New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-10
FRANCE
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drive into oblivion forever the nemoy Of these forty
years Of Pesce sud prosperity One need bu, lcsk At
tie terrific preparations for that going
in Europe 20 he convinced tina. the war spirit buried
for nue BY the better ios.;rcts Of mankind s yet
sufficiently active to overlook the interests Of i-
proved humanity and advanced civilization 10 rst
iy its bloody wan,s Old England. true to her ante
csdens after exhsusting herself OF words IL putting
on her amor with degree Of energy aad on scale
Of magnitude which does credit to her most martial
ds-s she IL preparing for the contest with sn eaba
sias,o and force which might well friyh.eo any lee
,remy than the Emperor Of all the Rassiss. In the
auAumty and the zeal with which she is entering tais
e,uhst IN favor Of the weak against tie ssrore shs
presents TO he world spectacle which mounts 10 the
subErs and a,ones for many Of her past avgrcssons
In Frapce lets is known OF the intentions OF the
Government The Government resides in the Tuii.
cries sad What takes place Ia the secret cabinet OF
that building is seldom known outside OF IT, IL -,
therefore to he regretted that when il does permit Its
acts to become public, tsey should be exhibited in 40
weak form as in the autograph letter OF she zstn
January Tie modification which bis unfortunate
letter has created in the breasts of tie French and
English people IL deep and lasting Even the ministe
rial journals wsose duty it in the interests OF Tur-
kew say nothing Of the restrictions on the Press.
10 eulogre the dOeumeSt, they do so with restraint
which plainly enough indicates that the winter Is sac
rcinc bis feelings t. the necessities of the case The
phrases which they those stereotyped phrases
used by eourters in all times past aud proceed only
from the tongue; there is no heartiness in it. When
the loyal French people saw the diplomatic cores
pondenee which had been going on for the last ten
months; when they saw that Russia bad been begged
over and over again make pese upon reasonable and
honorable terms and when they saw all these propo-
sitions honorable alike TO the French and English cab
NETS answered with the cannon OF sinope they cried
out 1T is enough And when they saw, after Russia
bad recalled her Minister from France and thrown
down the glove for combat and after the French Min
ister had left ST. Petersburg when they saw, alter
all these demonstrations for war, the Emperor Of
France writing letter unasked to the Emperor OF
Russia in which he prayed in the same terms as his
Minister De Lhuys, had already done dozen times.
for the orbearance of the Car, adding even conces
sion which the Gar had demanded and been refused
only two months previously. the French people cried
out /" II is too much The dignity of France is Sold
." is outraged
The idea that such letter was going to reestabsh
peace in such crisis is simple that boy ten years
old should never have conceived it, On your side OF
lie water you will only the opinions OF the jour
nails; but can you that no one act OF Louie
Napoleon has ever sunk him so thoroughly In the estma
ton of his subjects this one. 1t Is only neces-
sary TO find oneself in company where 1t is not sus
pected there are spies TO know what are the true
sentiments of the French in regard to it, The least
that is said Of Ia that il was malaproros and rr
brand calculated to disturb the harmony that existed ON
the subject of the war Now that the negative response
which be could make under the circumstances-ths
feeling against Louis Napoleon for placing himself in
so humilistng position has increased tenicld Twce
in thirteen months has the Emperor Nicholas had TIC
advantage of Louis Napoleon in point OF dignity twes
has be shown himsefthe greater man Of the two.
Tie conviction has now become very general tnss
upon France and England must rest In agreat measure
the responsibility OF the terrible war that Is about 10
commence by their indecisye course the Car was
allowed 10 remain until two months ago in the belief
with which he started that England and France would
not seriously interpose in the affair lie has now gone
too far to reeede.
A curious instance of the straits ts which tho Eu-
ropean refugees reduced presented ITSELF a lev
DAYS ago, at the American Legation in this city l
happened TO he present at the moment referred to- and
thus became acquainted with the circumstance. A
man afked for an interview with our Minister on busi
ness of Importance. He was dressed like an upper
class workman but he seemed to NE to be in Disguise
and above the position in life In which he endeayOred
to represent himself lie carried in his pocket letter
frcm French exile, at Nice, lying concealed and
for whom the Police are In search. The letter, written
on common sheet of note paper, had perhaps dozen
lines the first pageOn a subject OF no Importance.
written with common ink, regularly addressed aud
signed, and intended as a screen TO what followed
Tie man held the paper to the FIRE, and at ones APP
reared on the entire balance of the sheet message
10 our Minister, written with sympathetic ink, and
which became egble under the influence OF heat a.
the few lines on the first page.
The operation looked suspicious, but curiosity
prompted its peruFal The exile bearing exaggerated
accounts no 1Oubt, of the protection offered BY the
United States Government to refugees prayed our Min
lister to send him passport which would protect him
in leaving Sardinia, and enable him either to go to
the United States or to come to Paris The pass
port was to bear false name, with has description,
which he gave carefully He also gave directions that
II should be ncosed in small box with false bottom.
flat the box should bear mark that would Indicate It's
contents as being free from duty in passing tho Sar-
dinan frontier that it should be addressed to certain
person in Nice and placed in the Of tho Message
ries Nationaiss the great French Express Company,
for transportation. The letter contained further Do
tails r. latDg to the unpeasantness Of his situation why
he was forced to leave his country etc Our Minister
of course refused to have anything to do with the al
fair and advised the to write Ia the exile to en-
deayor TO get on board the first American vessel which
came in port and thus 20 escape TO the United states
The man lhen replied, with quiet smile: But ne
would rather return to Paris there Is gong 10 ~
something here and he wants to be here ms
admission put the matter further than ever out q the
power of the Minister TO do anything for him lie then
drew from bis pocket subscription paper IN when
twenty or thirty persons had subscribed and PAID va
rous sums to aid the refugee TO return to Paris In case
be found an opportunity escape from his present con
cealment In running my eye the list noticed
nsmes which would have done honor the bloodiest
DAYS Of Robesperre's reign. Swords and Pistols
gave 5 francs 4" Bayonets," frsnes; Powder aud
shot" 8 francs; lie Drapeau Rouge" francs etc.
The letter of Mr. Daniels Charge at Turin, In which
he gives free expression Of his opinions on So
roresn society has been published in the Paris papers
and before now read throughout Europe. An anecdcts
is also current in well-informed circles that Mr.,
Daniels lately in conversation with a gentleman OF
distinction in the Sardnisn Government, said to him
abruptly, Sir, the best thing you can do is 30 kek
"out your King and make Republic Of your
country -
within the last year il must be admitted, american
diplomatic representation 10 Europe with some honor
able exec pons has not shed much uster on the eoun