The New York herald., 1875-12-13
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.

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REcoLLxcTToNs OF THE SECOND EMPRE-
HE WITNESSED THE WORKING OF THE DEMO-
CRATIC sYsTEM-TKRRIToRIAL coNPIIcA-
TIoNs WITH ITALy-oARLBAI4DI A DEFENDER
| OF THE TRANsAIPINE TRKATY-THE sENA-
ToRIAL CONSTITUTION QUESTION IN THE AS
| sEMBLY.
| PARIS, Nov 80 1875
| One by one the men OF the Empire disappearing
and with them begins fade away the memory of that
period Of lurid spendor which ssowed the coup stat
and which destined to such terrible eclipse.
| n scHNnDKm.
the old President Of Napoleon HIS Corps Legisla-
tiff is gone. He died of overwork Not political
work. but the work OF making money He had no less
| than four strokes OF apoplexy before the
end came, and his physicians warned him that
nothing could save him except complete repose
Of the mind from the Of business. He replied
that he could not help thinking Of his business which
was probably true enough and he thought OF it till II
| killed him. NJ Schneider, however had fulfilled tho
seventy years OF the pslamist, having been born in
| April 1908 His parents poor and he owed his
large wealth to his energy and talent HIS iron
works at Creuzot known all over the world. He
employed 900 workmen, and the greater part OF the
engines used French lines camo from his factory
In the year 1855 and subsequently he executed large
| orders for England In 1870 the strike which took
place among his operatives assumed the dimensions of
national event, two three regiments Of soldiers
being sent down to Creuzo after the approved impe
rial fashion, to smooth matters If Louis Napoleon
the Caesar and Cavagnac the Cato Of the Second
Republic, NJ. Schneider may be considered It's Crassus
Cato would have nothing to say to Caesar when the lat
ter had the first place. though Cesar made several
advances but crassus more easily won, indeed
most rich men were won to the conquering cause To
l do i'm An uoh hov
THE LIVERY oRsARIsM,
he not liberal his opinions, and in the Cham
| bers of Deputies tof which he named President by
| the Emperor, in 1860 he endeavored-what no
easy matter-to procure hearing for members OF the
| Left The best proof of his tact and moderation is
that when in 1859 the Chamber allowed to elect
| Its Speaker, the choice of overwhelming ma
| jority of the members fell upon NJ. Schneider. 1t
| should be added that tho ex-Speaker best known
among Parsians of late years at any rate much
as politician millionaire, but the hero OF the
| most whimsical OF adventures. All the coffee houses
laughed the story which told how the viceroy of
Egypt had sent a telegraphic message directed to
''scHNEIDER AT PARIS"
His Eighncss having heard Of but person OF
that name-viz the actress, and how the Post 0flce
officials in their turn knew of but Schender and
that the President of the Legislative Body; and
| how the Viceroy speedily followed his tele-
| gram and ushered into the presence not
of the Grand Duchess of Gerostein but OF gentle
man of some sixty winters more of grave and
erend aspect and decorated with the broad ribbon
and OF the Legion of Honor and how curious
explanations had to be nterchanged before either OF
these distinguished personages fully comprehended the
nature of the situation.
| A LITTLE CLOUD IN THE SOUTH.
There is just now little cloud in the south which
may may not prove the herald Of storm, according
the cabinets OF Berlin and the Quirnal may choose
to act good many Italians in Nice and Savoy have
persuaded themselves a belief that they desire
be reunited with that Italy which, be IL remembered,
herself cast them of. From material point OF view
| they would undoubtedly fare in company with
their old fellow subjects than under their
If the term masters be applied to the French who,
whatever may be their faults have always possessed
| in high degree the sovereign art Tegere
imperio populos and have succeeded in assimiating
| to their body polite natonalities of such
different temperaments the Flemish and the Pro-
| veneal The Germans Of Alsace and Lorraine they
made French in their patriotism than the French
themselves STILL If before the seventeenth century
| had drawn TO close, the government of the Grand
/ Monarch had tolerated agitation" in his newly
province in favor Of the restoration of Alsace
Germany, there is saying whittier it might have led
for of the Germans Gallicized in day.
The Savoyards and Nizzans have been under French
rule for some fifteen years less than half gener
alton, and though in that time they have managed to
get better railways and hotels and efficient police
they perhaps scarcely yet feel loyal the red white
blue tricoor could be desired Moreover though
a change would be contrary to their interests do
not always know when they well off, and by no
certain to follow the wisest under any
| given circumstances
| EMMANUEL
Eunf nd will
emphatcay discourage the fraterna advances of their
ex-compatriots they have repelled similar advances
from the Italians of Trieste, who, probably with much
better reason also desire to return into the fold Of
Italian unity Some time ago these subjects of Austria
forwarded a memorial to their native King expressive
of their ardent desire be under his sway, and HIS
Majesty pleased the petition in pieces be-
fore the eyes of the deputaton which it So
he would probably deal with petition from the people
| of the earliest hereditary domain OF the House Of
Savoy; for France is still powerful country, and no
more to be offended with impunity than Austria But
1t must not be forgotten that while separatist tenden
cies exist in Nice and Savoy, those provinces will
| always be brbe with which Italy be tempted
and German statesmen will not be slow to offer it for
Italian alliance should France
menacing attitude in regard to the Rhine.
| GARrBALDI s NrzzAN
and has often been heard TO the treaty Of
annexation. He was once smoking cigar, manuac-
tured in his native city, and he observed TO friend,
with sigh at is all that is left me OF my country"
Were the great patriot to preach crusade for its
covery-and he has before now been carried away by
more impracticable ideas-Italian enthusiasm might
boil over and something than a tempest in
| cup might be the result
/ LEGISLATIVE CAMPAIGN
The government Of M Buffet continues to win
victory after victory III the Parliamentary campaign.
Yesterday NJ TesteIin proposed an amendment to the
/ fourteenth article Of the Electoral bill (Which cstab
lishcs the scrtin ACKNOWLEDGMENT, TO the effect that
districts containing than rs 600 voters shoud re-
| turn two members more in the proportion OF ono
for every 1000 fraction Of $1,000 electors. This
evidently attempt to rentroduce the scrun de
lste and the Assembly, in spite Of the excellent argu-