Year: 1873

from day to day. Yet all go to show that
the crisis is imminent and may be threaten
ing From every part of the civilized world
people are looking with the deepest interest at
the important game of politics now being
played by the different monarchical i'm
perialist and republican parties there. The
result is shrouded in uncertainty. The Ma
tional Assembly will be asked by the mon
archists to vote for the elevation OF the
Comte de Chambord to the throne. and that
then, it has been said, NJ. Rouher will propose
as substitute that the monarchical principle
shall be established by the Assembly, but
that it be left to the country to decide
by rl<biscite which monarchy is pre-
ferred Monarchy, at all events, is the
purpose, and this reported plan OF NJ
Rouher is only a political man@uvre
On the other side, the Left of the Assembly,
though not exactly harmonious, is confident
of defeating the monarchists. From the in
| terror of France numbers Of letters were re-
ceived by leading deputies showing strong
and growing aversion to monarchy. Gam
beta declares he has no anxiety concerning
the permanency of the Republic, and that
proposition to establish a monarchy could
not obtain the vote Of q majority of the As
sembly. Then the veteran M. Theirs in
tends, it is said, to publicly advocate the pro-
longation of the term Of MacMahon as Pres
ident, if necessary to defeat the monarchical
combination, and thus deprive the mon
archists of the support of the Left Centre. He
seems to believe that astute movement, as
last resort, would dissolve the monarchical
coalition. The recent elections for members
of the Assembly resulted favorably for the
republicans, and this fact has done much to
inspire confidence in the party. The imme-
date effect appears to have been somewhat
demoralzing to the monarchists and to rally
a number of the Left Centre to the republican
cause Then the action of some of the most
important of the city authorities of Paris in
declaring energeticaly in favor of the Repub-
lie cannot fail to have weight with the liberal
conservative but wavering members of the
Assembly.


The special dispatches we have been pub
fishing daily from Paris, other parts of
France and London, as we'll as from
Washington recently, on the subject
of this approaching governmental crisis,
show both the anxiety that exists and the
preparations made for the inevitable conflict.
The deputies of the Right, at a
meeting held lately, appointed General
Changarnier, the Duke dAudiffret-P -Pasquier,
the Baron de Larey, NJ. Combier and Count
Daru committee to draw up a platform on
which all sections of the Right can unite.
This action, however, is but supplementary to
the movements of the royalists for some time
past, which are now coming to head.
1t is but the elimination of the
fixed purpose and plans of the Right, which
were seen and known before. We shall hear
doubtless, of other movements not less sig
nifcant, both on the part of the royalists and
the republican opposition. The platform of
the committee of which General Changarnier
seems to be the head, will soon be known,
probably either as declaration and an appeal
to the public or through a resolution in the
Assembly.


The time for the meeting of the Assembly
rests with the permanent committee of that
body. 1t is probable, however, that the
call will soon be issued for the meeting
and that it may take place within the present
month. Most likely the Right delays action as
little as possible, as it can hardly expect to
gain any advantage by prolonging the time.
Delay, probably, would tend to strengthen the
opposition, for the Left, with NJ Thiers
as the leader, exhibits great activity.
1t is possible the crisis may be
precipitated before the Assembly meets still
we think the cautious and experienced states
man who leads the Left and republican party,
as well as the members of that party in the
Assembly, will avoid an issue outside of the
legislative hall. In the Assembly they may
have chance of defeating the purpose and
Vaccinations of the royalists through CON-
binations and parliamentary tactics but
should they accept or inaugurate conflict
outside Of the Assembly, and before that body
meets, they would assume something like the
role of revolutionists and would bring down
upon them the military power of the govern
ment The consequence must be dreadful
collision, and the result probably, disastrous
to the republicans Looking, then, at the
state of things in every point of view, we sup
pose the Left will wait for and make the issue
in the Assembly, and that the Right will open
the session Of that body at the earliest day
practicable.


We are not yet informed positively Of the
programme of the royalists, though there
have been rumors that seem to bear the sem
b1onca of fruth It hea haen stated for Nv
ample, that the Comte de Chambord will
to issue manifesto in accordance with the
wishes and plans of the royalist majority of
the Assembly, in which he will declare his
intention to establish a constitutional and
parliamentary government. There is to be