National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-04-13
Ths New Franch Cabinet.

The Paris correspondent Of the London Timer
writes: 1.-THE declaration Of the new Cabinet is
Of course the absorbing topic in Paris. By con-
sultiDg the Paris papers an exact idea Of the i'm
preston It has produced would perhaps be OBJ
tanned If those papers expressed in this instance
their real ideas; but it would be quite an illusion
to think that such is the case. No French jour
nal can or will say what It really thinks on the
subject. The Republican organs, Of whatever
shade, affect to be more satisfied or less disap-
pointed than they actually are. After having
contributed to the passing Of the new laws, after
having affected for more than fortnight to speak
of the shortly Of the 18th Of February, they can
not, by attacks upon the Cabinet, prove that
triumph is not as substantial as they asserted,
and that the FIRST Cabinet charged with putting
the new laws in force has taken as Its special
mission the lessening the deductions which have
been Withdrawn from the vote q the zStn o. Feb
fessed work to which the new Cabinet will de-
vote itself will consist in recruiting among slfthe
Gent number to withstand the Republicans in
the Chamber and to curb the Republicans in the
country. This, however, Is the fact. The Cabi-
net charged with carrying out law which or
EaniEes the Republics composed ofalarge major.
fty Of more or less liberal monarchistG. It has at
its head man whose liberalism has Parliament
ary maiorities as HIS rule and guide, who would
not govern with Q minority Of the Chamber nor
with the majority Of the 18th OF February, and
all whose efforts Will tend to displace the axis Of
that majority, to separate himself from the ex-
tremes, to govern without them, and to form
majority ether than that Of the 18th Of February,
which he only agreed to make use Of for voting
the laws now to be applied. iT not against It, at
least independently Of It. The whole purpose Of
the declaration refers to that object and only BY
adopting this standpoint does one get the key TO
it. The declaration is not aggressive against the
Republicans; Il recommends them to be satisfied
with what they have got; It treasures them
against any tricks with the republican form Of
government; It promises them, as NJ. GRmbetta
desired, that people shall no longer be able to
shout 'Vipe Le RoiP on one side or 'Htue FEM
peTeurP on the other; but this is all. Beyond
this the declaration contains nothing with regard
to the Republicans but mere impertineness.. 1t
says they are capable Of attacks and subVersive
passions against which 1t is necessary to protect
honest and Industrious populations. 1t tells them
the country must be reassured against their
policy, and that 1t must be proved that the Gov
eminent Of their choice ts not Incompatible with
public security. 1t Is quite natural that the
Republican papers have not deemed It indispens-
able to give prominence to these fattertng ex-
pressions, and that they have noticed with rather
ambiguous phrases the amisble remark g addressed
10 them. The Monarchical journals, however,
as we'll as the Republican, cannot attack this
declaration which does not and cannot satisfy
them. What matters to them all the insinuating
words which are directed at them, and all the
gracious things they are toldf Only one thing
can satisfy them; the only thing the programme
could not or would not promise-namely, the sup
preston Of the Republic, even under It's present
form. They cannot, however, attack 3 declara-
tfon which Is directed chiefly against the RePub-
lieu