Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-09-21
FRANCE AND THE REPUBLIC.
Americas EducaIfonal exhibit In
tho Exposition Commended
nnd Greatly sought
AElcF.

From a very Interesting letter OF
Mr.. Richard Whiteing, the regular
Paris correspondent of the New York
World, we make the following eX-
tract:-.'Thc recent elections to the
Councils General mark rs strongly
as ever the growth OF repubIicanism
in France. Under the regime OF the
10Th May there We're 80 Of these cOuIl-
ellis with n republican majority, and
81 with Il monarchicai, conservative,
or reactlonary majurity-call it what
you will; the three words have about
the same meaning III party nuIneu-
ciature here. The election of No
yember, 1876, increased the repubil-
AN cuunclls to ~ and reduced the
reactionarv to 40. The latest return
shows So republican councils and only
50 of the other kind. The voting has
been significant i'll other respects: JUS
tice has at length Ovcrtaken most of
the authors OF the 10th May at THESE
elections. The Due de Br"glic and
the Due Drcazer were beaten last
year, and now Mc-srs. Brunei aud
Caillaux have suffered an equally
severe check IN losing the presidency
of their respective councils. Some
of the most reactionary departments
such MS the Hautes-Alpes. the
l1autes Pyrenecs and the Olse-have
gone clean over to the republic. 1t
is difficult to eXagserate The impor-
lance of this movement, rs the cuun-
cils-general, though elected by uni
versal suffrage, represent middle
class influence aud middle class opin-
ions far more directly than the
chamber. They form the local par
iiaments Of their departments, higher
in dignity and power than the coun-
ellis of reimbursement, which in their
turn are superior to the municipal
councils. They deal mainly with the
financial affairs of the department
"by and with" the advice of the pre-.
feet, who, though not the chairman,
has eX-ofticio n voice III the delibcra-
tlons. BY a recent law they have
been invested with exceptional pow
ers in the event of a dissolution oi
the chambers by a coup ictat. IL
this case they are empowered 10 as.
semble Immediately aud to elect two
delegates from each council TO a IA
tiOnal convention which shall pro.
visionaily exercise all the function.
of government. They likewise, a.
part of their ordinary duties, vote fol
senators for departments, and the re,
cent republican victory may. there
fore, be taken as q forecast OF repub'
lican triumph in the coming senate.
rial elections.
The American educational exhibit
in the Clamp de Mars was rather
late i'll getting under way, but it i.
- xr n .rlx. aIr,,pt ~ a. 1 ,,,, =, 49,
our modestv, | suppose, ought tt
forbid US to say more Compliment;
pour i'll on al sides, and there i:
something like q general rush on The
part of the foreign commissions t
divide the objects exhibited as spec
linen gifts among their rcspeCtlv,
countries at the close of the show
Sir Charles Reed, Chairman of The
London school board, has III sde al
early bid i'll n letter written t. Mr.
john Welsh In London, and forward
ed to the American commission il
Paris with the minister's approx
iug Endorsement. ''Thougt tn,
space assigned to it is smult.' SAY.
Sir Charles Reed, "ihe collection
IS one of such rare merit aud genera
interest that | AIN induced IL luquir,
AZ to its destination after il ha, >"rv
ed its purpose here (lu ParI-.) Tn
less 1t Is intended IL take back /,
Washington, would you be Willing
TO entertain All application for a gIf
of such portion or PORTIONS a
may Dc left at disposal t. the shcoo
board Of London, of which | hay,
the honor to be the chairman" Tni
is Il ittering, but embarrassing; tn,
Japanese have put III Il COulttUu
claim to consideration in the sam
way, and other nations are takin:
~soundlng5 rs to the feeling of tn
commission before proceeding TO fol
low their example. They or cours,
express their Willingness t o max,
reciprocal gifts, 80 that all may com,
right in the end by the simple cxpc
dieut of III exchange of the lntcrua
tiomal plans of public instructio,
now in the Champ de Mars amun!
the educational museums Of til,
world. Nothing could be better
To return these things to the plac,
from whence they came Woul.i b.. lik,
taking Goals to Newcastle, while tn,
foreign specimens received in barter
for them would be of great use in il
Illustrating the progress of instruction
throughout the globe.