The daily gazette., 1881-02-05
The French Republic,

THE PEOPLE SUSTAIN THE GovEHN
MENf-THE ELECTIONS PROVE
ITS ACTS POPULAR.
From a P9rIs respondent
The result of the recent muniGi-
| pal elections seems to have given
universal satisfaction. Though, ap-
parently, of only local Importance
their Issue was considered AS being
An indication OF whether public
| opinion coiucided with or was op-
posed to the recent measures of The
Government, and especially those
having relation TO the expulsion of
the religious orders. The Conscr-
vatives claimed that France, essen.
TALLY Catholic at heart, would arise
in her might and protest by the med
um OF The ballot. box against The
sacrllegious deeds of the powers
that be. Aud behold France has
not protested worth cent. In fact,
to judge by the elections aforesaid,
she is fully satisfied with all that
her representatives have said and
done in such matters. Fog, despite
the frenz'ed atfirmaiions OF the UI-
tramOntaAes, the Republic is not
combating religion.
The Republic of France is fight
ing, not against faith, but foe.--
50 tar as liberty of conscience and
worship goes, France is the freest
country on the face of the globe
ireer than ours, where despolic pub
lie opinion acts as Pope TO cut off
the poor mans sole weekly chance
OF intellectual culture and relaxa-
tion, by closing museums, galleries,
al d readIng-rooms on the QUE day
in the week on which he can profit
by them. In Paris, you can 90 to
church, synagogue, or chapel, just
as you like, or you may let it alone
II YOU choose nobody will interfere
with you. You may burn incense
to Jove or sacrifice stag TO Diana
in your back drawing room, if you
can get your landlords permission
20 slaughter animals in your apart
ment.
A~UCher fact relating to the recent
elections which has been hailed with
much joy by all the true friends of
France, has been the Tebuke administer
ID 10 the Communists by the disastrous
defeat of their candidates. Unlike
of old, the Republic has no
intention Il suffer ng herself to be over.
ghelmed by the Dead Sea. Rochefort,
aud Louise Michel, and The like are
pnly powerful when arrayed against a
j government that is oppressive of the
)eople. They represent then the fore
most ranks Ia The vast revolt of public
iplnton. Now thaY represent nobouy,iu
:lear-sight, intelllge at France, save tueir
turbulent selves. Thry are no longer
they will soon cease even to
De conspicuous. Liberty is mighty
ateguard anaihst those intestine war
ares wherewth all Europe is now
threatened. keposing in calm security
beneath the trIcolored banner, the god
less may well repeat the WORLDS u
"Ricnelieu":-
Round me thrones totter-dynastle
lissoive.
The soil l guard alone escapes the
recently had a conversation with an
american gentleman who has passed
early year III travelling about Spain.
lie lis me that the popular sentiment
that country is sGlongly anti monarch.
al, kepubl canlsm having sunk too
eep flores lnto the soil To be easily up
DOted. The common people have bes-
'wed on the young Queen Christine thu
.orIful epthet by which Marie
ntoinette was designated by the
rench Republicans of old-namely,
L L'Autrichienne," and they declare
at no Guild OF hers shall ever reign il
pain.