Daily Kennebec journal., 1879-01-31
A New Cabinet to be Formed.
M. GREyY TO BE HIS SUCCESSOR.


companions, whose legal term of command
only expires i'll five or six months. There is
no danger in my refusal. | cannot consent
to stay at such cost. blush at the thought.
| assure You on my honor will not do it, 1t
will have to be another who does it, Politi
cal categories must not be created in the
army | would prefer to resign. NY chill
dren would not forgive me for such an act.
| cannot, when the army is concerned, for
which am responsible before the nation,
obey the injunctions of newspapers like
these"
The marshal showed two republican news
papers which for some days had been pub
fishing lists of officials cassed in political
categories.
As is usual with him in such circumstances
his face was flushed and he spoke hurriedly
as if anxious to get what he had to do soon
over.
VERSAILLES, January 80 p. NJ. Mac
Mahon's letter of resignation says:
Being in disagreement with the ministers !;
being hopeless of forming another cabinet,
and unwilling to assent to measures contrary
to the good of the army organization, he
withdraws from power.
At meeting Of the bureau of the left,
Gambetta proposed Grevy for president,
which was unanimously approved.
MacMahon asked the ministers to counter
sign his letter of resignation. They refused,
declaring the letter merely personal act.
The present ministers will resign and a
new cabinet be constituted.
1t is reported that Gambctta will take the
premiership and foreign affairs portfolios.
The concourse at Versailles is not great
The excitement does not compare with
that when Thiers resigned. No disturbance
anywhere.
Some groups of the right including Bona
apartists, will support NJ. Grevy, whose cleo
ton will be nearly unanimous.
Gambetta and Marcirs have been to con-
gratulate Grevy.
4.25 p. NJ. On assembling of the depu-
ties Grevy read letter from MacMahon, an
nouncing his resignation amidst profound
silence. He then read the articles of the
constitution applicable to the situation, and
announced that the two chambers would
meet in congress at 4.30, after which the
deputies adjourned.
LONDON, January 80. A Paris despatch
says, at Saturdays cabinet meeting Leon Say
submitted list of changes of treasurers
general.
The marshal said nothing, but asked Du-
faure to remain after the adjournment of the
cabinet.
When alone, the Marshal said: 81 will
not sign those decrees; NJ. Leon Say is
minister who gets into a passion. There
must be no going into passion"
"But NJ. Leon Say" replied Dufaure, sis
not a minister who goes into passion, but
arrives first at his object, that is all We all
took a formal pledge at the last Mondays
setting, and we are resolved on acting up to
it."
But, surely" rejoined the Marshal, "you
are not going to bring me heaps Of dismissals
| to sign!"
'to keep our word. We will not make hec-
tacombs, but will give every satisfaction to
which public opinion is entitled. We have
each our list and are going to submit them.
| hope you will sign them, for by not signing
so far from screening the officers you would,
perhaps, expose them. Seeing that we do
not do, others will do more still more ener-
getically, and if you prefer as you tell us, to
retire, not only will you not save those you
wish to protect, but you will jeopardze those
we are now really protecting"
Here the conversation ended.
The next day the marshal signed the finan-
cial charges.
At Tuesdays council Dnfaure submitted a
decree affecting six public proprietors.
The marshal examined it, and turning to
:, ' -. SO w e" '' s
leave the responsibility 10 you, and signed
decree
VERSAILLES January 3o' The proceedings
IN the congress OF tne TWO chambers was
opened by Nj. Marteii' VINO read MacMahon's
letter OF resignation ana articles OF constltu-
ton.
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