New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-18

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PER month at the ofhoe
The Case Brought Home-hexiee nm"
Compared.
We had some difficulty, three yea" ago - -
,,,g many Of our elbow citizens comPreneN"
an might tr,,ly love his country ana oe'i'
.n-hai,o ve,uot be able 20 wish ber success -
=. ,,;o., .ggre.sive Wsr-Day thar 10 "'s''
- = h.#-d in a rspscioos inrosd on hef
.,a,to,. territory precisely beoo~ie ne loved ne'
,.utd fin have her shun by obedience The
...o,,,spse Of covetOusne. ard carnage
". ,.nsuber Military cotemPorsry IN oar oTn
c,,v. another Of a Religious turn down Ess'' sno
80. covsrnor Of this State, as prominent spos-
o.. II the doctrine. Our Country, hight or
vv,sng. the last officially insisting that, DO mat
,srifxe we're wrong in beginning tne wal
ought ,,il 10 persist in killing those woo were !"
the risht and on the defensive until tneJ were
forced 70 consent 10 pay Us the expenses u o''
co.,lv butcbery, either in territory :" money AD'
49,. k,,.ls, morality was commended and widely
....,,sd q, Patriotism, while the opposite We"
.,iyus,ized, as Mora Treason.
w. h.vs now a spectacle presented which
,,,g. The hostile positions and contradictory logic
.f1s4s-7 respecting Mexico very vividly INTO Judg
rs,t. A French Army is fercely besieging, BON
..,d,ny and ssssultng the famous and venerable
ci,v which was long the undisputed Metropolis
the Ancient as in many respects II now is Of the
ch,.,;sp Word. No other city on earth enbo-
soo, half 90 many Of the treasures Of Art the tro-
ohies Of Genios as Rome indeed. we might Al
,oo,, ,sy that II mankind were forced 70 choice
betveen the destruction Of the relics OF antiquity,
the wonders Of Art garnered in Rome and that OF
those 10 ell the world beside, they ought TO save
the former at the expense OF the latter. The siege
Of Rome therefore, whatever its results, 10 NOR
slly certain 10 cause enormous, iDcacalsDie o"n-
.ers which ell mankind must deplore and which
ali mankind will be utterly unable TO repair vi
eourse ont Of France, except among the blinded of
eoldly selfish edberents OF Despotism, the conduct
Of the French Government excites one general
sentiment OF hearty detestation.
But how is it IN France Nsy-to come e1-
sctly TO the point--how ought a 10 be with lntehl-
gent. rstiopal, berty-loying Frenchmenf o"gM
thew 10 rejoice in view Of the confidently expect
ed fall Of Rome Ought they To exalt 10 tins tear
,nv 10 oieces OF women and children In their homes
nv F,anoh shells and cannon balls as conducting T.
the glory Of France Ought they to insist that
no matter how the struggle originated OF winch
party is in the right, their National Honor inhexi-
BIZ demands the subjugaton Of Rome at all haz-
ards1 Ought they TO exult In the progress OF Gu
d,no,, and pray for the discontinue Of Mazzlni asd
gsribadif Answer as, ye Patriots whose motto
is Success TO our Country, Right or Wrong
What they actually do is certainly the opposite
of this Find hearty French Republican where
You will, aud you have found a deadly foe to tins
vilsiny of Leon Faucher and Louis Napoleon he
doe, not desire its triumph-far sooner would he
see the whole Invading Expedition lie blackenine
corpses around the walls OF the uncouqnered Etsr'
nal CITY. He has read Louis Nspolcon's grandil-
oousnt Message, and Odion Bauot's exculpatory
speeches, aud lots more such, but what do they al
amount to- Here il France and there IL Rome
Whist business, have the troops Of the former ~
hostile array on the soil Of the latter Where Is
their warrant for being there at all France
don't aeknorledgs the Romsn Republic, do you
say The more shame TO her that she don T. but
her failure to acknowledge gives her no right to SIS
ssilit. Just think Of a al knocking another still
with a sled-stske, and when asked how under the
sun he could 90 abuse stranger, cooly replying
that he had never aekn0Vlsdged that strangers
existence Would not such rufian be likely TO
acknowledge practically the sherifs aud the
iailors existspce whatever might be his theoreti-
cal notions on the subject
But France must preserve her legitimate in
nuence in Italy Indeed Hardly less than
million Of her sons have fallen TO iertilize the
plains and passes of Italy. and what has their
sacrifice accomplished for French influence In
that beautiful land Not so much. We are conf
dent. az this single expedition against Rome has
done 20 destroy It, France might have extended
her influence in that quarter. but she has chosen
instead syersion aud loathns. She has not even,
we trust secured the good will OF the Allied Des-
pots whose tool she has chosen 10 be on the
contrary, they will drive her out in disgrace when
she has finished their job and they shall feel able
to dispense with her services. We shall zee tina,
she has avoided no war by this toad-eating on
the contrary, she must fight at last, and she has
last stricken down one Of her most important
allies In the coming struggle. Only by renounc-
ing even her Republican name and conforming
openly and fully to the dosmss Of Despotism will
che be readmtted TO the alliance and sympathy
OF the coalition of Tyrants. Hsve not her true
hearted sons, then. abundant reason for detsstins
and resisting the policy which crushes the last
vestige Of Freedom in Italy And should not
Republicans everywhere stand firm for Justice
with Freedom first and Country afterwa
Woaldn't it be Bads
'Cosmopolite,' Paris correspondent Of the
Cowrsrr aad Enqu,rer, thus reveals through that
Journal his spprshensons Of the course of things