The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-01-31
TO THE DAILY INTELLIGENCE
FRANCE.
The Crisis in the Government.
Gen. MacMahon Resigns the
Presidency.
FuIl Text of His Letter TO the
Chambers.
N. Grevy Chosen to Fill the
Vacancy.
Immense Concourse of People on the
Boulevard.
No Signs Of Disturbance Among the
Masses.
the Coming President Of
the Chambers.
FRANCE.
PRESIDENT M'MAuoN RESIGNS.

# PRECEDENT " MAAlIoE RESIGNS.
PARIS, january SO.-President MacMa
hon has resigned. Congress has been
convoked for six this evening. The elec
tion Of Grevy to the Presidency appears
certain, the Left being in accord on this
point.
The Republigm Francaise, Gambetta's or.
gan, says: There is no possible doubt
about the issue OF the pending struggle.
Tho only difference OF opinion Is whether
this state Of crisis shall continue or not.
Personal power may be definitely buried
from this day, and the moment this Is
possible 1t should be done.
The FigarOsays: Itisrumored that Gems.
Bonrboki, Batalelle aud Duborail have re-
signed.
President MacMahon leaves the Palaise
D'Elyse at noon for Versailles 10 preside at
the Cabinet council, when he will deliver
letter to Dutaure announcing and ex-
plaining his resignation.
WHAT lie SAYS.
VERSAILLES, January 80. - President
MacMahon's letter Of resignation saws:
Being in disagreement with The ministry,
being hopeless Of forming another Ca6i.
net and unwilling to assent to measures
which he regards US contrary to good army
organization, he withdraws from power.
At a meeting OF the Bureaux Of the Left
Gambetta proposed Grevy Tor President,
which was unanimously approved.
MacAlahon asked the ministers 10 coun.
tersign his letter OF resignation, but they
refused, declaring his letter merely per-
sonal act.
Some groups Of the Left, including b.
napartists, will support Grevy. Gambetta
and Mareere have congratulated Grevy.
4:25 r. M.-At a meeting OF the Deputies
Grevy read amid profound silence the let.
ter from President MacNfahon announcing
his resignation, He then read the articles
of the Constitution applicable, and an.
nounced that the two Chambers would
in Congress assemble. The sitting was
then suspended.
The Paris correspondent OF the Telegraph
says: At Saturdays Cabinet meeting Leon
Say submitted a list OF the changes Of the
Trcasurer-General. The Marshal said
nothing concerning the changes, but ask.
Ell Dutaure, President OF the Council, to
remain after the adjournment. When they
were alone the Marshal said: 81 will not
sign those DEGREES. Leon Say is Minis.
ter who gets into passion. These execu.
itons must not be made, and there must
be no goinginto passion"
but can say" replied Dufaure, "he
Is not Minister who goes into passion,
he Is minister who arrives first ut this
great object, that is all. We all look to
the formal pledge OF last Mondays sitting,
and We all resolved on acting up to it."
"But surely" rejoined the Marshal,
you arc not going to bring me heaps OF
dismissals 10 sign. ! hope we are all GO
ing
Said Dufaure-"To keep our word. We
will not make hecatombs, but will give
every satisfaction to which public opinion
is entitled. We have each our list ready,
! have mine and the Minister Of War has
his We are each going to submit It to
you, and | hope you will sign it, for by
not signing it, so fur from screening func-
tionaries you would, perhaps, expose them,
seeing that what we don't do others will
do; and il you prefer, as you tell us, to
retire, mot only will you not save thuse YOU
wish to protect, but you will ieopardize
those we are now really protecting.
PARIS, January 80, 4 P. M.-The present
Ministers will resign and a new Parlia.
mentary Cabinet Is TO be constituted. It
Is reported that Gambetta will take the Pre-.
miership and the foreign portfolio. Con.
course Of the general public at Versailles,
Is not very great. The excitement don't
compare with that OF May 24th, 1873, when
Thiers reigned. No disturbance any,
where.