The New York herald., 1877-12-16
THE NATION SATISFIED.
Unexpected Improvement in the
Health of the Pope.
POsTPoyEnEyTs OF THE coSsIToRY.
Slender Ministerial Majority in the Italian
Parliament.
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LONDON, Dec. 16, 1877.
The HERALD correspondent in Paris tele-
"On Wednesday night / telegraphed that
the political crisis here was at an end,
source which enabled me to speak with
absolute certainty J described the scene
at the Elysee between Marshal MacMahon
and the delegation from the party Of the
Right when they informed him of the utter
break down of their efforts to form min
istry from their own ranks. The result Of
this interview was so decisive that the Mar
shall made up his mind at once and deter
mined to extricate himself from the false
position into which he had been led by
sending for M. Dufaure
AN AMIcABLE SOLUTION SURPRISE
"But. Notwithstanding the fact that
supplied the HERALD with this early intima-
ton of the happy termination of the crisis,
it was only late on Thursday evening that
the public here began to feel confidence
People had been so often deceived before
that they hesitated to believe that the dam
ger was past. They knew there was an
INSCRIPTIONS knot of clever intri-
guers behind the Marshal, determined
- t
to push matters to extremes, and they
knew from the steady, dogged resolution
of the republicans that any attempt to
overthrow the Republic would be resisted
to the bitter end, and, therefore, the most
gloomy anticipntions prevailed. That the
difficulty could be settled amicably was the
last thing the public were disposed to be-
lieve.
e.4 UNIVERSAL SUBTRACTION.
"Gradually, however, the constant repeti-
ton of the report of the decision of the
Marshal inspired some degree of confidence,
and on Friday morning the appearance in
the Journal Oticiel OF decree announcing
the names Of the Ministry, whose names I
telegraphed to you, set the matter at rest.
All doubt is now ut an end. You cannot
imagine the feeling Of joy and relief which
this has elected from all classes. Even the
80 called conservatives are rejoiced at the
solution, seeing their own impotence to find
one.
GRAVE CALAMITY AvERTgD
"The political situation had become SO
desperate and SO pregnant with calamity
that the monarchical factions shrank from
prolonging it. The fact is now patent that
they calculated on gradually driving the
republicans TO acts of illegality which
would give them pretext for strong meas
ures. which would prepare the way for
coup detat. This crisis, however, revealed
fact which has. astonished the so-called
conservatives. The republican party is
found to be thoroughly organized through.
on, France. ably led and perfectly discip.
lined. The republican leaders know they
have the majority of the nation at their
back, and a coup d'etat would be met by
force. Having grave reasons for doubling
the reliability of the army. divided among
themselves, the coalesced monarchists re-
coiled before the rising tide of popular in
dignation, and the coalition is now prac-
tically dead.
THE REAcTIoS1sTs HESITATE.
"The end was reached simply by the men
OF the 10th Of May ceasing to pour their
evil counsels into the eur of the unfortunate
Marshal. That the well meaning but stub
born old soldier has been merely puppet
in the hands OF these evil counsellors
is clearly demonstrated by his prompt as
sent to the request to resort to constitu.
tionnl practices. do not believe that any
one feels more relieved by the result than
the Marshal himself, and have every con.
fidence that, now that he has been commit.
ted unequivocally to constitutional meth.
ods, he will give no further cause for dissat-
isiaction on that head.
RECKLESS lNrRIGUERs Fo1rED.
Marshal MacMahon's honesty of purpose
is beyond all question. He is a simple, blunt.
honest soldier, who does not understand
politics, but from his training and family
traditions he has perfect horror of radi-
cals-and he calls all republicans by that
name. His fears and scruples have been
played upon by set Of intrqaants. malo