, 1877-10-09
'I'IIIEteS.
His Political Testament Published
to the Worlde
Last Words Of tic Great Statesman to
the French People.

pear till tomorrow, and tts authenticity having
been challenged beforehand by tic Monarrhlcal
papers, It WAS prudent to await tho complete
text, which appears this morning In tho Kcpub-
lican pnpcrs. 1t occrptcs nfno columns Of tEc
Ies<4s, a length which probably would not adntt
Of your publishing Il cnttrc: but the fot-
lowinc analysis will give an indication Of
tho deep impression II is destined to
produce. The first pnTt especially, In
which ". Theirs employs, as he habitHalls did,
the narrative form 10 develop his arguments,
and in which, In an equally ingenious and logi-
cal manner, te defends tlse dissolved Chamber
against tie rcproaelles hcapcd on 1t In orlcr to
Justify Its dissolution, is on par with tho most
remarkable productions of the 1amcntcd states
l,latl. The seeoul part contains exaggcrations
which would, doubtless. hnrc been prancd awny
had II, like tho first, undergone revision, for n,
rs. sfseetf Xaa al nc at H.
cntItc manuscript is in ". Thfcrs' handwriting,
IL hears IN all its parts Etcf an Impress ni a,l
thentlcity TINT tho signature Is almost super
Mr. Thicrs gfvcs history Of the Chamber,
which was truly distinguished b. loyalty and
moderation, mil says:
Chamborf
RI WAS RADICAL,
II Is raid. Radtcalt What mems this word, t1cw,
1t least in Fr,ncc. anil now Introduced into our
ci,iteni, and thia il well. socialism. could be and
hid to bt talked Of Ut . tlntt when tho right OF
rropctty. the risht OF labor, progressive Mxatioh'
were daily, discussed In France. These words ars
now tergoitcn among u. sas thy .ss pronounced
country pass into smother. Socialism has removed
70 nelyhfDrna countrter: powerful and glorioM':
subject Of alarm, for they know that real OF affect
ed fear serves only to rcndct cpideaslcs tnore
angeroa. md ihsy zee thu. tor o1s' 'tns
d snd hat ii lte son'rie. Villa VII
l i wit wo ssS emsa;ss 6, ss tte a., q 5
at May-what does It mean. II It IL used to inll.
cate aecrta.n cuneeptiDn Of the Democratic Rplrt
regime, OF the military organization, on rellgiouA
nt.arr, on The mutual relations Of powcr*, on the
q 1s ,ga ssass ss + q esSr tS Il e,e
departments wnMll ccttAtnly hare to 10 tcaleted,
md cnetEetlcal!y retated. INT to call = Chamber
tho income Tux. which maintained intae! the du.
rntlon Of military service, which accorded tnppatt
~ ~ she forms q TsoFsh,p rssoyn',sd I'd
subsidy Vi lilo catholic form. which. tss'
spite tho rensehensiblc conduct Ut certain ntth;
ops. confined itssif t9 .lnplo .chnke. whtiu ~
discreet iser'ereacs With the policy Of the state.
fEIjcNn
fairs. which No faF from not acknowledging the
fimIta OF tho uub)ic powers recognized IN tile
Eenntn riuhts Euotand Iusa not accord to tlo
iIun.s Of iords. j;uin. tctupuiously f.rbesriny
tnmnr, an i;nncr ChnmtNr when wss not fotI,car-
in. % towara iTta eaiI sucha Chambtr liadieai' Nc,
Mc,.Ieurs loA Ministries y4,u may soy 90, but
YOU 10 NOR yl1ISg 80.
Ara II f1,m ,hr.e nurs,inns III nrinrinle W. mas
to rn.,air ~ mi nussti,ns WHICH hayr t,rosento,i
tSewneiYos. snt wS!ch shc enemies oi tho Kopabilc
s,nn"d to maxc occasons Tor corl}ict or scandal
such "a The Auncsty OF tho iii:hrr Education
i,fii-,si,ut h.nnnnedf For ak Years ro0rts.
martial hi hcen slttiny pcrnn.
ncntiv' daIlT 1aunehInr trcsh condc,nna.
tigps acslmst men returpis to thcr work Or rcaIY
n ,cturr fn itIriyrn nwnv fron1 IT, Instead uf bE.
nc d-f,IIcly nttarl,rl L, Il. ii WIN neegnanry 10
mi MI IN iii 4, IN" nrn.rrutinus and tho Chamber
XIII so' Uther CommHnlsI co,,y}cis, trsnstxrteI 10
n distant cji.ne manifcstcd thc beat Kind or ro-
pontance ~ cuit,ssunR tho land and letting shcIr
Iamlles 60 out TO join them. t. them par1nns
had to be granted opportnnEly' Tho Chamber eit
70 the t'oSefnmens .tsclt tas &sk y! uspens'n3
he' N ~. ncs aunt ~ ,hn:. sy st,h," sntrta snd n
n,Sc, onS IL 1ha e tsss n.1. !rt not nnnssr a. n
srussr.tion Of iu,tice. ipttsaI nf The acitat,ons
aouoiiyccd, perhaps hoped for, thesn wa sudden
pacIncatte,1i.
Excellent men, liberal and religious In tho good