This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER X. THE REPUBLIC FIRMLY ESTABLISHED. General Election of Members of the National Assembly--A great Republican Victory--Change in the Cabinet--Removal of the Seat of Government from Versailles to Paris--Researches among the National Archives of France--Jules Simon's Ministry--Its Downfall- ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER X. THE REPUBLIC FIRMLY ESTABLISHED. General Election of Members of the National Assembly--A great Republican Victory--Change in the Cabinet--Removal of the Seat of Government from Versailles to Paris--Researches among the National Archives of France--Jules Simon's Ministry--Its Downfall--Excitement Caused by MacMahon's Letter--A Remarkable Speech by Gambetta--Crushing Vote against the Ministry--Death of Thiers--Return to the United States. IN February, 1876, there was a general election for the five hundred and thirty-two members of the new National Assembly. This election was most important. The result was overwhelmingly republican, and produced a very great impression, not only in France but all over Europe. One of its first effects was the prompt resignation of M. Buffet, Minister of the Interior and Vice-President of the Council. He was replaced by M. Dufaure, ad interim. There probably never was a case where a public man had been so completely overwhelmed by popular indignation as was the retiring minister. March 8th was the day for the opening of the two legislative bodies under the new government. Desirous of obtaining a coup d'a'il of these two new bodies, I went to Versailles, first to the opening of the Chamber of Deputies, and then to the Senate. The Chamber was called to order in conformity with the precedent which prevails in all similar cases in France, by the doyen d'&ge, who was in this case Doctor Raspail, a man eighty-two years of age, who played a prominent part in the Revolution of 1848, and who had been widely known as an extreme radical for more than a quarter of a century. He was in prison for a political offence at the time of the fall of the Empire. It was thought his appearance in the fauteuil on this...
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