Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-29

counted differently for the Senate than
they did for the Chamber of Deputies, by
budgets for the first and by periods of SOS
days for the second, and gave the reason
that the Senate was a permanent assembly.
The committee asked him what had been
the motive in advancing the date of the
elections, and if that very precipitation did
not permit an earlier convocation of the
newly elected members. Mr. Ferry answer
ed that he had already given the necessary
explanations following recent interpella-
ton, and when the committee observed
that precisely in that debate he had indi-
Gated no motives whatever, he refused to
speak further on the subject The COM
mlttee then stated the numerous reasons
which exacted the presence of Parliament.
They referred to the
INTENSE EXCITEMENT
Caused by the events of Africa, the most
profound which has been seen in the coun-
try for several years. The President of
Conseil answered that they were mistaken !;
that it had been erroneous information
which had alarmed the country but he
denied that the country was sufficiently
alarmed to desire the reunion of Parlia-
ment and explanations from the tribune,
and that in reality nothing sufficiently ex-
traordinary had occurred during the vaca-
tlon to require the reunion of the Cham
bers. The committee reminded him of the
Tunis war, of the Algerian instruction,
the great fires of the last month, of the no.
torious incapacity of General Fare, the
disorder of the mobilization, which had cut
up all the regiments of the garrisons, the
affair of the class of 1876, the scarcity of
military surgeons, the singular sight
of Governor of Algiers coming abroad
in the midst of such exciting times
and quietly taking his vacation in the
country. Mr.. Ferry, without taking the
slightest notice of the reference made to
the Presidents brother, the class of 1876
or to General Fare, said that the call upon
the military surgeons had just taken place
and was unnecessary sooner. As to the
instruction in Algiers, he reaffirmed that
there was no more danger from that quar-
ter that the fires had been extinguished,
and that, in fact, there had not been more
this year than any other year. As to the
mobilization, he denied that it could pos
sibly disorganize the army and, according
to his statement, the events of Africa
occupied very small number of troops,
only some 80, 900 men were in Tunis, and
as to the army of Algiers, it had scarcely
been necessary to reinforce it. In fact, in
answer to all arguments used by the COM
mittee, Mr.. Ferry gave expression to the
opinion that everything had been
FOR THE BEST,
And would not be improved. After series
of such answers the committee considered
it useless to prolong the interview, and,
after once more insisting on the convoca.
ton of the chambers, they withdrew.
Another meeting was held at Louis Blanc's,
when report OF the interview was read
before all the members of the extreme
Left. Mr.. Louis Blanc then informed them
of his manifestation to the country, and
after friendly discussion between all the
members, who examined each sentence of
the remarkable work. they all signed their
names to it. This work, called the Mani
festation of the Extreme Left" is remark
able for its vigor, conciseness and lucidity.
Never before in anything have ever read
of Louis Blanc have l detected so much
honest indignation and personal censure.
The article begins with: "What is the
situation? Threatening it is, according
to some !; obscure it is, according to the
opinion of all. What do we know
of the affairs of Africa? That which we
know, and in manner, alas ! too certain,
is that the Tunis expedition, which should
be peace, is war; that we have to combat
Tunisian Instruction that since the
middle of September this instruction has
become considerable enough to cut off all
communication between the capital of the
Regency and the French colony camped at
a distance less than sixty kilometers it is,
that we have Algiers to defend against the
fanaticism of the Mussulman up in arms !;
it is, that it is scarcely month since a
journal of Philippeville wrote: All is
being consumed by fire around US !;
the western region, comprising that part
of the country between Z taya, Beni-Sala,
Beni-Toufout and Colo. is butt a
series of terrible disaster; all the mount
aims take fire successfully. That
is what we know, that two days ago, at the
moment the President of Conseil affirmed
to us that the fires had been stopped, the
telegraph announced others it is, that
Mr.. Albert Grevy has been obliged,
through Enthusiastically sad resolution,
to sequestrate the goods of the natives of
that part of the frontiers which have been
burned it is, that the sending of rein.
forcements into Africa has been judged
indispensable it is, that the Government
saw itself obliged to ward off the gravity
of the peril by exceeding by great deal
the limit of the credits voted by the Cham
Der, with special affectation it is, that
after having it affirmed by its Prefets. in
view of the electoral success, that the men
of the class of 1876 would not be main
tanned under the flags, it has been reduced
on this point to contradicting itself twice.
All this we know for certainty. All the
rest is for us covered by clouds. If it is to
the public interest to hide
BAD NEWS
As long as possible, or to at least attenuate
the Importance of it? If such is the opinion
of the Government, what faith can we
have in that which is officially reported to
us with regard to Africa 1t is hoped,
and we also hope that before long our
colors will wave over Kairouan, the fortress
of the Arabian Islamism. Those who de-
fend the Government in spite of everything
are at liberty to affirm that then all will be
said But those even who nurse US with
that hope acknowledge that the military
movements in Africa are submitted to in
eluctable climatic conditions, and if
defnitive victory has been SO long retarded,
it is because the resistance has exhausted
forces in diplomatic faults from which they
send back the responsibility to where it
belongs. After the taking of Kairouan, will
the fanaticism of the Mussulman have said
its last word? Are the conditions of occu-
patton of barbarous country changed {?
Will there not always be diplomatic faults
to commit?
THE soLDIERY.
ssOur confidence in the bravery of our sol.