New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-06

mous hutbor vi VIC lauiSun pAuipHies ~ P'"sy
plainly resDnouuced over the signature Of that babe
If grace, "your de'out son, Napoleon" 1t s
Louis Nspoleon's autograph reply, dated Decsm-
Der 81, to AntOnsli.P1us hs letter, dated Dec. 2.
Yoa viii publish il IN full 10 another column, to
winch let NE refer readers, begging them to not
everJ hre aud cipher IF it; for it is the marroweat
iuciest Gao to speak) letter that has been penned
this many month, Overlooking and uuderflo Tiog,
even ptn.mark Of #, with patent and esoterc Big
n,fcance. Observe the dates, for example. An
tonelll Plus sends bis " few hines hoping" that l..
n. b is well, aud will enjoy in,losed blessing
TO he account Of pelf and family, and that
be will assure integrity of Papal temperatures in
advance of meeting of Congess-ths dated Dec. 2,
anniversary Of coup dftGt; crafty chronological
reminder OF period when the Church was a much
courted, much-used and most useful auxiliary, and
suggesting the hint that its sevices may be required
again. This letter from the Holy Father must have
been received early as Dec. D, to the which the
"rery dear son in Christ makes no reply till
Dec. 81 more than three weeks aiter.a In the In
term came the pamphlet and uninterrupted discds-
sion uninterrupted at least the adverse sde) OF
the Popes temporal right to rule wrong and the To
yyal Of the entente cOTdiaie with heretica England,
and Of Little MOrtara in La 1irease des Cartes,
and About's Question Romano again, aud warn
ires" thick and fast to clerical and Legtimst jour
mails, and indefinite postponement of Congress- and
retirement Of Minister Walewsk, ct cGtera. Wa
lewtkis retirement followed the letter chronology
cally indeed, but il accompanied the publication of
Tie pamphlet logically.
Locked at merely from literary point of view,
NapoleOn's last favor" is worth study as an ex-
cmplifcatiOn of his remarkable faculty at letter.
Writing and underwriting. On the outside and at
ref eioht off 81 rpSUpct
irankness in Tone and respect and frmness IN pur-
pose, with perfect diapbaneity OF style. 10 the
eye of the uususpecting general reader II runs
lively thus:
"VLRY Dan AND REVEREND SIR: Yours OF ID
current received, and contents noted with profound
tuotion. II t.ere lie one thing that l have more at
heart than another, il lie your ,Dteresis-dole on en-
STOPPED the partly on that account hndny th0se
revOulopsts were getting too thick with ue Had
already got so mxeo up with them though that had
10 let item have partly their own way Sorry for 1t,
but had 10. DID NY beat, however to stop bad from
gopg and W. ret, emo got Garba d. eet aside,
vi ich saved ID fight i'll which you would have been
bea en- out OF tue entire Legations sure. Shone be
glad 10 pn the Romasna under YOU again; showed
y.u IetOrne ed way OF getting them under directly
after tie p.act. Think made mistake dear and
reverend Sir in not following 1t; too late now; Con-
eJ,ss OIL The point of meeting. Dec. 81. WheT
Powers there rereselted won'e dispute your rghte, Of
cOuIte hut won't rebs'ate you III their exercise, OF
cOuiEe sitter. The beet thing, the only thing, then, II
YOU i'll remit me, for you 10 do IS give up the
Romagra iDretuD Tor guaranty OF possession OF what
il LETT furnished by the Powers. Something must be
CO.. lbis tate of u1ceraty cinnct exist always.
II have said much Frequently OF late To the Arch
btlOp Oi Bordeaux, the OCLeF day, for instsuce.
must withdraw my irOoIs; must, you see. Yoar
Holm ess Will not mistake my sentiments now. You
Will understand that tight place aud no mat
tel how plainly eak you " lot forget ali have
done Tor you. Come hat will, sha always conduct
ny sell toward you az | always have conducted n.y.
seif THIS lie tie ost delightfully."- double-iac phrase
IN tie Whole eplttle Ora etoly achno slodge receipt
Oh apcstoic tel edico neosed your lasl fivor aud
sip Wnh tbs most profound variation p yours, etc"
A careful peIusa vi this letter should make it ev
ident to any reader that the writer, while taking an
advanced position against the pretenslOns of the
Pope to inviolable sovereignty over the hopelossy
| reyoited Romagna, has perfectly guarded his re-
ire al into the bosom of the Church when that par
| of the Roman Question is finally settled as it is
almost settled now by force of the fat uccompH.
| But for the moment, here in France the Clerical
party is excessively rritated against him. He meets
their opposition by repressve measures, which hlth-
| eTto have been applied almost exclusively to Lib
| erals. Newspaper warnings we're never admilis-
| tered more freely than during these last weeks;
hardly day within the fortnight that one has not
beiaien clericO ultramontane legitmist
whereof certain few Liberals indulge in the most
absurdly sanguiue hOpe-tbe hope that Louis Ma
pOIeon viii seek aid from the Liberals against the
elericO-leeimist opposition. As though that abom-
Unable instrument Ot tyranny, the spring-gun press
law gag were not as thoroughly an instrument OF
tyranny when applied TO the Uniuers or the Gazette
Of France as when applied to the Steele or the
Presse. Let me soy here, TO prevent misapprehen-
sion, that neither the Sece nor the Presse approves
Of or reOices the application of it to their enc
mics. ] hat all Liberals should take a little mali
ciOus pleasure in seeing those reactionists gaggng
at the Ingredients of the poisoned cbalice. which
even-bunded injustice at last cOmmends TO the lips
OF those who nave been for years open nonthed IN
calling for its administration to Liberals vi all
shades, is q pardOnable human weakness. That
any Liberal should rejoice over, approve OF, or hope
from it, is objectionable aud insane
The truly and deeply hopeful view of the case Is
here: That Louis Napoleon, being, as he freely con-
fesses, in tight box, does find himself forced TO
appeal to the general common sense OF the people,
TO public opinion in France and in Europe. Hence
his permission, for the moment, of more
thorough discussion of the Roman question (Which
lust nov quite supersedes and abgorbs The Italian
question: Than has been granted to any other ques-
ton Of general interest in the last ten years. Now,
the Roman side of this question Cannot bear discus
sion. The excessive bunge made by the pure ultra
mOntane bOniansts is to discuss it at ALL But dis
cuss they WILL using of all things as an instrument
Of defense, the press 80 rushing to suicide.
TIE race of pamphlets is uninterrupted-the
Bishop Of Amiens coming down with priesily fierce
ness upon the " anonymous author" and Academi-
clan Villemain taking high free, middle ground,
being among the latest authors. ] he report that
] HERS was about TO enter the field pampheteer,
not 40 much for the Pope against Louis Napoleon,
is erroneous. For the rest Monsieur Theirs acted
and spoke sufficiently pitifUl part in this Roman
question "a long ago as 1880, which for his
lanes sake he had best keep as much in the dark us
possible As an historian Theirs is in many respects
admirable; as statesman he was " able" rather
bar az he. mIiy