New-York tribune., 1875-10-22
H. ROUHER AT 1J1CCIO.

IT, ROUHER AT AJ1CCIO.
NJ Rouiler has celebrated his victory over
all opposing elements in the lmperlaiist party
by Il characteristic demonstration at Ajaccio,
the natural headquarters of BonapartlSm. In
his eyultation over his recent formal installa-
ton ~ chief and dictator of the political
forces devoted to the interests of the young
Napoleon he has trlnSccnded the bounds Oh
pundence more decidedly than on any former
occasion. although he is rather famous for say
ing strong things AT inopportne moments.
The cry of Never" with which he answered
all suggestion of possible limit to the French
support Of the temporal power OF the Pope,
was q most unfortunate and nIaladrOit utter
ancc. 10 which events gave a speedy cOntridic-
tion. He is an exceedingly clever and fluent
sneaker, and. like most men whose speeches
eos, them little, lie is apt to think more about
them after they are delivered than before. In
one respect he would do well to initiate our
own cherished Logan, who says that he doesn't
like TO be called on suddenly to speak, as he
is ALWAYS liable to make better speech than
he intends to.
II is not likely, however, that there was any
thing OF an impromptu character about VI.
Rouher's last address. The imprudence was
clearly prcmeditated AZ the worst imprndences
of men aud women generally are II Is doubt
less a part of the campaign arranged by the
Ronauartist conspirators with the Empress at
Arcncnberg, and only shows how destitute the
leading men OF that party are OF all the most
imperative qualities of leadership. The Cab-
net of MacMahon has been hitherto much too
friendly disposed towards the BOnapart-
ISIS. Ii has been less severe towards
these enemies of the Government who are
opcnlv striving to destroy it, than towards the
indiscrcet friends of the Republic who are try
ing to give it more radical character. Ii
would be hard for VI. Rouhcr and his asso-
ciatrs to find a Minister who would do their
work in the Cabinet with more thoroughness
and a greater contempt for public opinion than
NJ. Buffet has frequently displayed. In such
state of-thngs it would seem an incomprehen-
sible folly III any one except statesman reared
in the school of Napoleon III. TO make IN ex-
asperating attack upon the Government of
Marshal MacNIahon. which if it had any effect
would have that of alternating It's synpathcs
from the BOnapartstS and driving 1t III the
direction of the sincere Republicans. But er-
rors ike these are 10 be- expected from party
which is led nomnaly by II feeble boy and
receives its real orders and inspiration from a
narrow-mindcd and passionate woman, whose
Judgment was never trustworthy and has been
mucb Unmarried bv recent trials The Bona
partist policy should he clearly one OF reserve
at present. But it is not reasonable to sup
pose that such policy would commend Itself
70 a lady like the Empress, who sees her best
years slipping away in exile, and who is natu-
rally inpatient for renewal of the pleasant
pomps and vanities she has lost
The town of Ajaccio is one of ill-Omen TO
the Second Empire. 1t was there that Prince
Napoleon, bya remarkable speech, in many re-
spccts the clcvcrcst Gf his life, i'll 1865 gave
such grave ambrage to the Emperor as to
cause MS dismissal from all his official posts
and final severance of all friendly relations
between the two cousins. After the death of
the Emperor hollow truce was patched up
which lasted until an electoral contest ut the
same place, in which the whole influence of
the Empress and her adherents was thrown
against the Red Prince, occasioncd another and
still more implacabe hostility between the pre-
tended court OF Napoleon w. and the faction
headed by his presumptve heir. The En-
press and her followers having thus split
their party into two factions, it WAS only left
to them to complete their list of blunders by
declaring against the MacMahon Government
a war which they are by no means prepared
to carry on. If we compare this indiscrcet
demonstration of Rouher's with the speech
made n day or two ago at ArcachOn by VI.
Theirs, we can see at IA glance the vast Supe-
rority of the older statesman in judgment and
real wisdom. NJ. Theirs has not been treated
well by the radicals. He has the best reason
TO complain of the conduct of VI. Louis Blanc
and of NJ. Naquet and of those impatient
theorists of that class who are inclined to
revenge themselves on the circumstances which
deny them their whole loaf by trampling their
half loaf under foot. But he allows no hint
of petuance or even dissatisfaction to
appear in his public utterances. He defends
the Republic as IA whole, and denies that there
is any danger to be apprehended from the
success of the Republicans As party. He
even gives to his unfriendy critics in that
party the benefit of charitable Judgment re-
scmblng in this our President Lincoln. who