New-York tribune., 1876-03-25

they were perhaps unable sufficiently to value his
capacity they every day receiving fresh proofs
OF his genius for intrigue. At first he leaned decid
edly toward the Republicans, and, in the Ministry,
left to the Due de Broglie the entire weight of his
well-eaned unpopularity; but since the vote Of the
25th of February and the establishment of the Re-
public, NJ. Decazes, also the Minister of Public
Instruction, NJ WALTON Whose amendment was the
very basis of the Republican GOvemmeno both OF
them seemed to incline nexplcably toward Nj.
Buffet. With NJ. WALTON his strong clerical tcnden-
ces have suiced to explain this, but with the Due
Decazes such was not the case, and other motives
were rightly wrongly supposed. The consequence
was, that between him and the Republican party
there gradually grew up and scarcely disguised
os.ilty which Oh the occasion of the Senatorial
elections asserted itself openly, and Obstnateiy IN
tlicted on the Minister the afront of not beng
elected Life-Senator by the Assembly. Nothing
would mofy them when once they had thoroughly
gone their way; they took pity on NJ WALTON and
on Gen. de Cssey but they remained obdurate toward
NJ. Decazes; Senator, he should be none of their
making he had played them false, he was timcserv-
ing. shify and he should be made to feel that his
backsldngs punished as they deserved. AS TO
the argument resting his capacity for foreign poll
icy, that was all nonsense; there must he plenty of
other men as capable to I've found He should not
be elected. ard elected he was not
Now this far more important thing than II
may at first seem, and here, where VI. Dccazes is
so strong the Republicans are Ill an overwhelming
measure weak. They know nothing of foreign
countries Smgularly enough, Tor what is destined
to be the advanced, the modem element of tins
nation the Republicans in the groSscst igior-
ance of what passes in other countries. They know
and have tall now thought, they need care nothing
for whatever takes place outside France. OF the
languages habits, manners of foreign countries, ot
their men and tncir general circumstances, they
lived in distant dsd1in, and this has persisted since
| the war: consequently the all bat Incompatible
services rendered by The Due Decazcs as Foreign
Minister, AMI largely recognized hy his oppo-
nents of all other opinions, passed unai'-
prcciated by the Republicans and when
came the hour of victory and rc;ribntion
they remembered the ault, and sin, If the man, his
trcachery toward thcm,civcs, his pcrNcyrraut III
trigcs 10 bring alodt the fail of W. Ilcr' WnirE
he achieved o. The 9th of Nay, and between The
Senatorial add Legislative ecetiuns they also lie
cidcd that the Due Dr,a2eS should De 40 more
Deputy than hc should be- senator. This was
very grave reso,vc ior IT the Dur Decaz were not
elected u puty he wunld los" all chance of remain
ing Minister. unless the Marshal to make MP
his mind to a thoroughly arbitrary line of conduct
Were NJ. Dcc1zcs 10 nc removed from lis present
sphere ti d't4NifN bg ttl' NV " " nv VI '''
Republican paltv it would ,y Implication appear as
though the Rcpublicans did not completely adopt
thc Policy Of Peace, and thoGrh they might IN
dulgc in ya-uc foolish dreams OF alliances aud ulti-
mate revenge. Here was perhaps the most inui-
u,nt of all dangers Gamb'ttd had, II i tiie, III
his most remarkable speech ut Lille inaugWdi"d
formally ald for The hrst time the Peace Policy. and
that unrcst;.c;cdly 10y saying TIA. If France hal to
look forward to aiming h,r lost province, II
must be through the "jG-iiCr of Europe ana l'S
sense Of in rrnat oual equilibrium. Prince Bismarck
had formally announced his system Of satisfaction
and Peace. sin, the determined overthrow OF the
Due Dec ZcS voul. rouse suspicion throughout IL
rope and niglt c.rat, q really dangerous situation.
80 stood matt. r. at he end o, tho first week after
the elections: u. Buffet was defeated everywhere
and the Dnc De,azcs not elected N DccaleVI!lo his
own center in the proyaocs, AID DID not have The
requisite majority in the Eighth Arondis iso.ncn' IN
Paris Ills rivals wcro ~. Rant, an mira t"u,"rya
tive aud devoted tool e iAc Clcucal party; W.
Raoul Duyal. The celebrated BrnaPar'i.i, and "
Victor Chauiioir, advanced R-pnbhcah 'sil, ,rd
Communist by the Rc.ror-ad,- There "i' bu' "a
bad chance at the second election for VI. p''a.e-
Tine struggle would take place over hS head between
The Republican and the Bonapaftist, and " Ciiauf-
four had by iar the best chance. However "h'n II
must have been fully proved TO The Foreign Minis
ter that be was entirely at the mercy of the tn
| uinpl,aut Republicans, VI. ChaHT,ur withdrew, and
! i, am exccllrntlv Worded letter stated that II wac
an act of political wisdom 10 further the eir'iI" on
VI. Dccazcs because # lac were not elected IT iniSht
! be imagined odt Of doors that the hepU5Icah hi-
| orty in France was not duly impressed win the
necessity of maintaining peace. lnis H. believe me,
| an act the importance Of which cannot be over
| raied While thc ultra Republican candidate had
tne wisdom and TIE strength 10 withdraw the Iona
parist one does such tAng, but, Oh the contrary,
p,.rsiste-in a letter very unlike his usual utter
aUcrs-in carving on the cOntcs, because be pretty
| well admits that he had no o,licr chance.
! Tie elections have made clearly apparent how
/ great has been the progress OF anti-BonapartI,u
| since the wal, and the civil war morally to he
ay,ried here lay not between the lmpcriasts and
| Republicans, but between the ad ,ierents OF old
portie, above all Orleani,t.l and those of the new
| Faith. The strugglc, as have already tired 10 point
| ont Is between authority i'm clerical hensc and
| freedom of thougit-between the ancient and the
| modern world Another most remarkable symptom
| of Cancellation is the article of two or three days
apo i'm the JourHdi dc Paris in which stood printed
| this unlocked for ayOwal: The elections are lie
publican. We cannot deny IT. But II does not lo-
| low that they to bring about the period oil l'o3
| or the Commune" And ina subsequent paragraph:
.There IL many a moderate Republican whom we
regard as far more conservative tnan the Bnilapar
| lists, Ths-in the pet paper of the Orleans Princes
and of the Right Center. the organ dear to Retro
QradisIn, and created ON purpose to neutralle the
moumful detection of the Journal dcs De6dis-this
spcaks volumes, and shows how, iii the very neat oil
the light the absolute necessity OF moderation ana
| conciliation is forcing itself on all parties.
The clerical faction alone will probably las ~ IN
its nature hold out dognatically aud to the very
. Ill f,,rf f1,,r.