, 1877-09-01
TIE BLOW STRUCK.
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liberties, hat! always bcen neglected III
france, or not sufficiently rcrsc IN hut The
icacrs Of the Bar Ind now hceome the protectors
81 le nblc llcTlies, and Tad t1u. gained tlIe
Ucnnrrncy. II was. therefore. casY to predict
Tint the people would not deyiato from tho path
Of legal resistance, and would not give tic
newspaper hantltsi who hoped for co,lps d'etas,
tnyjrE society by bayOncta. This led II. tam.
hcttatp c1tol the army. A. imbned with the
feeling Of honor and rcspect for law. and "a
were there any attempt against the Law. lie
w,rn,h tour masters fur day" that It
Schoycl then. to consider hon far they
wn.,,l cxpotc themselves to the rcspon:.
psssIon hy 1,crvcrtin9 the law To- tastY pur.
rrnscs; but he ticprccatch spirit uf vengeance.
declaring TINT tho word "rcprtsals" ought to
be hu!ictl nut Of the political dictionary, and
that tnosc vim Ind undertaken this lnscntate
struggle uGna.t The natfnn would hereafter c1-
wrlcnfe The mu3lcratfon OF their viciors. lie
urgc.t tnat tic mere reelection Of the ms would
be M inadequate protest against iilo 1ett, of
ltn.sins with this pulley Of oscillation md SUBJ
irrfupc. lie expressed his belief that Ills for
nler estimate Of 400 would be exceeded, for Lib
rral sivalr!ct Ind ceased, recruits had becn
gained, md tue best results :, would bc obtained
in the West, Centre, and Northwcst-a part
u France hlsllcrto tho m9st apathctlc, but
which now began to talk Of liberty and Re-
oubli.anism. iIo attributed tho strength Of
ihe rrartton In thu Southwest and North 10
nci,,lircs which had lIetfl npast the upper nnd
owrr middle classes aud the new Bucial strata.
The elections would sl,0w Tint these lcalous!cs
had disappeared; that the Idle classes mud tho
artsans-cnpital AMI lahor-.1lad breomc fused:
md that, through the prudence at,,l union Of
The Republican party, the l.urgcolsc lad re-
ycrtcd 10 tho traditions Of 1888 aud ls30
n. Eamhctta said:
The next election will FREQ us from Clcrieallem
SrIf fGnHnnftfAm. Yrs. thnHN nnnnNHrttAtN WIN
n,c inken the lcaing part IN tho Ministry Of the
10th Of May. and with whom Tho dnpea haso had
1t. viii te the vanquteteft. Their nnmhern will
ssh sy snase
viii be seen in the quality Of those Il csuahcs Tic
tuation presents this twofo'd charactcrthc f4son
defeat VI tho itonapart!str. Thceu two ideas ara
t?feoarahle The En,piFe could only sutsi.t BY the
s'o" Of dhS q, rs'tn ~ ,.Sa S
France not only from that dt.ssacefpl i,apessi
bic restoration. but from t1e very lcnth Ct our!
has hccn made: md universal suffrage Will TatfY
IT,. Therefore If nny oflicla editor speaks Of tle
y "t be es9t q rsfs to tns ~
kcdnn-lho party called .'BrnmA'rc' snd =, DE.
fcc returned because this party has only one name
IN our hIs,ory--it II the Party Of 1nsasluG.
After referring to the upprc'lenslons through,
out Europe or to tic pEctcht Government, and
IL the sympathy. abroad with tic Republican
majority, he dwell on the consequence Of tic
yotc, anl repcllcd the assertion tt.lt tho Mar:
ttlas need not how 10 thu eolcmnly-1ronounccd
will OF tile nation. concluding a. follows:
tits In vain that such th!ngs said, o. rather
ailowc TO be raid. In tho hope shat they will cheer
tho fal!H: hearts OF thcir AnxiIarcs md carry
victory with them. Such things are said uniJ
when The Hight 10 imminent; hut after u. whcn tho
fHte. have decided, It In Gitcscni. When the so!a
authority tn which all must bcnl has pronounced,
do not think any one ts strong enough 10 oppose
II. !jo not think that when thc1o millions Ut
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, workmcH. tourgeois-
clcclars nj The free soil Of Franco, hare made
tncir cho,cc. that there will be one. whatever .oo
hA degree In tho political or Administrative scale.
tint could rcs!et. 1tcevo nc. gentlemen. when
Franco has pronounced her sovereign WILL there
'pust either bu submission or rcnignat!on.