New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-09
THE FRENCH CONFLICT.
FRENCH ROYALIsT INTRIGUEs.

| THE ANTl-REPUBrICANs BUSY-THE PRESIDENT RE-
SOLVED TO STAND BY THE REPUBuC-THE
EASTERN QUESTION.
| IRON A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TRIBUNE.l
PARIS Feb. S.--Fresh attempts continue TO be
made to undermine the present Ministry. There
have been, in many Ministerial Departments. and
in the Committe tees of the Chamber very unfor-
tunate delays several points, and the reactonists
have taken advantage of them. 1t was obvious
that Immediately after the formation of the Liberal
Government the two Bardoux Laws, as they ale
called ought to have been voted since they the
sole positive guarantee of safety against the plots Of
the Eysee The Marshal is not yet absolutely tied
down to keep good faith with the Republic. nor can
he be so until the power to proclaim state Of siege
is restrained. and the right to sell newspapers is
renderdered invioable. These are the objects
of the BardOux Laws" and there Is
danger until these are voted and ratified
by the Senate. Now, there has been remiss-
ness on all sides, and these two measures
have only been reported and prepared, ready for
presentation within these last two or three days.
What has been the consequence That the whole
clique of the Elysee has to work to try what could
be done in the way of producinga conflict between
the Chamber and the Senate. As usual. the Bishop
of Orleans came to the front Madame MacMahon
ready enough to second his pious efforts, but at
stacles IN the way of success n. Buffet, rather
than the Due de Broglie, the head Of the con-
spracy, and be openly coalesced with NJ Rouher
and the leaders of what termed the political
Bonapartists, and various siege approaches were
combined around the Marshal. But here has been
the SURPRISE at least up to the present moment. At
a friendly meeting of moderate "Constitution-
alists" the Marshal flew into one of those "blue
RACES" TO which he is subject and gave utterance to
the following sentiments Il will not,p he said,
abe exposed to all these absurd attacks. did
not take my Ministers from the Left because
| liked them-I do not like them. Idont like tho
Left Centre better than the rest have not
accepted the Republic because like il don't like
IT, hut | have taken these Ministers because the
country would have them, and because, apparently,
the country is determined to have the Republic.
Therefore, have done what have DONE because it
was said to be my duty to do it-and as have mado
up my mind, and promised and entered into en-
gagements. will not recede now, and will not be
bothered any more; there must and shall be an end
to ali this" In expressing these sentiments.
MacMahOn is the man during the late
crisis. He knows nothing of what he is doing.
Luckily, his ministers the pick and choice of the
country, and honesty and probity personted-but if
they not So it would be all one, for he neither
knows, studies or examines what Is their policy
or what are their acts. He has been forced into
a compact with the Liberals, as he was persuaded
into supporting the Reactionaries, and the letter Of
his engagement he will stick TO- let what may be the
sense or the purport or the consequence of it, Tic
Marshal has no appreciative faculties, and does
what he has undertaken To do TO the best of his
ability, aud with the most perfectly blind subnls-
sion.
The proOfs-or one proof among others-of the
curacy of the situation as describing IT, is to be
found in the altered demeanor of Madame MacMa-
hon. Whereas up to last week she was lachrymose
and sad at home and sulky and reserved abroad she
has now become quite sunny and gracious. pays
visits TO her Ministers wives and is chatty. if not
even absolutely Jolly" in general and non-clercal
society With her own exclusive little circle, she
amens over the reign of Satan," as IL Is styled.
hut her tone is gradually becoming one of resgna-
ton, aud she will perhaps, even in short time
hence, insnuate that " submission may grow to
be a necessity.
Another curious proof of the firm root taken
by the Republic here in France is to be found IN
the perfect equanimity with which opinion in gen.
eral regards the victories Of Russia. the coming Of
the Congress- and the threatened occupation of
ConstantnOple There is no exctement-no public
interest even. The Ultra-Royaliss try hard to get
up cry" which shall 20 back to the Crusades
and sacred obi of France. but there
echo Modern France is pacific and determined to
"mlnd her own business" put her house III order,
and not NEEDLE with her neishboTs. 1t is new
country with whom Europe has to deal.