The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-10-06
PAsIs, Sept 10, Is4e.

Another week has passed since Last wrote YOU
and, with ono or two exceptions, has been almost
barren Of political events The great event has been
the letter Of the President Of this Republic 10 his
aid-de-camp, VI. Ney, Ia Rome, in which he states
what the course Of the French government will b.
in regard 10 the Roman affairs Secularizaton and
a more liberal form Of government; general am.
nesty 10 political offenders; the Code Napoleon and
return Of the Pope ~ Rome; these are, IL would
seem, what France intends to have gained for Rome
by its Intervention The intimatiOn given H. that
II the Pope does not yield in these things, French
arms will make him.
This extraordinary epistle, which Is countersigned
by no minister, and which il equivalent almost 70 a
declaration Of war, has made prod gious sensation
IN the political world and the press has tai ked Of
almost nothing else since It's publication. II will,
douD,ess serve " bring things TO crisis At Rome;
and II y highly probable that if these terms as ex
pressed by the President demanded in the ear.
nest spirit which he seems ~ imply they will the
Pope wlask the protection Of Austria, and that war
may DC thc result result far from being contem-
plated by the government, / presume. when the
Intervention was made; and which have no doubt
heartily repents having got into scrape which re-
hccb - little honor upon its statosmansllip, and
where u would seem II must either consent 70 be
treated M 80 COntemptuOus manner by a Pope and
lev Cardinals, and bac ked out Of its assumed Do.
siil6n, Or De involved in war with another power.
lm7 letter docs not alone give = new character
~ the Roman question, but to the Republican Presi-
dent. u would seem that stroke Of his pen had
= M.
NO one knows II the ministry approve IT, or II the
assembly might not dissent 20 IT. u is said, even,
that II has caused rupture in his cabinet and that
some notifications viii probably be made in il when
TIE assembly meets next month but the letter il
written and sent forth, signed Louis Napoleon b.
naparte, and All Europe il in agitation and war II
~ every bOdy's mouth. So seriously il IL thought
%, that even Girardn, the editor Of the "Presss'
one oi Tie b'st informed and ablest conducted pa
per- IN France. who has been preaching crusade
against the army and the expenditures Of govern
ment suddenly stops his articles these subjects
and says That m the present state Of affairs, il would
D. treason 20 The country 10 argue against stand
ing army % ~ endesvor 20 expose the weakness Of
the government, at time when apparently every
iorce VIII D. required % sustain its honor abroad
The only other piece Of news Of moment, which
now think VI, y the report that the people Of the
Caucasus have formally yielded 10 the Russian
Emperor; and that this war which has for 40 many
years been conducted at such cost of blood and
treasure 10 the Czar is finally at end. have
been told that twenty five thousand men lost their
lives there annually. According to the terms Of
peace, az given 10 u the journals, Russia il to
pay an annual tribute 10 the submitting tribes who
are 10 send hostages 70 St. Petersburg rs guar.
anty Of their good faith