New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-10-09

SD Cooe.ioalen,e of ils Tribune
PANS, sept q, lsls.
Nsgs Grcelsy q Miriam
Tie history OF th.s week comprises the tcs'ruc-
.sot Mos.ina after i've days desperate dyhting the
r.clon OF Louis Napoleon and Rsspsil TO the French
isssmbly an outbreak AZ Vienna the defeat of the
g,e.anans in another battle with the scians and the
vfo.ress Of Jelachich and his CroAis toward Pesih
ne continuance Of the Ministerial crisis a. Berlin the
.eeptance Of the Armistce at Frankfort the renewal
Of he troubles in Ireland the commencement OF the
VA Of Smith OBrcn. aud the triumph OF Prussian
splomscy IN the provinces Of the Danube.
The destruction Of Messna is Of the most heroic
sDera,e and bloody affairs that occurred in wars
q Independence The Neapoltan forces bonbarded
,ss city for hye days and the 9Th and 9th OF sep
,enber attempted 10 carry it by storm but were re-
uud though the discharges from the citadel, which
ksthroughout been held by the troops OF Ferdinand,
sefe nccssani and terrific and were aided by the NOR
,,f, and cannon Of the feet, and the entertainments
xabout the walls On the 7th with their city almost
in ruins the Messincsc attempted 10 negotiate arms
,es but faithful - the spirit of the people the lead
Or, would not accept the conditions that the Noapotan
commandcr offered On the -th the final assault took
psce tho majority OF the inhabitants had left the city
he night before only the lighting men remained to re-
ITO the last moment The Sicilsns held their posi-
non, most caantly, and fctroated lighting Tho Nca
,oi,sps entered the city which little more than
mas. OF ruins already As is defenders withdrew from
s.e, To street ndomtablo in the midst Of their bat,
tered and smoking homes, they set FIRE TO what was
kit undcs,royed Their antagonists followed them into
quater Of the city which had suffered the least IN the
bombardnent when suddenly a mighty explosion. like
a. .,Ai rfad in
obstruction the remaining cdihces of Mcssna and thou
,aods Of the mcrconarcs Of the tyrant The city bad
been conquered but in It's stead tho conquerors held
only black,ned and worthless mass OF devastation.
Ia this struggle gricye to say that outrsecs were
committed by some of the defenders of Liberty which
should not have stained so heroic resistance
Wrought up 10 the cAtromest ienatca hatred Ol the
a.sssns portion OF the most ignorant class of the
population the bodies OF the fallen Neapotsns
earned their heads pixies through the streets and
peTpetfated other horrible CXccsscs which AT such
moment the authorities were unable to prevent But
these things It should bc remembered, were not the
OF the people OF Messna but only of the worst
part Of them and shadow but not obscure the cOur
sge and PERSISTENCE in spite OF which they were van
qsished The King of Naples may now be ablc To
conquer the whole OF the island he has IN his pos
session It's main fortress hut he will conquer It only
BY discriminating the inhabitants aud devastating then
helis aud villages. Conquer them he cannot
10 Paris the matter echoed by all voices and filling
all ears the election Of louis Napoleon to the Assem-
bly, He is chosen in hve Departments certainly and
probably In SIX everywhere by large maIOriiies
all competitors. In Paris he distances Fould the
end choice by above 900 votes and Raspa the third
BY more than 30 900 All the moderate Republicans re-
gard the result a blow at the Republic aud la
ment the Logitimsts rejoice at 1t Napoleon was
fatal to the Republic OF 9Ja Napoleon will be fatal To
the Republic of Is and second Restoration will be-
they think more fortunate than the former. The Red
Republicans are not sorry they regard II ss blow
at the Republic but at the administration OF Cavagn
&C. aud the state OF siege OF which they impatient to
BE- rid
To say the least the result is striking oHc Napo
Icon pretendor whose purposes OF rather those OF his
friends. masked but not extinguished fould, an
extreme rcactonis whose KepubicanisIn is more than
doubtful Easpsil violent Reyoutonist, al asprant
for the succession Msrst leader in the outbreak OF
the 18th of May These do not portend peace and
quiet but disturbance aud CONFUSION and the weak
OF those who represent moderate opinions IN the
Press and the Chamber only strengthen them. Louis
Napoleon ia ordinary times and ordinary circumstance
would pass for nothing moro than a hare Drained and
very foolish young man now he is magnincd into h
danger TO the Republic and the people vote ior him be
he Is made greater than he IS because he
represent, the memory of the Emperor, and because
they have been compelled into the Treasury OF the
Republic extraordinary tax, viz the - centmos OF NJ
Ganierpagcs Rsspai efe erdltoe partly chsrlstan
and partly IN earnest is also enlarged beyond his real
proportions by the misery of the population OF Paris and
the refusal OF the Assembly to keep the promises of the
Revolution. As fer Foud he is cunning schcmer and
owes his election to skin in practical electioneering-
To the he proclaimed his entire adherence TO
toe theory Of Industrial Association and promised 10 do
everything TO favor their interests IN that direction
10 the underings of the Bonapsrtists he made hand
some presents current the condition that they
should add his 10 that OF Louis Napoleon the
tickets which they distributed among the ignorant eiu
1ens whose they enlisted behalf Of the hero Of
Boalosne. Al the same time the whole ultra Consog
Native. Roysist aud Jesutc interest went Tor him
Hasse as man OF their own kidney
u Is remarkable that Notwithstanding all the excite
nent which attended this election and the efforts made
By the three score and ten candidates the vote was
smaller than at either OF the former trials This does
not argue very Jealous appreciation OF the value OF
the elective franchise on the part Of the citizens OF
Pans OF OF France either tor the the same in the
provinces NJ de Tocqucye was then not altogether in
The right when he declared tina, the restriction OF the
exercise OF political power to small proportion OF the
population the great cause Of the downfall OF Louis
fahppos dynasty The fact il it appears that the
rily OF the people do enough sbou, Universal
Suffrage even to take the trouble OF voting.
The friends Of the Abolition of Capital Punishment
made strong and noble attempt to have /, prohibited
y the Constitution NJ. Destutt dc Tracy long known
ass leading advocate Of this humane measure Rev. 4
ooquere and Victor Hugo distinguished themselves
sse by The speeches which they made on this subject
and their efforts ably seconded by others. When
'1e discussion opened and OF the most opposite
FoAuesl, Religious and Social opinions succeeded each
oer Al the tribune with arguments in the same
o-a'e II was impossible resist the anticipation thai
'evy would carry the Assembly with them But Il was
aos 90 large majority was found sustain the gull
Wine NJ dc ladre, whose sole distinction il that he
mas devoted great part Of his life 10 charitable ab0rs
~sps'ron OF the Society Of ST. Vincent dc Paue, was
''eo courageous enough to propose that il should be
sestaeshed for high treason but the Assembly did not
bare his courage
ine liberty Of Education has long been con,ended
w with great esrnestness by the Catholics The law