New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-26


papers.
The following summary Will be found TO contain
everything Of interest or importance:
FRANCE.
Lrmartine's Justification.
II de Lamari.ne has just published imphietin ie'
fence of hi. conduct while member Of the Provisional
Government u has created the greatest sensation and
the fret edition was sold OF in the course OF quarter
ola hour Il il in the form of letter 10 the electors
OF the various constituencies VINO returned MN as iher
representative IN the National Assembly.
After commencing by declaring that thai popularity
which Lad greeted hin everywhere without cause has
been Withdrawn from him without motive he pro
cecds ospeciy the accusations brought against him
SIT has been said then that was ardeutin ambition,
lint weak in pOwer-taat trucklcd with lcriorlsnl--
Ia, dealt with Colnmunsm-that plotted nitn the
prncipal factions who wished 20 cshOnor the iepluc
that cOnspred with the prisoners al Fincennes'
and supplied S1brer with arrns-that miNcd myst
up with attempts At an armed propagandism on me
frontiers Of Governments % which hld PROMISED
rcace-that compromised the safety Of the Republic,
bv not throwing forces the Rhine and the Ape
that retarded the elections. In order - pfJion- me
Dictatorship Of the Government oil when iOrncd Plft
that WIS an accompce in the manifestation oi the
1O0OOl men on March l4--that was nes-tatns and
taking no measures April 6-that after the meeting
uftho National Assembly refused tnrOueh
the uniiary power which the National A-scmpy a. II 7
aid Was DISPOSED 10 offer mc-that made an alliance
with men whose opinions were 1t variance WIN my
own-that the mO;vcOi my alliance win tlesc po"AcAl
sdyersa-es Is TO De found n Interested RELATIONS O."en
them aud me. in our common depredatons upon Tue
ubllc treasury or n infamous vcuaiiy-tLat these
1ccuct adForsaTics had 10 their hands NE proofs OBJ
this yena.ty and that was obliged % purchase ih'r
silence bv conccdng 20 their opnion--ihat pa.d my
debts with the money Of the Republc-tlat RENTED
10 England the fruits Of my malversauon-ila' man
tanned the Gtiiers Hdtf0aoHL to oycra"c tlc NaunnN
A-scmbly-'hat ON May i5 wiAuly Ten the Assembly
s- d f1r.rf fttf.U ftrgS UffI
against the events Of June 23-that neither nor my
colleagues had prepared the military forces necessary
that the conflict prolonged through This want OBJ
fOrchOu -ht-that The blood VI th1 clF wal rests uiu"
our hands
Lanartine answers all these charges seyerally. lie
declares that the revolution of FEBRUARY took him by
surprsc After the scene ia the Chamber OF Deputies
when the Provisional Government was appointed
We marched" writes he " % the Hotel d. Vile at
the head of a column of the people. We were borne
along under canopy of sabre, pixies aud bayoneis
into the halls stained with blood and encountered VIII
tho icad and the wounded 10 a small table 40 which
the Government orcauzed AZ this very hour com
menccd outside the conflict between the two hepuDucs
the one violent sweeping, dctatorial and terrorist,
ia language in gesture and in color the other noder
ate pacific legal unanimous. and cOn-ttui1nal-bc.
tween tine Republic OF your wishe- ana mat you "oud
not have The first act OF tins terrorist kepuDhc w@
10 hang out it, banner, whose color Is inc color ol
blood During two DAYS and two ni-hi-, armed men
repeatedly inundated the square The courts tr hal.
of the Hotel Dc Vile They Insisted upon our instantly
giving 10 the Republic the character the attitude, thr
cnb'Cms Of the first revolution. Ny colleague sud
myscli resisted at the peril OF our lives Twenty n's
during these seventy Two hours Wa taken up ara.
red carried TO the doors and windows on 10 the mead
of the staircase, into the courts and the square 10 az
dress men of another epoch who 80 lalaclousy inter
proed the viii Of the people, and 10 hurl down those
cmblcms OF terrorism with which II was attempted ~
d honor the Republic. on must remember Inc last
words which decided the victory in favor Of the til
colored flag they the lips o. my cOHcaugcs
only was called upon pronounce them - The red
flag citzens which you present to u.s. has never be'n
anyyhere except round the Champ Oh Mar. traled n
the blood the people the flag which We wish to pre-
serve 20 the Republic has made the tour Of the world
with our bravery our glory, and our liberties Was
this tine prcmeditated ambition Of poet INTO which
chance had thrown Us the breach made m society
Wa this weakness Was this compromise win tcI-
rorismi Decide ~
lie ustifcs his peace policy, and shows that 20 far
from having been an accomplish in the demonstration
of March j. it was directed against himself Ofthe
most disgracefu charge brought against him. that of
peculation and yenality Lamartine dsposes triumph
antly The following statement il highly interesting
on the lst January as. hftythree days before The
/ Repuhlic my general fortune amounted 10 2J0OOoJf
$4,000. very large fortune be II remembered, in
France in lands, houses, personal property invest
| mcits and literary property. My debts amounted 10
$50 OOOC Nothing is more easy than TO verify these
/ two amounts by the lands mortgages and other con
tracts But am told that had, in l-i7, debts %
GOOOOOf and consequently must have paid the other
JOOOOOf out OF the Public Treasury. Citizens, have
very little difficulty in replying 10 this. Inc yJ' UVVi
of debts paid of by SIX months before the heF
olufion out of what funds did | reimburse IN LIZ
/ these lOOOOOfi Out OF 300O0W lebOuNl received
from the publisher of the Hisi0ire de GToHdus ana
i5O0Oi the price OF my pat-imonis estate OF fefonne
near Macon sold By me Al that period For proofs 81
this 20 10 my said estate and its purchasers my n0ta
/ les, my publishers my creditors, and they VITA my
deeds releases and acquiiiances, VIII answer better
II fha lFrHN ~ OF
the day of tue establishment of the Republic and ui
accession 10 power up 20 the present day the following
is the account have been obliged 10 borrow llUVN
10 paw lOIOlOt am ready 10 produce Witnesses 20
those who may remain incredulOus Their names viii
answer for the truth and morality OF these transactions
II is shown then. that the of my partial rem
bursemenis in lls not in the Public Treasury but
In the funds of my creditors and friends. blush al
being obliged 10 expose all these particulars but the
people have right the regulations OF their heprc
seniaives. short time before February - con
cluded with booksellers editors capitalists sad pro-
prctors of journals contracts for the copyright OF my
literary works, past present and 70 come amounting
together 10 the sum OF J4oOhi hoped Dy my asslnu
tv 10 pav all my creditors in few years and thus pre-
| serve my patrimony for my numerous and beloved
family and for the numerous families ol tnc iar
crs who live upon my estates The charge Of public a
fairs and the crisis Of which could not take adyan
tage against the honest and generous men with whom
had entered into contracts, have compelled me u an
nul those contracts, and will oocc me 70 renoursc
the advances which have been made u me nave.
I
5i0OoOl such the benefits which have received
from the Republic
NJ dc Lamaltine then enters into the history OF his
connection with Sobricr Bsnqui, Raspal. bar0c' and
De Flot,c This connection was, he contends, 50 far
from being crime one Of bis best titles 10 the appfo
baton of his olow-cizcns and hc declares that the
ljcci of it was ito influence by private political con
vorsaiion and endcayor to rally % the Republic cen
sttuiona. honest moderate, aud practical the men
who were capable OF serving or running IT, lie con
/ cludes with the following splendid passage:
The Republic inspifcdby Washington shall triumph
over the Republic Of Babuu RObespierre, and Dinton
IN other sgcs other ideas other thoughts other men
This is the truth with regard to society The choice
you have made OF your representatives ~ the National
Assembly is guaranty for the triumph OF me popular
| and regular Republic understand IL II i the
honesty OF the people that you have cent IN them m
honesty Of the people is ~ salvation The National
Assembly will save France. Our sole glory lies IN ha'
ing i, that Attach yourselves more and more 10 me
National Assembly II is your own sovereignty and Is
worthy OF you Only give it time. Impotence Away
does violence good int, ntion.. Government Tor
ages is not % be Instituted in three months Accept
my adicux citizens Nominated ten times by you As
sgnhcsilon and not As man, commanded hcuceiortn
in the ranks Of simple rcpresc nta-vcs, descended from
/ power too high tor my ambition. and desiring that