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Show THE FRENCH. The foreign newspapers have recently recent-ly devoted much tpaeo to tho discussion discus-sion of the probable future of tho government gov-ernment of .France. The Napoleonic forces appear to have the most thorough organization and concentration concentra-tion of leadership; tho Bourbon legitimists legiti-mists have apparently no hope save in tho natural popular revulsion which might follow another temporary success of the radicals, while the present government, gov-ernment, presided over by . Thiers, has the only merit of being temporary in iu character. Although the term of Thiers' presidency is limited to three years, it is thought that the task of self government will bo imposed upon the people by tho nest legislative assembly, in some form. Thcro is so general a distrust, however, in the organizing power of the French people, that the work will probably be in a largo part cut out for them, and it may be that the disgust engendered by tho attempt to establish a sort of semi-constitutional elective monarchy, will lead to an alliance of the radicals nnd the supporters of Napoleon, as tho policy the nearest allied and most favorable to a reactionary regime. After the experience of the past twenty years there should be as little chanco for the restoration of the empire as for the Bourbons to return to power. But if a plebiscite were to be taken to- ' morrow to settle the future ol France, the empire might get a voto through tho disgust of the people and the demoralization of the elements of society growing out of the war and subsequent events. It is questionable whether Fraucc is capable of appreciating appreci-ating any better form of government. |
