New-York tribune., 1875-02-08
FRENCH POLITICS.

MrTFY OF INQUIRY IN REGARD TO THE NiKVhk
ELECTION.
(FRoN THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF rHE TRiBoNh.I
PARIS. Dec 20.-Though elections resemolo c"on
other IN their general features, each, as IL ioo"s
adds new limo 10 the lesson taught by its predeces-
soTs. and has physiognomy OF It's OWL Mons naS
been moro significant nor better worth studying
than this last in the Hautos Pyrenees Of the five
IDENTITIES sent to Bordeaux from this department. one
was Renuhlicau and four were Monarchsts one OF
tbase Last An extreme Legtimlst. The all voted the
deposition OF Napoleon and his dynasty. At the
nlection held on the 81 Of this month four candi-
dates presented themselves. Cazeaux, the Bona
nartist had 49, 74S votes AlicOt Septennast. 164l2
Brahanban Republican, 1215s Puysegrcs, clerical
Lepitimist 1.T2S. No ono having majority. the
second trial came off two weeks later. Meantime
the Legitirnist simply withdrew from the contest
the Republican withdrew in favor of the Septennal-
st. who WAS now sustained by Republican commit
tees and Republican journals of all shades although
ho was the candidate of the Prefect on the grounu
that any one was better than a BonapaTtist." The
canvass went on bIiskly. The result last sunday
was a complete triumph for the lmporalists. VI
5000 the whole number of registered electors $1,000
that is, 1000 more than on the first tral-went 10
the polls and Cazeaux was returned by 297 votes,
against % 100 cast for AcOt.
The defeated parties as usual, give variety OF
moro or lees contradictory and ingenious explana-
tions of the phenomenon. These, spoken in as much
anger as sOrrow if not more largely consist OF GRIM
nations; the remainder is made up of dcclamatOry
abuse Of she lmperiasts. Ii is automatically GER
tain that if all Of Branhanbans constituents had
cone over 10 Aheot. and if all AlicOts mixed follow
ing had stood firm, the latter must have been
elected SO far as can judge from conflicting
testimonies and the nature of the case 1t seems that
on one hand portion of the Republican Democrats
declined to he suddenly persuaded TO vote for man
against whom aud whose supporters they and their
leaders had so lately been marsh2ied in active hos
tlity. and preferred Bonapartist who was at least
Democrat ard had distinct programme to the very
doubtfuy Republican candidate of Royaists repre-
scnting the indefinite undeinable mAkcshft of Sep
tennalisn. On the other hand q larger portion OF
timld or conce;ted De Broglian Conservatives were
An alarmed or offended st the thought of marching
with Republican allies, that they preferred making
friends with the common enemy.
The Republicans Killed poor Alicot, say the
OreanIsts and should not be Republicans. The
Republicans retort the Orleanists killed Alicot,
and should not bs Orleanists. There Is large
clerical Lcctlmist element in the Department
which is the earthly dsmicil of Our Miraculous
Lady OF Lourdes. The Marquis de FTanclieu
pure bue-blooded leador of the ChambOrdist
voices Some of these now have favored Alicot
but more Cazesuz. The clerical managers are
shrewd enough to know there Is no chance for
Chambord, and that. between any other monarch
and tie soa Of Eugene, the chances Of favor to
their cause best under the reign of Napoleon w.
Has not the Pope already pronounced for his other
young godson. Alfonsof The thOrOugh-going
political OF worldly Legitmists, who, from pride Of
consistency. sheer obstinacy, or other sentiment
theoretically nail the white flag TO the mast, If
they must in practice leave the quarterback. would
much prefer comfortably Joining cabin passengers
of the ship Of STATE flying the tri-color under Com
mander Napoleon Nv. than Commander Louis Phil
ippo j. Anything rather than Orleanism since the
dupery of August-NOvember, 1873. The Orleans
have never brought good to the elder branch least
Of all when the Count de Pans carried his homage
to Frohsdorff. The simple. secluded lymphatic
gentleman residing there took that compliment tary
Noie' for real homage rendered to him and hls prn-
ciplcs and party by his peuiteRt cousin and heir
representative Of his party aud its more improved
principles What else should be and his take it for,
unless assuming dishonesty in the cousin 7 SO he
held 10 his mmacnlste flag, and destroyed "com-
b.natlon' that his poor, SOFT dlyine-right head
never comprehended HaJd-headed worldlings
blame him for this hOnorably consistent stupidity.
10 cover the mischief for the moment. the astute
sat IT, lack Of large strength and great faults re-
deemed bv'daring astuteness, is the Duke de Brog-
Ge's weakness. Tho rank. with attendant influence
AID esteem If able political manager let alone
st1tesnan that hss hitherto been allotted to this
hcrcditarily honorable highly cultured, but essen
TALLY nllrow-minled, cast and class doctrnaire
politician is a curious phenomenon of this confused
French time. Ne one of several too ingenious
schemes Of his devsing as substitutes for states
manlike plans and institutions, works TO his pur-
pose Ths election in the Hautes Pyrcnocs. sub
ected 20 whatever pressure his notifications OF the
electoral law and all his other combatve measures
for moral order administered by one of his projects
could DO brought TO bear. results in the helpless
defeat Of MS SeDteHnat candidate. ] say his, for,
though the Duke do Broglie has not been in Office
for many months the Sept'HHGt generally and Its
administrative force as applied against Republi-
canism and to elections particularly, have been
guided aud misguided, directly or indirectly. by the
hand or ideas or Of that doctrinare duke Whether
he is to Dc nOminaly oT otherwise chief OF tho new
Ministry IN pctO. grows, since the last few days,
slightly questionable.
Before the returns Of the Pyrcnees election came
in there were caucusses Of delegates from Right,
Center lOreanisN, and Moderate Right semi
rational Lcgitimistsl the result Of whose deibera-
tons was a rupture. that should seem final. Of the
two The Duke dc Droghe hlulSeII ds soOu a. aluiAV
ted that the reconstruction Of tho conservative ma
iority" Of Path NAY could no longer be hoped for
Among the conceivable consequences of this breach
land of the nature Of it is conjectured to be that
theDuke d'Audifret-P Pasquier NAV become the new
premier, which might mean that lie would associ
ate with himself the intensely conservative repub
Hcan DufauTe OF the right edge of the
Left Center, and, in fine. arrive OF that
land where it is thought tho two Centers
may at last cOnjoin. Although duke d'Audiffret