Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1895-01-25

Inere was no suspicion that the President
contemplated resigning, and when the news
spread there was great excitement at the
clubs and cafes and on the botlevards.
In an official note announcing his resigna-
ton President Casimir. Per.er forecast
the ideas he intended to develop In his
farewell address to the Chamber OF
Deputies. The note said that in
the eyes of the President the last
sitting of the Chamber and the
vote which overthrow the Cabinet were only
secondary incidents of the struggle which is
proceeding against the parliamentary re-
gime and public liberties. He had hoped
that the President of the Republic, who is
deprived of means of action, would have
been exempted from party attacks. and that
the political confidence of the Republicans
would have accorded him power and author
ity. He had also hoped that those who, de-
spite himself had placed him in position
where he was unable to defend himself would
have undertaken the defense of the First
Magistrate.
Continuing, the note said that the Presi-
dent had requested the Ministers TO temper
arily withdraw their designations in order to
facilitate the necessary changes.
Prime Minister / upuy impaired President
Casimir-Perer's decision to the Presidents
of the Senate and the Chamber Of Deputies,
who will forthwith call urgency sittings OF
those bodies.
Wien NJ. Casimir-Perier had his confer
ence with Chaliemel-Lacour, President of
the Senate, he had already resolved to re-
sign. NJ. Challemel-Lacour employed his
utmost eloquence in vain endeavor to
persuade the President to reconsider
his decision, and quilted the Palace
of the Eiysee under sense of
deep distress. All the members OF the Cab
met, from Prime Minister Dupuy down, fol-
lowed NJ. Challemel-Lacour and exhausted
every argument to induce NJ. Casimir-Perier
not to resign.
Prime Minister Dupuy again visited the
Palace OF the E!ysee later in the
even ng and was closeted with the Presi-
dent for forty-fve minutes, urging every
possible inducement and appealing to every
patriotic sentiment in order to get him to
reconsider his determination. All was with
out avail. After him came NJ. Spuller, whose
elOquence had overcome on a former occa-
sion NJ. Casimir-Perier's scrupIes to accept
ing the position Of Prime Minister.
AS MN. Dupuy and Spuler were leaving
the Palace Of the Elysee together they met
in the corridor the Presidents mother. who
1s eighty years old. They begged her to en-
treat her son to remain in Office, and she
promised that she would do her utmost. It
Is stated that the interview between mother
and son was very affecting.
Nevertheless. at 9 o'clock NJ. Casimir-
Perier sent short letter to NJ. Dupuy, in
forming him that his decision was irrevoca-
BILE, AMI begging him to notify the Presidents
of the Senate and the Chamber OF Deputies
flciel
Article 7, of the Constitution, provides
that in case of a vacation of the Office Of
President through death or any other cause,
the National Assembly shall proceed forth
with to elect a new President. In the inter-
val the Council OF Ministers is invested with
executive power. The National Assembly
being merely an electoral college, all discus
sion therein is prohibited.
The Socialist group in the Chamber of
Deputies issued a manifesto saying they did
not believe that Casimir-Perier would pre-
sent himself for reelection. The manifesto
added: Gle is gone forever, vanquished by
Socialism. He failed in the combat
to obtain the victory expected OF
him by the reactionaries on account
of his weakness of character. 1t is victory
for the Socialist party. Wishing 10 struggle
against US he found only rotten instruments.
He persisted through the corruption of the
regime of which he was the chief. He was
defeated by the intrigues of his President OF
tho Council