Litchfield enquirer., 1877-09-27
The French Crisis.

The manifesto of President McMahon to the electors of France in regard to the approaching elections illustrates most conspicuously the unfitness of the man for the place he holds. He speaks to the people with all the egotism of an heredi- tary sovereign, and all the arrogance of soldier who issues commands that are to be obeyed, not to be questioned He claims credit for the maintenance of peace at home and abroad, and accuses the late Chamber of Deputies of substituting the despotism of a new Convention for the Constitution. He affects loyalty to the constitutions:
 They tell you seek to overthrow the Republic, but you will not believe it. The constitution is entrusted to my guardian. ship and will make it respected. What 1 look for from you is the election of 8 Chamber which, raising itself above party rivaIries, will occupy itself. before all things, with the country's affairs.
 After instructing tue French people in a very royal way in their duty of electing the candidates he nominates. the Marshal President proceeds to indicate his future policy in case of the defeat of his party: You will maturely consider the bearing of your votes. Elections. favorable to my policy, will facilitate the regular conduct of the existing Government. They will affirm the principles of authority sapped by demagogary, and will assure order and al a conflict between the public powers, as well as impede the course of business, and maintain agitation, and France, in the become for Europe, an object of distrust. As for myself my duty would increase with the danger. I could not obey the mandates of the demagogues. / could neither become the instrument Of Rodac- atisna ,sor. abandon the post an Which the Consultation has pIdced me. I shall remain to d'fend Conservative interests, with the support of the Senate, and still energetically protect the faithful public servants, who at a difficult moment, have not allowed themselves to be intimidated by vain threats.
 In short, President McMahon announces that he will neither resign, nor yield to the will of the people if expressed deci. sively against him. What then becomes | of his respect for a constitution which makes ministries responsible to the As- sembly? How will he govern constitu- tionally with a hostile majority against him in the Chamber of Deputies
 1 The soldier. president of France makes the blunder of supposing that he is above party, when he is simply the tool of par. ty-a and that minority. The Republi. cans of France have only to show their strength at the polls, fearless of the threats of government and then to keep within the constitution. to place NcMahon in the dilemnia of being obliged to sub. init under the constitution. or of rebelling against it. In either case. the Republi: cans, if true to themselves, are sure oi winning. a 4ru
 The Springfield Republican has two ex- cellent hits at the ''Ghristisnn opposition to woman suffrage: @ he-a as
 It is very extraordinary that the sense oi delicacy, which is never interposed be. tween the Christian woman and her doct. or in the privacy of home. is maintained so effectually between the professor and class of women professionally trained to discuss the human anatomy as a mech anism, and in terms as precise and dispas sionate as logarithms 3tt s2 1"(
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 Woman suffrage, in mild form. has just been defeated in the Episcopal con vention of Illinois. The very rational pro- position was made that women who rent ed seats in church should vote for wardens and vestrymen. But the Episcopalians feel that the world hasn't moved on since Paul died. '1s3 i's42 @ | Elections of Justices of the Peace are tc be held on Monday next. by statute pass ed at the last sesslon of our legislature 1 The legislature of 1876 appointed the frs Tuesday after the first Monday of Novem Der 1877 for the next election of justices
 but for some reason. the last legislatur, thought it to change the time of elsctinf | of justices to October. Constables warn
 ing electors meetipgs, and caucuses nom mating town officers. should take notice O
 this change which, we fear. Is not general ly understood. a# a9saf
 The New Jersey Democracy have nom
 mated Gen. Mcclellan for Governor. H,
 was never much of success in the Unit ed States. but be may do for New Jersey
 Massachusetts people are demanding repeal of their trustee process" "-callet here "factorizing." The Boston Heralt hears that there are to be four miles 0 petitions to the next Legislature for it
 abolition.