, 1879-02-18

arc nj, anxtons To give their auotn OF assistance
10 rcinstaie that TO Republicans moss rcpiE-
nnnt condition Of aiTntra. All tho Influence tt.o
C,rrg7 sontd bring 70 he.p n.onE nnntse ffxGr t,er
nnturat enemies etaint, with unfortunately tno
much truth, no steps too vic hare been left !
untnkcn by tho four anti.ltcpnblicnn 1ae1ans
% bring ni,out thc destruction q tue soEno!.e'
but wisdom, combining moderation, prudence,
niMi determinations n,-,inknown qtla'aflcs heTelo-
soro In the Republican partyOf Francc-!ias Ocen
tic characteristics of its leaders md Of fts ranK
antt-illui md happily The much sonsn. @ ,or eo,-
]ls|nn with The Coalition las never bech ACCOM-
pl!shca.
Asl stated aborc, 80 long as tho s!onnsclheai
parties Of Fraace wcro parn'nount Marshal
AlarAta!,on was an excellent PRESIDENT; bMt,
iieaus, tlc Senatorial benches sn,rty of Rcac.
snulc condition, his position
BECAME PROFOUNDLY FALsE.
Tie hopes Of hts frlondt, md t1'oso ct himself,
wcrc butilcd. and he was le!t alone win !stpiab-
Every day lie was called tlpol TO ssur dcefccs Of
which ho dbl not approve. Ills constitutional
duties md Ills pcrsn1ial Wishes ea.uc In contact
every moment, and there wns oaly or ono sonss!y.
power to the end OF the lc1al term. THAT was,
to nut Presidential tlrnE oil the Republicans.
lie did ths IA long as ho could; but fe founi
lle wns onls producing continual Irritation : Mt'l
Ill
his own cause. Tho means which the Constitn.
ttpn Ind PLACED at tits command wcre tnslltti'
cient to Withstand tho Republican current
which Ind set frl. But ns said, ls resisted as
marks uboye recorded wcra made by Dufaurc
and De Ntcrcerc, Gcn. Dosel, then Afintstur Of
Was, au.! looked anon as strougly fav9rtug tltc
Clcrico-Alonarchtcn purity: handed IN l.is resit,-
.attn,., a,,tt starshni NacSnhon Insisted upon
Tho npnolntme,,t ot Gen. drenlcy, III ,sp!tc, of
the rirurts Of tho Ministry, WHO desired to place
In thul position another in better harmony VIII!
tbs Republican party. Tac Marshal tnetated
1lpolt sflat ho tho1Rht WIS his right 10 appoint
whoever he dcemsd 1T as Minister OF War;
saving tlut he woltl never give up the prerDEn-
tire of looking out Tor the welfare Of thu army
Of France: IN ono word. opposing TIC Entry OF
nns. Afac,lahon had tho prestige of military
fame. .and this was
sun,1rrED 70 FOR Tug TIME uriNa
c.a-,,, att,r T,ufn,ro-,vhn he t1,c wnv. he.
sl,ca i;cin,t primr.siInIstrr. il nlso Minister OF
% Justicr-.hon,,,.j IN In tic Marshal iii Of
reyocntions nml munitions Of Judges. These
MacMahon aligned, after many Observations,
most reltlctnntly. So It went on duy after iay,
until o., Tucaday t'u Minister q War submittet!
to the prcsirnt for signature thy rcsocnslon Of
submission Of this 1sst WAS the Immediate cauac
OF SiarsEal s1ncAlaltun's resignation. II appcars
that the law provides illt ciglltterl high NIL.
itnry commands shall be created; tllat eartl pt
lnalm!cr-Ln-ChIcf, who nluy bc relieved every
| three years. Eighteen Generals have lecn thus
nppontctl, and nli,c ilavo held their posts for
niorc than fire years. and next September thry
| will hnye been In them six yeArs. President
Marsfun rlain,s that, not having been re-
moved after tllreo ycnrs, they ought, by tact re-
apuointulcnt to finish another term of thrco
years. The law certainly sava nothing VI thu
kind; It simply nccorlls tie power of removing u
Comlilau.aer utter three ycnrs. Ger. tarcn!ey's
| dcrrce dcat with ninc Generals. -Four Ut tiIcae
| were 10 hc transferred, nnd ilyo Of them wcru
to 10 dctlnt.[yely reliegcd Of their ronsmauHe.
They ,ycro tbs Dotaparttst Gou. Bourhakl
Zen. Battaille, who Is strongly suspected Of
UIiramotane procllvlttca. uMi Gcns. l.arllgucs,
Du Bara,. aid s1olltaudoM,-all either Bona
narttsts or Monnrelists. They aru all friends
pcrc,1pturily Mnll firmly dcctsnel to sacrifice
tc,1l, ainiy may appreciate hts course; Ill
cnnnot but admire the FremrtfNen who 90 un
tlinci,lgly demand that tho Republic shall, onct
for alf, bc freed from tho
gosTiNoEScY or MILITARY CONSPIRACY.
| t;nn. f,ortteues. II In sntd, was su utwary, dur
I tnv ti,, rIrcforot campuGtB Of d. l,rogIts A,,l
FGurto,, M to sl,rcad tlIc suspicion ,l,st lc III
| tended 10 rnoyo Its troops to raris. ~ piuc
l'irr,. mnv have been little reason f0r alarm /
repard t3 such q stcp; but no trust ra, b
niarrd in such a nun, T'hu rest pf sIe tIy
'it,oncl ucncrals were alt Noactfonists, n1ut, lc
ti1ctm lnt nct In treasonabio unison with III
1'rasi.,nrt amI ihc Mfnlstcr al Wnr, md ho,
casv IL wnnid hnyc bccll to elect /, colppIct
Cm1,,, d,Etat. France hns lutl cxptrlcDcc {
fhfs eort ii thing, md sic docs not wish to il
strnnTi, in tIg 1jtrht aual,l, II she eau posstbj
orn,d Il.
VIII lin Morsi,at refused TO sign tho rcyoct
t1nns. in snIo II M urgent oppeni On the pnrt
; m" Xmletrrs. Thu Trtmr-Atiptstcr sati nutt
/ inv wit,n MacMahon finally fjat'y refused uu
xrstrrtnv nftnrnnf,u Cnbiiet-C Council was l,rjt
, Ar"r m,,c], tJc,ihrrntion. rbcy GANG to ,e co.,
r1msiot, lint tner proI,ositi1us ,n1lat be r1nII
fninr,i. md III. Du[ntrn vas charged 10 tntort
| fho Marshal Ut this decision; ntll, In View
t This o11einl tlcmnnd. hn asked 1or u Chbine
= Council to.dny at o'clock at, Versailles.
Wednesday the Due DC brug'ct Fourtou IN
O all TIC Influential members pf mo Vnfions Cie
h ico-Monnrct,icnl pnrty continued To- urge upo
T. t!e aiursal neither to give way to ll,e cnnl'l
L ot the Ministry nor to resign; bt ha prae,its
r Ut the last Ilolncnt, looked to MS own wclfnr
), and ......
/, TREPERRrD TO DEPART
j rathcr than to stand Tie c!,anecs us tic tool
L tnr nenetio1ury tpt At the openinE OF II
Il Chamber OF Deputies this morning, letter vi
r rro fro,n MQrsAl dc sincStullo,i, Due ito "
10 rcntn, II, wlc,, lie formally resigned the Frun
l. f'rcsiienry.
o Int thrra Ia another md very Craye cal,
assirncd fog tic resignation: IN tbs brgi.,ul
-, 1.a.,r Il r,frrrnI oc,r, hi