Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-10-14
Revolution in France

The Paris correspondent of the London
M"THi"g Post thus discusses the political sit
uation in France :-Whcneycr one has The
opportunity of talking with sensible and
| enlightened men who como from the PROV
inccs and those who live in the DEPART
mcnts, and studies with careful attention the
state OF public opinion, one is naturally led
TO conclude that France is OH the eve of a
great revolution. General dc Charrette and
his counlrymcn of Ncndce. who organize cx-
curSlon trips on the Cook 'Ssystcm to Frohs-
dort, the scat of the Countc de Chamhord.
may be under the illusion that the Rcpub-
lie will soon be ovcrthrown. and that the
white flag will wave from the Channel to
the Pyrcnees, rs it waves in the banouett-
ing rooms of legitimist partisans The par
tlSins OF Prince Jerome and the Young
Prince Victor can hardly expect that the
country will take much interescst in debat-
cs OF violent character, which commence
with abuse and end i'll blows. The socialist
workingmcn societies who have sent their
representatives to the Congress Of st.
lttlcnne are no doubt chcrishing the idea
that, II Il revolution is to agitate France
again 1t will be II socialist revolution Then
we have NJ. Gambctta. who earnestly be-
leVcs that his newspapers, from the hcpub-
| hqUc FraHcdiSc to the Rcformc will en-
tighten the French nation us TO the i'm
portance Of maintaining joint control. and
VIII compensate the man who stood up
for the Anglo-Frcnch alliance BY voting
scTWhR de iistc, and make him all powerful.
| But the revolution to which refer is one
differing in character from all previous rev.
outlonS. 1t Is no emancipation from i'm
| perlallsm or monarchy, from aristocracy or
democracy, from one form or another of
government. 1t is the emancipation of
France, Of rural France, of the hardworkinc
and laborious portion Of the nation from the
Parisian yoke. The country cares little
whether N. Ferry or NJ dc Freycinct, M.
Gamhctta or NJ. Duclcrc be at the head of q
French Ministry. What it cares is TO
| cmancipate itself from the influence of IL
city which has become Il ''Grande Bourse.n
The duke and the landowner, the shop
keeper and the peasant who visit Paris as
YOU would visit great exhibition. have had
enough Of the prestige Of Paris The So
called patriotic enterprises have been start
ed i'll Paris. But it is the money and the
best blood of France which have been spent
to back the financial operations of politi-
clans in Tunis, and more money and more
lives would willingly be spent by Partisan
| enterprise and speculation TO insure finan-
clal operations in Egypt
Government, newspapers, BOursc and
bankers seem converted and moulded into
one institution. Ministers and politicians
dare not move Il step without the consent
and approval Of banking influences. and the
| resources of the nation are monopolZcd in
Paris as though the country had no voice
| left 10 protest. have been myself in the
departments and have heard all classes
protesting alike against Parisians. lcgitimists
and clerical republicans and revolutionary
journals who take upon themselves the task
of speaking in the name of France. 1t was
not the nation who cared about NJ. Roustan
and French prcponderancc in Tunis. 1t is
mcnt to insist on the maintenance of the
Anglo French control. Similar enterprises
are started in Paris to satisfy the ambition
of 4 man or to save others from bankruptcy,
and France has to pay the exposes. Rel
gious prosecutions and political reforms are
planned in Paris to allure the democrats of
Bellcvilc and Montmartre, and the peace
and tranquility Of the nation are placed in
jeopardy because the radical coup dc main
will insure the trump of Paul Bert or
some other vivisectionist. The feelings pre-
vailing in the country are completely dis
regarded, and the resources of France seem
to have no other object but that of serving
Partisan politicians and tinanciers to carry
out their petty little schemes. The people
of France are beginning to perceive that the
isolation of France is due to great extent
to the supremacy of Paris, and the work of
emancipation has commenced. Ministers
and politician who spend the greater part
of their life in Paris have appeared before
the Consels GencrauX with their mouths
full Of bombastic phrases on the greatness
and glory of the nation.