New-York tribune., 1879-11-28


generally scandazed at the rebelious spirit
expressed in the epistle of the Marshal who tries
to wriggle out of the pool of hot water into which
he dashed HIS excuse is that he had to say some
thing, and that he is a hot-brained southerner and
fond of nduging in figures of speech, which never
precisely express what one thinks. No doubt he is
united by ties of old friendships and gratitude to
the Imperial family and Imperalist party, bat far
be IT from him to set SO demoraliziug example to
the army as TO enter the Senate in political char
acter Thankful for small mercies the Waddlneton
Cabinet shows signs of being satisfied with tho lame
explanation of the Marshal, who. rs President OF
the COmiiie dc Cldssemcnf, directs the advance
ment or otherwise. of.field officers and subaterns'
This post, important one. is a revo-
cable one also. Early in the week the
governmental press spoke of the Marshars dis
missal as being certain. One of them went so far
as to state that when this subject discussed at
the last Ministerial Council il decided that 10
maintain discipline in the army, the dslOyal epstlc
should be punished and General Aymard asked to
succeed Canrobent. Avmard saved us from coup
d6iat the Winter before last. lie is Governor of
Paris and an amable and honest man and good
soldier To-day there is paragraph in La Pair
which is connected with the Ministry of the lnte-
Tior. which betrays unwilhncness on the part of
the Government to act with severity. Canrobert,"
II says, mas not sent III MS IcSlRndtlol. 4'OpouN
ever thought he would. And General Gresley has
not provided him with a successor. Besides. the
Comite de Cldssemen is not permanent in its
tions and is not just in the of its func-
tions. There is therefore, necessity for taking
immediate steps At the time, 1t is
certain that the Government has been
much concerned at the scditious character
given to the Marshars election by every one
cerned in it, and it is possible the War Minister may
take disciplinary measure against the new Sena-
tor for the Charente. But VIC are enabled to state
that in case he should the successor OF NJ. Canro-
bert will be the senior officer invested with grand
military command" Who is this oficerf The
Duke dAumale lie is Pretender well as
Prince Napoleon, and the uncle of another Pre-
tender whom. during the Comte de Chambord's
life, he would fain serve as warming-pan am
afraid the Waddngton Cabinet is limp and nerve
less. The Premier is discouraged at the perplexing
situation of Europe and wants to resign before
there is time for storm to burst. Cochcry is alb
sorbcd in the administration OF his own department
(posts and telegraphsl and is glad of excuse to
wash his hands of vexed questions LepeTe has
foot in the grave. Death lies in wait for him in the
form OF Brght's disease. Leroyer is lazy loon,
and an old bachelor who has not given up the
follies pardonablc in young one Leon Say is
martyr of fatty Legeneration and bears with diff
Guilty Il DcdNS Iodu bl iuc Ill .hlhiS-
ter is merely an honest soldier, which. as times go,
is good deal. De Freycinet is intelligent and ac
tIve but his railway schemes absorb his intelli-
gence and activity. Admiral Janr6guiberry is
fine old salt, but he does not presume to have an
opinion on political questions.
CABINET CHANGE NOT PROBABLE.
However, notwithstanding its defects, the Wad-
dngton Cabinet, think. Will endure through the
next session. Gambetta does not want TO use hD-
self up by accepting Office i'll period when the
policy of lying-onoars must be often followed. lie
means to reserve himself until the general elections
are at hand. which will be in fourteen months
and then 90 to the country with a programme on
which, if there is majority in his favor, he will
take office If Waddington is upset Grevy threat
ems 10 send for Jules Simon, whJ is
Gambetta's enemy and ask him TO form a
Ministry By coming toward as partisan-puDhc
opinion demanding it-of the amnesty. NJ. Jules
SIMON who is strong in the Senate might be able
to carry on the Government. The great difficulty
in his way would be the action he has taken on the
Ferry bill which is pressed fer by the advanced
Repubhcan& However. this section Of the CHAM
Der miyht put off the discussion of Clause in re-
turn Tor concessions the amnesty question.
which are imperatiyely demanded. The call for
them has been prompted by the revelations made in
the Nat,oRd. a Government paper, about the hor-
rors of the gaieys in NOumea There the better class
of Communists have been subjected to tortures as
forociously cruel those inflicted by Spanish In
ouisitors OH heretics whom they did not want to
kill right away. Gambetta and Jules Simon are at
daggers drawn. and 1t might be injurious TO the
former if so adroit enemy were maintained at
the head of the Cabinet by the Left-Centre and by
Io,is Blame and his friends. The President
of the Chamber wOuld ike either Ireycinet
or Icon Saw to tako Waddin gtons place But
the former does not, his side, like 10 quit the
Department of Public Works. and leave 10 another
Minister the execution of hls crest engineering
schemes, which embrace one Tor f"rullZlnE Dy q
system of irrigation the ard regions oi france
Leon Say would be well pleased to cumulate the
Presidency of the Council with finances and leave
Foreign Affairs TO Challemel Lacour, man oi SIN
gllar ability who was eighteen months ago sub
editor of La R(pRbhqae froncrise aud has been been
since last March serving diplomatic apprenticeship
al Bernc But the President of the Bepubllc looks
grave whenever this combination is mooted to hni.
I" Con Sav-I con Savoit,' is q bitter jest which Is
often in the mouths of victims of the conversion
panic. Leon Say, who was so forward IN the
tribune to menace journals which associated ms
name with the conversion scandal with actlous for
libel bears meekly the broadsides OF the
GGaiois. This journal is most lbelons IN
the charges which II brings against the FL
nance Minister. whom it sets ri defiance. 1t
twits HIM with not indicating his fair fame before
tie Tribunals, and II alleges that II can prove all MS
accusations. This Is serious, lnasnuch as behind
the GdaiOis there Is wealthy fnancier named
Camondo who, for Bour,c man, Is a phenomenon
of honesty. lie Is also very intelligent, and Judged
incapable Of throwing sOled caps at ministers
head unless he believed they were Al good ht.
GAMBEITA FAvORs A LEON SAY MINISTRY.
Gambeita would be favorable TO Il Leon Say MIN
istry inasmuch as its head would remain his
humble servant which he has been ever since last
Spring Grevy, in my opinion is III the night and
the President of the Chamber in the wrong on this
delicate point. However, there is no longer any
fear of these two eminent men dsagrecing about IT.
Gambetta, in a visit paid yesterday to the Elysee
concerted with the President of the Repub-
lie nm fhp tasks which the Chambers and the