Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-31
AN OVERFLOW IMMINENT.
Mime. Adam ana e,.msess..

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| Epening Rost says that The public at one
took up the suggestion, offered with mos
ingenious malice by tue France, that Gam
BETA wished 10 rule the nation and conceS
his own personal ambitions beneath tn,
cloak Of a military authority, until such
| time az he could emerge from conceaImen
and boldly direct everything himself. Bat
after this exceedingly curious conard had
begun to hover over Paris, Nine. Adam
I clipped its wings BY saying that her remarks
had been strangely perverted. At the same
time, the Republique franchise and other
Gambettist journals indignantly denied thai
there had ever been any serious thought Of
/ putting up Gen. Campenon as presidential
Candidate; and the final blow 40 the candrd's
fragile xistsnce was eip~n by CampenonI
himself, who, belBg duly interviewed, ext
planned to the reporter that il was utterly
impossible for him ever TO be nominated,
entirely out of the question for him to ac-
cept even were he named, and that in the
latter improbable contingency he should be-
come anything rather than military presi-
dent, as be believed 10 he largest decentral-
ization and the utmost liberty in everything
in civil affairs.
The incident is slight, but not more SO
than many which are the nine days talk in
Washington, and the story az originally told
by the Funcs created a profound sensation
until il was proved groundless. Nine. Adam
was visited BY quite little army of scribes,
anxious to obtain her Impressions with re-
gard to the political situation and especially
concerning Gambetta. The charming lady
avowed her horror OF scrutin de hsfe, and
boasted that che had done more than any
one else to defeat this part of Gambetta's
policy. But she said: "There is no quarrel
between the ex-ehief of the Republican ma
iority and myself; there is Only a trifing
disagreement On political topics. / did not
approve Of his policy with regard TO the per-
secutiou of the Church. / am certainly net
Catholic, but having been brought up in the
worship Of liberty, l believe in The first Of all
liberties, that OF conscience and faith. told
jules Ferry at the time of the trouble about
article 7, that if I were one of those
women who believed in the dogmas conse-
Grated by duration of 1000 years, and if be
should try to tear them from my conscience,
should be Just The woman to blow out his
braibs." Mme. Adam, although she processes
to be good fr end of Gambetta, thinks that he
is Jacobiu, and that he can never be brought
to put into practice liberal and complete
republicanism. In the old times" she said,
che used now and then TO cay TO me, in 3
knocking tone, When l get 10 be master, the
first person shall exile will be you.' You
see he likes to play at Bonaparte, and to
give me the role of Mime. de Stael.D When
asked if she thought Gambetla would be-
come president of The republic, she answered
most emphatically: "Neyerl He can never
become president except BY resorting to the
process of Ce,arisnl; and / have too much
esteem for him TO believe that he would ever
condescend to this There is nothing more
of the age in which we live
than lhs manner III which this lady's opin-
ions arelistened TO, the importance attached TO
them, and the comments made upon them.
Womendirect public opinion in this coun-
try, and this may, perhaps, account for the
extreme capriciousness of that opinion.
Mme. adams assertion that she spiked NJ.
Gambeta's guns in the battle over the
scr1ttia De Hste is G6ubtless literally true.
She thiiks that if the presidency should sud-
denly Rcome vacant just now, there EouIdi
be but no candidates p6s1ibIe--M N. Brisson
add Co. Chspzy IN this, however, her
indrmstI Ia ~ feifft fsl n Rris-oa has been
sslxsaaF pFstas definitely sci aside, and Cana
BETA ninId be able 10 raise n fornidshIe- |
opposition to ChaBzy.