, 1877-11-03
THE FRENCH ELECTIONS.
Decisive Defeat of the Bonararttats, Or
Isanlsts, ltlst,opA. au'l Priests.
Lonaen 13H.ks, or. u

Decisive Defeat of tho Bonaparttsts. Or.
Isanlsts, lsl4hop., aul Priests.
LoA9en Times, or. ~
Tho mort closely tho French electoral rc-
turns are scanned tho tnorc crushing agens the
defeat Of Murshal MacMahon and hts Minis
tcrs. They put forward no fewer than sos
oillcial candidates. aud tho country rcjectesl
3o7. Such a multitude Of reyerscs would ap-
pear an overwhelming condemnation even IT thu
Government haa held nloof from. tic contpst
aud Invited thu electors to vote a. they pleased.
But 81. de FDuFtou has taken tlv most elaborate,
pains to make tho defeat personal, cotnpre-
hensive, and Gnal. Marshal, Ministers,
prcfects. magistrates. schoottastcrs, police
men, bishops, and prtests have ali been
mado clectionecrnE agents, and they have
all been rudely pushed aside. Tho
Marshal himself has been personally con.
dcmned; his Ministers have been personally = cot,.
dea,ncd; their whole system has been con-
dcn.ncd; and the one thing they navo brought
to Light ls tho thing they most dlaltke-the dr..
public and Parliamentary Government. Thu
allies 81 The Ministers have also been roughly
treated, sats aohs t.dse 10 than the liupuratsts
rhat party said that tho battle !ay i,etween il.
st!t a''d te !sepnb!ieans Ths LeRitilsts were
factlun. Tbs Orleantsts wcro reminded that
they ad ceased to cxtat as party iron, the ,llu-
Ment when the CouIts ia Paris salute4 The
coInsu Ie chalnbord a. .t's legitimate heir of
the tl,rone, and thus dld pcnu,!cs tor the
treason Ut Louls Philippe. siarst.ll StacAlahutt
VIA given to understand that hs was yery ,,,ucIl
tn,staken II he talrivti that SOLDIER who had
tust The battle of Worth and led tho way 10
Sedan could speak to Tho nstton u the army
with tbs authority VI Napoleon. The Goyerri-
mcnt was warned thst II Ii would escape defeat
J. must lean on NJ liouller; aud that IL Whit the
Marshal d!d wnen he lutsusted the MtntstrY VI
wss made uIore than haif BouE asatist. impeliai.
ut prclcctR Anu Sub-Frttects took the pture
Of Republicans TIC electoral machinery al tic
Enpirs wa sg.!n set ur u every arronsltsss-
list u tho official candidates, ana snon9
them were men who had lett Ainistcr memories
OF their activity, ~ well a. others who were
tnads iottniaan!s @ 81 " ther ability, she,s promt.
nsncs; r., and sheF Tank detefmiaaton % destroy
startled u hnd that theY must KEEP con, pany
wtsh 81. de !Maupas; aud w shall 10 ii, ID
bFoglle the Iastlee Of su2posing that he was re-
luctant to lend ths support ot hLs Ministry to
Tbs Lassaguacs were A!su stran0u allies Of I
Republican Gosernmenl, for the one IL the
eulogtstic historian Of the coup d'ttat. and th4
either dally inyltes ths Marshal to repsat II.
until the President u the Rchubltc invited The
s!eesoEs to pus the'F trust in ''thb Vtca-
Emperor" NJ. Rouhef.
6tilt, The Government was compelled to de-
pend on thesu men IRON tbe moment Of IL.
quarrel With the Republican party. Thes cera
essential, aud they knew Il, tut ho.' AZ hasu
saey falalled the!t oxn aasisapasieas. Ils A. ~,
swcr Is given IN the rejection IT siots than 3In
official candidates. Tbs lmpesiaitsts have
Rained, 1t II true, about t.zen xeats inore
than tley held su she last f1sinter, aud they
will now muster about uint*s Fotes' bat that -
/ poor return for all viz labors oi the last
6ye moulhs. To -, that the impetia!-
ists a1e the rivals u shs Republicans
when Tho one purity counts but ninety votes
aud lbs other At lust Us u to make q boass
which will scarcely deceive Marshal Aacalahon
himself, Hv Will see that the Bonapattisis,
altbouEh aided 9 !ns n xh9ls ioIss II ths Ad:
every colass o. Franes. The chief guilt at ths
present Goyeunnent lie. In its deliberate choice
81 thr wtatons, and The arguments, and the
sppeals, ard the men behtt,hg . military les-
putisn. IL Is 10 wonder thai Orlcanists like
N. DE- Apptaliytt, ONES The servants of tho
Constitutional Mooazehy, should oe indignant
and 4stonisned when they rec the Due dc
Bro1lie, thg head Of II uiustrious PasliAneusa.
Ran family, helping ~ reytss the fatal systsu
Of personal ru!s-
Tbs uovssnuaas haA bsao ~ IL s<xysd By Ia