Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-06-29
summary Of Events in France.

The trial of OrsiDi, Pierri, RudiO, and Gomez for
the attemp to asssssinate the Emperor Of the
French, commenced on the 25tb of February Pr
erri denied all knowledge of the conspiracy until
the day before the attempt was made, said that he
then repened and took no part in the act Gomez, |
the servant Of -siui knew nothing Of what was to
be done until the last moment Rudio confessed |
everything ard inculFated all The others; he |
threw one bomb himself Ossini avoHed his par
,ioipation. and declared that he had intended TO
kill the Emperor. His fixed idea from his youth,
had been the deliverance Of Italy and vengeance
upon the Austrians. When the French landed at
Rome the Italians had received them allies; but
thew soon showed themselves bitter enemies. After
the fall Of Rome he was convinced that no assist
spce was to be looked for from Napoleon, and had
resolved that be must be killed At fret he had
intended to make the attempt alone, but seeing he
impossibility Of approaching the Emperor, he had
taken others into the scheme. When he was arrest
ed he had resolved speak Of his conlejerates.
but finding that they had betrayed him. he had
given way to a feeling of vengeance. Allsop the
Euelisbman who had aided him ia procuring the
manufaoture of the bombs, and under whose name,
and with VIII se passport, he had entered France,
did not know that the bombs we're to be used to kill
the Emperor he supposed that they we're to be used
in Iialy. Bernard, who is now under trial in Eng
land for participation in the conspiracy, he said,
also supposed the bombs we're for Italy Of the
other prisoners be would say nothing 0rsini was
defended by NJ Jules Favre who in his speech read
/ a letter from the prisoner to the Emperor. 1.-THE
! deu.sitions which l have made against myself"
saws Orsni ssare sufficient to send me to the scat
fold, aud shall submit to my fate without asking
pardon both because will not humiliste myself
| before him who has destroyed the reviving liberty
of my unhappy country, and because in the situa
lion in which I am now placed, death for me will
be relief"
But being near the close of his career, he wishes
to make last effort for Italy, for whose indePen-
dence he had submitted to so many sacrifices In
order to maintain the balance Of power in Europe,
it is necessary, be says, that Italy should be indie
pendent BE does ask that France should inter,
pose directly; but only that she should not aid
Austria, sud should not permit Germany to do so in
the struggle that was perhaps at hand. So long as
Italy shall not be independent, the tranquility Of
Europe, and thai Of the Emperor, will be vain illu-
sions. The prsonerswere all found guilty Gomez,
with ezteuuating circumstances, was sentenced to
hard labor for life The others were condemned to
death The sentence of RudiO was subsequently
commuted. Orsini and Perri were executed by the
quiotine on the 18th of March, the former meeting
his fate wi h much dignity and frmness, the latter
betrayiDg tokens of great qucruOusness and trepida
ton. Many arrests have been made in various
parts Of the empire of persons charged with revou-
tiouary projects The MOniteur says that the arrests
ofringeaders number fifty in Paris, twenty in Lyons
twelve in Marseilles and about four in each Of forty
other departments AtChalons, on the6lh ofMarch,
a revolutionary attempt wasmade. Forty men made
a sudden attack upon mill airy station, raising the
CRY Of ViUs IA ReDuBEgus. Fooled in attempt to
seize the railway station, they took possession of a
bridge, where they were attacked and dispersed.
The rngleaders were subsequently, apprehended.
Some attention has been excited by pamphlet
entitled "LEmpsrsur Napoleon III ct FAngLstsrrs ,
which is supposed to have been written at the in
stance Of the Emperor. 1t treats of Napoleon
career since accession power; extOl= the Anglo
French Alliance, and asserts the earnest desire Of
the Emperor for it's continuance; and then enters at
length into the refugee question; shows the dangers
from the maohinsiOns offoregn refugees in London,
to which the French Government is exposed; and
urges the English Government and people not to be
led away by false statements; concluding with a
hope that the alliance will stand the trials to which
it is exposed.
Business remains very much depressed, occasion
ing much distress among the working classes; the
Municipal Commission of Paris have resolved to
commence public works on large scale, for the
purpose of afFordng work to the unemployed.
The news Of the acquittal of Bernard Occasioned
much excitement in Paris. The French journals
did not Venture 10 publish full report of the speech
of the prisoners counsel. The system Of repres-
sion is carried out with great rigor and numerous
arrests continue to be made of those suspected Of
revolutionary projects.
The four republican deputies in the Legislative
Assembly we're invited to dine at the Tuilleries ;
only one Of them accepted the invitation.
The opening Of the magnificent Boulevard of Sc
bastOpol took place on the 9th Of April.
Mazzni has written letter to the London papers,
in which be gives some instances of the practical
working Of the new Law of Public safety Prison,
ers, he says, continue to reach Marseilles every
night from all the departments. Numerous names
of those intended for deportation we're chosen be
fore the pTomulgaion of the law, from old and re-
cent lists, merely marked with the word "Repubi
can The Governor of Algeria writes, urging thai
other places Of confinement may be chosen, there
are already in AL i, rs alone 700 prisoners.
1t is, in the midst of aPpareet tranquility, sec
Ond and enlarged edition Of the coup d'stat
The government bill asking the sum of 10000
ono francs for further improvements in Paris, meets
" III warm opposition in the Legislative Assembly
The total revenue of the French Empire is put
down It go 929 8l8-say 1854, 646 $50; of this,
Els S44,499 are derived from direct taxes, G48,-
go $50 from indirect taxes and the remainder from
miscellaneous sources. The expenditures ordinary
and extraordinary, amount to go 66s, 290, leaving
a surplus of G26l ,O28, about ST. SOC, 600 The in
crease of public debt since ls48 amounts to about
$500 600, 900, the interest of which at per cent
would constitute charge upon the revenue of $50,
600 coo; about half of which was incurred by the
Republic, and the remainder by the Empire. This
excess, however, has been reduced to 100000,
by reducing the rate of interest from to A per
cent.
Army NewS--LOss of Life and Property.
ST Louis, June 26-Tbe Republicans Indepen-
. dence correspondents under date Of the 23d, says
that the santa Fc mail has arrived bringing dates
10 The LIST last. Capt Marcy had been heard from