New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-24

between Austria and Russia from growing INTO en-
t.nte cordale and treaty sspulatiH. Remove su9
eyts rnal measure and Austria anI Prussia must TALL
spart again. The external pressure is fear OF
France. Hence the special cause Of all the pacihc
tain and writing; hence the effort to restrain Gar-
baldi and the repeated enumeration OF the doctrine
of non Intervention. But with alt this peaceful
talk. Napcleon has undoubtedly sincere desire for
few years of peace, to develop his poitico eco.
monica, reforms. Poor man it il sadly doubtful
whether he can have his way the Italian question,
and the more formidable Eastern question, standing
athwart it,
That French expedition to Syria is but begin
ming Its lease is out in less than six months; no
one supposes that it will come away tben-at lesst
that, if it should, new massacres of Christians
would not follow. The hanging and shooting of two
OF three hundred of the vulgar mob of assassins
only initiates the hatred and fanatcism of the rest
We must not forget that in their eyes these execu-
tons are heaven-winning maItyrdoms; that they
are solely Owog TO the presence of Christian troops,
prosecutors of their faith and insulters of their ma.
tionaity. On the other hand the French national
sentiment must be taken into account. III Is
thoroughly aroused and WILL without distinction OF
party, support the Emperor in any measures-not
TO say demand them Of him--which have iu view the
efficient protection of the eastern Christians.
His Majesty is progressing" in his southeastern
districts accompanied by his ''amable lady, who
gives in charities wherever she goes large sums OF
money not her own, with grace that pecunarlyH Is,
and that doubles their value-say tne disin'eresNu
reporters; the recipients have not generally ex-
messed themselves IN print to that effect The lm-
neIial couple are exposed to no end OF speeches.
Some of which are rather laughable; but they must
NOT Ieuph 80 the mOnOtOny of the bore is unreeved
The Mayor of Chambery, for example, actually
had the face to say: son this classic ground, Sire
" of Iovaltg, you will find none but citizens happy
to salute their legitimate sovereign and again, IN
addressing the Empress, to style Savoy the faith
ful," par excellence. year ago, the loyal and faith
tul mayor would probably have addressed the same
phrases to the hereditary sovereign of Savoy.
Thanks TO q few fair days within the last fort
night the Weld of the grain crops is hoped to be lit
tie less than that of an average year, and the price
Of -four has fallen. :.
Lamait tine, writing in his usual excessively negi-
gent manner about history made some wonderful us-
Statements in the last number ofhis
sations One will be sufficient specimen-he attrib-
utes the French military occupation of Rome in june
le49 TO the orders of General Cavaignac, Dictator
of the French Republic, who at that date had been
six months citizen under the presidency of Louis
Napoleon! M. Lamartine's astounding mistakes IN
fact and a part of his cOnse Iuent errors OF argu-
meut respecting the " Italian Question" which lie
the heme OF this ERtreieR, have been very well cor
reced by Jules Basti6e, Minister OF Foreign Affairs
unSer Cayaigbac in brief courteous and just, for
that the more severe letter to NJ. Lamartine which
| ymI viii find in your French files. Having CON-
;,eted his perfect defense of General Cavaignac
with documentary proofs in hand, NJ. Bastide con-
tinues: am panied, sir, to have had to rec lfy
ANYTHING in lines written by you who are one of
g.; he glOries Of France. But your heart will ap-
a. 49, the sentiment which Obges me to do it,
% f;nca tbere is n question friend who is no longer
81 here to defend bimse,'t,: man whom his enemies
could accuse of narrowness OF Iniod, because be
kept himself within the strict limits OF duty, but
"whO lacked only one vice, ambition, to be ranked
among great genuses." Poor Lamartine Pei.
etsn's letters to him we're not unity superscrbed,
" d un Grand HOmme TOmb6." He has tainted,
by the way; people pity him.
Michelet has nearly ready for the press a new
volume, L'Epfaat, a natural consequence, so to
speak, of l. AmOur and La Femme He will proba-
bly, end with the beginning, La Pere, and so COM
plete his family library.
The Journal des Debats speaking of the fine pif
sword which drPutatiun OF I1lsinen lateiy brought
over TO Marshal McMahOD, and on which Is IN
scribed L'Iridnde OppTessee GR braue Sotd0t Mac
" Wohon fills de ancieRs rOis, adds: these OPP
pressed persons will cross the sea, and return
" with passport furnished them by their Cypress
"OIs,"
The French have another guess notion OF what
oppression is, and no notion at all OF what Is lrlSh
rhetorical barney. If Napoleon would only agree
TO Cypress the editor of the DebatS as Lord John
and PalmerstOn Cypress the Irish, he would, III
conflict of suspicion and delight, exclaim, "But ye
father me ~
AprOpOs Of Palmerston, NJ. Lesseps has treated
h last TRADE against the enterprise of the canal of
Suez somewhat NJ Baitide has treated NJ. La
marines historical errors That an English states
man should be very jealous of that Suez canal
project is most natural; but Palmerston's everast-
ing cant about it is ridiculous. If its practical
| alizatiOn is so patiently, absurdly impossible why
waste words on it If Turkey is such a rapidly
reforming country that only needs to be diligently
let alone to take excellent care of ITSELF why set
Sir Henry Bulwer to teasing, and badgering, and
brow beating its efficient sovereign, Add ul Medd,
as though he were feeble, nerveless puppet?
| The French Academy proposes as the subject Of
the prize-poem for 1861 this very IstmUs Of SHez.
| Nothing but poet is lacking to write grand poem
| Oh such theme. AS the verses viii probably DO
poor it is pity that the gold medal, worth 5000
francs, could not be given to the man who is dOing
| the poem, MODF. Lesseps
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