragc-
was the virtual death blow to the republic Of 49,
Having y would seem g. Length opened their
teither Chambordist or Oreanist), but being,
above all, conservatives and AFRAID OF the posi-
Diity OF . radical republic, they have made no
their minds to submit TO CRsarian monarchy,
with Napoleon w., rather than having carmne
republic, with GamDetta at Its head, Or possibly
Henri Rocheort-for Ii not everything possible In
France
L this has been their perndious calculation they
WI soon see 1t crowned with complete success,
lor the time Is not lar, now, when B0napartist
Pavia-posslbly Canropert unless 1t would be Mac
MAnon hfmsen-will put an end to the so-called
Natlonai Assembly, with the lrrefutable argument
OIL oay0nets and mttratl euses.
Az the same time . proclamation Will be issued
tSs 20 people, running Ia the same style as
tnaS OF december 1901
I'm the name Of the French people the law Of
tne Slst OF May ts abrogated.
'.Ihe universal suffrage Is rc-establlshed.
lmo ciAen eiectorB are cOnv0ked On the =
IN oruer 70 answer yes or no to this question -
Viii the FRENCH people continue to Napoleon
w, the imperial power entrusted to Napoleon Iii.
years and OF which, at an hour OF national mourn
Ing ne was illegally deprived by q victorious
WObr (Stgnedl, MARsHAT -
''Uountersigned I. RouHER.
"PARiS, -----, 1S74.v
AstOunded BY the guddenness OF the blow but
breathing at last and twice happy at recovering
the universal suffrage and having rot rid of the
despised Parliament OF Versailles, moreover,
hoping with good reasons that the RESTORATION OF
the Empire Will bring new succession OF mate.
rally prosperous years, the French people, ais.
gnsted, exhausted and demon alized as they now
are. and longing for any solution whatever, will
answer "Yesp' BY crushing majority.
And IL win be the end for awhile ct least am
sir, your obedient servant
REV YoRk. June q 1874