New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-08
THE ACTUAL AGENCIES AT WORK.


such a proposal
THE ACTUAL AGENCIES AT WORK.
The EVIL EFFECTS OF IMPERIALISM FELT EVERY
wHERE-THE SENATE NOT As DANGEROUS As
WAS sUPPOsED-sIGNs OF GOOD SENSE APPEAR
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fFPom REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIRE TRTBUNyl
PARIS, Nov 1G.-The real cause of the present
crisis that which undories everything, is the char
acter and quality of the Empire of Napoleon ILL.,
Those who believe that they hated the Empire
most were ell the same impremated by its spirit
Its cynical worship of money, its fryolity its total
lack of the sense OF right and wrong,-bat above
all its deep-seatcd contempt for the Nation and for
humanity at large-these are the plague
spots that the Empire has fastened more
or less upon the so-callcd Conservatives
of France Never was this terrible fact so
undeniably manifested as during the electoral crisis
since the 10th Of May or SO VIGOROUSLY proved as
on the second day Of the discussion in the Chamber
on the Albert Gr6yy proposition of inquiry. When
ore of the intcrruptors Of the Bonaparte group
threw in the teeth OF jules Ferry (whO affirmed the
admirable behavior Of the country contemptu-
ons allusion to the Commune of II, tho tone in
which President Cr6yy called the scoher to order,
saying: Take care! this time you are IN
sulting Francew was one that carried conviction
unconsciously to the souls Of nearly every hearer
Anart from such mscrcants rs Paul de Cassagnac,
one could discern an expression Of embarra sment,
and sort o. shame on nearly every cOuntenance
among the members of the Right, and from the
Centrer there burst irrepressible shouts OF APP
pausc AS feom the Left itself THIS Is a home truth,
and one it is well should be proclaimed. Tor there
are among che ROyast RIiltS many VINO, IN ms
rrsprct sin partly from ignorance, partly nom sheer
icyitv. and above all, from, l have noted, iEt-
lrat0n Of Bonapartist manners ana ways.
l.. l.. 1.r.rr q rsat
rs pure Monarchists, and who are not lrreclamable
Ulnamontanes, there are few who would not recon
from the notion of deliberately insulting France,
but the remembrance of tho temporarily brilliant
Successes of the Empire has inOcnlated them with
silly jaunty kind of contempt Tor all human beings
who are not Sovereignty powerful or enormously
uch that sayors OF the DAYS Waen, IN pehlgh'e9
Austria" lie late Prince NindlSch Gratz declared
that " man began 10 exist only with n Baron
title" ANYTHING beneath being non-eXlstaut! The
day wa, certainty wheD iul enna these things were
said and Cayly smiled over, but 10 conceive on sncn
a social condition among the descendants OF the men
OF 1879 is preposterous.
The proof that it is lies in lesser and accidental
circumstances. In the Chamber, and during the
heat of the discussion, the same men advance and
uphold 10 end of insane theories which, when they
are talking more calmly in general socity, they for
ret even to allude to- Here is COunt Daru, for in
STANCE. = foolish old nondescript-a allied to the En-
pire. but brought up under the Government of 1880
who. after quarrellng with NJ. BOcherfor not con-
curring with him in imposing a TeaciiOnary
Dolicy. ridculcd the Presidents assumptions,
a few days later, in n fashionable sssembaSe;
and SO il has been with nearly all kept the hard
',J .riu,i,,als M the head during this last week
TaLc The Duc Deca2es: his strategy has been to
make his mOhcr-u-aW lan Austrian P0iel 60 the
round of such salons open Just now, cxpatiat
;n, nm the bitter regret he feels for his GiT0ndc
mtcranccs: and further than this the same lady
hes been instructed to sound n most Influential
Ionrher of the Jules Simon Cabinet, rs TO bow far
he personally would IN any tuture combination
CONSENT TO take into account VI. DecaZes'S repent
amer for his recent m0nstr0us mlstakcsI Needless,
none to add that all such oyertures have been re-
ceiyed with tie dlsialnIul coluness they deserve
But il is in the Orlcanist group that the notion Of
"iusultinc France" is most stoutly resented. The
Rcpublicans being of traditional patriotism that
uo one denies. do not, like Hamlets mother, need
20 " protest too much" but, for the Oreansts their
ALLEGIANCE to the country - their very stock IN
trade They are nothing II not ultra-patrlOtlc and
- - On ths ticket that the Due 'Aumale has won
golden laures from All pdIIies anu lactlohS except
the Bonaparists.
Under these circumstances do not believe that
oven foolish or wronc-lcaded vote in the Senate at
tins worry moment would lead to the disastrous con
seouepces that are anticipated. On the day after,
! when the Senators would stand face to face with
! their monsrou5 mistake, firmly believe that many
Senators would Immediately set to work TO ward OIL
! the evils that might be impending
NJ Dufaure, old-fashioned though he be- main
toius tina. the majority must insist on the recall of
every fnnchonary named by the present Govern
ment. The Orleans Princes behave like true cit
zens and use every form Of language spoken and
written TO uphold the doctrine OF submission TO the
vii of the nation. In the presence OF such facts a
these do not rs yet, clearly see what IN the way
| ~ active aggression would be practicable for the
Marshal the day after even vote Of confidence 10y
/ the Senate.
The Chamber has mode Of resistance that som'
few persons have thoughtof; IN the case Of any
A,craut breach Of the Constitution its majority car
mite with the minority Of the Senate, and the tw
making the largo majority, repair to Paris, opci
the Congress" elect President of the Republic
and sneak in the name OF almost the unanimty o
the country; and if the rlmors be true that the On
GiNumale would. i'm such a ease, place himself az IN
head of this National Union" where would tn
army be found l suspect the answer Is an cas-
one All this would be extremely grieyOus hut a
II wouId be feasible ] cannot think that upon Oh
course of the Senate hangs the tate OF France
believe that in tho end the Possible VIII be halle
as the great master.
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