New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-07


speak from personal knowledge, when I tsu Won
that had then presented himself . "foemaa Won.
tby of bis steel" one of the most eloquent menbsn
Of the Legislative Body was fully prepared 70 N.
spond with fact and argument almost triumphant
almost invincible. Woe is me, that must add-MY.
Liucolns proposition not having then reached U.s.
that the only trouble of this orator or Of this orators
friends was his inability to confidently state and s
himself upon our Governments anti-Slavery policy.
pass from the American 10 the Roman question: Tho
resuaas Of the debate far as it turned upon that
question: il rather favorable than unfavorable to ito
solution in the sense of Italian unity and OF human
right; that lie, the tendency of the debate, on the
whole is to encourage the Governmental fall in with
rather than obstruct the destined drift OF events thh-
erward-leaving, however, Louis Napoleon to stand
where he has stood for the past ten years. In statu q
not statuesqusly but balancing, now on this weary
waiting leg, now on that, dancing attendance on .
Mcaw Der providence and whatever turns up, againA
Pope Piuss feeble but non-pOssumusly, etubbomy
planted on last legs.
To come to the French QUESTION: While the En-
neror has formally conceded and the Legislative
formally acquired nothing in the way OF prerogaivs
or of privilege it is evident past argumest thai,
despite ,he slavish spirit of the majority, the Lgs
lative Body has made q considerable approach TO the
still far distant and inter-impeded goal OF national
representation. To measure its advance, we nna
recollect the position it occupied before the deces
9th November that gave publicity to the reports Of
its doings; to measure the space it still has .
traverse we must note the post held by English Par
lisments and American Congresses. Between The
two lie revolutions, doubtless, and overturned thrones
and other tsnpedimenta Of tried and condemned fee
ing monarchy.
II would DO boisterously laughable, if it were not
so sad, to hear the washy cant of European mon.
archists about our American democracy on trial.
thew "most-partly,' having, with cheerful antieipa
tory conviction given in their verdict Of condemns
ton in advance of Times testimony and Futures
Judgment. defy any of them to name twenty
intelligent Frenchmen, not in Government employ,
whose opinions any other subject they have tho
slightest regard for, who have particle OF faith IN
the permanency of Napoleonism-six weeks beyond
the funeral Of it's present able representative And
note King Francis dethroied, and King Victor
Emanuel throned. by revolution; and Grecian King
Ohio and Belgian King Leopold, throned by revolu-
ton; let alone King of Sweden and Norway reign
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right; King Ohio, now tried by insurrections King
Of Prussia verging toward revolution, If he only
knew it, d'en iaut; Emperor Napoleon being revo-
lu,ionsry successor Of revolutionary King Louis
Philippe; his revolutionary successor-if one had
TO be-be'ur more likely our American voen-
teer Colonel Cor..i he Paris, than his, the Counts
Revolutionary predecessor, IN fpturo the little
napkin Prince IUiperial. Whose sixth birthday
befel l.st Sunday, and was diverely celebrated: It
the palace, with pleasant family rejoicigs, and
unketiDcr prepared for the Enfaas de Troupe" Of
the I'd division OF infantry Of the Imperial Guard 10
which lilo little Hghuess belongs-there was ~
view Of these military small folks, and banquet
and cunninsy prepared improvised toasts and other
enthusiastic things in love and honor of the Imperial
boy. Outside Of the palace and of the family, the
birthday was made occasion for distributing numer-
Gus crosses of honor to supeevicable persons wboss
cases could be reached by other OCCASION and for
RENTING or committing the punishments Of numer-
GUS military offenders, whose criminality oddly
enough turns upon the accident Of boys birthday.
The Imperial Prince is a welI-looking little fellow
curiously combining in his own countenance the very
dissimlar traits Of bis father and mother. Hs edo
cation 10 nicely cared for. Twenty or fewer yean
hence he will be fully prepared to create most "a
vorable impression in English society or in German
Courts, where lie will await his chance to succeed to
the throne of Louis Philippe H., now AdjutaDt or
Colonel in the army of our Republic!
Ii is only Democracies that are on trial.
France mourns this week over two Of her great
artists dead, Henri Scheffer and Fromentsl Hslevy.
Henri schefer was the brother by blood end senius
Of AIRY Schefier EDgravings from his Charlotte
Corday protected by the members of the section
against the mob, will have made his name and
talent familiar to many of your readers, other many
of whom must know that masterpiece by having
seen the original in the Luxembourg Gallery or sumo
one of the ten thousand copies that have been made
OF il. The Versailles Museum also contains some
Of lis historical pieces. The beet strength Of bic
talent is perhaps, revealed in his portraits.
Fromental ialevy, descending from Jewish
family, Levy, was rather scientific than inspired;
rather harmonist than melodist in his operate COM
positions. La Jare, La Rene de Chypre, lie JsJ
Errant, lie Val dAHdorre are among those Of bis
works most appauded in bis lifetime and most likely
yet to live on the French and foreign operate stage.
IIalevy was busted nearly mp to the day Of bis
death with tie per!ecting Of grand opera entitled
lie Deiuge, which is said to be now sufficiently COM
pletc for the public scene. Halevy died at the sge
of 63.
From Our Own Correspondent.
TrRIS, March 10, 1867
by the last Union victories public opinion N Ea'
gland has been at once changed, and the natural
sympathes for the North manifest themselves every
where, to the greatest disgust Of Tile Times, which
still continues by malicious Instructions and ounous
predcions IN strengthen the hands of the Southern