Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-05-04
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624 men, IA women. OF these, up 10 the
l9lh, 27S had been discharged cured, con-
vaIescen', and 9S died There now remain
253, viz: 246 men and Z women.
The department OF The minister of war has
been very busy since the accounts came of
The disturbances al Vienna; aud it Is said
that the government has given orders for an
army to be assembled ON the eastern from
Tiers OF France, 10 watch The movements
which they expect 10 follow in Lombardy
and the rest of Italy.
The Irish Deputation aud Lamertine's
4ddress.-'rhe 81 inst. being the day fixed
by The Provisional Government for the recep-
Ton of The Irish depuiaion. Wn Smith o.
Buen and the oheI members of the Irish
confederation went TO the hotel at half pas,
3 10 present their address. They-were re
ceivcd by NJ. de Lamerine alone. Besides
The address OF the Irish confede ra,ion. adj
dresses were presented by NJ, r. O'Gor
man, Jf /. from the cilIzens OF Dublin. by NJ.
Meagher. from the reporters of Manchester.
and 10 MIR. McDounou, iiom tue members
of the lrlsh confederation resident in Liver
pool. The following is M. d. Limertlne's
reply:
''Cilizens of Ireland: five require fresh
proof OF the pacific influence OF lhe pIocla,
mai n OF The great democratic principles
this new ChnsIianilY-bu bursting forth al lbe
upportune moment, and DIVIDING the 'wor d
as formerly INTO a Pagan aud Christian com
munitv-we should certainly discern lhis
proof oil The omnpOient acli0I Of all idea in
| the visits spontaneously paid IN this CITY To
| republican France, aud the principles which
animate her, by The nations or by fractions o
the nations OF Europe. We are not aston
lshed 10 see ,oday adepnlalion from Ireland.
''IfeIand knows how deeply her destinIes.
her sufenngs, aud her successive advance,
IN the path oi-rellgous hbetty, OF unity, and
OF cons itu'ional equaIny with the Other parts
oil the Unned Kingdom, have at all time
moved The heat OF Europe. We said az
much few days agoto another depntarioI
oil your fellow citizens. We said as much
To all The children of that gloious i-e u
Erin in which the nalGral genius of lis ia.
, habnanls aud The striking ,venis OF lis hislu,
= ~ render equally symboica OF he poelr
aud herolsm OF the nations of ihe North Res
J assured, therefore, thai you viii ind in France
2 under the republic, response 10 all me sen
lmenls which you express toward il. Tel
your cit Zens that Tue name OF Ireland is sy-
n0I,lnoas wnh the name of liberty, coura.
geonsy defended against privileges, that il
IS one common name TO every French CHI
zen. Tell them thai this reciprocity which
they nvoke-that this reciprocity oil which
they are not obisions the republic will be
/, proud 10 remember and 10 practice invaiia-
: bly, towards The Irish.
"fell Them, above all, that The French re-
public is not and never will be an aristocrai
c republic, in which liberty is merely abus-
ed as The mask OF privilege, but republic
embracing The eniFe Community, and secur
ing TO ali the satne rights and The same bene
: ifs. A regards other encouragemenis, i
would neither be expedenl to hold them on
: nor for you TO receive Them. have alrea
dy expressed The same opinon with refer
: ence 10 Germany, Belgium, aud Italy, anc
: repeat Il with reference 10 every nalioi
which is involved in internal Disputes, which
IS either divided against usell or at variance
e with lis government When there is dit
81 ference of race, when nations are aliens il
e blood, iniervetion is not allowable. We be
5 long 10 no party in Ireland or elsewhere, ex
e cepI 10 that WHICH contends for justice, TO
liberty. and for the happiness of The Irish PEG
pie. No Other parl would be acceptable t,
) us IN lime of peace. In the inreresIs an,
9 lhe passions Of foreign nations Fiance is de
Q sirous of reserving herself free for the main
II iainance of the rights OF ALL
I'VE are at peace, and we are DESTROYS o
remaining on good terms of equality, no
with this or that part of Great Bunain, bu
with Great Britain entire. We believe TIN
peace to be useful aud honorable moi only t
. Great Britain aud The French republic, bu
), 10 the human race. We will mol commit al
! act, we will not utter word, we will no
: breathe an nsnnailon al variance with The
principles of The reciprocal inviolabiliy O
nations which we have proclaimed, and oil
s which the continent of Europe is already
2 gahefing tie fruits.
3 Zine fallen monarchy bad treaties and di
n pomatisis. Our dlpiomaiisls are nations
# our treaties are sympllhles. We should l.,
If insane were We openly to exchange such
e diplomacy for unmeaAipg aGd pJri4i allan
n ces with even the most legitimate partie
$. in The countries which Surround US. W
ae not competent either TO Judge them o
/ pleler some of Them 10 Others. BY anuoun
. eng ouf partisonship-of The one side. WI
should declare ourselves Tie other. We q,
not wish 10 be the enemies ofauy of you
fellow counuyman We wish on the con
: lrary, By laithlol observance Of the repub
n liean pledges, To remove all the preindice
= which. may mutually exist befweenuur neigh
borhood aud ourselves. This Course. bow
ever painful it may oe, is imposed on us b
the law of nations. as well as by our hisioi
: cal "reminiscences.
re DO you know what it was which mos
" served to irgiaie France aud estange he
" liom England during the fist republic?
was The civil war ina portion of OUT. teuilo
", supported, subsidized. and assisted b
lie Mr.. Pit. 1t was the encours gemenl aud ih
ie arms given to FTenchmen as heroeal a
n yourselves. This was not honorable wa
fare. Ii was royaIis' prop gandism wage
wHh French blood against tie repnt
" lie. This policy Is not YET, III spite ofailou
II eff0rIs. entirely effected from the meIaoFy {