The Washington union., 1858-02-28
THE LATE ATTEMPT ON, LOUIS NAPOLEON. N.-By
WHOM AND WHY III WAS DEsIGNED-TTS REP
ETITION CERTAIN

IHE LATE ATIfMfI ONt LOUIS HAPOLEON
WHOM AND WHY III WAS DEsIGNED-TTS REP
ETlTIoN CERTAIN.
10 de Editor Of the Nee Iork Tribune: r.
SIa Since the late attempt upon the lite of the En-
peror Napoleon il is often asked why the greater numh
IT, in fact not all engaged in the conspiracy Italians
Panor the Italian who executed years ago
for attempting 10 assassinate the Emperor offered
free pardon ii he would make full confession and AZ
yulge his accompliees, hut ho bIayey refused and nr
every inducement is held out TO the present prisoners 10
reveal the details OF the plot for participating In which
they will undoubtedly forfeit their lives. And though
the rumor that Dudio has confessed and will appear asa
witness against his fellow conspiratom is industiuusly
circulated, it is not at all believed
The reasons have hitherto assigned for the fact
that the numerous attempts upon the Emperor life have
been amost invariably made by Italians do not explain
the matter correctly 1t is known that Louis Napoeops
eop e,a of the "a Of December received with aoa
nation by the liberal party in Tuscany and even in
Rome though by his troops he kept the Pontif ON nj.
throne the not received with favor On the
contrary the constitutional liberals, who wish for ma
tona liberty but who are opposed to the red republ.
cans even 10 this day regard him with favor knowing
that he has pressed upon the Pope many Of r
form in opposition 10 the suggestions OF Austria The
Italians nation are friendly to the Emperor The
memory of he Napoleon Is still Ievered by them put
there has existed among them FOR many years body Of
admirable organization and great powcr-I audo 10 the
dreaded Carbonari.
Immediately after the French revolution of 1890 tbere
extending into the Duchies Of Parma aud Modena They
the work Of the Carbonar and were put down
in the most sanuiuay manner by the troops OF the late
Pope Gregory. In the Roman legations the present En-
peo and his brother who died during the nsuIrection
were actively engaged They were both members
of the Carbonri IL is generally understood that II was
Pier the present Corsican project of police, who ni
ted the present Emperor into the Casbonar, Of which
Mazzini the present Pope and the late King Charles Al
bert active members This society never orgyesa
renegade member and this fact is mentioned in expa
nation of Mazzins opposition to Pious IL and Charles
Albert and this is the real secret of the recent and
other attempts by Italians upon the Emperor's life
Louis Napoleon has been tried by the chiefs of the
society, formally condemned to DEATH and received no
tice of the doom which surely awaits him. Those now
in prison may suffer the scafold but they know that
thousands are ready to avenge them and even though
torture be tried that it under Louis Philppeb
proved in Lans Blancs History Of Ten Years thsv
will die without making sign.
Orsn is not expected to survive his wounds He jsa
member of the noblcst house in Italy His work mar
rating his most singular escape from the Austrian prisons
you remember, made great sensation some time since
He is singurly handsome IN person Petri, in auing
10 him after his arrest said TO Prince Napoleon He il
the handsomest IN the world never anything
to equal the beauty and grace OF this monster"
Att ball at Paris, not long since, senator, great
friend of the Empress congratulating her her
gaiety and good spirits 'Yes, she said, o. seek to
forget myself tndooriro ! know that one of these
days we shall all perish together 7! Poor woman she
is to be pticd Her grace and goodness merit happier
fate The is indeed to he composed Of hons As
for the Emperor he is thorough iatalsta any Turk
What will be, will be- is his motto, hut yet II
thought that much Of his confidence is assumed
1t is known that the French exiles iu London and
Kossuth were not concerned in the late conspiracy
Louis Blanc and Ledru Eollin both opposed to
sinaton. The affair solely the work of the Cuka.
ar and il really like just ietribution that
who conspircd himself should be the object Of de-
tcstaon to his brother conspiTatois He TINT aketh
the sword shall perish by the sword "
Your obcdicnt servant,
EUROPEAN