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Show WHAT OF FRANCE? With France torn and bleeding at every poor, having a government which is only transitional until something some-thing renuanent is reached, having violent factions struggling for supremacy, suprema-cy, and a population suffering from distress and the ravages of war, what will bo the result of the return of nearly near-ly half a million of men who have been held pri-oriers in Germany? It is difficult diffi-cult to say. The 7'c publicans have hopes of continuing a permanent republic; re-public; the Orleani.its are sanguine of the rc-toration of their family; the Hour-horn Hour-horn still expect to again wield the des tinies of France; and it is said that Napoleon it calmly confident he will be recalled by the suffrages of the people. That the return of the French pri-oners will exert a powerful pow-erful influence on the election of a future government for France is beyond be-yond doubt; and th"y may play a most important active part in the event of civil war in a prccir-or to i t n cstab li-bment. With the situation at present, it 'ia more than probable that France bis dark and bloody day.) yet to pa-, throm-h, before the h!' irif.' of peace are fully enj ycd by Ii f -r people. |