The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-14
LON ON GO SIP
Some Curiosities Of German
Literature.
THE PILGRIMS IN PARIS,
The Archbishop Addresses Our Pious
American Peripatetics.
THE CRISIS IN FRANCE.

iAhis, MAY 10, ASIA.
Inever see parliamentary session opened IN
tnis country without making dismal reflections on
the total unaptness the French for sel-govern-
ment, and unfortunately this unaptness seems to
grow with time. like the vices or weakness OF old
age. have never been to America, and have but
an imperfect acquaintance with the politics oil
your country; out am aware of this much, that
whenever Americans are visited by any OF the
abuses inseparaDie from the administration OF q
young Empire there is force at work among
them winch prevents the abuses from going too
far. II rowdylsm Is on the rampage In q western
State vigilance committee springs up II a
Tammany Ring gets bold with long immunity
some public spirited association arises to scatter
it's members and lodge its arch offender in jail, and
If party Of lnnaJlonlsts make sport OF the pubic
credit Tor the sake OF their party interests Pres
ident steps forward with his veto just at the right
moment and safeguards the national honor In
fact the occasional vagares OF American politics
may be compared TO the t0lies which young men
commit. They are evidences OF the hot blood and
adventurousness OF youth, not symptoms
OF constitutional weakness depravity; and
they dmin 81 year by year. But the French know
OF no cure for misgoyernment save revolution;
and when not revoutionizing they are apathetic
and nerveless under every form OF tyrann, or NAL
administration. Look. Tor instance, at
The summer session has just need and it
Is known that events OF great political Importance
must soon happen. The new cons itutional bills
have to be passed, electoral law has to be
framed. and, In short, an amount OF serious work
has to be got through which would require that
every me moer OF the Assembly should be anima ted
with clear purpose, and that each party should
be eftctenty organized. But no man seems 10
have any purpose, nor can any party boast OF an
organization. Roy alists, Bouaparttsts, constitu-
tionalist-. moderate republicans and radicals are
all blatant with loose talk about the necessity Tor
establishing settling regime; but they are like q
gang OF masons, each carrying bod full OF bricks
and wraneling with another to how they
shall set about building y wall The idea OF put
ting their bricks in common and working har-
m0niously toge her is the last which VIII occur TO
them; for each man wants to follow his own de-
signs in erecting the WALL and Will hear no COM
promise. The wall to be built in this instance Is
as above said,
THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
That is the fourteenth constitution elaborated
since 1850. BY IFS provisions France is to have
two legislative chambers viz, a Senate o, 300
members, to be called the Grand Council, and
Lower House, also OF 800 members, which viii re-
tain the name OF National Assembly. The depu-
ties in Inc Lower House to be elected direct by
universal suffrage Is to be pur fed" of about
100000 voters by the electoral law, which raises
the minimum age oil electors from twenty-one tn
twenty-five, dslranchiseS all who have been
sentenced to fine or imprisonment for drunken
ness, sedltion o. even street brawling ana i'm
poses three years. residential qualification on
the rest OF the electorate. or the members OF
the Grand Council 100 are to be appointed Tor life
by the Cnel OF the Executive; ni.y VIII be en-
oDfcto members, marsnals. admrals, cardinals
chef justices, &C., and the remaining $50 will be
returned 10y q Committee Of Notables, formed or
The leading oflcials merchants, judges anc clergy
IN each uep ,rtment. In case Of The Presidents
denise the President Of the Grand Council would
temporarily succeed him; aud the Grand Council
ana the National Assembly would be convoked at
the shortest possible notice and resolve them
selves into Congress- TO elect his permanent
successoi--a clause In the constitutional bin
specially providing that the Congress shall nave
power to alter the "tltla" oil the new chief oil the
Executive aud to shorten or proong the term Of
his office. Now this clause simply means that the
Congress Will have power to
CHANGE THE PRESIDENT INTO MONARCH,
and fierce debates may be expected on 1t. The
Prime Minister, Duke de Broge, has hoped that by
holding out tue prospect OF the future Congress
electng king to succeed Mac Manon ne may con-
implies mat the congress might proceed to new
election In tue event, not only Of MacMahou's
death, but OF his resignation, IS intended to be
1urtaer bait to them. But the royasts do not
trust the Duke de Noge. and on tue other hand.
that winch might tempt tue royalls,s would natur-
ally alenafe the republicans, VINO command most
one-aii oil the votes IN the Assembly. The policy OF
the oyalists is to tn wart the Duke de Brogle ia
every way, In order that ne may resign and be re.
placed by the Duke Decazes, whom the legitimist
like, or, falling this, they desire TO bling abonr
such a deadlock that MacMahon viii see it Is I'm
possible TO carry on the government, and 50 lend
himself to some scheme Tor restoring Henri V. The
policy OF
THE REPUBLICANS
10 10 keep MacMahon where he ~, with his present
title OF President OF the Republic, but to over.
throw the Duke de Brogle and get a more liberal
Ministfy with NJ Du.aure or M. Caslmlr Per,er AT
Its head. As to The Bonaparusts, they are opposed
TO the bill when crippes universal suffrage and
have also strong wish TO occasion deadlock, to
the end That MacManon may be driven IN mo.
ment OF impatehce TO appeal to the nation by
ptebiscttum. On the WHOLE then, the situation
Is pregnant with trouble, and nothing liz more
likely than that on clause OF the constitution
bills the extreme royaists, the republicans ana
the Bonapar lIsts may all vote together, and
TURS OFT THE DUKE DE BRoGLtg
The thing may occur at any moment ana the
news OF a change in the Cabinet may have reached
you by telegraph long before this does; Tor, re.
peat none OF the parties are organized. They vote
IN the spur OF the moment, ike fowls running to
right and lett as the wind drives them, and the
keener partisans are all snort-sighted as moles,
seeing not one inch beyond the Immediate object
10 be attained. rode 10 Versailles yesterday with
carriage ull OF egltmists, and they were ike so
many barrels OF gunpowder ready to explode on
The slightest inuucement. "Broglle has hosxed
a. saia one; "And betrayed n. added another /;
he never was man TO be trusted,r declared a
thru and q fourth asserted that this peccant
Duke should be removed from power before any
otnef stcp was taken. ventured TO ask the most
reasonabie m the cCllectlon--I Judged bv his de-