The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-13
The Electoral Canvass in France
Growing More Exciting.
A STATE OF SIEGE DEMANDED.
Radicalism To Be Stamped Out
at All Hazards.
A RIGOROUS REPRESSlvE POLICY.
[BY CABLE TO THE HERALD.

LONDON, August Is. 1871
French politics are beginning to take leading
place in the view OF Western Europe At Berlin a
corp d'etat in France is believed to be probable
and it is also thought that government estab-
lished by coup d'etdt would not be recognized by
Germany
A STATE or SIEGE DEMANDED.
Notwithstanding the fact that profound peace
prevails throughout France the ultra-conser vative
papers are urging the government to proclaim a
state OF siege. There is report in fact current
that the Cabinet have already resolved upon this
STEP and some journals discuss it in the light OF
foregone conclusion.
"FEEE VOTING" WITH BAYoSEr AT THE THROAT
Saturdays Unsvers legitimlst paper, SAID -'If
the Ministers have really decided, alleged, by five
votes to four. to proclaim state of siege, shall
highly approve OF the measure. We ask for state
uninfuenced by the falsehoods the radical propa
ganda."
SUCCESS OR corr D'ErAr
The Union believes immediate proclamation OF
martial law is rendered necessary by what it calls
"the license of the radical newspapers" which dare
TO talk Of civl unless their candidates obtain q
majority at the approaching elections. The radicals,
ON the contrary express confidence that the elections
viii result in sweeping republican majority, and say
that any attempt to override the decision of the
jority would provake revolution.
DUrANLoUP's CONSTITUTIONAL METHODS.
Monscigneur Dupanloups newspaper, The Defense,
says it is natural to suppose that the may
be forced by state siege the fierce and
constitutional war the radicals WACO against It; sthe
$685. have inaugurated veritable governmental and
social crisis; the constitution is formally attacked and
tho government would be wrong II it did not seek
the means to defend ITSELF
CONFESSION wEAKNEss
The radicals ridicule this born zeal for a consi
tuition which it Is the avowed purpose the reverend
politician first favorable opportuni
ty They argue that these frantic appeals for state Of
siege palpable admission that tho reactionists
have lost all hope Of carrying the elections by
popular will by brute force ,. .c, s,a..5e
sINEws OF WAR NEEDED
Tho Committee OF the Right publishes another ap-
peal for funds to carry their electoral work They
urge "order loving ctizens' to respond because the
propaganda OF the Right will promote public well
fare This appeal considered rather cool by tho re-
pubicans seeing that tho national exchequer is
largely drawn upon by tho reactionary Ministry for
eectioneering purposes, and that the army newly
appointed Office holders are using the whole power and
influence Of tho state for partisan purposes.
MONARCHICAL DIssEysIoNs.
The divisions among the various sections of tn Q
monarchical coalition growing moro pronounced
from day to day, and the two Bonapartist factions
led by Rouher and de Cassagnac arc quarreing with
great bitterness 10 add the difficulties OF the sit
uaon, it is said, NJ. Fourtou and the DuKo do Brogc
have had u row. semi-oincal note has been pub
lished denying that discussions have arisen between
Ministers Fourtou and De Broglie
W. L.. SMITHS SUCCESSOR
Hon Frederick A. Stanley member Of the House of
Commons for North Lancashire succeeds Mr. William
H. Smith as Secretary of the Treasury.