The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-03
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY, AUGUST g. 1858.

reform; while tn second offended M IN supposing
vi my, Of abuses md OF rs.rosress "a
With the part OF The garrison that ad Gned faithful
10 its duties and some bodies Of onal yards pro
pared 'or combat taking the prope res OF attack
and defence. Some days were pass ID hese prepara-
tons. during which old much my power to
avoid that naricidal war; but moth g ud be done,
because the antagonists did not wish 10, themselves
70 any ratouai and just arrangemen ba insisted that
the iescuon was 70 triumph deaun gel, and that me
they raed against themselves the legality they
had abandoned and proposed 70 return 10 IT, and 70 de
sigusted because ~ tho Plan Of Tscubaya had been
destroyed by lis own authors and the reaconary tenden-
S: o. sy % 70 s
self this the base OF every because
wss then clear that II the republic had NOT accepted
not be established on solid bases, much less could
il accept the Plan Of the Citadel which enthroned
any hoOe Of liberty, while with the Constitution Il was
not impossible TO secure order, supposipg that could b.
reformed in good feeling when the crisis had passed. and
when the MINDS or undeceved 10 its dan
gers Il was not then inconsistency In to wish In
those moments that the country might find some hope
from the copst utiop, Usead OF delivering into the
hands Of the reaction which the door hope aud
in order that there should not remain the least shs
dow OF personal interest and that this might not serve IS
obstac 10 q satisfactory arrangement, NOT only
offered to resign power but 70 abandon the country
Here ougttto make an observation which may serve
v,ews of perscps interest in my conduct then. II mo-
ves 10 pary had mpelIed my course would have done
precisely the contrary 10 What did MY Interest was
united with the existence OF the constitution, because
had just been elected President OF the republic BY the
unanimous vote OF the people, and tina, consttu
ton assured period Of four years in the office OF first
magistrate opening she door to for election for
other equal period Ia consequences my ieierest
would have c,uuselled me not to accept the
Plan OF TscuBsya; and yet l accepted it, After
the 18th of Dece Der nothing easier
than to have satisfied my personal interest, by
myself the fret post Of the state and
repeed those exgepces. After the litn OF January
might also have returned to simpe mesns the support
law in which the forces Of the coaoa would have
come to my and and. notwithstanding, did il not Tue
truth is that sacrificed then my personal interest with
considering it, and that thinking only Of the salvation
o. my country and OF principles made to them the
sacrifice dearer still, OF my tranquility, OF my repuss
The hope being lost OF preventing rupture, wished 10
save the bbabusns OF the capital from the horrors of
two begereDt forces should proceed take their
positions beyond rafus OF seven leagues distance from
the city to light the held vto ut the disasters Of BATHS
being TO the peace u citizens My
lurely r. j-cted this proposal
IoAsmuch | cou'd no, the country from
the scsresl or VA, end the city from the spec
tacle OF battle IN its streets, I eodeavored
tnst, OF lesst the rights OF humanity should be
erected, that moral and material interests OF
society should be preserved 10 far possib le
wolfe host tres eonured With this view proposed that
the prisons Of the city, the 2t and the cemeteries
should osred neuba that the prisoners might
tsy kept that they might be cured OF wounds that
@ho might ole 10 the counter shoult be buried
400 they could DC, do cts in favor of afflicted humanity
TIE GENERAL OBJECTION AND LAST STRUGGLE
The sotn of January 1857, at length arrived whish
should witness tpe last co OF my for the
liberty the country. had mustered 5000 IN
OF all ars including those who 10 the capital the
dsy of the rrorurcia ni,o and various parties which
bad arrived from without ha5 faith u result Of TIE
srvege end the sorr'~fol and shameful even. which
gave me victory 10 my enemies could never have entered
Ito my calculations These VITO had been the frs! 10
commence hostes few DAYS before were also the ars
to open fire tn day tue poe ions OF the govern
rlei, resisted and attacked while had on With who
To attack aud resist; bus tue hour OF general dafeoaon
hsa arrived ard out char Actersc tsrminstioa 70 the
nor than GOO rne at night there were not even 500
the rect tad going enlarge the ranks
o. toe prc nuncados
re deeds OF that are moi 70 be related In as place
tber Ia he relation necessay that the mournful catas
popbe might be couprehended. ga the other nand,
leave N Others the task of Judging o! my conduct
so nevertheless for tho homo. OF my cause and OF
M principles have made tie preceding reflections, ia
infged ~
While theso events we're passing, others occurred
Of Inc most wegby importance 10 the scheme OF our
poll ~ The President of the Supreme Court had
ed the supreme power according TO the constitutions had
estsb sned sne government Guaosuaso and had been
reccgnize9 by majority OF the repabc
rhs n.a crese1 centre OF uni On round which could per-
haze be uuited the ps,saps OF liberty, willis would
ebo be hope OF remedy for the evils O. anarchy by
which the country aened; and ~hasever rgnt
have besr my opinion In this particular, II my duty
70 place sce3 10 the way OF tnst hope decided
noc.pg this sscrdce, which the circumstances OF the
time imposed upon no.
RESIGNED PRESIDENCY
Mp cotiauat CO IN toe repubuc that period could
have oeen OF any benea-novever strange this opinion
o, first light appear u those who know that in those
roDenu when liberty ran such great dangers, IL Was
precisely the time when the assistance OF AL It's part
san than hoceesary. Il Is true tina. would
hsve gone on comoaiog reaction erthrored IN tbs
capital, because there that valued my name
s.l amor jus. and uupTsj1dicsi OF the LIBERAL
rrrty But would not work conjunction with the
iu u; nor wac Il eesy for Il {, with good will the
ofr Of nv servces; nor was IL decorous that should
work apart from sni IN my TIE first
psssble, because, although the government OF Gus
ususto was toe constitutional governnsrt aud Attn ugh
could respect the patriotic intentions OF those who
tanned H. csuld nj lend nv sd 10 support o, an order
OF thirsp which had sDpssred uBsus,ninable to me
but fe~ Gays before. The second no, easy,
because there prevailed In the coalition men, prin clpes
and tendencies which decidedly hostile 10 These
men had been durirg twelve simple spectators Of
y struggle with the reaction 10 the capital and they bal
MT scen nt 10 aid In tina, isporabe atrugsiea clear
s,pn that l. repr sentative OF temperate bDery Of pru
a.t.- a..