The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-27

II Tor three months, or ELK months, depIvrd of IN
/ Constitution, viii sa, to you-you shall not drag
this vote from my breast until your balls shall have
pierced IT." Our contemporary ADDS
| when these souvenirs are so recent when they
still yibrae in the heart Of the country you dare div
| owning yourselves TO cast blaE, and insult on the
| government and the men whom you illustrated a
month ago, by the homage OF the gratitude of the
country. and from the hands Of whom you received
the Republic free pure from all violence, conquered by
the people and blessed Of God! All 1t is not only
| iDgrstiude-it is madness"
| 1t ls rather remarkabl coincidence, il merely
a coincidence. that on the same day on which
| this defence Of M. de Lamartlne and the Prov,-
sional Government appears IN the Bten Public,
the Dcnaoc,otis Pocfque, which is the organ of
deranf is the chief, should also devote a page to
an apology for the same part-s which here and
| there take all the character of labored defence
After the long extract that we have given from the
Ben PVb'c, II cannot be expo cted that we should
J take great deal from the Democratic. We give,
4 however, The concluding passsges:-
1 an de Lamartne determined TO remain the
man OF the Revolution of February; he nobly
sacrificed himself to the cause of cancellation and
public peace. II was with full knowledge that
he accomplished This sacrifice. In ascending the
tribune on the 10Th May, to declare that he would
nc' enter the Executive Committee II NJ. Ledru
RoIu were set aside, M de Lamartlne said to one
Of his colleagues, / shall cause myself to lose
200 votes And in fact the votes only placed M.
Committee, and since that day he has been the
object OF the attacks of the party which boosted of
having gwen him a lesson-of ingratitude. no
doubt He WAS reproached for his relations with
honest Caussldlere, and with all the men of the
| barbados; It being forgotten what burning ele-
mems 1t was necessary to employ to establish any
organization whatever after February; and the
programme imposed by events-establIsh order out
OF dlsorder-was incrimlbated. Still the Prov-
sIonal Government-insufficen In manv respects
had at least the merit of being conciiatOry of
teaching patience and resignation to the people by
hope, of maintaining in latent state the opposition
interests Il prev va mfr Inndu otrn
giles The day on which, contrary to the sentiment
always conclliatory Of Lamartlnr, members of the
National Assembly desired to employ force on the
day on which the immediate dissolution of the ate
Re7s mdtiomonr was enacted, the collision ADJOURN
ed by the policy OF LamartIne, broke out. Paris
was plunged into mourning, and although orderob-
tanned the victory, we know not who can rejoice
at nlumpbs purchased at such price. On the
Zllh June, the government was concentrated in
the hands of the military authorities, and Lamar
tine retired But his lofty intellect and noble
heart are not lost to the country. Lamartine is
gifted TO the highest degree with the national SEN
ment he feels love for all great things, and the
literary glory which was for long time an OBJ.
stacle to his political influence, has now become
most serious titles Lamartine, in truth, is not
socla'ist-be does NOT connect himself with respect
10 social organ sation, TO the programme Of any
school but ne is in heart with all those who de.
sire the aDnlhllatlon OF misery. the elevation of all
to true liberty by physical welfare, as by intel
lectual and moral develt pement. Never will pro-
eressive idea, which may present itself with a
practical character, find an obstacle in Lamartine
M de Lamsrtine is predestined representative
OF the French character-he Is called by Prov-
dence to reno er the most eminent services to the
country, and we are happily to fulfil a duty by pre-
ceeding with respect to him the day of return of
popularity and national reparatlon
Affairs on the Continent of Europe.
(From the London Times, Aug Al
We have Received brief and perspicuOus state
mtnt OF The views entertained by the cabinet of the
"a ralD tn tt,al .,zl 4
and this publication Is understood to speak the
Official sentiments Of the Dutch government on a
question which has b. come one OF considerable
interest TO The peace OF Europe Our readers are
aware that there exists a conflict of Jurisdiction IN
the province OF Limbug, between the German con-
federation of which it forms part, and the king
OF the Netherlands, IN whose dominions is ncor-
po1ated This conflict has been brought TO a de-
cislve point by the adoption In the National AS
| sembly OF Frankfort, ct certain resolutions brought
forward by some OF the German delegates of Linn
burg, 10 the following effect-
II That the political and administrative union of
Limburg with the kingdom Of the Netherlands in its
present character, is Incompatible with the German
fed.IatVe constitution. That no part of the
sttutiop which the duchy of Limburg demanded for
itsf should be contrary to the general form Of copst
tuition be decreed for all the several States prised
in the German confederation. 8 That the question
Of participation of Lmburg in the national debt Of
Holland should be recomme nded to the Provisional
ES' cntive fer the purpoe of wing fair settle
nept under con dition OF final sanction by the Ger
ms n psrliamp emit
Tins declaration, which assumes the complete
ard ndlsputable authority of the German fedora
ton IN Lnburg, has been met by the publication
OF the official pamphlet to which we have referred,
and by proclamation of the governor of the pro-
vince, which has appeared under the direction Of
The Dutch minister, M. de Lichienveldt, who has
been sent to Maesricht. The proclamation init
mates, that "it is erroneous to suppose that the
separation OF the Duchy from the Netherlands has
at once been accomplished, by the decree of the
Frankfort Assembly that, on the contrary, the
King OF Holland is bound by the fundame ntal law
tEo .lv,x LII A. 4
VEN Llmburg according to the laws of the coun-
n.y. AND TO preserve the integrity OF the territory OF
his Kingdom; and that the legal condition of Lin
burg, which has subssted for the last eight years,
can Only be modified with TIE consent of the King
and The appreciation OF the Legislature" In short,
the position which the Dutch government has tn AZ
announced It's int ntion TO defend and maintain is
dismetncally opposed 10 the pretensions of the
German Federal Assembly, and IN the present
temper OF that body, we shall not be surprised if
they summarily proceed to enforce their authority
by an armed occupation or invasion OF the coun-
thy, assisted, perhaps, by German instruction,
got up against the Dutch government. among
part OF The inhabitants. Happily. the fortresses of
Maesiricht and venloo are well garrisoned with
Dutch troops, and over them the German confede-
ration has no pretext OF authority.
The Dutch government contends that by virtue
oil Inc treaties which completed the separation o.
Be ieium and Holland, and especially OF that o.
l9'h OF April, 1889, no such State Ms the - Sc O,
Lmbuig has any separate existence The
province OF that name was divided, orming part
OF Holland and part Of Belgium, not as distinct
PrlncPallties but as integral portions OF each of
those Kingdoms. The Dutch province OF Lmburg
~ therefore, governed to oil Intents and purposes
like any other part OF Holland The same law of
succession lin the female as well Ms male line)
has been established in it by the purchase of the
rights OF The male heirs, and its inhabitants parti
cipa'e IN all the privitg es and burdens of Dutch
subjects. II is true that the King VI Holland con-
scented to Join the German Confederation for this
province OF Limburg, IN exchange for the ceded
ILlYemhurU rps
time, the Dutch admnin straton Of the province:
but at that time the obligations of a member OF
that confederation hardly extended beyond a GER
tam contribution OF men and money to the military
leseue snd these continpcnts nave bern maid hy
tie Dutch Amy and the Dutch treasury. The case
Of the Grand Ducby OF Luxembourg "a wholly DIFF