The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-02-06
THE FRENCH CRISIS.
MacMahon Resigns and n. Grevey is Elco-
ted President.
PARIS, January 30.

After the conference between MacMa-
hon and Dufaure to-day, cabinet coun-
Gil was held at noon, and another this
afternoon, when the President of the
Senate and the President of the Cham
Der of Deputies were present. Rnmors
of the imminent resignation of the mar
shall and the assembling of the chambers
in congress obtained general credence.
It is believed that the chambers would
elect M. Grevey or NJ. Dufaure President
of the Republic,
LONDON, January 20.
A dispatch to the Standard, dated at
Paris at midnight, says that MacMahon
has informed Dufaure that he will COM
municate his decision to him at Ver-
sailles at one o'clock Thursday evening.
1t is understood there will be a message
to both houses. A few persons fear that
the President may avail himself of his
constitutional right TO form an extra
parliamentary ministry and prorogue the
chambers for two months, but this is very
improbable.
Everything indicates that MacMahon
will resign. It may be considered that
he has already morally done so. The
probable course of events is rs follows:
To-day the government will formally an
nounce the situation of the chambers,
and report the Presidents refusal to sign
the DEGREES respecting the great military
commands. The senate and chamber Of
deputies will pass votes of confidence in
the ministry, who will thus be obliged to
press their demands on MacMahon for
the changes in the staff of Generals. A
Joint congress of the senate and chamber
of deputies will afterwards be summoned
to nominate new President. 1t is pos
sible that congress will not meet till Fri
day. In the interval between MacMa-
hou's resignation and the election of a
new President the council of ministers
will be invested with executive power in
accordance with the constitution. Much
excitement prevails in Paris, but there
has been no disturbance. Some politi-
clans think MacMahon's resignation
would be an excellent thing because the
President should not be allowed to per-
petuate an ambiguous situation, and a
crisis anyhow was inyitable. Others
prefer to see MacMahon remain till the
expiration of his legal term. Specula-
tion is rife respecting his successor. Du-
faure is too old; Duke d'Aumule and
General Chausey have lost chances they
formerly possessed. The only candidates
mentioned are Admiral Pothan and NJ.
Grevy, with chances .favoring the latter.
A Reuters Paris dispatch says it is pos
sible the explanation to the chambers to-
morrow will take the form of Presiden-
tial message. M. Grevy's chances for
the Presidency have improved, Dufaure
having declined to become candidate.
A dispatch to the. Times, from Paris,
states that the police and military au-
thorities have taken some formal pre-
cautions.
The Repubiigus Eancaisc, Gambetta's
organ, says: "Those who use the threat
OF President MacMahon's resi- gnation as
la scarecrow are mistaken. France does
not desire, but does fear, change in the
head of the government. What France
will not have is unconstitutional resist
ance TO the will of the nation"
PARIS, January 80.
Marshal MacMahon has resigned the
Presidency of the Republic. A congress
has been convoked for o'clock this
evening. The election of NJ. Grevy to
the Presidency appears to be certain, all
the groups of the Left being in accord on
this point.
VERSAILLES, Jan. 3O-4p. m.
MacMahon's letter of resignation says
that being in disagreement with the min
istry, being hopeless of forming another
Cabinet, and unwilling to assent to meas.
ures which he regards contrary to good
army organization, he withdraws from
power. At a meeting of the bureaux Of
the Left, Gambetta proposed GTcyy for
President of the Republic, which was
unanimously approved. Marshal Mac
Mahon asked the ministers to counter
sign his letter Of resignation, but they
refused, declaring the letter q merely
personal act. 81 3