Year: 1872

Repubhcans, who STAY away from
the meetings OF the Republican Union,
~ho hare some sensible conception of the pos
aible Republican form Of Government and who
are greater in numbers than any other one Of the
factions. The political character Of the Left is
well indicated in the leadership Of Grew WIN
was about the only man upon whom the ma
jority could agree to preside over the first A.
aembly, and who WAS go reasonable that he vas
reelected for the present session. The Left
Centre is nearer approach to the French ides
Of Conservatism, or strong government, whose
notion Of government is rather that OF a Pro-
tectorate than OF Republic. They are led by
Chauzy, one of the few Generals in the Franco
Prussian Wat who did not CAUSE himself to be
written down an ass and they represent Thiers'
later preferences since deserving the Monarchi-
cal party for. quasi Republic. The
Right Centre opens the way to the
Monarchists, who differ from their
neighbors in their devotion to tho younger, or
Orleans, branch of the Bourbon family, the
chief living representative being found in the
person Of the Comte de Paris. The Moderate
Right, which is larger in numbers than any
other faction except the Moderate Left, is Sim
ply devoted to Monarchy without any expressed
preferences It consists Of men Like old Cen
eral Changarnier who, the other day, wanted to
cenanre President Thiers for having failed to
censure Gambetta. The Extreme Right is COM
posed of MEN whose party title OF Bourbons has
become the soubriquet for an that is extraya-
gant1y obstinate and uncompromising in the
world They are the true Legitimists, still
swearing allegiance to the elder branch OF the
Bourbon family, represented by Comte de
0hambord who signs himself Henry Y, as his
partisans call him. II there could be a square
division OF the French Assembly into Right and
Left, the latter Repub1icans) would have
in the proportion Of $40 to $50. There is no
prospect Of this, however, IS there aro almost as
many differences between the Extreme Left and
Left Centre as there are between the formerand
the Extreme Right. It is also probable that
many OF the Imperialists are DOW acting with
the Republican Left, in their fercer opposition
to the re-establishment Of Monarchy. The rock
upon which the French Assembly is most likely
to split into two pieces is not the proclamation
OF Republic nor that Of a Monarchy, nor
the resignation of Theirs, but upon the move
ment to limit the right of suffrage in France,
which first declared itself openly and is now
feeling it's way by an effort to deprive the sol
diers of the ballot. This would practically dis
franchise all Frenchmen up to the age Of Is !
years.


No one win be surprised at the constantly |
threatoned crisis in France who wiu stop |
moment to consider the inevitable jumbo that |
must follow division OF the National Legs1a- |
ture into six factions Suppose the Senate and |
House of our own Congress we're merged into one |
body, with Nye and Pomeroy representing the
Wit and sentiment Of one faction; Morton and |
Brown1ow, the force and religion Of another
6chuiz and TrumbuI, the philosophy and law Of
q third; Butler and Bingham, the beauty
and brilliancy Of fourth; Coz and
]. Proctor Knott, the pith and pungency Of q





and statistics Of a sixth,-with intermediate doc
trinaires and partsanB.-what would become of
The great questions Of public policy? Fortu-
nately, or unfortunately, the organization Of our
Congress is rendered essentially practical, and
hero is always something to crystalize it into
1irect craftsmanship and opposition. II the
French Assembly had been Of q Like nature how
aver, it is quito possible that President Thiers
would have been saved the trouble Of resigning
before this; as it is, there is no danger that any
# the diverse elements can be concentrated into
majority against him. The only direct livis-
ons that seem to be possible IN France are the I
Government against the People, or the Army
gainst the Assembly.