New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-06

4 REVIEW AFTER TIE LLEtllONN.
now TIE MINISTER'S REGARDED THE REsCLT-DE
BE0GIIE AT FIRST DISPOSED To REsIGS-PREsI-
DENT IMAGINATION ISDIGNASr-THG SENATE GER
TAIN TO BIZ REPUBLICAN.
frRou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT or TIE TrrDUSEi
PARIS, Oct. 19.-The Republic is saved in France,
and the Empire, as q political chance against it in
the future is beaten; these are the two great pre-
dominant facts. This is the achievement of the
time; nor must the mode of its accomplishment be
overlooked. OF course that the success is "com-
pete' Is felt by every one, and more by the van
Gushcd than the yictors, because men accept their
defeats by the help Of that inner conscience whose
verdict they never outwardly proclaim Il is pre-
ciscly this which makes the danger OF the present
moment.
The Government knows itself so irreyocably
beaten that the men who compose 1t are
for the existing hour disposed to re-
sort to every device rather than obey.
The very first notion was resistancc-thcn dismay,
SURPRISE and unreasoning rage Strange to say, the
most bitter and uucompromisug is now the Due De
cazcs The Due dc Brogiie was stunned-for having
\ sublime contempt for his fellow men, he thought
that with corruption and intimidation there
nothing which might not be accomplished. Up to
Tuesday he positively refused TO believe the result.
NJ. de Fourtou was too furious and too anxious TO
fight not 10 believe the worst quickly, but the Due
Docazes who alone had lost a position which might
almost have been supreme, had to add self
condemnation to disappointment, and the vain
childish pettishnes5 OF his absurd speech TO his
electors in the Gironde the outburst Of weak,
and whatever may have been hoped 10 the con-
trarv. dcsoicable nature. NJ. Decazes was obliged
70 acknowledge 10 himself chat " honesty is the
best policy" and that had he only dared be honest
he would be Prime Minister now, and popular.
But there Is such constitutional love of intrigue,
.sucb radical fascncss in the man, that he, the
cleyeres; Foreign Minister France has ever had,
perhaps and one Of the most prudent preferred,
when if came to question of principle, of public
LOYALTY. to run tho risk OF European war which he
knew was the risk incurred, rather than forfeit
the good graccs of the Elystc the Orleans Princes,
the priests and the great chiefs of Paris society
so eyi-tongued when they are displeasod.
When the day after election the Ministers met at
the Flysee in presence of the heplessy astounded
Marshal, all that really passed except express
sous of opinion on the electious) was that, N. de
Rr,ghe sneeringly remarked: :" suppose that from
a parliamentary point Of view, We ought to re-
.ic,, gy But the Marshal waved his hand without
even answering and NJ. de Fourtou 80 far forgot
all etiouette as to protest against any such idea.
The conclusion adopted at the moment was to
await fresh events.
To any one who has lived in France the scene oI
last sunday night was an incredible spectacle. The
,c,nife,i,tion at n. Therss funeral was negative
opo and the occa,ion being solemn one, the attI-
rde Of the crowd had to be solemn and silent This
revealed nothing save discipline and the faculty OF
.oIccommaud But on Sunday night there was
ouite another picture there was an outburst OF all
tbo oualities that no observer has ever yet been
oiled mon to note in modern Frenchmen. with
uninterrupted order and civility there was universal
mood bumor. loud, spontaneous triumph by all
classes. such As | have never seen out OF sue
o.ssfI earnest crowd in England when political
,,ictorv has been won But here is precisely one
If the points where the preiudlces and practices
- tbe governing classes" come into play. They
a. a ule-and. worst of all, the Orleanist doe
trinaires and mi. called "Parliamentarians arc
ola narrow. bitter, exclusive, contemptuous dispo-
sition. accepting selfshly good luck and taxing
srIlIv whatever comes to them of the reverse.
,rncv are Of what is yulguary termed " houndish"
temper. A..
| ON Tuesday, there was moment wheh inc Mar
sbal perceiyed 80 distinctly what had really nap
| noned that in his own intimate circle he gave way
70 unmeasured expressions Of anger and disgust
ahove all resortng to the often used accusation oil
having been deceived blinded and taken IN oy
mack of Ph!lippsts7-t word applied to LesltimiSts