Year: 1874

PERIALIsrs-THE cANDIDAruRE OF PRINCE


JEROME IN CORSICA.


tFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRBoNE'I


PARIS Sept. I-The military" tour in the North
ern Departments from which President MacMahon
returned two days ago. seems Of more poltlcal sig
nificance than the POLITICAL tour which Marshal
MacMabon recently made in Brittany. fer-
sonally he has no reason to be dissatls-
fed with either. He was received with
respect at all stOppiDgplaces on both Journeys, and
with here and there tolerably hearty shout of Vre
NacMahon! But the manifestations of Republican
sentiments on the last trip more extensive and
serious than on the first What impression they
have made on him we do not well know. 1t was re-
ported the other day that to cry of Vire PEm-
pereur! sent at him by single voice in Arras, he re-
provingly responded with Vire la Rfpublque! In
probable as is the report it was believed by those
who wished it true till contradicted by the semi
official Havas agency. The narrative OF his
Journey as published IN the Journal Ofciet. often
leaves us ignorant of the exact text OF bis replies
to the various addresses made TO him Dy repuo-
lican- minded persons, though it is quite note
worthy that the title of President is much more fire.
quently employed by the official narrator than 1t
was in his account of the Brittany tour, where the
Chief of State was usually designated as Marshal
The election in the MaineetLoire of the 18th about
comedies t0r uate W1tn tnlS cudnge VI styic, tho
second trial of that election which is to come next
Sunday is likely to confirm it. But this does not
positively prove that the President has light
his way and become a sudden convert to Republ-
canism, any more than does the general remark he
made at Lille to the effect that be willing to
operate with moderate men of all parties. This
remark has been exposed TO great many nterpre-
tations and has even been strained to mean that
the President is ready to make room in his Cabinet
for members of the Left Center. That is possible,
but hardly probable on any other condition than
that they shall renounce distinct Republcanism,
however conservative.


The Marshal is in the hands of the Orleanists.
1t their cleveres chief his most trusted Minis
ter the Duke de BrOglie. who invented the present
idea of the Septennate which that doctrinaire Duke
still holds can be turned TO Oreanism at the end of
seven years. AS for any access of liberalism COM
ING over the Marshal or his advisers, may doubt
the soundness of too generous interpretations of
his vague words in view of facts. Just about the
time that ne was speaking with tolerance Of mod
crate of all parties the Journal des D6b0tS most
moderate of journals, was warned for saying that


who is not for the Republic is for the Empire :" that
is, expressing an opinion held by every one but Or
leanists at home and abroad. The Orleanist Minis
ter of the Interior perhaps also fears that it is
sound opinion. His irritation at the D6bats is like
an admission. Inasmuch, however, as France, being
nothing else is Republic, and MacMahon, what
ever else is its President it is to the interest of real
Republicans to make the best of him in hope of max
ing something better out of him and SO they are
glad of all occasions to claim him for theirs Indeed


it is in the interest of party to attack his per-
sonality, hardly of the now disappointed Legit-
imists who once claimed him fondly their Own hop
ing to use him as such. The Bonaparlsts have less
to fear from the Septennate with the Marshal at the
head than from too early Appeal to the People.


The quarrel between the Chiselhurst Imperialists
and Prince Jerome Napoleon meanwhile grows in
vvacity. In the PdtrOte de la COrSe whose articles
show the Princes pen to be mlghtier than his
sword "he continues his sacnegious campaign
against all the devoted friends of the Empire. This
son and son-in-law of kings fOams against the
party" l quote from that mild-mannered gentle
man, Paul de Cassagnac, who is greatly troubled by
the Princes last article published in the Corsican
newspaper Just mentioned. The article takes the
form of an editorial. A few extracts may be enter
tanning: The Prince Napoleon is from profound
convection the political enemy of NJ. ROuher, and
thinks that the only proof of devotion Ito the Im-
peria interests which the ex-Minister could give
would be to take refuge in silence and oblivion so
as not to burden with the weight of his faults and
of his crushing unpopularity the future of the
young Prince" "Wben man has ruined his Empe-
ror and bis country. he should have the modesty TO
keep silent. We have not forgotten what happened
on the 4th September. We remember that President
of the Senate whose duty it was to remain III his
chair awaiting the barbanans. Do you recollect,
Monsieur Rouher, your haste to raise the sit
ting that you might catch the railway train ~
Further on the Prince styles ROuher the POlignac
of the Empire" Along with the attack on the
frtor lion of iepl
hurst Prince, Prince Jerome intermingles his own
Apoloeid and gives among other things, an interest
ing account of what passed during the meeting of
ROuher and other exMinsters at his rooms presently
after the funeral of the late Emperor. At this
meeting the Prince proposed no PLAN asked nothing
for himself aud nothing settled except that the
Regency of the Empress could not be continued At
the close of the conversations Rouher well the
other Ministers, warmly complimented him and
parted from him with very affectiOnate demonstra-
tons 1T Furthermore radically false to say as
now dare assert, that Prince Napoleon desired to
have exclusively to himself the management of the
Prince ImperaPs property the control of his educa-
tion, and the direction of his political conduct.
There was never question of that sort raised 1t
is strange however. that NJ. Rouher should assume
the sole responsibility of managing all these inter
ests The oOnseil de fdmlle has been but useless
fiction. Prince Napoleon has exercised great
in these various matters and has even rejected
tain proposals made by NJ. Rouher, which we are
sorry not to be able to publish. But existing laws
forbid to relate things that might attract the at


tentiOn of justice"


In the course of the article Prince Napoleon truly
remarks of his own features that they strikingly
resemble those of the Great Napoleon Here Paul of
Lie Pays catches him crying out at the - sacrlege"
and "unheard of audacity" of the shameless
Prince in pretending TO resemble the First Napoleon
"Yes. unhappily, you do have the features of him
but when one pretends likeness to a great man,
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