The Washington union., 1858-03-31
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THE STATE OF EUROPE.

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MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
, r.sn.h Pa.aphIet-The Kmperos the right %
Asylum.
.n,nhlet entitled L. Enpoeur Napoleon Ill., a An
,,.,, bas made its appearance In Paris Although at
dbuted TO eminent publiclst II pretty wei un
l,, 10 be written by tho direction and In accordance
~ M suoeostions of the Emperor himself who takes
hi mothod of discussing the events which have tended
l,antlv 10 disturb the good understanding between
Franoe and England From translation OF tne pam
40 q, the .ndon Times we select the extracts which
v i,. he views of policy OF the French government
80 m sabomte review Of all the plots against the
pneror which have been prepared IN England during
h Last ten years the discussions on tho rght OF reYcde
'ns asJ on in public In England, and the numerous
pamphlets on aSSasA'il""o" p"o'''s" '' w
says: q, - u .
horror eoua 10 ours those crimes which are prepared
a,non0 them to be executed among us But, without
breahing their sentiments, without touching In the
slightest degree the ndependencies OF their institutions
il permitted consider those attempts 80 often repeat
ed az warnings and to find in their the indication OF
great duties for all governments Thus, after the i4t
of January there was but single cry throughout
France for two things first the removal from our from
tiers of the assns condemned by the courts OF justice
secondly the Introduction OF the public apology OF assass
nation In Journals ut meetings That wish was con
svcd In the speeches Of the great bodies OF the State IN
the addresses sent up by the magstracy the municipal
councils and the national guard The addresses OF the
army were naturally animated opus nes tney eA
pressed with energy peculiarly military the eens OF
France A few Of them only were Of nature 70 wouhu
he susceptibility of England Count Walewsk has given
on that point an explanation the perfect good faith OF
which ought to have efaced and repaired all
In London 1t made pretcxt to awaken national
,sccptity and misrepresent the conduct and inten
r the gov People
believe that France demanded of England, and of the
neighbong countries, to ronounce the right OF asylum
sacred right which she respects and pracSes since she
affords refuge to than $1,000 Italians SpaniarGA
(ermans Poles and subsidy to greater number
Of them
The right Of asylum. then need not be defended
against U.s. FIR from aacg, respect Of our ira
httoa id;tfoss James III and his partsans, betrayed
by fortune found in the hospitality Of Louis XIV
pclsation for the country they had lost Charles Ed
ward the vanquishcd of Cuoden, returned to France,
and IT, unfortunately the right of asylum violated in
his person. it was because the weakness of Louis
XIV could not protect him against the demands of
England Charles Edward, arrested leaving the
Opera was obliged to conceal himself in Italy, where
he died 1t was shameful exception, which shows
to what depth fallen for it must be said that,
under all goyenments France has opened her doors to
the foreigners whom political causes drove from their
country
II is not the Emperor Napoleon III who would aban
don the traditions of history, in which are blended
that during his exile he proited by the right of asylum
boldly maintained in his favor by Switzerland and 10y
ally pactised by England in his adversely he has no
thought hen of disturbing sacred right which was his
safeguard The representatives OF ancient dynases sun
live in countries which near neighbos. The En-
pero has thought of being alarmed by their
ence near our frontiers of demanding their removal
as done with respect to himself in 1888 He respects
misfortune than others have respected his own
Now more than eyer the right of asylum is sacred for
u.s. France who would not sacrifice it to any does
not ask allied neighboiing powers to sacrifice itshe
merely asks of other States to do what she s ready to do
for them
But the right OF asylum which protects the representa-
tyes or the defenders Of that lost must not be
cononded with the right of refuge which shields
sins from the responsibility of their crimes There is, in
the confusion Of two things distinct not only viola
ion of morals but danger for society Will it be said
that the right asylum exercised in England protects
Of parties and not the authors the accomplces OF
assassination! We have already shown whence came the
conspiraors who attempted the life OF the Emperor we
have shown who their accomplces from what quar-
proceeded the Indictment to crime, in what country
the apology of that crimo was free and public.
IT. as Mr. Gibson said Count Walewsk deceived the
English people in pointing out to their good faith and
probity these public apologies for assassination, which
take place every day under the tolerance of this gencr
ous hospitality pass condemnation. But is Count
Waewski in crrory We have made quotations which
suffice to establish these facts We could multiply
them, and quote still horrible words, and still
Cling with such statement the echoes of the most
age PASSIONS those appeals to murder those outragef
against all that is most sacred In the world to disturb M
calmness and mpartality. Is there any need to give
evidenceY In London there held meetings where
ssssination is glored In London sold atrociouf
els in which the murder of the soyercgns Of Europe
is elevated to system, to right to a duty, in which
throncs altars armies laws the magstracy society and
God himself dragged through blood and mirc Such
surnnlia surpass barbarism. There is not law
in ancient modern times which tolcrates them and
it be pretended that this tolerance is the part o
England merely tho exercise of the right of asylum
Asylum is due to yanqushed parties it is due to all
without exception is due to tho rebels who, aftel
having attacked the laws Of their country put the from
tier between them and their rebellion. That frontier IL
invoabe But it is not due to the monsters who
no party, except it be the party of assassination.
England cannot thus understand the application OF thu
noble right of asylum She cannot with this prin
ciplc Of humanity crimes which have nothing human
about them Her conscience has already revoted against
such Interpretation which is alike disowncd by he
own history.
1t not the first time that the right Of asylum ha,
been abused London and that it has been attempted
to shelter there the provocation to crime In Other
times which not M distant from U.s. odious pamphlets
have been published In England under the of her
hospitality against the chofs Of foreign governments
We hasten to observe that those pamphlets though
violent, might pass for moderate comparison will
those of the present day Those publications were new
ehecss proceeded against and condemned by the courts
OF Justice The detail of those proceedings have ut th
moment an interest such to induce us to make search
or them in the records Of English jurisprudence The,
VIII bc read with advantage both sides of the channel
lihe writer here gives account of the trial Of Pei
ue NJ French refugee in 1902 for libel published IL
french Journal entitled II Anbgu Nriaks aroces
imusdma against the First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte
he gives extracts from the speech of the Attorney General
ana rom the charge Of Lord Eenborough to the jury