New-York tribune., 1881-11-28
GAMBETTA WINS A VICTORY3

CLEMENCEAU, TIE GREAT OPPONENT OF GAM
BETTA-A SKETCH OF HIS PERSON AND CuARAc.
TER-GAMBETrA's CALL TO THE FORMATION or
A CABINET-PossIBLE DIPLOMATIC CoMpLrcA-
TIoNs IN STORE.
FRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE !
PARIS, Nov. 1.-THE result of the four days' de-
bate the Tunisian expedition should cure forever
the only man, Clemenceau, who made great figure
in it, of his enmity to second Chamber. Out
of sheer lassitude and impatence to dine the major
ity, which really had blamed the action of the late
Cabinet in regard to Tunis. voted unanimously
at the bidding of Gambetta that France was to nail
its coors to the mast planted by General Breard
May IL last at the Bardo Palace. 1t took, in its
haste to run off to dinner that awaiting 1t at
home and getting spoiled fearful leap in the dark
Gambetta who did not want to make a hurried
speech which might be dIsadvantageously COM
pared with the marvellous orations of Clemepceau,
came back at half past 8 to the Chamber which he
had left an hour before, and mounted the tribune
to say that the treaty Of Kasr-Said should be ex-
ecuted completely, and with loyalty and sincerity
Thereupon the Centre and its Left Wing, which had
been split into fragments and was wrangling about
orders of the day suggested by the debate,
reunited and carried Gambetta's motion by sweep
ing vote. 1t was hundred thousand miles away
from all the issues which had been raised. Bat that
did not matter. Gambetta had put his foot down
in the tribune and the herd of ambiguous Republic
cans who form the Centre, and the place-hunters,
who are numerous in the Union Republicaine, We'd
with each other in confessing themselves his abject
and obedent servants He descended from the trib-
with his hands in his pockets to escape the con-
tact of those hands which had been raised to vote
his motion. There was an expression of su-
preme contempt upon his shoulders, which
he had raised toward his ears shruggingly, and
in the carriage of his head. The attitude
was that of master in the presence of an imperti-
nent slave whom he had reduced to obedience. He
seemed to say as he glanced at Clemenceau: What
a fool you were to waste all your dalectic power,
wit and eloquence upon that rabble. You see how
l order them about. A few words from me are
enough to force them upon their marrow-bones."
l do not say that Gambetta right But, right
is wrong he was the victor, and proclaimed the
master Hardly any member of the overwhelming
majority knew or cared to know what he was
voting He had received a command he obeyed;
and he looked to be rewarded in the approach
ing distribution of official loaves and fishes,
which Gambetta is TO make "Ldudace, de
Paudace ct encore de Paudace," cried Danton.
There is a good deal of that colossal
orator in Gambetta. He has the Dantonesque tenn
perament and understands at what junctures he
should act with bOldness. The question Of sticking
70 the treaty of Kasr-Said had not once been raised
by those who attacked the Ministry in the course OF
the four days debate. Clemenceau and his friends
had asked for an investigation INTO the causes
which led to the invasion of Tunis, and into the
manner in which military operations had been con-
tested there. Naquet had accused the Ministryof
deceyng the late Chamber when it represented it.
self as being the most cordial friend OF the Bey and
only asked six millions of francs for the purpose Of
III mi
which they had made upon the farms Of
the Algerian Province of Constantine. NJ lie Faure
accused General Farre and the War Office of in
capacity in the organization of the army. There
WAS not word said in the whole course of the de-
bate upon the expediency, or otherwise OF contin-
ung to respect and execute the treaty OF kasrSad,
which was extorted from the Bey in the deliver
or dien manner of the old-fashiOned highwaymsn,
by General Breard. In the twenty-five motions for
orders of the day. this issue was not directly or iu-
directly raised.
Jgnorance of parliamentary forms cannot be urged
10 explain the extraordinary leap in the dark
which the majority has taken, inasmuch
as the proportion of new members when
voted il was very small. There Is only one ex-
nlanation to be given; namely, hunger Deputies
were hungering for the dinners that were getting
oyerdone at home and for the loaves and fishes,
They wanted, in the words of Carlyle. "hog-wash."
Gaulbetta was able to give it to them. Herein lies
the exclamation of the surprising turn which tho
debate took. If the fear of Bismarck had been IN
bair hearts they would have reflected before they
nailed the French colOrs to the mast that was
nlanted at FL Bardo in May II last. But tho
Pomeranian ogre has been beaten badly at the iass
German elections The fear of Bismarck was the
becnning of wisdom at Versailles. The non-fear OF
him. will am afraid be unfortunate for the Re
public!-
Gambettas triumphantly carried motion VIII
probably have diplomatic consequences. appfe-
hend that it will unless he backs out OF 1t; when
il would cost him great effort to do IL cannotiah
To irritate the Italian Court and people, who nave
heen hopinQ that the French would follow the ex-
annie given in Afghanistan and the Transyaai by
tbe Gladstone Ministry, and withdraw from Tunis.
Now Italy might he a very terrible enemy. 1t was
alleged by NJ. 10 Faure, and admitted by General
Zorro in the course of the four days debate,
that the whole defensive force Of this coun-
try ia organized with the exclusive
object Of repelling German INVASION
Opposition papers jocosely observed in their notices
Of the discussion that the Prince of Monaco to
make an incurson in the Department of the Var,
there would not be military force enough to thrust
him back. How much more impotent would tho
Republic be to resist Italy l greatly fear that IN
accepting the Tunisian heritage Of the Terry Caoi-
net. NJ Gambetta has done bad thing Tor hiInsen
and for France. %,
The single oratorical power which Gambetta VIII
have to fear in the House of Deputies is Clemenceau
who is unquestionably of the first debaters OF
the time. Clemenceau was good deal In
America. and has acquired the direct home
thrusting style of those Americans orators who
think out well the subjects on which they are to
sneak. and do not trouble themselves about the
manner of the delivery. He has wholesome con-
tempt for fringe bombast and rhetoric. But ne IS
man of taste he has an eager and active mind; ne
.ii..l.n n,,l ntnIies nnh dnmnates his detect9 OF