New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-24
AFFAIRS IN FRANCE.
From Our Own Correspondent

PARIS, Sept. 8, 1882
The italian question, with it's accessories, has
again become the absorbing political question Of
the day. The foolish sensation" articles in the
Constitutional, and foosher sensation letters from
Parisisn correspondent Of the Independence
BEIGE, the half sensible, half foolish speech to tho
departmental council of the Puy de Domo By ~
de Morpy, are no more talked Of. Victor Emsnud
has, so to speak, "taken the wind out of their
sails by his little speech addressed last Sunday to
the Commissioners who brought to Turin The
official proposition from the Tuscan National Assem-
bly, of an annexation of their country TO bis dOmin-
ions. All talking breath and journalistic east
wind now blows in that direction. OF course,
some blow hot, some blow cold; other some strive
to blow il up. To drop the metaphor and take up
the fact
You will have published the Kings speech in fun,
60 that need not quote from it. The substance oft
was transmitted here by telegraph, and published
in the evening papers of Sunday Tho first appre-
Citations have been somewhat modified since, not 70
much because, meantime, the complete text has
been received, as because reflection has come bet
ter to understand it's meaning. There are to-day
various interpretations Of it, but they are nearer 10
an accord than at frat. It is. think, now gener.
ally understood that Victor Emanuel Professionally
accepts the offer of the Tuscans, subject to the
approval Of the European POwers-an approval
likely to be obtained through negotiation, through
NapOeons friendly aid, and through tho faithful
vigorous support Of his and their rights, which no
undertakes, in European Congress, and before
oil, by their perseverent maintenance Of their
rights. A few maintain, on the contrary that tho
discourse is to be regarded a. conditional refusal;
and Others-the ultra clerical and legitimate fso.
confounding their feelings with their opin
IONS interpret the speech against its apparent
meaning, then quarrel both with it and their owa
Interpretation Of it. They start from the bypo-
thesis of the return of the Dukes. Now, the chances
of the return of these voluntary exiles have wo-
fully diminished in these last days. Their shaken
thrones have hardly . leg to stand on. The ultras
do not, will not, see this most people are grow
ing to see it quite clearly. Reflection, too, and
some facts and pseudo facts just come to light have,
more or less satisfactorily, the want of the yea yea
and nay. nay quality in the speech which at first
answered poorly TO the attributed blunt frankness
of the speaker. An article published In IhS Lon
don Times Of Saturday last treats specially OF this
vagueness of the royal response. It has been
quoted extensively by the French press, and 10, on
this and other points Of the speech, pretty fair
expression Of opinion here.
There is little doubt that Victor Emanuel was
Inspired" last Sunday by Louis Napoleon-that
is, the inspiration was sent on cold from st.
Sauyeur. The sense, if not the words, Of the dOcu
ment was eOncOcted between the two, and the
Count Arese acted printers devil to carry copy
from the French author to tho Sandman response
bic editor. That gentleman, whose intimate per.
eOnal relations with Napoleon are well known, did
certainly make recent journey TO the baths Of st.
Sauveur; and while he was on that journey tho
Tuscan delegation, whose mission was unAltorably
cut and dried for them by the vote Of an Assembly
already adjourned, persisted in not starting from
Florence, to the then general!wonderment of out
side mankind. In this coincidence people now SEQ
| consequence, and the Sandman speech assumes
| the Importance Of . French manifesto. The Tus.
cans (and Victor, asO have great reason to rest
their hopes in the European Powers, and above ~
| in the generous Emperor of the French.
The probability Of European Congress is now
| iccepted nearly as certainty BY most Observers
# political signs. 1t is plainly enough foretOld,
they say, by Louis Napoleon apad Victor Emanuel.
Then the failure of the Zurich Conference spatent.
But there many points In the proposed settle
ment of the complex Italian QaestiOn--proPerly
the European Question-sOme OF them without tho
limits Of congressional legislation, and others which
both EnperOrs might prefer to settle between them
selves rather than to have brought into discussion
there. For an assembly whose constituents are
sovereigDs to dispOssess soyeregns-to sustain
human rights against Divine Right-would DO
without precedent. 1t is difficult to conceive
how Austria should assent do not say to such
an act but 10 their right to discuss the proprety
Of such an act. 1t would be bringing into debate
the very principle Of her existence as an empire.
There is no need to point out when and why the
French Emperor would prefer to anticipate the
action Of Congress by direct negotiation with hU
late enemy. His tenscty Of purpose, bis pride, his
ambition European ruler, his interest Is ruler
Of the French are all engaged to carry out, some
! what beyond the narrow Villafranca bases, the