The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-15 00:00:00

TUE FRENCH REPUBLIC

IVe have received the Paris papers of yesterday.
The PRESIDENT has returned to Paris in a fit of the
sulks, because the good people of Havre received him
with cries of "Vive la Republique ! Vive la Con-
stitution f' This conduct on the part of the PRESI-
DENT would almost justify the suspicions entertained
of his sincerity by the Members of the Mountain.
But for the Republic he would have been still an
exile, and yet that Republic, of which he is the
chief magistrate, is, it would appear, hateful to him,
and he considers it as a personal offence in any
one to cry " Vive la Constitution," albeiz, he has him-
self solemnly sworn to observe and to defend the Con-
stitution, which oath if he were to violate he would
be guilty of treason. It appears that the PRESIDENT
was mightily offended with the Mayor of Havre for
an allusion to WASHINGTON in the speech in which he
proposed the PRESIDENT'S health, and he snubbed the
Mayor accordingly, certainly more after the fashion
of a Prince than of a President. The Patrie gives
the following account of this scene
The first toast was proposed by M. Bertin, perform-
ing the functions of mayor, in the following terms:—
" To drink to the health of the President is at once to
express a desiro for his happiness and glory, and also
for the happiness of the country. Your manifesto, your
message, your writings, show us that you have constantly
this noble end in view, and that you comprehend that
the true, the greatest glory of those who govern is in
the happiness of those who are governed. You say
with us, Assei de revolutions France has, for sixty
years and more, made political experiments wh'ch ex-
haust and demoralise her. It is time for her to stop. The
last term of political revolutions— the Republic—has
arrived for the country. The elder brother of European
states, the country, bas attained its political majority. It
feels strong enough to govern itself, and the Republic
has therefore the reason of existence. In the actual state
of France, in the force of its political, scientific,
agricultora!, manufacturing, and commercial genius, the
nation has the greatest need for hastening, but with pru-
dence, 'all the successive and regular developments con-
tained in the constitution. These developments can only
result from order and obedience to the laws. We have
seen with happiness, Monsieur le President, that your
firm will was to maintain the one by insuring the other.
We cannot doubt that your high influence will give to
your goTernment a very active impulsion in all these de-
velopments. You have guaranteed to us that in,,urrec-
tions have no chance of succese. We hope so. You will
not sutrer either that any political party should attempt
an impossible dynastic insurrection. Be the first regular
founder of the French Republic. Let the lore of France
be your crown, and your glory will be immortal. Wash-
ington had no other, and his memory will be eternal.
Long live the President of the Republic !'
" The President rose and said—
"'I regret exceedingly, Gentlemen, not being able to
thank you as I could wish for your kind reception.
Permit me, in a few words, to propose as a toast " The
town of Havre and the prosperity of its commerce." The
population of this town will be convinced every day,
more and more, that there is no prosperity for commerce
without order and stability. No; without order and sta-
bility there can be no public prosperity. Gentlemen, I
drink to the town of Havre.'
Since his return the PRESIDENT has had a slight
attack of cholera. Dr. CONNEAU is in attendance on
him.

The Nforme was seized on Monday, and on the
same morning M. LIzABE, one of the agents of MAZ-
ZINI, was arrested.
The Archbishop of PARIS has, we rejoice to say,
taken up the cause of the Venetians. He has ad-
dressed a letter on this subject to M. DE TOCQUE-
VILLE, in which he advocates a joint interference of
France and England, and in the course of which he
Says—
" Austria refuses all concession and all promise of a
constitution. She no longer listens to the timid repre-
sentations of the powers—she refuses to negotiate. She
will only dictate to the rebel city the conditions
of its present and future existence. And what are those
conditions? Are they admissible—are they tolerable?
Is there anything in her conduct towards Venice in
which the slightest generosity is to be seen? Does she
not impose on that unfortunate city the necessity of
choosing between dishonour and despair. To surrender
at discretion and unconditionally; to burden the people
with an enormetis load of debt, under which they cannot
fail to fall; to drive from the city 500 officers of the
marine, with their families, and to sellai th m without
resources into exile, to select amongst t',ae first citizens
40 victims, to whom the pardon of the amnesty shall
not be applied; to esttiQh ....e.-;aveuf and unlimited
military deeeetism, 4.10 of siege, ac-
companied by daily executions
and arbs
s trary taxes;—
such, it is said, are the conditions 01
1 This is
wit an indefiutie :56
sue manner in which she punishes crime,!""
u a people who
dared, at a particular moment, to take nt,„,
state of Italy, and of some favourable circumstances,
to remember their former existence, and to wish to be
themselves again. Venice cannot accept such conditions,
and sho is resolved rather to bury herself beneath her
ruins than subscribe to them. Can France, can civilized
Europe, permit them to be imposed? There is, then, no
longer any union, any mutual responsibility, between na-
tions. There are no longer, above secondary rights, the
eternal ones of justice and of humanity. There are no lon-
ger any of the inviolable principles which guarantee the
dignity and liberty of a people 1 I am aware that the
answer of political men will be—we have only two plans
to adopt—either to allow Austria to abuse her victory,
or to declare war against her. Policy shrinks, and per-
haps rightly, from adopting the latter course. I, for my
part, believe that there is a middle course to be pursued,
and that the influence of France might be used to a
certain point without the effusion of blood. France is
powerful and may use lofty language, when, apart from
all private interests, she makes herself the defender of
the weak and the oppressed. It is a part which becomes
France and, in my opinion, England also. If these two
powers were to act in concert in the matter, would
Austria, notwithstanding her known obstinacy, long
resist? Would sbe threaten war? Would she seek to
make fianldressyo
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nfrerseh enemies,
sistingthips wewhhein she
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already
she would push things to the last extremity if required
to do anything dishonourable to her, may be com-
prehended, but when she is only asked not to be too
cruel and too inexorable towards an unfortunate
people, bicorno by the force of arms and the play of
revolutions an integral part of her empire, who can
credit that she will obstinately refuse it? This work
is worthy of France. Evil be to the Government
who shall witness with a dry eye the agony and death
of a vanquished people. What does history already
say, and what will posterity for ever say of those
who allowed the destruction and partition of Poland?
Venice, doubtless, is of less importance; but the right of
a small state is not more sacred than that of a large one.
To labour for the salvation of Venice, or at least to
prevent its total ruin, would be also worthy of the Mi-
nister who at this moment directs our foreign affairs. His
heart, so noble and so open to the inspirations of true
liberty, must be filled with sympathy for such misfor-
tune. Let him nut allow it to be one day said that
French diplomacy under his ministry did not make a
last effort to stop the pitiless designs of Austria and save
the Venetian states from a complete loss. I do not
speak of the promises made to Venice—of the hopes
that have been held out to her, and of the support even
which has been given to her. I only speak of France,
of the interests of her glory and of her dignity. I
speak also of the glory of a Minister who is dear to us.
I conjure him to turn his eyes towards the Adriatic, or,
rather, towards Vienna. There are in that city envoys
from Venice, rejected and abandoned. Let him come to
their aid, let him take their interests in hand, and ho is
sure to acquire imperishable claims to the gratitude of
all who love justice and hate iniquity."
The French Legitimatists are preparing a grand
demonstration in favour of HENRY V. Will General
CLIANGARNIER be as active in his endeavours to put
down the White emeute as he was to put down the
Red ? The Duc DE BoapEatlx is to be at St. Ems
in the course
of a week or two, and there is to be a
pilgramage of the old Legitimatists to that celebrated
watering place during his stay.
Letters from Lyons state that the regiments of the
army of the
Alp s which had been marched to the
frontiers of Savoy have, in consequence of the conclu-
sion of peace between Austria and Piedmont, been
cantoned in the department of the Cote d'Or, and of
the Saone et Loire.
The trial of M. PIERRE BONAPARTE for the assault
upon M. GASTIER is to take place before the Court of
Correctional
Police on the 17th instant.
General VAILLANT arrived yesterday in Paris from
Rome.

It is said that the French Government has deter-
mined to withdraw 9,000 troops from the Roman
States; 3,000 are to be withdrawn immediately, 3,000
in a fortnight, and the last 3,000 in a month.
PARIS BOURSE—TUESDAY, AUG. 14,
THREE O'CLOCE..---The French Funds continue firm,
but with an inanimate market. " Discounts" were
aoanffidle,cvrtraerndyeein the Five
Roman,eperCentas.ntdo
Ntheeapexoltictnant onfre22a,lsloOf.,
and, in general, prices show a slight improvement. Bank
un-
altered. Piedmont slowly improves, the last price being
797 f. 50c. Railway Shares were sce,tcely negotiated,
little change has taken place in prices. At
funk. o'clock the Five per Cents. were at 89: in the Cou-
lisse. Exchange on London (30 days), 25 371; ditto
(90 days), 25 271,
BUSJNESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT TEE
LONDON STOCK-EXCiIAYGE, AUGUST 14.
East Indian, 37,4—Orleans and Bordeaux,

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'te Fa' is papers inform us that
M. Theirs will nut visit London at present. lie will
pass a month at Dieppe, for the benefit of sea bathing,
and occupy himself exclusively with literary pursuits.