New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-22
THE TIE DEUM QUESTION ST p'''Zs

THE TE DEUM QUESTION st - I'd.
Fsss ou cwa e repssdsna
PARIS, Friday Nov. 9, 1855.
Finding the importance which is attached in the
United States to the act OF the American minister
in Paris in attending the Ts Deum at Notre Dame
in honor of the fall of SeyastOpol commenced a
few days ago a thorough investigation of the sub
ject, with the view of laying before your readers
If possible, all the facts in the case. not only
succeeded in obtaining all the necessary informa-
tos, but learned also other facts of the most inter
sstDg character in regard to the conduct of other
legations and their governments on the occasion of
the tie Dtum in question, and their general prlnc-
pies of neutrality, for which know your readers
on both sides of the Atlantic will be thankful 1t
lie curious history, and its authenticity can be
guaranteed, since received it from individuals of
the foreign diplomatic corps in Paris.
There are three sources from which the diplo
matte corps receive notices to attend a reception
fte, or ceremony ofsny hind at which his Majesty
u expected to be present. One comes from the
Grand Chamberlain Of the Emperor, who makes
invitations for fetes or ceremonies given by the
Emperor himself within the Palace. The invita-
ten OF the Grand Chamberlain is equivalent in
Court etiquette, to an order from the Emperor.
and must be obeyed, or good excuse offered The
second and most frequent form Of invitation /,
that which comes from the Minister Of Foreign AZ
tirs-and this, too, is equivalent to an order, and
must be Obeyed, or valid excuse offered. The
thrd comes from the Dean Of the DIPLOMATS
cerps, (who is always the Pope's Nuncio) aud
VINO invites on occasions less cfieid than the pre-
otdmg, and who is empowered to perform this duty
On oil occasions where the Government does not
ossire or has not the right To make ii an obles.
tory duty on the foreign Ministers to attend. The
duty purposely assigned to him. so as not to con.
stitute his invitation an order from the Emper,r
and 90 as to place it in the power Of the Ministers
to remain away if they wish. In his hands az in.
vits1ion still psrtakes Of official character, but
II is more simple civility than any thng else and
1t must be obvious that such class of invitations
must be furnished, in the frequent ceremonies
which occur alta Court like that Of France. Tins,
for the fetes and ceremonies which attended
queen Victcrias visit in France, il was the Pope.
Nuncio who issued all the invitations 10 bis col.
sAeaes; and surely an invitation from the Grand
CHAMBERLAIN or the Foreign Secrstsrv-tbs,; /, %
ssy, Q command-to these fate. ia IL,
have been proper nor in accordance with the rnlss
which govern diplomatic bodies.
1t was the Pope's Nuncio who issued the ,v;,..
tons to the 1s DeSn at Notre Dame in honor of
the fall Of SeysstopOl, and the following is a cor.
rect copy Of it, as l transcribed it from an
original in the hands Of member of the diplo-
matte corps:
Ls Nonee Apostoque reoOit ss,ion one dsm.n
nt ers ehArse IN re osau pesesce de ss Msese ea
" lee Notre Dame PoecAsoo de
scs reserve dams o ranseet dIo PEse uns tybane
NM les Membr.s da Corps DpIOmsqae qai voodron =.
sster eeremoEie."
The word "peEdrost' lie here used where pe..
Aaps FreDehmsn would have used rosdraieni."