The New York herald., 1877-10-07

elsewhere. Moral eD demlcs IKE physical, ia7, Tor
While and when they have prevailed IN one coun'ry
pas. 10 another socialism has passed INTO neishtor-
Ing countries, powerful and glorious "Alch sFs y
consoersron without making y saoIec' =, 'sa,r, aa
cause they know that tear, sincere or Anec'ea,
only makes epidefnics more dahseIous 800 ~ ~.
cause they recognize that Tor mora epidecs .ne
enhcacous remedy is time, reason aud huerty' ~ -
inns that We nave freed ourselves from SOCIALISM, anu
SO VIII every country which has been attscAcu, ~ 70
radirasm, the term now employed by me Mihisters
OF The 10th OF May, what docs tho woid signy
III we understand by II certain concept.on " .uc
democratic spirit wn'cn aaures maae,,. r.oi,as ,he
military organ nzaiion, religious anairs, 'he mu.
taai relations OF the authorities the ln'Ir'ehaion "a
the Cham foreign politics, must DO .esls Gu
dountless and ensf geticaiiy resisted, IN Cuamoer
which allows itse to DO carried away, out 70 term
radical a en- .mber which does mol even raise ds-
cn~slou upon the iucome tx winch retains intact the
duration Of the military service, whicn grants the
salary OF al Tue crssds feeogaiLea W .aS aa.v.
worship; wbcn In presence OF inc condemnaoie
acts OF some bishops limits itseli 70 mere
censure when all other citizens would incur grave
nenaes Tor such acts; which, far from allowing 10
,sof an ndiscreet interferencs IN the policy Of the
Stale. refuses TO question the Minister oil Foreign
Afa,rs: wuch lar from Misunderstanding IN the limits OF
the executive Powers recognizes in the seaale rghts
which England does not reeosnlze ~ we House Oh
Lords anu which scrupulousiy conclliates an Upper
Chamber when does not concilate II N re!arn-cali
sucn ChamOer radical NO, Messeprs les Ministries,
YOU may say II, out you do not think A.
LEsrEScY TO THE CONVICTED.
And If from questions Of principles we pass IN
TO certain c'rcumslanal questions which presented
themselves, and which the enemies OF the Republic
hoped make tLc OCCASION oi conflict or vi scandal
such tho amnesty or the law upon higher education
what happened? For Six years The councils oi war
mad sal permanently, pronouncing every day
fresh conden nations against men returning 10
work. or ready 70 rssa'a, - an amu .y aeSoSeIv weIS
attached thereto IL necessary 10 put an end 10
the prosecutions, and thu Chamber did s oiher con-
demlsd persons belonging TO the Commune, trans
Durted TO distant cines, manifested the oest oi re-
pentauce by cultivang tue land and sumnonins their
iarales 10 JOIN them. For these special iavors
Chamber lott the eXeCu
tive power Itself the care ol distributing then, ~
order tuat It might have tue moit o. them WIN
those spriLs and tuat these iavofs should
not outrage upon justice Instead OF tie troubles
al announced, hopcI ior perhaps, sul ca calm was ex
perIenccd Very good PERSONS hoefai ana rfiIois,
n ne proper ac eplation the WORD, regretted the
creation Of two svsens o. higher educaton, Que lay,
the osher Catholic, and ootn tehans 10 pr pesu .e
the existence OF two nations IN the nation; ana, IN
the interest oi Iational uaity would nave
wished that the law upon nigaar eduIatiou did
not exist might not be maintained Others,
more moderate uysired only that the risnts beouang
10 he Stne IN couierfing degrees should be restored
10 H. The Chamour OF Deput.cs, incnin5 TO tue most
noaerate 20 u,ions, sided WIN tnls opuon. BuI tne
Senate restore 70 the state us lnuontestdpe
rishts The Chamber dia not insst aad the rights oil
the state were longer discussed In consideration
tnut The Cpamoer new; that every new
Chamber has 10 educate Itself; mat men VINO
as vel have no idea OF the expenditure o. great
state must be made familiar with the enormous
lures or the Budget; that they must oe reconciicd
the ceura authority, which taey nave often had
for AN adversary the municipal aud general coun.
CHS; tnaI II Is necessary 70 make them consider AS
good or ut necessary certain taxes which are tue
torment OF districs that arriving, all OF them,
win projects OF works applicable to their depart
ments, ports, roads, canals, railways, they nave 70
learn that Tor those works, Useful, no douot,
me Stale Is powerless aud ime all powerful; tnat
IL necessary thus to make them suier all KINDS Of
dis, lusions when explains how every vote oil new
Legislature Tor the government source oi anxiety
aud danger; IN cousider.ns tnings 10 TINS IN nner
would II been mater Tor surprise II Tho new
Chalnuer the nrst OF The Repaoc, nad suffered tne
common tate and connltted perhaps some tnstaAe,
or .ycu express0l some .nconsiuerats vote, which
it would have retracea IN the following sess'onss
DISCRETION OF THE CHAMBER
Far from that, the dissolved Cnamber disappointed
moi our nopes but our ieaIs. To great surprise
we found II animated with Willingness when was
NOT round in the Chambers oI she monarchy re-
crulted 10 the midst ol democracy already repuoli-
can and unaoe free itself from cerain bitterness
toward a power which was not analogous 70 IL The
latter, on the contrary, finding itself III harmony
with the executive power, wished things TO succeed
and lent Itself TO that o0Jacl Discreet, measured n
teiligent, conciiiatlng without illusion or weakness
that " Inch II necessary 70 concate 1t C. rtvad
10 ayold every danger except ono alone upon wn IL
did not throw Ilsel, and which seems TO have coe 10
II IKE a rock suddenly sprlnging up from tne waves
But 40 you forget shall be asked The fearful scenes
which L,ok place IN the Cnamperf An, no; do not
fol get ihcm saw tnem and they arc tho most lear
tui the most scAndaous which nave Witnessed Tor
half u cenury. | saw rules unrecognized and the
President Ipsulted aud unable to make MS voice
heard or TO assert his authority. Yes saw all this.
But can the dissolved Cnamoer be reproached Win
these sceness They were provoked not " me Cnam-
her but against py Its enemies, coalesced 10 over
the Republic aud II Ia its indignation u uid not
repress them Instantly by act oi authority was
MOI from weakness, bat from scruple with regard 10
lis own enemies But lei Us quit TINS subject. The
question IS that oi the misdseds ol The Chamber
Ui misdeeds has committed none All tna has been
SAID with regard TO this s pure alsehoou Let Us set
up instead, and tue country under the eyes
OF which everything has taken place. VIII recognize "
and will proclaim IT, Here Is the truth
rHE HOUR CONSTITUTION.
In 1873. when the administration, the army and the
finances were re-estabished anu the territory was
evacuated cry raised IRON the midst oi all par
ties .fne time OF provisional government has
passed away IL said; The time has come
ior a constitutions, tnat Is TO say Tor giving TO
aIi narl,es weary with waiting tho govern
ment OF their choice. But there were three
nouarchical parties and but one throne The idea oil
satisfying them had, therefore, TO be abandoned AS
or M scli my opnion is settled In the presence OF
these com EDITORS tho Monarchy Was imp,ssi-
bic Tue Republic WAS dlincut, 10 douot out posi-
BILE, with pr rudence and wisdom WITH tna Repuohc
France had been remade. should have wished that
the question had not been raised, oIt ~ was
mpossole TO escape H. simple Deputy,
elected President OF the Republic by my colleagues
indicated II without allowing my self to solve IL.
| could do neither nor less. The three
monarchical parties, united IN the common aim Of op
posing the establishment oil tue Republic proposed
10 the Assembly that should separate Itself from
me aud us was no less eager " separate myself from
IL, 1 rendered my resignation that my successor
should have ten minutes to wa. could have re-
NAMED as long as the Assembly itscif was au.
tnorzed TO do SO by constitutional law could have
done 50, but on one condition, tnat oil disrnissng
Ministry which possessed my confidence, winch
had powerfully aided me IN dong the good which i
had conplished. would not do SO. King, whom
the nonarchical principle compeis ~ remain, can use
this means OF giving Satisfaction 10 pubic opinion an
elective chiei-eected ior tue very reason that he
has always thought that the executive power should
act in unison WITH the majort, OF the national
representaloD-tue moment the unison ceases, has
rigut retire. " Is true that the country was with
me but the Assembly which had elected
l had q higher motive siill than
that Of my personal dignity. II was
the most urgent. the most vital, interest
OF The country he question oil Monarchy or Republic
is the torment Oi France 40 decide II 10 that which
important Tor us repose for It's well being
and Ior its future As long as | was IN power tho
question was obscure 1t might have been SAID that
my uawilingness alone constituted an oosace in the
way OF the roesablisnnent oI the Monarchy. Myself
removed, the demon straton was dazzling. ana the ex
perlence obtained tberelrcn could not fi 10 be de-
sive aud clear the highest degree. Weil BY the
victorious maJority power was delivered up TO all the
declared and known partisans oil the Monarchy they
did as they pleased.
MONARCHY IMPOSSIBLE.
In defiance oil The laws OF deeenry the Grown Of
France was hawked about upon the highways OF Eu-
rope by without warrant, and alter all the y
Efforts, which were witnessed oy all tue world, was
found necessary to aaIit that tie Monarchy vas I'm
possible. \ single trial at least should have been
sulclent. The irst had been sufficiently costly 10 tho
country leave xiety Tor renewal Of IT, But II
was wed, and sccoud tiue, on the idtn OF May last
a last ana striking demonstration OF TINS Was FUR
nIshed On the l6th oil May. 1877, AS on The 2lth Of
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