New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-24
FRANCE.
From. Our Own Correspondent.


PARIS, May 6, 1858.
The attack upon the French Republic of le45
by Ministers La Marmora and Cavour, in the Ssr.
dinian Chamber Of Deputies, provoked rejoinders
from Lamsrtine and Bastide, of which mention
was made in my LAST. These in turn were re-
piled to by an article of considerable length in the
Ga-tne PitmOntdise. The larger part of the ar
tcle a. taken up with documents adduced in sup
port the statements Of the Ministers, the truth
of which the writer maintains with good deal of
ability, and sums up in this general proposition:
that 1.-THE Republic of lS4S was not friendly to
" Piedmont, nor favorable to the cause of Italian
" nationality" The Republic of le4S is previously
explained to mean the French Republican party
generally, as represented by the first Provisional
Government and Lamartine as Minister of Foreign
Affairs, and then by Cayaigpac as President and
Jules Bastide as Minister Of Foreign Affairs. In
reply to this article, Lsmartlne has published long
letter in La Prtsse. Considering the rudeness Of
the attack, the reply is remarkable for its tone Of
courtesy, which by no means weakens its vgor. As
personal defense, it is complete and satisfactory.
To the same paper, NJ. j. Bastide now communi-
Gates CavOurs answer TO his first letter and his own
rejonder. This last deserves well the often misap
piled title Of able State paper" An analysis of
il, with the addition of requisite historical refer
ences and explanations, would far outgo my assigned
limits. | can only say here that. sterner but not
less dignifed than Lamartine, NJ. Bastide defends
the conduct Of the Republic and the character of
Cayagnac against the charges brought by Sandman
Ministers ard newspapers by such facts, argu-
ments and rhetoric indispuable logical and manly,
as should make them regret, if not retract their
words and as do him great honor. For lie carries
the war into the enemy's country, attacks in his
turn, and pointing out the large distinction there
in le4o between Pedmontese policy and any posi-
bic Republican solution of the question OF Italian
nationality shows that Piedmont has to thank her,
self not blame Cayaignac for his non-intervention.
STILL in all this affair the position OF the Sandman
liberal ministers as peirots and patriotic liberals s
iustifable They urged the passage Of a restrictive
law on the press-which leaves rational discussion
of home affairs and general principles nearly or
quite as free as before-which was well under
stood 10 be gratifying 10 Louis NapOleon-for
the sake Of preserving the French alliance as all off
SET 10 Austrian pressure and Neapolitan and Roman
hostility And herein they right, Ssrdlnians,
and as practical liberal Italian statesmen they were
right The pure question OF Italian nationality is
unhappiy rather abstract one AZ present. The best
present hope of liberal Lombards, Neapolitans and
Romans to-day should rest on the preponderance
Of Sardinia in Peninsuar politics. The fling st Re-
publican France, though only meant for the special
ease in hand as retort 10 the advanced liberal Lett,
IN the House, who opposed the law less on It's own
dement's than because It's passage would De pleasing
10 despotic Emperor, was unfortunate. Ii was
sort OF argumeHiEm al hOmiaem-a dangerous
weapon for Sandman Ministers to use against Re-
publican France Of lsic, whose champions, Bastide
and Iamartine, have wrested il from their hands To
Turn il effectively against Piedmont of lsiS.
There is little doing just at present in political
domestics" The Corps Legislatf, whose second
term of adjournment is near at hand viii doubtless
find that the Budget does balance, as they have
been told, and pass the Nobility Title bill as they
have been commanded. In return the reduction OF
twenty millions, proposed by these representatives
Of the taxpayers of the country, the sixty mil
lions TO be granted from the State Treasury for the
en,bellishm, Mt If Paris. modified TO read ten
millions may possibly be approved by the Council
of state, t. C., the Emperor. All French political
journals being choked down 10 a dumb, inartcu-
ate silence, or name east wind babtle. the Minis
ter Of tie Interior ard The general safety waiver.