The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-02
IMP ORTANT DEBATES
IN THE
FRENCH LEGrXLATlVE ASSEMBLY.
Tremendous Excitement on The allan Question.

ta Ftils has all but Witnessed a IcpetltlOn OF tho
sanguinsry days OF June of lasi year. Blood has
been shed, barncades erected the streets cleared
BY cavalry, and the French capital declared In a
staie OF siege
Unhappy France seems doomed 70 eternal dsquiet.
What brought the excitement 10 a crisis was the
expedition against Rome 81 unlustifable as 1t was
nncsed for success often, IA appearance at least,
3 warrun,s bold line Of achon bu. The French have
I been defeated before Rome--the yellow Tber has
been running red with the blood of the Gaul, and
4 Oudnot kept At bay, with his &c, 900 Frenchmen,
a al the gate of Rome This was too fine an oppor-
tsnIty be- lost sight Of by the mountain, and their
panizans Ia he Chamber and the public press were
interchangeable IN getting up an outbreak. That the
readers Of the Nero York Herald may be kept per-
lecty ou courant of European events, we enter
somewhat into detail.
The news from Rome, of losses sustained by the
French troops, led to the following important sitting
In the French Legislative Assembly on Monday,
llih inst Nj. Ledru RolIin played first fiddle, and
appealed TO arms
SITTING OF MONDAY, June IL.
The order Of the day was interpretations on foreign
THE PREsIpESr-I have to call on hon gentlemen to
preserve the deepest silence The discussion Is most
important one, and clamor or disorder only take
away from Its dignity and gravity General marks Of
assent
M. LEpRu robin then ascended the tribune and
said that there were moments when little period OF
time was OF immense Importance. This was exempli-
ned In the present instance few days Interpret
atons would have been Of the greatest utility but
they useless every body knew what had taken
place ut Rome. The French and Romans had been en-
gagged in more than most sangunary combat, and
both parties had suffered most severely. The French
troops had not made the slightest impression and ct
the end. armistce, of arms, had bsen
applied for by General Oudinot
Al. DE TocavrvILLr, Minister of Foreign Affairs
We have not received any intelligence Of the kind.
N. LEpRU RoLLIN said that tain ntellige had
arrived Of the fact and he read letter dated from
suffered dreadfully and that of the positions had
been reaken by the Romans that the AID and Goth eg
loss That the intelligence Of suspension of arms
for twenty hours having been applied for by Gen
Oudinot was confirmed principally for the purpose Of
taking up the wounded soldiers left on the field Of
combat. (Agitaton) The honorable gentleman then
went to say that all interpretations useless,
and that he did not intend to proceed with them He
blamed General Oudinot's conduct as Infamous and,
after commenting severely on the conduct Of the 60
vernm concluded by declaring that there only
one way Of proceeding. and that was to impeach the
ministers aud the President of the republic In
Quence, he thereby handed in q demand for impeach-
ment Of those functionaries Great applause the
left" Oh oh, on the right The hon gentleman then
left the tribune and proceeded his place then turn
tie Assembly sbalI at once Withdraw to the bureaux
70 examine the demand which just presented. (Agi-
tation)
M o. BARRsr the President Of the Council. replied,
that intelligence whatever Of the kind broaght for
representative,
the sosernmsrt The last information vas the des-
patch q General Oudinot and he considered that the
hsnorsbis gentleman ought to os more carsious IN
bringing forward Information which wss no. JUSTIFIED
St..,,,,.,,,s - teo-ne. But the object of such
be aisamulatsd ~ vas to excite disturbance in the
puDhe nina thurmurs on the left Such also the
the Preslaent e ihe Rspn bic and his ministers But
tns Of coustry did net respond to the de-
Of the honorable gentleman as it would be admit
ted that the had done all for the
Of liberty In the Roman States Tbs honorable minis
ter then went back Of the circumstances
nscted with the intervention In Italy that
the government had acted altogether In conformity
with the will Of the Assembly that had all that
could be effected by Of negotiations and that 1t
not unit. after all of negotiation had been
exhausted that France had sent orders to her envoy
psnpoten tary to return aud had Determined to vim
dcae the honor Of the couulry by directing General
Oudnot to act. He referred to the manner in which
the Republic Of Rome had been commercially the
ssssination Of NJ Rossisnd the Joy expressed Rome
account Of that act and then asked. could any
tuppoe that the French government had acted contra
ny TO the constitution when II had determined not to
recognise the Roman Republic, or consider it a
tionay He maintained that looking at the state Of
political affairs In Italy with the Catholic powers de-
termined to intervene for the Of restoring the
Pope. France could not remain Inactive Austria had
declared her intention to interviews for the purpose OF
securing her own interests in Italy. Naples also
determine for her safety to act with energy How
then cesd France remain With arms crossed when her
TO b. present when the other states ntsrered But the
had been most clearly set forth In the National AS
semby lie had again refused II
Assembly had any idea Of recognizing the Roman
public NJ. Ledru Ron had himself ascended the tri-
bune and called on the Assembly by formal vote to
recognize what he called the sister republic. The As
seubly. by an immense majority, pronounced against
that course. The government in sending out expe
dition 20 Italy baa acted perfectly in accordance with
the will of the Assembly; the expedition went there
with every desire for peace; but without any
whatever either OF good interest the French
troops had been received with balls Even then
after such n receptiOnth the forbrarAncs
dtion and only after every other had been
tried In vain that France had acted as her honor aud
dignity called for Was France to wait until Austria,
Spain and Naples had entered Rome by Of arms
Had such course been determined on, what clamors
would not be raised against the government for its
sect for its nattention to the honor Of Frsnee' Well
that had not been resolved And what the
eoBsequepce The assertion that the ministers had vio
lated the constitution But the facts in direct
contradiction to that affirmation The honorable Mi
Mister here entered into detailed account OF the land
ing Of the French troops at Cvita Veccha their .d
vance aud their hostile reception ct Rome. He de-
pcted the indignation With which that intelligence had
been received referred to the vote of the Natousi As
sembly ON the occasion and then reminded them that
~ Drouyn de Lhuys had twice ascenied the tribune
and demanded in formal terms whether the Assembly
desired that retrogrsde movement should be ordered
20 the eIpedticnary corps but NJ senard replied that
the committee Of Foreign Affairs did not think that
troops before Rome consequently authorized By the
Assembly Negotiations were entered into and an ar
mise agreed to The segotisiions vent on but With
out "A. ct; and all this lime the troops OF the other
po-ers we're advancing The point, then to be decided
vss, had the French government exhibited sufficient
particularly after the nature Of the
Citations which had marked the duration Of the armis-
tee' The honorable gentleman here read the frat Of
two treaties which have been lately published and
which. be observed had been received by the Roman
Assembly With ironical laughter, sneers and con-
tempt NJ. de Lesseps had declared that IL this
convention not accepted, he should consider
hs mission terminated. Yet notwithstanding
such declaration. h. Afterwards proposal second
treaty. which run thus : rhs hopsrabie gentleman
here read the second treaty which has also been pub
hsh.d The parts declaring that the French Republic
would defend the territory Of the Roman Republic and
that the French troops should occupy environments
outside the vslls Of Rome received by the AS
scmby vth laughter This second treaty had been
rejected by General Oudinot contrary to the honor
m France and most properly notwithstanding all the
CLEANERS raised against that General for how could
soldier any who had patriotic blood in his veins
su1.r that his troops should remain like enemies
cid. the walls Of Rome when the Ausrans and Neapo-
litsne forced their way I'M Loud cheering But What
the Key to all this conduct of the Roman govern
mentthis incident proposal to the French authorits1