New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-25


ing to tie Nestor of American Literature, Mr..
Robert Walsh, written ga Year of the Revolt
tiob"-the Revolution being the latest French one
Of tho period of l848. Mr.. Walsh, who is primo
authority on English style, prOnOunces "the die.
ton heavy and ineorrect;" of that we have yet no
means of Judging, but Of the part played by the
American MiDiAter, and what is more important
but what 10 Of eo-r.e wholly ignored. of the Amer
leans at Pa,is at that crisis the statements Of
Lord Normandy are very diplomatic and unsatis-
factory. Mr.. Walsh criticses these in one way;
we propose to do so in another.
The truth is, the Americans in Paris at that time
were divided into two classes, old and young
America, as to sentiment and naturally Mr.. Rush,
avenerabe statesman of the old fsstina snte school,
should hesitate about recognizing, on Vie spur Of
the moment, Provisional Government, extempo-
rized ono bright morning into lurid existence by
a sudden popular triumph and an equally sudden
fight and selfeIpatriatiOn Of the Citizen King.
That the representatives. of the other powers hest
tated about recognizing such popular Provisional
Government, need not be said. That they shirked
it altogether at the moment is matter of history.
Some Of them, too never did diplomatic
homage to the republican power, and England
was only forced into it by circumstances. But
while the American Legation halted aud Euglsua
and the others worse than held back, the American
Eagle did little private unofficial business on his
own account, and the truth about this Affair is ex
ceedipgly curious. Of course it will be lied out
of history because such very secret service rarely
figures in the solemn pages Of the muse. Bat
the singular facts of the matter are not the less
true and here they are:
The fight was over; the King, disguised ~
William Smith, Esquire, had fed. So, too, the
roy al fan lily had decamped. So, too, the ministers
had evaporsted. A Provisional Government was
established. Lsmartne was there His sorgho
accents sweetened the bitterness Of 200 900 bouses
many Of them old soldiers, and already for contn
ued fierce fighting, If not swyed by great discre-
tionary power on tie part of the leaders. Lamar
tine, who il the most modest of men, says be was
Sublime" on that occasion. Well, the Provis-
ionsl Government was installed at the Hotel de
Vile. There they sat and delibera!ed. surgiug
crowd of scores of tA6Asands was outside. The
Provisional Government was the breath of me-
ment, snd could be blown away by another breath.
II needed moral forse. 1t wsI not recognized by
any foreign power. 1t was isolated. 1t was IN
Ishmaelte against the European world. But there
was no king to have his head cut off and thrown
in the face Of the tyraBts Of Europe and wreathe
barrier Of FIRE around tie land, Strengthening the
power Of democratic Capitalization. Where was
the American minister why did be not eagerly
rush up to embrace bis democratic brothers in their
strait, and in the face Of the world pledge the good
will of the great American to the great French Re-
public Lamartine would have greeted him 90 q
fast brother. Days were then a. nonshs-minutes
as days. In the midst of this time of difficulty,
an American, aprivate, unofficial person, WAS TAX
| hg his bath in his lodgings at Paris, when NJ
was announced, and the business Of the latter was
SO pressing that he could not wait until the lava
tionwss over, 80 he was ushered into the bather
| presence. In the name Of God, what is the
..Asrioan leg alton about, not jet recognizing the
(" Provisional Governmentl", said the Republican
49,. s"Issk, has American cpablicsnism any
".yu,pashy with. French repubicsnism; or is il
."soirs to visit uita Euglapd has TO yet IN ex.
"lhpts Of recognizing the new powers !" ~ So,
Ibs lint was enough for our imPnl'iye. Ansri
lean field. who, though not ysung maa. lad d
the Ere d. youth, beside snoss comnandingN pres
| ence. So, huIyins out Of the bath and NAMING
ka,ty toaek bSdroye QaicK NV 10 the H6ttl Do Vile