New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-05
ALop in this country. most be coo~dorod IN tho sspect

Aop in this country most be coo~dorcd N tho sspeet
FIRST: Wa rOs Mr. Alscp's act purely political
ere ard is be net entitled to ths protection Of ths
laws snd sag Of the United States Is political refa-
gee7
Secondly Dees bis act come within the terms Of the
treaty. between the United States and France or OF ths
treaty between the United States and England
And thirdly: Is the attempt to rid'France ard ths
world of an imperial villain, cu.thros, and traitor
" assassination in the sense in which Il involves
moral turpitude'
/. Mr.. Asop is man whose life, talents and fortune
have been devoted to the assertion Of human rights
ard human hberties-the liberty of all men, matter
OF what caste or creed or cline orcutry. Personally
he suffered wrong at the hands Of Napoleon.
He had nothing to avenge. Neither, indeed, had
O.sini. They were both influenced solely by desire
to overthrow tyranny which, in the profigacy by
which il was consolidated and in the evil influence /.
exercises over nations and men, hes had no equal in
modern tines. The sole question with them was
would the execution tyrsnt destroy the tyranny
and in deciding it their own conscences ard judgment
were alone to direct them. No ever yet attempted
revolution without having the certainty before him
of killing men, of shedding much b'ood, high ard
igDoble, nay Of shedding innocent blood. H. in the
present Instance five thousand men, instead Of five
made the attempt and began with the Emperor-f
they slaughtered him, his wife, his household and his
petersn guard and were afterward defeated and aed
who would say they were not political refugees Who
would dare deny them shelter
There are those who cant about q state OF war.
And when was there 8 " state OF wal" at the time
revolution began The absence Of " state OF war
is actually presupposed by revolution. But were 1t
otherwise, is not France in a " state of war When
hes there been an end put 10 the state OF war in
augurated by three THOUSAND murders in Paris by the
December assassin! Is 1t state of war when
that ASSASSIN, despite his largesses, cannot go from
the Tueres 70 the theater or the halls OF legislation
without being preceded, accompanied and toLL0wed by
FOUR HUNDRED CHOSEN SPIES, completely disguised,
and secretly armed, tn protect the Emperor OF the
peoples choice" Is it q u" state of war in which
10 man dare speak openly of this crowned Jaller IN
with Law, Order, Justice, Humanity, Religion, and
Map His life is the forfeit of his crimes; and only
when it is taken will there be peace. II to tske 1t
there must be conspiracy, 1t IS his Work. lie mas de-
stroyed all other even Of demonstrating against
his rule To kill him is As ustifaole as to kill tiger
that had your child in his claws. lie has so ordained
It that by that act revolution must be insugurated-
otherwise revolution is iu possible.
.. BY the extradition treaty between this country
and England, the two countries mutually engage to
deliver the one to the other, on proper requiston,
=" offenders charged with having committed, rhhin
the Jurisdiction of the requiring party the crimes oil
"murder assault with intent TO kill, piracy, arson,
"robbery and forgery" 1t is quite clear that MIR.
Asop is not charged with having committed; " within
the Jurisdiction Of England, any of these otfenses or
any ofiense which by possibility could range within
them or be considered a cognstG crime.
The charge against him is simply conspiracy; and
il not of the order any than Of the category Of
the ofIenses specified in the treaty.
TLetreaty with France also bnds the con.ractingpar
ties to deliver up to the other persons ound 10 the
territories or donions OF the one who accused
"of having committed, r'tiR the jurisdiction OF the
other murder parrcide, iDfanticde, poisoning, a.
"tempts to murder rape, forgery, arson and embez-
" Element" 80 that even il the requson were made
by France, she could pot maintain her claim under tue
treaty: First, because his oicnse, if oifenss be, is
Lot within the terms of the treaty and secondly be-
cause even if were the Offense was not committed
"wtkn the jurisdiction" of France.
But further stll The act of Congress, passed Au
gust - lsf8 provides that the offender whose extra
aton Is claimed, shall be brought before Judge or
United States Commissioner, " to the end that the
evidence Of his cfiminallty may be heard and con-
sidered" and it is only when the criminality is es-
tabshed to the satisfaction of such judge aud he Ger
titles that fact that the Secretary of State can order
bis extraditi0D.
By the stipulation of the treaty with England, the
crninality must be established, according to the law
here, when England makes the demand; and, there
being 10 overt the part of MIR. Alsop, there Is
no ssin New.York under which the actual thing
done by Mr.. Alsop is indictsble; that is, suppos.
ing him to have done anything whatever.
II will be from this how utterly ignorant Of the
Herald
But not alone that Infamous sheet but other papers
and persOns have counenanced the prepOsterous idea
that the French police would attempt to abdHct f0rc
y man under the protection ofour laws 1t is not TO
be supposed for moment that even the unscrupulOus
cstf who now assumes, and thereby defames, the
name Of France, would venture upon 80 high handed
a measure. There may, however, be found persons
daring enough to attempt it without any authority
dire cton there have been found persons bastard
enough to conceive it. If there should, and that the
refugee be here trust be will blow their brains out,
be would be perfectly justified in doing. He is now
under the protection Of the law, if at all here; and
has right to modest, much less arrest hini, ex
cept under the authority Of that law, and he is anena
Die only to its mibster,. But if he should not sum-
marty deal with his abductors, others rW be found m
p6Rty rho rW.
g. One word as to the conventional horror canted
odious sense means killing by secret and dark means,
when the same thing done openly would be branded
q murders in the worst sense Of the word.
have already shown that there are no means to
overthrow usurps,ion founded assassinati0ns null
tiped by the thousand, but the same used by the
usurper Was the sword Of Brutus the knife Of IN
ASSASSIN Was the arrow of William Tell the dagger
of murderer What necessity to multiply IN
stances The law, by which Napoleon holds his
throne ia the law Of assassination; and he who may
be found more cunning of fence therein will be the
victor. Had Orsini succeeded land even failing 1t
may be so yeti he, would be regarded as greater de-
lyerer than Harmodeus, either Of the Brutuses or
Tell, or even he who slew Nero whose name now
forget. , :,
Away. then with this cant about " assassination"
Let US hear no of it until one imperial assassin
meets lis deserts. He would not die as belts him
if he died by any other means.
Yours with respect, - -
A MEMBER or THE BAR.