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Show Alacillahou. Paris, 18. President MacMahon's manifesto to the electors points out that since his accession to power he has, by appealing to moderate men of all parties, endeavored to ensure order at home and peace abroad. He has only reeorted to-a fresh appeal to the country when this double blessing appeared to him to be compromised. The manifesto declaresjthat lue question ques-tion of the form of government is beyond discussion. The marshal will cause the constitution to be respeoted. Elections adverse to his policy would mean an aggravated conflict and agitation prejudicial to all interests, while elections kvorahle to that policy would signify the reostablisbment of harninnv hntwRRii the Dublin nowers. 1'be manifesto concludes with an appeal to the country to place its confidence in the marshal-president. London, lg. A Paris correspondent correspond-ent of the Times gives further particulars parti-culars of MacMahon's manifesto. It ia only preliminary and will be followed fol-lowed in fifteen or twenty days by a thorough programme clearly stating the marshal's intentions. The manifesto mani-festo aays dissolution wna necessary because the elections of 1&76 endangered endang-ered the prosperity ot the country by subordinating the government to the influence of radical chiefs, and be-oauBe be-oauBe this state of afiairs was tending to establish despotism of convention. The mani.esto concludes: You are told that I wish to overturn the republic, re-public, you will not believe it. What I expect of you is that you will elect a chamber, rising above competitions of parties, will occupy itselt with the moral grandeur anil material prosperity pros-perity of France, wishes for tranquility tran-quility and peace. We assure her these benefits. You will listen to a soldier belonging to no party, having no revolutionary or retrograde passion, and who ia only guided by love of his country. The Times' correspondent is also assured that the maniteato contained con-tained the followiug sentence: "I cannot obey the injunctions of demagogues. dema-gogues. I shall remain and defend with the senate the great interests which, have been enirnated to me." The correspondent considers this so grave that he gives it under reserve. |