New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-12
Rome md her Desfroyers.

We read with pam ana su'P''7 ''7-'' d" N.'
last Journal Of Comm<yce intended to pallIate II
no, absolutely Justify the French vlilainy By v hich
the Roman Republic has doubtless ere this oeeu
crushed. The Editor says:
"On former occasion we expressed our belief that
the French interyenton Instituted FOR toe be
struction Of Roman liberty but for 1t. protection We
It'll Of the opinion. notwithstanding the de
pOrabe events which have since occurred. Ine
French Government did not interfere until they "a"
three armies IN notion or preparing 70 move, upon
Rome armies OF the most despotic and bigoted ainc
lie nations 10 Europe. VIZ Austris, NApes ana SPAN
II was evtsole that before this combined force the
Roman Republic must AZ ength succubD. FRANCE
wished her from such calamity and expected
that the Romans would receive her - inrnd and Dr.
hverer Ttst these were essentially the 4 tne
French Government sh0on By asciare'ao1 aads ~
M Barrot the Minister Of Foreign Arsirs IN the Va
fionsl Assembly, June IA, ~ tolo~s
As the "declarations Of Monsieur Odilon
Barrot, who by the way is mister Of Justice and
not Of Foreign Affairs, are not exactly the eVi-
dence by hch anything "is shown" TO our mind
except bis own baseness and perfdy, with inst
Of the knot Of traitors 70 Liberty 20 which he be-
longs, and more especially as this declaration
has already appeared in our columns, we omit it,
and follow the journals own reasoning, 70 wit:
I'VE thought at the tine and still think that the Ro
committed great mistake In refusing the over.
lures of France. Had they been powerful nation,
with resources sufficient carry on a long and expen
slve war, tbs case would have Seen different But in
such case France would not have inteTfered. Had
she believed the Romans capable q defending them.
selves against the combined forces OF Austria Ma pies
ana Spain, her expedtonary army would have remain.
ed ~ home. But che was not willing 20 soc despotism
resstsoished IN Italy. either IN the OF the Pope
otherwise Therefore che atten pied 10 fOrests the
Of the other powers, ny taking upon Der.
self the adjustment If affairs ~ Rome. Had the RO
mans placed themselves under her protection they
would have been safe from the Vaccinations OF despot
ism and they might have trusted pubic sentiment in
France TO prevent that protection from degener.tng
Into oppression"
How the Journal can say all this in fuIl view Of
the fact that the Roman G0vernmenf DID occ'pt
The orertures Of France making Treaty with
her fully accredited Envoy, NJ. Lesseps. we can
not imagine. The Treaty thus made was IN Sub
stsntial accordance with the ENJOYS instructions
ne well 90 with the votes Of the Constituent Az
sembly which authorized the expedition TO the
Roman States. That Treaty should have secured
ali the objects contended for by France if her pro-
LESSONS or the Journal and NJ Bsrrots expiana-
tons were founded in truth. Bot they were not
aud the conduct Of OudDot at the time OF the
Treaty, like that Of Louis Napoleon, Barot Co.
since stamps their " hole proceeding with double
dealing and treachery. They meant to get pos
Of Spain and her Royal Family some fo'ty-odd
years ago and we pray Heaven they may make
such another job Of 1t as he did before they get 10
she end. The former Napoleon got possession o.
Ferdinand md Charles lV.-of Madrid and the
greater part of spain-but how did he come ont
At lssti Louis Napoleon has doubtless got Rome
and crushed her Patriots he has secured also the
undying hate OF sincere Republicans all over the
world. de isuppernost now, but some OF us viii
live to see him through. In the war now begun,
ono battle is very little and a year not much
There arc more OF both ahead
We have not the most exemplary patience with
this talk Of Protection accorded by one Nation
10 the liberties Of another that only asks 10 be let
alone Protection from what from whoml oh
the Austrians, spaniards and Nespotans were
threatening Republican Rome Well has
France driven any of them eff Has she evinced
q disposition 10 do so II shd meant anything o.
the sort, why not ask II me # she wanted help,
and wait I'LL she said yes This breaking into
mans rear window, musket in hand, on the pre-
tence OF protecting him from robbers who you fear
will assail his front door, is really not the thing
Warn him OF his danger If you please and then
ask him how and where you can DO Of service IN
avertng It,
The Romans chased home their Neapoltsn in
vaders in double quick time their devout sove
reign leading the iugitves on hand sllop They
would doubtless have served the Spsniards the
same way aud tho Aus,rians have enough on
their bands Just now without besiegiug X me
Frsnce alone had power to crush the Roman De-
mocracy--et US see what she makes by IT, But
at all events, forever execrsted be " inst protec
'tion which vutures give to lsmbs-coverlng to
.devour them" The weakness Of d me oniy Is
grEvates the baseness of her colossal assailant.
We ash, and ask in vGin for he eridchee Of de.
voton to Roman Liberty by the motley coalition
OF notorious monsrchists snd selfish trinmers who
now misrule France. NJ Bsrots declarations
being proved false by his own acts, we d, msnd
some tangible, ,ehable proof of NM. Faucher
Falloux Co.'S good intentions 10 sending this
expedition 10 Rome. What gus'anto for Roman
Liberty did they ever propose Have not all
theis proaers of kindly Offices TO the Roman lie
public been on the principle Of the boys Open |
your mouth and shut your eyes. and III make |
you wiss' Our Police Reports have lately been |
iradiated with the dolngs OF a swindicr who
went about asking persons be met, Have you |
oo4f deace enough in me to lend NE your watch |
all tomorrow (which watch, being lent, he |
spoused Of course within the next ten minutes
Had his genius led him to diversity his operations
by means Of club knocking down those who did |
not happen to have confidence on the instaut. |
he would have been a dead match for the French |
protectors OF Rome, aud might have preferred .
fair claim to DO the next Moderate candidate
for the Presidency.
The conduct Of the Roman Republic, in view Of
this Joao hse attach, has been dgniied aud open
handed throughout The Triumvirate have met
every proper overture with cordially every i'm |
proper one with patient dignity. NAY, more
though a Government which In m akins oversures |
o. concord 90 another questions that others valid
iy, is guilty Of gross insult which renders iur-
ther intercourse very difficult until the dsocartesy
Is retescted with apologies, yet the Roman su,hor
tiles have said Ii is urged that we are the lead
.ers of a faction, and not the legitimate mSsis-
.;rstes OF Rome; 10 spare the etasion OF blood,
I'VE will put everything on this issue. Withdraw
Ill md lar tar Vnt n Of all the