New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-30

proceed from the pen OF NJ. dc la GnerrCnnierk
once Republican, then Imperial editor, attiched
to the Pays newspaper, now Councillor 81 State
and ready writer in waiting TO tire Emperor.
Tie fist object of the Jrocksr. il 10 show, hstcr
icay, the moderation aud wisdom Of Napoiecn's
policy toward England, from lS,5 up 10 thepre.ent
moment then 70 show the sagacity and good faith
with which he has observed the alliance; with all
this there il no open attack or lnsnsntisn direct
ed against England, whose honor, honesty and
generosity as an ally We recognized aud lauded.
Such passing differences as ;bose airing out Of the
Danubian Prncipiites are treatedeiso cO1rteOusly
that, while the Emperor always appears ia the
right, England ID hardly in the wrong. But Dow
comes the gist Of the matter-for which the fore
going historical review snd complimentary Phrase
IN the mere rhetorical preparatipn-the actuai
difficulty between France and England, which s
the subject of the larger part of the pamphlet.
Here is text for leaders in The Times" likely ~
be " improved by the great London journal, but
not in the courteous spirit OF the text. very bur
RED reading this morning aud press OF time now
forbid that should more than note one or two OF
the leading features of GuerrOnniere's argument.
The attempt upon the life of the Emperor
being prepared in England and the doc
trine 81 assassination being openly preach
ed there, nothing WA more natural than that
something of the general Indignation aroused by the
affair Of the l4th January should be- directed against
that country, and that military gentlemen should ex
press their Indignation rather indiscreetly As for
the right of asylum, France respects it in other
countries practices it largely herself this very day
" 1t is not the Emperor Napoleon III. who would
desre to renounce this tradition of our history,
with which arc mingled the souvenirs of his own
destiny. He can never forget that during his exile
he has benefited by the right Of asy lum brayey
maintained in hs favor BY Switzerland, and Loyalty
EXTENDED by England to bis bad fortune" Blu
the right OF um that protects the representatives
| or defenders OF lost causes should not be con
founded with the right of refuge that shields assas
sins from responsibility for their crimes. Asylum
lis due to yanqushed parties; it is due to all with
"Out exception, to rebels who, after having
violated the laws OF their country, put the frontier
between themselves and their rebelliOn-tbs
"frontier il inviolable. But it is not due to mon
"etcrs who belong to no party unless it be the
"pary of assassination 1t is noticeable here, that
the Emperor, by his mouth-piece, repudates that
foolish and wicked logic in which government
rahters have so abounded, aud which makes all
parties in the opposition accOmpces of the party of
assassination. But England, NJ GuerrOnnlcre goes
TO argue, will never consent to these gross abuses
of the right of asylum. She viii find means to
rect them and punish their authors. Precedents are
cited to show where her actually existing laws have
been enforced for correction and punishment III
similar though less offensive cases.
The writer closes with renewal of his state
ment Of NapOeOns sincerity and good faith
England will be proof against attempts from any
quarter to break alliance equally valuable TO
both countries.
HMcantime Orsini still lives and rumors still float
OF the EmperOr's purposes Of cemency toward
him and his feOw-prisOners. Ii is pretended that in
the insurrectOn of ROInagna OF 1881 when the pres
EFT Emperor and his elder brother joined the ranks Of
the insurgents, Orsini, who was their accOmplce,
their feOw-factOnlst &c., did one of them some
personal service, i'll memory of which his Majesty
is inclined to commute death to transportation.
Another rumOr runs that Pierri has made important
disclosures respecting the ramlfcatlOns of the last
plot and has given the name of another man, not
an Italian, who threw bomb on the night of the
Ifth January. Orsini's sister, they say, has come
up from Italy TO see him in prison. and Rudio's
English wife has come from England, with her
children, TO petition the Emperor for her husbands
life. The Minister of Foreign Affairs was to give
grand masked ball tO-nght l,500 invitations
were sent cut. Last week, note appeared in the
papers informing the card-hOlders that the fete
adjourned till the end of Lent, when their note.
would be hOnorcd. Thercupon logical quidnuncs
concluded that the execution Of the three prisoners
war to take place yesterday morning or this morn
ing-the incOngrtity of parriclde ranent III the
morning at Place dc la Roquete aud fancy dresses
at night in NJ. Walewski's saloons being offensive
to good taste. Sentimental Iuldnuncs discovered III
this tasteful and humane precedence granted to gull
lOtne horrors terpsichoean gayetles the woman
" influence of the gentle Empress. No one gave Il
thought to poor old Prince jerome as Il cause of
the adjournment, though he has been lying these
ten days sore-sick with grippe and old age.
But the French are an imaginative folk, curously
ingenious in their search after causes and Occa-
d" sons for all things" About a week ago, when
the town was interesting itself daily more and more
in the increasing number of arrests and in rumOrs OF
new attempts at assassination and in cOnjectures
about the fate OF Orsin aud lis fellows and how
hoy hpar fhxm svlyp at lhsfh there
appeared in the Constitutional and then in all the
papers, story of Il serpent that had been seen in
the Rue Lacepcde. The serpent had been seen by
Nj. SOand-sO; had been pursued, but escaped arrest
bv contumaciOusly gliding ava, into growth Of ivy
that covered a neighboring wall. Its length aud
breadth We're given with eyewitness accuracy.
Well, il was strange 10 note what place this snake
mIne datcly took i'll the talk Of the day, insinuatne
himself in all conversations. Then some paper
threw cold water him. pretending the snake story
was fish story land sea-serpent, ills ndturd
OF the old sea-serpent that used always 10 be
squirmiDg among the odnards for hch the COstitu-
tOnnd was famous in old times. Then the snake
appeared again in the Rue Lscepede, and the beley
ing newspapers, several Centmetres longer than
at first and again wrigged off into the ivy. SO the
talk reyves. Meeting my old friend NJ. Poupsrd
ut eggs this morning, We talked snake of course.
Now, do you really think, Monsieur POupard that
that serpent escaped from the Jardin DIES Pantes
or from the cage Of private naturalist :" "Eh,
said the old gentleman with quick inexpresslbe
pantOmime OF head and shoulders, but You don't
understand our institutions, AS you tell Inc when |
ask questions about Slavery in America. This
snake escapes from public institution, be sure If
it. You remember that when the great Napoleon.
absent On one OF his campaigns, heard there was
discomfort III PARIS he sent word to hls sub0rdl-
mates there to gid the dome Of tie lnyades D." And
then NJ. foupard's eyebrows ran up to the roots OF