Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-10-08
VOL. xxvIl.--No. 10.


in urging him IN remain a, his pus,; a, Ieas, ill The NEE.
ing OF the Assembly. Their expostula,ions were with
on, effect. and DE Falioux retired by no means paci6sd.
That night he sent TO tho .Moniie,r. il is said. with the
this effect: =
"lhe note inserted In The Pafrie was no, commune
Gated 10 NJ, do Falloox. lie would no, have been able
to %nnihorize It's terms. The communication orihe letter
oil Inc President of the Republic was purely a matter Of
courtesy on his part and excluded all idea Of publicity,
APpfehending the most embarrassing Consequences
rom the immediate dissolution Of the Cabinet, The Pres
ideht sent FOR nj. Theirs aud commissioned him 10 bind
and prop up the rieke,y affair Till the meeting Of The
Assembly In October. Rulhisres, the Minister Of War,
was m'i'ed TOO. and threatened To retire because Of tho
tho imperial style in which his Ministry had been walked
over IN the recall of Rostolan, and appointment Of his
successor. Theirs, however. succeeded. aud IL Is now
understood that no Cabinet changes vii, take place ,hl IL
shall DO seen NJ nearly as possible Of what complexion
viii he the majority In tho Assembly on It's 70 assembling.
i is supposed that Gen. Bedenu will soon succeed Random
in the c,nmand Of The French army in Italy.
| think myself that the real motive inducing the Presi-
dent 10 write and after 10 publish the letter was tp gain
popularity with the army and 10 ape the Emper IT by act
ing ttee ftom tho shnckles ii the constitution y Alarmed
loo by the signs Of union between the two olher monar-
eh'si parties he wanted 10 threaten them by n sort Of adj
vance on his part toward the liberal republican party. In
tact n portion Of that party seem disguised to meet the ad-
vance. The larger poriiun. however. sapoly distmstful
keeps nloof. tearing the Greeks Offering treucl,erous pres
ents.
II really seems almos, impossible that a European war
should not grow ont Of thia l,pnan question. In spite of
the want ot regular constitutional form 10 this manifesta-
I'm OF the Prcoidcn,'r will, the form chosen IA 50 insult
Ing and dictational that II cannot fail 10 aggravate The
situation u affairs, embiiter tho Pope, aud lessen tho
chances of pacific solution.
You have IN several occasions. doubt not. doomed
my structures upon the public mei If France incharifable
Unjust; aud IN your daily appreciation of French pol.
l''cs. you nre still prone 10 pm, seine faith in promises,
10 gath = some confidence firm pledges, and 10 believe
That solemn oaihs actually oppose some obstacle To lilo
accomplishment OF ends which are IN manilesl contradio.
iion with those oatls. Perhaps you hug tho amiable err
rur. aud would moi, be undeceived. lis,. dop't read La
Fressd OF the 9Th. 9th. 10Th. lllh aud l2,h list. II
contains a terrible critiqno nron this Roman expedition.
provoked by the Ney letter. and discusses 10 the sneerer
ol to-day, and 10 Tho historian of lo-unornon sad wrecks
u regulations. You ohjee, PERHAPS the want Of charac-
Tor Of La Pfgsse, itself. 10 whicl, "Cosnorolite' has more
than once alluded. True, | believe noining upon the
bare assertion Of that journal. Its editor possesses nut a
particle Of moral influence; but what he prores is as wor-
my OF credit AZ what any ono else proves. For aught
we know. his next neighbor would not have believed
Euclid upon his word of hounr; yet who u us, following
one OF his demonstrations regularly, 10 the q T.. ID.
would doubt is conclusions. becaase Of Euclld's sup.
posed laxiy of moral %principlel But there was one man
occupying an eminen, post here, and Of high public and
private reputation, whom In We ever been gratlfed 10
except from the general censnre--de Tocquevillc so hon.
orably known 10 us md 10 all Europe, by his grea, work,
Democracy IN .7mericd. An compelled, henceforth,
10 no longer make an exception Of even him2 will stute
certain facts having reference 10 him which have Just
come 10 light, and leave yon 10 Judge. admit that as
yet they are not absolutely conclusive. | shall maich for,
and report with much satisfaction. any explanation which
may appear, enabling rs 10 retain the admiration and
esteem for his character we have hitherto 81 sincerely
felt. Nj. do Lesseps. Won know. was lately sent by his
Government on a mission 10 Rene. His nission WINS
abruptly terminated, aud NJ. de l.esseps recalled In dis.
gtace Tor an alleged dIsobedienca 10 Instructions given 10
him by the then Minister Of Foreign Affairs, NJ. Drouin
dc PHnys. On the 3Otl July he appeared for trial before
the Council Of State. The charges against him were
read. They contained n copy communicated from the
office of The Minister Of Foreign ar is NJ do Iocque-
vile being now the Minister Of the instructions givenIo
dc Lesseps upon his departure for Rome. This copy
did not agree with the original instructions handed to do
l.. and s,ll in his possession. A very important phrase
and In~aniicstly uniavorable Ia M. de l., had been inter
poiated. NJ de- l.. and his counsel at the mouient sig
naized the discrepancy. The original Instructions were
exhibited 10 The Council Of State aud the Phrase objected
10 shown To be wanting in them. AT the close % the
sitting Nj de l.. repaired immediately to the Foreign
Office and compared his original Instructions with the
record there. These ,cere found 10 coincide PERFECTLY.
There seems 10 be no doubt TINT a fraudulent i%nterpola-
lion has taken place. in the c,py communicated for The
conviction Of Nj. de l.. from The department Of which NJ.
de Tocquevllle is the chief; and I'LL further explanation.
that gentleman mus, bear the responsibility and the odium
Of this Interpolation.
observe in the papers. that the French Government,
has given the notice required by The terms Of The treaty
Of The intention, on the part Of this government t., decliue
a renewal Of the treaty between France and England.
for the suppression OF the slave trade on the coast VI
Africa. This treaty Is suon TO expire by its own limi-
ta,i0n.
Several of the Paris journals say that the President
Inns il in contemplation 10 elevate his uncle Jerome tn the
rank Of Marshal Of France. lftrue, this would indicais
a reconciliation between these branches Of the imperial
family. o { such reconciliiiion, this report is the only
Symptom yet discovered can hardly credit it.
Jerome il, it seems by a statement lately made In the
.Noniier Of the "A, my, Is the Seniur General of Divisi n
now IN the French service.
Since the date Of my last, IL tuis Nap leon" has made
another Of his popularity hunting railroad excursions.-
This time into the department If lonne. The department
which first elected him To the Assembly last year, thus.
preparing his re- entry into France after his long exile
lie thanked them for that, but no, for 'conferring the
power ON him." That he deprecated as ''heavy bur
them" The dear, selrsacfifcing man!
C~OSMOPOLIIE
The press is specializing upon NJ. Poussin's move
ments. Sumo say he is about to leave the United
States Immediately for France. We suspect it is said
with more ruth that he is about to re urn t, New fok,