New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-03-05

Should any one follow out the course Of reading listen
ing reflection indicated above he viii perhaps find that
the above long drawn discursye, inconeusve period
ending with an interrogation Is characteristic Of 10
confused subject matter and conclude not TO conclude
resolve not to presume 70 solve in the little aembc OF
his brain supercompex question the very elements OF
whose possible future solution wisest European
statesman Is yet able to arrive at by political analysis
B1std
What really affects the business and chests Of folks
quite pressingy than the solemnest Of political
questions is the weather The weather is always re-
narkable in the oddly socaled temperate Par
ties who have the luck TO move in the high arctic
circles or are ornaments OF tropical society the resi-
dents OF Upernavick OF Timbuctoo are indemnifed
for the loss of fertile topic OF conversation By the
assurance with which they can count In furtherance OF
their business Of their pleasure, on the atmospheric
state Of things for the next day, week or month even
We middle Europeans, unhappy. congratulated our
selves up TO first Of last past January on TemaKaoe
atmospheric clemency. Snap IN comes y Frost oru.
tai modern representative Of divine old two-iaeed
Janus his face set hard flint against our comfort
At the end Of hard week or So his and our ieeLnes
softened Since then we have had change upon chanBe
OF temperature within these limits always-from worse
10 bad aud from bad to so that the weather mas
come 10 be really rerelnarkable and muca remaIkea
upon. For ten days now the DIR threatens snow nol
ing it in suspense yesterday in trorem over our lungs
and noses to-day letting IL fail; not only here IN fis
but all the country down by sunny Marsebes ana
at Touon. Whereat in the provinces wild ooars grow
rampant and predatory wolves come out OF the WOODS
growing and bowling about farm-yards Inc Medl
terranean grows rough and yeasy as the Bay OF bhca
o and across the water. at Cairo and ALEXANDRIA, cor
sumptiye Christian refugees and native thlnciotnea
Mussnlmans respectively complain at and with chilled
fatalsm SILVER and bow TO the unwonted cold DEGREES
Of Heaven. And here belongs word Of due regret III
passing over the untimely death at Alexandra OF
sometIne contributor 10 THE TRIBUNE, Mar. Marsh
lie left Paris his residence for the late pest years IN
perfect health accompanying his hend our e1ceieni
American Consul Mr.. 1hayer, as friend and oincia
assistant So sound In health and full OF bright hopes
and clear Of purpose two months ago. and now the
forty centuries look down from he Pyramids on his
a. .s<rkt adm hauQ
those pyramids offered; children Of Israel going out
and the Soudan, Napoleon, coming In, and American
individual Marsh-Jerusalem and the Empire, the
dispersion and St. iieena and sometime Iais ,SS
correspondent could any ing less broadly based than
four hous md year old Pyramid preserve It's wise oid
gravity in looking down on the changes and chances'
Story goes that Monsieur MERCER (tbe hnlshed
gentleman whom We Republicans persist in styling
Baron Mercer, home On American sick leave does
not want, wants not TO return, TO WashiDg
ton. the scene Of quite debulf9 diplomatic Journeys
with Mr. Seward and OF undoubtedly disagreea3ie
social understand once for an, that European dpo
matist ENJOYS his residence at Wasangton that no one
81 them had not rather be accredited TO any
European court. The fac, regarded purely as Lact
nothing for or against the foreign resident or the Amer
lean Secretary Of State for the time But the fact
exists. Not one Of the representatives. OF European
movers resident in Washington who would not rather
be representative Of his Government near any one OF
half dozen European courts. IL MERCER does not re,
turn you may look for the substitution OF e actual
French minister at Athens or OF the one a Ieheran
No ministerial change for the rest, would have any
notable bearing upon the French policy Of Napoleon
toward the United States.
You United states folks agreeing, by seward no. 70
derange my Mexican purposes. Napoleon agree not
to derange your Sewardesque purposes respecting pos
able or probable reunion.
But again. enough Of that: Bdsa.
Two grand auction sales are 10 come on mere nc1t
week One Is the sale Of the heart and song, OF
the painted, skctched suggested remains OF Eugene
Deacroiy In French modern painting Z. Della
crolx il aud has been what V. Hugo was and 10 IN
modern French literature. Each the working proof
productive protestant leader and triumphant cher OF
victory over the bhndly ntrenched classcisn Of past
authority and Of authoritative antiquity. Not 70
enter on the very broad often powed but mostly So
perticially plowed field Of artistic dscusslon-an IN
held in which jackasses as yet for the most
part do the shght sub-soilng plowing-says your re-
porter this ONLY Next week comes 70 SABA sale that
win continue through s-tsfsf ~eeksthe six thousand
more less ske;obngs etchings. dauos essays trias
results Of Eugene Delacroix-a sale that Will run
through O week or two. Happy be who catches, n
passing at worshipful young artists means an
wing masters suggestion OF color at any possible
pror mans price. The sale itself which Wlu run
through the tail OF this month and the rst days OF
March il already accepted a. one OF ms eTen Oh inc
day. =,
passed BY There is shortly coming on at the Mat.
son Srssrs e. the central house VI sale VI all literary
values notable sale Of books documents manuscripts
bearing the grand revolutionary period OF fTeHeh
mot 10 say the worlds history. Any OF your elderly
MINDFUL tinid readers. will remember the more or less
~ | r French
ls and at last horribly set forth in practically culm
mated savagory by this instance: 1.-The mad Reyolu-
tonss have gone so FAR that they have set up annry
Of human hdes-human royalist hides Of course u"
Any who knows nythnE OF the history OF France
knows ought to know. how falsely and how excess
lively falsely the exaggeraon Of this purely material
detail has misrepresened and distorted the simple
truth In the case.
But In less than TIN days from the date Of this letter
there viii be public sale at the MG.son S!cessrS here
in Paris of precious accumulation of printed and
manuscript natter respecting the French revolution Of
~.
Material In the materials Of the sale Il what have
lust spoken OF There is among the curously valuable
articles Of this sale copy Of one Of the many rovoa-
tonary constitutions bound in human parchment lnci'
dental and accidental proofs secured 10 the fact
There is 10 be sold next week or here In Paris one
Of the several texts Of French Constitutional Const
tuition. really bound in human skh-human skln o.
xtgs.
Time Ia scant and space Let me note then, leaving
aside crying Gases those few picked from many just
in this coming sale OF curious historic Documents just
m this sale the which IL 10 be set up at auction the
yeritabe human skinned bound copy u the Consttu'
ton Of w. Just In this sale offered TO the high
es, bidder hive unquestiousby authentic. original IN.
qualified letters Of Madame Roland addressed 70 her
lover the Girondin Buzot-unquestonably authentic.
intensely WARM love etters Just that and nothing Out
that.
interesting themes drop or two closing chances
Of common interest.
For example: A decidedly clever. French Editorial
American specialist, NJ. Chatard. q man who. despite
his relations with the Partisan press, remains self
respecting man. writes laiteriy these among other
things: quote sparingy from Q long article Of NJ.
Cbstards: The Federals should trust too confidently
in their lucky position. True 1t is however that their
generals and soldiers are today familiar with the tactics
and manner Of fighting Of their enemies. Meade has as
much experience as Mcclellan. and he has indi
yidual Gceptive quality. Burnside has covered his
check at Fredericksburg Of which he generously &C
oepted ali the blame; he bold. energetic, sefsacr
ncng, truly patriotic man and officer. Grant 10 the
American hassens, PEnfant C4eri Dc Ia p,csrte. n.
Chatards appreciation VI generals and OF our bat
ties specially valuable in view Of the fact that he Is
not partisan writer. Eminently is NJ Chatard i'm.
BY the exceptional fact that II liz simple Justice
70 the American generals 10 state that they have con-
Ill. IL In larU anil