The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-17


Fr0nce. GAkibAlDi
Ancient and Modern secession According
to to the Er re- Har;e January % for
the NEW YORK HERALD
Since South Carolina has given the signal for the rup
often empc ped TO denote the movement owaIds sepNa
ton, which has commenced This word Is not formed
belonged for more than thirty years to phi osophcal
into which was introduced oy one Oh the most
exalted minds that time the profound and modest Bal
Ianche author Of the Socale But the
and thing far rom properly belonging to that great
% three great schs Of 'Pe pa
tory, and 10 them should BIO applet, rather than to
the fabulous adventures OF Enes the line Of the Latin
poet
"Santae molis era. Romanam condere gen tenn"
The plcbeans of Rome, oppressed by the naughty
patricaps, have three different occasions affirmed
and vndcated their rights and compelled the recogni
ton OF them by the patric,ns. by secsdng to or
ether Of the hills around the Killed City The
took place TO the Mons Sacer in the year
% b. c. and provokel by the ntoer able exactons
the Insurers The people in obtaining the a6rosation
debts, or TO speak more correctly the abolishmen OF
liability TO personal servitude secured personal liberty
The second secession was provoked by the murder OF
Virginia, whom her father would not subject 10 the
licentoueness Of Decemvr, by staying her The people
withdrew the Mons Avennus and consented to return
to their work only when the adjustment of the Decem-
virate guaranteed respect for plebeian virtue
Finally the third secession took place to the JAM.
pebean marriages and the legality Of unions bet Eeen
plebeans and patricans, which was nterdcted by the
aw of the Twelve Sables."
In these three secessiopa the Roman pebeianS
realized three great social conquests--the true
right of man-personal liberty virtue and legitimate
the great Roman urss say persona publ
cftia jsoe nu,de The movement the other
side Of the Atlantic is not absolutely without precedent
history and the Caroniaps find in the history Of
ancient republic Tor this act only that be
the Of the Roman pebeans and that OF
the shareholders OF the Uniie States Of the
South there this fundamental difference that the for
mer withdrew themselves from society founded upon
most odous privilege and upon most mtoerable system
fhn Anna
Union established by their aihers because that Union
appears to them to threaten-rght or wrong-an odous
| privilege, abominable right Of depressing human
beings The savehodiDg thus exactly the opposite Of
the Roman secession, and if these latter have been the
glorious beginning and mnutable foundation of the
grandeur OF the Roman people tina, which is taking
place the other side of the Atlantic appears in the
social and political history Of young america shameful
event. and the commencement OF social decay which
VIII The civilization Of twenty centuries TO retro
grade if success should crown that impious attempt.
Funeral of NJ. Caussidierc at Paris.
[irom the Paris opin,one Na'ionae Of Jan 20
The obseques Of NJ Caussidcre late Project OF Police
and Representative of the district OF the Seine took place
to-day and attended by largo concoursc OF people
The departure of the funeral cortege, which was set
down for O'clock was delayed, and was not until az
ter half past that started from the house situated III
the Vaugirard go to the Montmarte Cemetery
taking its way along BY the Votare and dorsay quay
ana Place de la Concorde.
NJ Mercer brother in-aw Of the deceased, was chief
mourner.
The following gentlemen acted as pail bearers =
Messrs GARNER Pages, Guinard, Bastide, Ducoux Ba
baud Iarhiere Eenne Arago Ernest Desmarest Martin
Bernard, Edmond Adam Lambert Floquet, Norm, Etex
Emile de la Bedoere, Auguste Luohet Victor Borie Au
guste Lima, Szarvady, Chassin Bouiard Charles Vim
cent, Crevat, Ferdinand Favre, &c.
A great number Of master mechanics and workmen
followed the cortege.
The Partisan people appear to have testified by this
circumstance that they have not forgotten the memory
of the courageous functionary who knew how in the
MIDST of voluton the most sudden and complete to
make 10 use his expression, order with DISORDER,
and in neutaliZng and ssiuiatng the dangerous fer
OF the and them into safeguard TO
cety. 1t eminenily that which all classes Of socie
Constituent Assembly, the twelfth out Of thirty four re-
| representatives..
The Cdnsiionnd says NJ Caussdiere arrived at Par is
on the 11h OF January in very bad state OF health
The Prince OF Wales n Sportsman.
His Royal Highness the Prince Of Wales joined the
field Of the Cambridgeshire hunt the 28th ult, at
tended by his equerry, Captain Grey The meet was at
Chlderley in the vicinity OF Madingley, and In conse
quence having got abroad that the Prince
likely to be present, the field numerous one
The o Lieutenant (the Earl of Hardwicke aud his son
present. A ind made at Honey Hill. Reynard
round and went back through Drayton to Knapwel
rove, and thence to Boxworth. Here the hunted fox
left IN farm building, the hounds getting on
the line of fresh which, however, had been gone
sometime, and went by circuitous course towards
Chlderiey, in the neighberhood Of which they were
called OF without bill In the fore part of the day the
pace tremendous consi erng the heaviness of the
Of both idea be formed from the fact
that two horses killed. Altogether II was very
fair day His Roy al Highness rode well up, and took his
fences CALAMITY and well