New-York daily tribune., 1849-08-11
NEW YORK TRIBUNE.
NETWORK. SATURDAY. AUGUST II.
Truth ~. Courtesy.

5,,,,e. of ibe Fogrerte ory.n Tbe,e vi-w. arc *.
pressed W calm and mannefi and IKE
other views Of tns distinguished winter. viii COMMAND
wherever be l. and mat - over gfest
psn OF ne civilized world Robert Ws.n ~ onk NE
OF fsittu p1blc service under many ditercut sonins
nom. of different ppics has - honofed himself ard be
erred 70 dspa him but, The other hand, hss felt
pnde r-taniDg him in his pOuoD In ruh. hs great
literary Q1Ir-meuis. his political experience ns uni
pent .binue. spd moral worth qualify and ertite him ID
the CHEST plom4c station, instead of The
Of Consul, with winch his ambition 10 be saus-
hsd We shali not deny that b. hss laken u the
Roman cnesiiou somewhat different from our oNn.-
when nsy Anse partly from hs fe Rious prepOsss.Ols
and party ~e presume from better uDdefsznding u se
from fsr psr,icgar topio We
sho1ld despise Oursely-s n We could refuse
-ng 10 our column. 10 call saeh snsn. fo' he
D. boa. '1ch opinions, " renegade American =
exprs.siOn Of 80 ~ a renegade 20 trIfh and free
nar" base crsts.. -'ffegratOr 70 which We are
DOM and forth. ss.- 'tcepi lie I'itEne, would
persuaded no paper 10 ne ciy -
voluntary descend
We plead guilty-very guilty-ss ty s'y-
oles.s-to the charge Of using strong terms
coarse sod harsh, If you please-in expressing our
o,inion Of Mr.. Walsh and his late letters. Our
spology-no our jastiicstion-is' that no other
would have been appropriate. Mr.. Walsh holds
avery important public station under the Govern
ment OF this Republic, and the letters he writes
for publication 10 tins country have convinced Us
that the country is wronged, and the cause Of
Right and Freedom deeply injured BY his c'n'in0-
ance in that ofRce. We desire and demand ms
removal though we know no human beng who
has. licitsd or wishes the Office. We only want
a Consul at Pans with an American hes" IN n''
bo.om-a friend Of Human Liberty, whose 'yH
pathies. as between the oPpressor ana 'ne OPP
nre..ed are on the side Of the latter euch man
M. walsh has proved himself not to be Ough'
h. 10 be retained in that responsible position P
J.., imagine the case Of a man OF bis stamp nav
iny been Consul at Rome at and after the ate SUI
,sndsr % the French What chance would the
d,.comfted devotees Of Liberty, even II American
citizens. have had Of any Protection under oo'
asgr Would they not sooner have sought It ID
tbs dungeon. Of the lnquisitionl Who can say
how soon Paris may like Rome be beseged
and captured By the Cossck hordes now trooPins
soutnwsrd as the trusty servitors Of Order
And do Won expect US to be mealy-mouthed and
dainty in our choice Of words at such c'h"
The enemies Of Human Liberty are our enemies
AS such they know us aud we know them TINS
i. no time for hollow cOurtesies and unmeaning
ciyili,ies Not at least till the blood of the mar
tyred defenders Of Rome shall have ceased u
crimson the earth sanctihed by their desthdeiying
devotion to Freedom may you reasonably ash
us TO exchange courtesies with their assassns
and their more dastsrdly caumniators.
The Journal reminds that Mr. Walsh has
held hi. Office under many different Administra
tions of different politics" and that not one Of
.those Administrations has ever desired to dis
.placc him" No satire was intended here, yet
70 those who know the facts the irony is mot
cutting Gen. Harrison appointed LoHENzo
DRApEH. an American merchant every way fitted
for the post to that Consulate, and he discharged
its duties 10 universal satisfaction until John
Tyler, having turned traitor to his party, saw ht
10 remove MIR Draper and give the place to Mr..
Walsh The choice was instructive like master
like man. Tyler WAS superseded by Polk, but
Walsh was not superseded-he was one OF the
very few Tyler appointees spared and favored by
the late dynasty. Why sol Mr.. Walsh found
means to render his ready pen servicesbe to the
new powers Writing for several Influential
Wing and no party journals he was able to aid
the contamination OF the Texas lniquity and
glorify the Mexican War with remarkable efci-
ency. That job having ceased to pay, he is now
doing the agreeable TO President Taylor and his
Cabinst--we fear with success. That we cannot
help. but having watched. and comprehended
and detested his shiny course, we will not be de
frauded of the luxury Of despising him openly and
heartily.
Our immediate business is with his late lette
of exultston over the capture OF Rome and The
general prostraton Of Repubfcanism throushou
Europe. The primary question to be considered
is this-Did the man Walsh psan to deceive th
American People with regard to that French wa
on the Roman Republic Hear him
"wehAve. to day aproround lament Of the Nation
over the fate OF Rome II 10 quite becoming IN ihe ME
ts~ of the Romsn Republic There VII oe ptSol o' ~
sand francs from the Tnumvirate ss subsidy 10 W
scS.mr OF insnrrecliou here The French Ooverumer
h.d ground of war against the Roman for the league
the latter with the Revolutionary iseuun IN fTsue",
complete unTemitng concert OF machinahon ana se'l'h
Now admit,-what we do not believe, restin
Ms it does on his mere assertion-thst the Roma
Republic dad send money to Paris in aid of III
Democratic manifestation there's not the write
OF the above paragraph nevertheless a liar, and
very bsse one Look carefully at the facts Th
demonstration took place on the 18th OF June last
the money, IT sent must have been sent Yer
near that time. And WAy was 1t sent Plain
to aid in changing the French Government 50
to convert the Army bssieging Rome from n ho
tile into an allied force IL was act OF slmp
self-deiense under the pressure OF sn imminel
and deadly peril. But W slsh twists It into ls
tlAcafioa Of ne French crusade against Rome +
ssys France had cause of war lcAea J sgsin
the Roman Republic-sSd cause being the a
willingness Of the latter TO he still and have l
throat cut The world does know, and there ca
not be false witnesses enough trumped up
shake its perfect consciousness, that there wss l
i'll feeling. even on the part OF the Roman X
public toward the French Government until Il
latter sent Oudnot ~ debark his army anherslds
aud aninvited on Roman soil. and there play Il
part OF The Confidence Man to the extent
knocking down aud dragging out because the d
manded Confidence could not be scoorde
Who does not now see that every pretence {
which that Expedition was originally excuse
has utterly vanished Who talks now of FrenC
frsternal concern for Roman liberty mensced
Austria Not even Walsh for he tells us
"TAr,, is NJ ~ least l,esAod Aas Pops pa, n a,
saS ., D. AsNsp D. Iiod tAs ts.ral dozfasca q e X,
~, ar that will grow oat ot tins question. OF a.
oo,.ion ~iih him the situation Of he French
IA reference to any Of The Italian Governments o. ore
powers