New-York tribune., 1877-10-13

What becomes of 1t ALL if it be true that the auihor
Of the crisis did not mean it to occur till some
months laterY G. W. 4.
LAST DAYS OF TIE CAMPAIGN.
RECOURSE TO ARMED FoRCE ABANDONED-PREsI-
DENT MACMAuoN WEARY OF OFucE-TnE PEo-
PIE DISSATISFIED WITH HIM.
lFEOM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIEUNE.l
PAIs. Sept 21.-Now that in reality the electo-
raj period is opened the difficulties Of the Marshal
and what has hitherto been miscalled his Govern
ment, crowd thickly and heavily in upon the deni-
zeus Of the Elys6e. Having gone to work from the
beginning bndly, and with the vague idea that in
the course Of four months something would turn
up" the Broclic-FcurtoU Cabinet find themselves
all at once face TO face with the inpOsslbilitcs OF
the position. and whether they choose or not, they
must have done with their blindness now; they
must open their eyes and acknowledge to
themselves that there is but cone way OUT
can affirm that. within the past week. and from the
arrival at Tours The proclamation Of the Decree
of Electoral CCnyccaton, violent measures have
been spoken Of, and, had the attitude Of the army
been IN the slightest degree favorable or less digni-
fed than il is such measures would have been at
tempted or at any rate, proposed. For now must
specify by whom this high-h3uded policy has been
supported. Since the last most unpleasant journey
of the Marshal to the South two Min
i-tcrs, who had hitherto stood aoof from NJ. de
Fourous Bonaparti,t opinions and practices, have
manifested tendency TO consent TO a thoroughly
arbitrary line OF conduct. These two are De Br0gle
and De Mcaux. But General Berhaud, the War
Minister, is firm as a rock, and he can and does
speak in the name Of the army; and the Duc De
Gaze, daTes not lend an ear to any OF the insane
prompfings of his colleagues, for he knows what the
result would be III a few months, out OF doors as
. boo
never as yet, been officially hinted before the Mar
shaI that a policy Of violence" could possibly be
resorted to. Whatever may be the faults and fool
lshncs Of his Manifesto there is absolutely no ailu-
sion 10 the employment Of military power or, Ia any
shape whatever Of armed force. i fore the DucTot
scandal and divers other circumstances had brought
out the repugnance of the army generally to be as,o-
ciatcd with the uisohicyOus and unworthy policy of
the Cabinet there can be doubt that the Marshal,
in making an appeal to the country, would have
given IT to be clearly understood that ms ultima
ratio was the army and that-as his friends Of
the Figaro expressed tit was useless TO disagree
with tine master Of 100000 men. But things have
changed since then and it has, in the space of lonr
months been driven into the dull brain of the Pres
idcnt that he canuot tamper with the army The
notion Of an appeal TO armed force is therefore put
aside believe 1t may be added that even all hope
of arriving at proclaiming state of siege has van
ishcd so that the electoral period opens exclusively
under tie regime Of civil and administrative coer
cou. The Marshal, placed in front of a strong Re-
publican majority. condemniug Ina every net since
the 9th of May, viii try every way OF cheating or
obstructng, or escaping from that majority bat he
viii not have recourse to violence under any form or
shape
Ofcourse, there talk Of MacMahon's resignation
This much can certify-that before the death of NJ
Thers the Marshal had already felt a strong desire
tO be dui Of his troubles and retire from his ircs
dcntial post: hut those around hm-th0se who form
tIe "occult Government '-cnergctcallv sguihcd
that retirement on his part was not 10 ne drcamt Of
This strife was beng holly waged when II: IhieIs
d,p1 Ont of This event NJ. dc FOuTtOu made cap-
tal and what is more got entirely reconciled l. the
Duo de Broelc, and slnce thcn IL Is thAt ne tw9
have pulled thoroughly together. Inc poor Marshal
has been titled with st clOserhtting blnkors,"
and cajoled INTO the firm belief that his illustIious
rival having disappeared. he l.. in his own person.
lord and master of the French nation. Short Of en-
blowing armed force against silent and inotrudlng
uopuations he will go any lengths To establish his
own Dictatorship; but all these lengths are use
less; and Irepcat H. 10 armed iorcc or coup dGqt
ms worst enemies Will not believe ne can ever be
brought. As to the effects of the manifesto, they
showed themselves at once; the 3ouToo 1cll iinmed-
otllv i'm spite of all attempts made 10 the contrary
the puhic took only a couple OF hours 10 make their
spontaneous C0uutcr manifestation, ana the 'i0WnGt
N John Lcmoune! This is what no public,
in or ont of France, can credit without positively
Ir most conservative Of all journals absolutely was
and with small profit, for the article had created
sucb a sensation that there was scarcely q single
cx.rplar Of il TO be laid hands on To tins hour, l.
for one cannot cannot conceive that so enormous
mistake a. a prosecution will be INDUCED in.
Iohn Lenoinne who for few months lost ms pOpu-
Iarity four years back for declaring himself ready
10 come TO a compromise with legitimate ROYALTY
Johu Iemoinnc, The academician and ally of the
Orle1uists and the most perfect exponent of the
troditioparv thoughts and opinions of the respect
able. wealthy Burgherdom Of France. This is, in
trnth n curious state OF thing Now as to the cOun-
decentralization of the public Of Parls-it was
utterly spontaneous. A few hours after the mani
frsto had appeared, the Marshal drove up to the
Louvre and Theatre Francas, 10 open officially the
new Avenue de rOpera. | will not say the same
crowds were there as were at VI. IhlcTss funeral
bnt many thousands had gathered together, and
bronged the vast horOughiarcs, and every class Of
the population represented. speak from what
myself saw Sith my own eyes not one hat was
raised and / can truly sayl have never seen crowd
whose general characteristic was more Enthusiastically
contempt. There were properly speaking, no cries"
of any kind but there was one long, determined
utterance Of "Vive la R6publlque." One OF the
Marshals suite Ia very skeptIcal spirit, whom met
later in the day remarked in my hearing, with
very comical grimace: Not warm, this publis!"