 On the other hand, more French people than ever were able to save money; the number of bank accounts grew from 742,889 in 1852 to 2,079,141 in 1870.Despite the economic progress the country had made, domestic opposition to Napoleon III was slowly growing, particularly in the "Corps législatif" (Parliament).The republicans on the left had always opposed him, believing he had usurped power and suppressed the Republic.