The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-22
PRICE TWO CENTS.
GAMBETTA COURTS DEFEAT,
THE GOVERNMENTS TICTORY YASCRIBED
TO MS FORBEIR1NCE.
Taking No Part Whatever In the Attack he
Himseirhnd Pinnncd-'rhe Compromise snid
TO have been Due 10 his Personal Efforts.

Taking No Part Whatever In the Attack ho
seIrhnd Pinnncd-'rhe Compromise said
10 have been Due TO his Personal Efforts.
LONDON, Jan. 2l.-The Paris correspondents
Of the Times says: Tho Governments victory
is due. primarily. to n general movement Of
sound public opinion. The moderate journals
OF Paris and the provinces have vigorously de-
clared in favor Of the Cabinet. The Temps.
Journal des Dsbdis. Steele. National and other
journals ably defended tho Ministry. Tho
moderate Republicans were induced to seek
platform OF conciliation with tho Loft Centre.
who felt that the attack was directed against
themselves and their policy, while the Cabinet
to avoid imperinR its friends. tho republic
and liberty accepted the necessity OF depriylng
its adversnries OF the plea about changes OF
functonarics. which served as n prctext for
other designs. Lastly those OF tho Loft who
wero resolved to ovcrturn tho Cabinet had
neither mon nor programme acceptable to the
The Standards Paris correspondent says:
" The vote y serious blow t9 M. Gambetta's
cribed in Republican circles to tho forbcarance
Of NJ. Gambetta. and there can be no doubt
that It Is L9 true to- TO a , great extent II M Nj
delivered with AL his icryid eloaaiGnce an
terday. and every word OF which. his friends
assure, me- no dictated, no doubt tho vote
- ..-Ns ucen very uiNtIcnts bul W uu nus
| made a series Of onslaughls, on the Govern
mont and ns no later than this morning, his
| friends predicted the downfall OF tho Ministry
! he has unuupstiOnahiy cOurted tho defeat
| ;.tt,h 30 ..'~-'stsn him. Had he boon pre-
| pared to accept the Presidency OF tue Oyuu,u,
| and undertaken the formation Of Cabinet. the
| Dufaure Ministry would not have obtained a
| vote Of confidence as the result Of the debate.
| But II he would not take Qflice. thero was no
| reason for upscting Nj, Duiaure. His own
| sense told him ms much, for this very day,
| while intimate friends OF his were telling me
| that the fate OF the Cabinet was sealed.
| and that another Cabinet. composed Of poll:
| within twenty-iOur hours, he was himself 30
| conscious Of his inevitable defeat that he not
| only abstained from tax ing part In tho debate
| and conducting the attack against the Ministry
| which he himself had planned. but ostenta-
| tiously paraded himself In his barristcrs robes
ut the Palace OF Justice. whore the statue OF
| Berryer WINS unveiled. md only took his place
in the Chamber OF Deputies alter the sitting
The Dalv 7elecrdpNs Paris correspondent
| asoribes the compromise 10 Nj. Gambettas per-
| sonal efforts.
The five per cont. rcntes wcrc quoted at 113
| francs 1j confines on the BOulcvard5 after the
| vote MAS made known.
| PARIS. Jan. 2l.-Molin 'atlons of the stnff in
! all hrun hes OF the Administration are an
Til" Pda.ie nsscr,s that President MacMnhon
! has agreed 10 changes in the stHifs OF certain
army corps proposed by Gen. Grcs!cy. the new
| Minister ~ War.
! uon in favor OF comple'o amnesty To me Com;
| muuists. sixty deputies have rlr'ndy signed
| the resolution. and NJ. Louis Ilun viii shortly
| Livc notice OF il in tho AS nllly. Victor Hugo
| will submit the same resolution for the sigma
lures OF the Senators belonging to the Rcpubli-