New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-02-18

resort to reexiads, and try The soothing system
after be had blown the war trumpet. Never dur
ing bis whole reign had the middle classes shown
20 unmistakabe signs Of III huuor while Their alarm
at the mere rumor Of war exploded IN tremendous
connections at the Bourse, on the produce markets
and in the centers Of industry. The hnancmi mag
mates demonstrated The Count de Germlny,
Governor of the Bank of France, personally 10
formed the Emperor of the widespread commercial
disasters which persistence in the dangerous line
Of policy pursued was sure to bring about. The
projects Of Marseilles, Bordeaux and other
great commercial towns, while reporting on the
unprecedented panic prevalent among the merc3n-
tile classes gave strange hints as to the marks Of
dsa1ectiOn the part Of those friends OF prop
erty and order" Mr.. Theirs thought the oppor-
tuDty 81 for breaking his long silence and openly
attacking in salons, interpreted with Government
spies the I" n,ane policy " Of the Tuileries. En-
terDg into an elaborate political and strstegcal re-
view Of the chances OF war, he showed how impos-
sble it would be for France TO escape defeat unless
she could begin the contest with 900 soldiers,
beside those she must keep in Algeria aud those she
must retain at hone. The Governmental Cons,un-
tionnd tself though in affected tones of Indignation,
could not but avow that the spirit OF France was
gone and that like a coward, she stood aghast at
the mere notion of serious war.
On the other hand, the spies OF inferior rank
unanimously reported the sneers current among the
playing the liberator of Italy, along with most
irreverent couplets sung in honor OF the Sandman
marriage. One Of those couplets begins with the
words: $50 this time, it is Plon, PlOn who is 10
" be the husband of Marie Louise"
Despite the soothing instructions sent to all the
projects, and the strictly official denials Of any
danger threatening the status qu0 the general panic
is far from having yet subsided. In the first 10
stance il is known here that the demi- god Of the
Tuileries has been pushed farther than he intended
going. 1t is rumOred that the Princess Clotlde,
Who despite her young years, is very strong
ed accepted PlOn Plon's offer with the words: ~
"marry yo1 in order to insure the support Of France
"tO papa. If it were not quite certain of securing
"that, / would not marry you" She refused to
agree to the betTothal until positive guarantees
were given her father of the active assistance Of
France. Thus Louis Bonaparte had to sign de-
fensve and offensive alliance with Victor Emmanuel,
fact which the agents Of Plon Plon took good
care to have Immediately communicated to all
Europe, through the columns of the Indfpendance
Boige. This Plon Plon, in fact, and his suite pre-
tend to play the same part at this moment which
PersigDy had to act during the expedition OF BOn-
logne, Morny, Fleury and 81. Arnaud duriog the
night of the lst of December, viz: that OF puDgine
Louis B0nsparte into the Rubicon. Plon Pion
you know, is not renowned for his military prowess
lie cut very sorry figure during the Crimean
campaign, and, lacking even the pluck necessary tor
a cOmpOD rider knows not how 10 preserve the
proper balance on horseback. Yet he is now the
very Mars Of the Bonaparte dynasty. To become
Viceroy of Lombardy he considers the next sep
leading him to the throne of France. So indscreet
have grown his friends, that their chief, NJ. Emile
de Girardin dared to utter before some twenty
people, discussing the EHperOrs intentions:
(which Emperor do you mean" The one at
the Palais Royal is the only real Emperor"
While the Government papers affect TO preach
peace, POn PlOn's MOniteur, the PresSe, in the
coolest way announces day by day the preparations
for war. While Louis BOnaparte ostensibly ad
moDishes Victor Emanuel to moderate the MAJ
zinian., Pon Plon is pushing the King :" to excite
them" While BOnaparte has composed the suite
following his cousin to Turin of the most conserva
tive men, such as Gen. Mel, Plon Pon refused to
start save on the condition that Mr.. Bxo, the ex
Minister of the French Republic of lS4S was to
accompany him, in order to Undue his encourage with
a revolutionary perfume. Now, what people say
is this: "Unless Louis Napoleon is prepared
"to 90 all lengths, nothing can be more dangerous
/" than the airs assumed by Plon Plon, and the
" articles published by his friends" Hence the
apprehensons still prevailing. On the other hand,
it is generally understood that Louis Napoleon
would commit suic lie if, inundated by the cry of
the French middle class, and the frowns OF the
European dynastief, he should now draw back,
after Victor Emanuel has been compromised, and
the hopes Of the French army have been raised TO
the highest pitch. To give the latter quid pro
qno he intends, rumor says, to dispatch them on
some transmarine expedition against Morocco,
Madagascar, or some other Out-of-the- way place,
not known to the Treaty of Vienna. Still, any
unforeseen event may bring about war with
Austria, despite the Imperial blackleg.
FROM THE PARAGUAY EXPEDITION.