, 1877-10-18
A BIT OF FRENCH HISTORY.
Why tho sfonarchlcal Party Failed In 1873
-l''smarek's Objection To nourbon
1scktafat1uu.

Why tho Hfonarcl.lcal Party Failed In 1879
-1slsmarek's Objection to u Uourbon
Restoration.
Lnnaon 1arfd.
The failure Of tito MonarchtcaI marty In Octo-
ber, 1917, Whcn tho pear was 70 nearly rinc, and
when they were on tho point Of plucktng it, han
never been sufficiently explained; but .iuforma-
ton in ottr possession cnnhlcs ls to solye tic
enigma, and pcrltaps In doing SO We sl,alI be
throwing ncw light upon the prcsent sttua-
tton. The oatensEbtc cns,sc OF tho sudden COL
lanao Of tho combined Hoyalst forces was, a.
will he remembered. the publication OF tho
Comic dc Chambori's letter rejecting the rrfco.-
or i]aE; hut why at the last moment hc should
have made that damnlng announcement VIC have
never yet been told. Tcrgiyorsatlon nnd TRIM
ming have never been tho characteristics Of this
pretendcr; and no o1lo can rcproach hin with
having sought tho throne either by impatient
HlatenTFca Or ambiguous declarations Now,
IN tlIe period Immediately following the fall Of
authority ot tho Orleans family, tho Comic do
Chambord had CAREFULLY adopted that language
of compromise and concession whicl, we Rrc ac-
eustonsl Ute, 70 associate in Enpand With the pol
he satd, "would not, a Ills cneInfcs alleged, bc
Government Ut priests; II ho could not bring
hiinselt to talk Of limited monarchy, he had no
hesltatton In speaking Of It as 'tetnpereo.'"
tion ~ predicting that II he asccndcl tho
throne he would cotnposc his first Ministry rom
members Of tue Left Centre party. In hEs cos-
versation wish N. Chcsnctong and Tho deputa-
ttnn who had come tu him on the eve Of the de-
cletve vote, ho Ind gone moro than half wAy to-
ward accepting tho tricolor flag. In word,
everything pointed to the conclus,on that he
was satisfied TINT thc tt.nc had come for h!m to
ascend the thrune, and that, In Lord Palmer
ston's pllrasc, tie would assume power "with
It's engagements" Why, at the las. moment,
were N. Chesnelong and Its friends unilaul.
.pely trown % ovsr ts 1angaSa 81 sonces-
The truth We believe TO be thnt In tho Interval
sonlctling very important had on1irrcd.. The
emperor of uertnany, accompanied by Prince
~ s rree. 1ne o1
ing held. With llfs usual polttIc ftankness, the
great Chancellor took the opportunity to an
moanso ,, tl!as tlermany would not tolerate
were entirely shared ty The Italian Government,
ana leaving 1t clearly to be inferred that both
rowess weFe ready TO net. The Austrian Court
took alarm, for 1t ts obvious that nothing could
have been more nnwetcome to the Emperor
FrAncIs Joscph than to sec . SECOND Invasion of
Francc and at tho sane tiine tho pranclple Of
legitimate monarchy subjected to q new and
huHlilsating defeat. The Duke Of Modcna
Intimate friend and near relation Of thu
imminent danger, and to lmploro him At
gil hazards, and even at tho eleventh
no1t. 10 escape from 50 CRITICAL position. This
te tho clucldatton Of tho mystery which las
hitherto cnyeioped the PrInce's sudden change
Of front: and It apnesrs to III hardly probable
that Prince Bismarck Will be more dlsposed than
ho was exactly four ycars ago TO look with favor
clerical intrigue. which would give France a
Government with no other e1clise for It's eK.
tstenee but that uf pursuing policy directly
In favor OF tho Comic dc Chanbord great In.
hucnees abroad were At work, which, ~ we have
already sail. do not care TO STIR finger In
favor OF Marshal MacSiahon, 1t II no secret
that Tho French cr1sls once moro formed tho
subject Of au exchange Of t,leaz between the
German and Austrian Ministers at Salxburg;
and II every other hope should fail, VIC are CON
fdcHt that Prince glsmarrk, by letting drop
ZONE timely worls Of warning, Will save Franco
from the peril to which an unpatriotfc cotcsig
would not scruple to expose AcE.