The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-01
F r A n @ e.
The Assembly Determined
on Happy Despatch"
UNWILLING TO FIX THE DAY.
What the Government Of
France Now Ie.
PARIS. Nay Is. 1878.

The National Assembly has at length signed Its
own death warrant, without, however, having hao
the courage 10 Ok the day Of execution. The sea'
sion had hardly commenced before COMMITTEES
was busy considering N. De Coureee's PROPOSE
tion thaS no more by-elections should take place
till the dissolution OF the existing Chamber On
the 18th the committee reported that fifteen seats
were vacant; that partial elections at the presenS
moment would greatly agitate the country, whiea
needed repose; that therefore II would be pettO
not 90 I'LL up the vacant seats TIL
THE GENERAL ELECTION
which was imminent. 1t is needless to observe
that this anxiety lest the country should be agt
tated is a timehonored conservative formula ire
Quently used by ministers OF the second umpire
when they wished TO stlhe maniles stations OF pub
lie opinion. The republicans, however de.
termined to support NJ. de Courcele's bill.
AS it practically insured at no very distant Gate
that appeal 10 the constituencies when they have
long demanded. The Bonapartlsts, on the othei
hand were bitterly opposed TO the measure, ioi
during the last two years The partial electionsit
which they have won many victories have added
immensely TO the moral strength and TO the pres
rge OF their party. This prestige they Justly snS
pect will, If maintained, have Its Influence on the
general election. Frenchmen win believe from
the result OF separate elections that the nation 10
lmperiallst at heart and viii hasten 10 terminate
the uncertainties OF an inierrugnum By recording
their votes for Napoleon ". Accordingly
NJ RAoCL DuvAL
twho seems destined TO succeed N. Rouher in the
leadership Of the lmperialst party pointed oui
that NJ. de Courcee'S measure was inconsistent
with itself IL forbade projections ana yet con
tanned no provision that q general election coulc
be speedily held. If passed INTO law fifteen. anc
gradually twenty, thirty or iorty Departments
might remain incompletely represented or not be
represented at ALL while the Assembly would new
ertheess continue TO impose It's WLl uton natlou
The opinions OF whca 1t could not ever pretend u
reflect. obviously the Chamber would degenerate
into another Rump Parliament and in all prooaoi'
ity share the fate or its English prototype. M.
wolowski moderate republican, endeavored 10
meet this objection by the following anne nd ment:--
The partial elections are suspended TILL the gen.
eral eecti0ns. provided these are neld before tho
year 1870. In case the Assembly shall mink Mt TO
prorogue itself beyond that date tue partial elec
hons will take place on the LIST oil August next.
TINS amendment was touchstone Of the SIN
cerity OF the Assembly. The debate was not long
all the arguments were on NJ. WolowsSps side
and all the votes against him. The House re-
solved tnat it would not tx EMw
Day FOR THE HAPPY DESPATCH.
the yeas that proposition being only 179 and the
nays 4e4 The substantive motion, however, that
oy elections should carried BY $40 votes
70 29.. Tue principle OF an early dissolution has,
therefore, been accepted. IL can hardly be post
poned beyond the spring of1s76.
The present government or France may be con-
sidered as an unacknowIedged orleanist mon
archy. The princes oil the younger branch OF The
House OF Bourbon reside IN their native land, are
accorded all the Difference supposed 10 be due 10
royalty, their own partisans IN ONCE and lack
nothing but general sufficiently devoted to their
interests TO effect a revolution which should place
raofiu M
the nation. Much is said about Bonapartist con
spiracies but these seem 10 be OF slight impor
lance when compared with the lntreues Of a fac
ton the chiefs OF which can how set the whole ao
illustrative machinery in motion 20 serve then
ends. BY yesterdays vote in the Assembly tnsl
have checked all expression OF
PUBLIC OPINION
during their good pleasure, and they can employ
twelve long months o. manipulating the constitu
encies till these snail recognize the beauty o
ORGANISM, or at least orleanist gold. Perhaps
Is fortunate for the country that certain roya
dukes, who shall be nameless, appreciate the
value OF money and are slow to part with II, even
when a crown Is for SALE
The adnerents OF the monarchy OF July were yes
terday victorious IN the Academy as wen as the
Assembly. N. John Lemoinne, the famous editor
or the Journal des Ds0Gts, is toe new Immortal
having been elected IN succession 20 Jules Janin
IL was wltuly observed OF him that he
seemed TO think French history began II
1880 and ended In ls4s. Latterly hs has &C
cepted the Republic as an unpleasant ne
cessIty He sees salvation for France
except In the reign Of the Comte de Paris, sup
ported and encouraged by leading articles IN the
Debots. He is at once clever, accurate ana mar
row.mlnded ana would have been an admired
statesman In tnat England which ne IL constantly
holding up as pattern to his countrymen. what
Is most to the credit OF Jonn Lemoinne - that
among people who are prone to SUSPICION aud
almost sceptlcal as 10 the existence Of politica
virtue the fair fame or the latest academiciao mas
never been assailed. Perhaps this honorable ex
emption from calumny may be due 10 the circum
stance that NJ. Lemoinne has never been In ONCE
The char vacated by the death oil Guizot wa
not nlled up neither NJ. Dumas, OF tue Academic
des sciences. nor NJ. Jules simon being able u
obtain an actual majority OF all the votes recorded
The votes IN both elections must be considered
purely political French wit and learning remain
conservative aud royslist, and shrink rom the
fellowship OF the mIldsst repubhcanlsm.