New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-25
FRANCE.
PARIS. March 5, 1854.
F,on Our Own Correspondent.

PARIS, March S, 1854.
Mason, am well informed Is sick and weary OIL :
Paris and of his un.ucky coat which be regrets ever
having mt ON. Seymour. who leaves here for ST. Pc
t.,s,u,a IN not wear the Coones uniform
:, ia, eo,,, ubicb he brought with him ct Mann's
sueeestou. TIE TRrBuSEs doctrine of the useless
NJ, Of American diplomatic missions abroad is last
raining ground, II / judge from what hear said
BY Americans whom meet here
Citizen Daniels is at Naples II thought that after
,neb scandal he will Dot like TO show himself again
a. Turin II he should return, the diplomatic corps
Will give hin bal reception. If we must send some
NJ our surplus politicians to reside near foreign gov
erpnsnt., lin diplomatic geography Naples borders on
Turin it s pity that the selected for that OF sar
s;n;a liberal and enlightened representative govern
ce,t shsud not be able to cut better figure 10 the
dance Of fools" than does citizen John Daniels. :
The death Of Lamennsis and the extreme degree OF
anxiety which Government betrayed on OCCASION OF Ills
funeral are ruch talked Of The canting pretext OF
m sptlregious manifestation put forward as JUS
tisc,,;op of the unusually severe measures taken to
yeuress The great polhco.moral manifestation that
would otherwise have been made, deceives one. Of
ruch manifestation in the working quarter OF the
,issm-in the columns Of Ministerial jOurnsls-Nap-
oeon was very much afraid Not, however that there
wss danger OF attempt at open revolt against MS
authority. There would have been, as there was at
the funeral Of Madame Raspa last year, procession
Of 00C0 peaceful men, silently protesting against DIS
u,uTpaiion. None but the fanatics Ofrevouusn are 10
fear Of any more violent opposition at time when 'he
Cover NETT entering upon national war Is support
I'd for the norce b. the national pride OF many VINO
dotest It's principles. The acton OF secret soo'e.es ..
ofcxssrerated individuals. is not Napoieo1s cnieesV
profent cause of fear The mass OF republicans III
frnpre lie knows are no friends of immediate violent
revolution They confidently abide their tlnle VIVA,
he srs is the silent growth and confirmation oil iDerai
opinops and therefore, he wisely hates 70 see them
encouraged or honored in any shape. You remember
Ksubaeh's Hunno0schlaeht- where the spirit OF the
fallen fise quick TO wage above the earthly battle hed
the undated war upon their foes so all great men, IN
fIeir spiritual pert-tber thoughts continue a'ter
bodily death that combat against error In which their
;rcayrsfe lives were past Foremost in the advanced
ranks of progressive truth and cviiization-hs iran
bod, won out in the amending struggle, weary put
pnyieidinQ having gained much ground Lamennaisw"s
suffered 10 take his rest But with special apness we
saw Of him, though dead yet he lyeth A Government
whose coward conscience trembes at ghosts, sent hun
deds Of armed soldiers ard police to surround MS poor
cefn and beat back the Thousands OF poor wOrkinen
who pressed to render their homage to the mortal sign
of their lost friend In life Lamennas loved the poor
md defended their rights in death he wished sti 10 De
Ly their eide and ordered by his will that his body
should be laid in the common ditch, borne thither, AS
poor mems bodies are in plain board coffin on an un-
decked bier.
About the last residence OF the deceased and along
the route leading TO the cemetery were p0Stea huuef
Gus armed agents of authority They had and obeyed
the rctest orders to admit no one to enter the house
or follow tie bier except those few who were furnished
with card of invitation from the testamcnory execu-
tors of the deceased. Old Beranger was there with
few others Tbehour for the funeral was appointed at
o'clock in the morning but the carefully watched
procession was set its march at few minutes past
seven At this early hour, however great masses OF
people were gathered at the corners OF the streets but
II ever they attempted TO show any other honor to the
dead than the silent barring of their head, they were
beaten ard trampled back by the geRsdarmes. Here
and there one had lis head broken by cdssefe some
were arrested and taken off to prison AS soon as the
little corttee had crossed the Canal st. Martini the
drawbridge was raised to prevent the people from
following at distance. Some persons VINO had gone
in advance TO the cemetery with the intention OF
gathering respectfully about the grave, were directed
by the employees there to part OF the grounds remote
from the place Of inteTment went sell yesterday,
Sunday to Ptre Ia Cbaise, and sought among the
black growth of newly planted crosses with which the
common ditch is covered for one bearing the name OF
Iamennas There was none such to be found. l
turned 10 man who digging in the parallel trench,
and asked if Lamennais was not buried near by de
replied very ciylly in low tone, Yes Sir. "Wllyou
please to tell me where he lies Z" IL cannot tell IT, Sir"
"Tben YOU do not know wherel" Pardon me, but l
"know very we'll II is close by here, but cannot tell
"you Ii is strictly forbidden us by the authorities TO
tell any one the spot where he rests Icould not but
notice. that the man said this in tone Of voice lower
than ordinary, with nothing of the usual animated
manner Of French speaking-and that after NY first
question he resumed his bent position over his spade,
az though he were not interrupted in his labor 1t all
seemed Ike the caution of man who stood in awe Of
mouchards and of being suspected while treating, even
in 90 innocent manner, of forbidden topics.
II is true that il the exact spot was known where
Lanennass body rests and access TO 1t were free the
ground above would be heaped with wreaths OF im-
meyfeiies
For some while before Lamennais's death the Arch
bishop of Paris indirectly and Others less discreet more
urgently tried to have Lamennais call for priest ana
make confession, and 90 through such other Penutl
mate ceremonies of dying accord with the forms OF
the Roman Church. He rejected these oihcious pro-
posas as every Protestant would reject them Tor ne
vas Protestant in the largest best oil the word
To accept them would have been not merely his final
testimony to the truths Of he never
doubted, much less at.acked-but remuneration oil
political moral and social truths in accordance with
christianity, in support OF which he had spent his
strength for the last thirty years OF his e had brought
on himself the ulnnations Of the Church had incurred
repeated fines and imprsonments had lost old friends
and raised up new enemies, many, virulent, powerful
By temperament and conviction, from boyhood to old
age he was and was always devoutly religious spirit
Those who saw him die say that he died without phys
icsl suffering, calmly, gladly.