New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-22
TIE SPEECH or THE EMPEROR.

French troops to Rome. No holder step has
been taken by France than this. 1t was po-
sition from which it was impossible to recede,
and if diplomacy failed to maintain It, France
must have accepted war; The movement eX-
cited the jealousy of Prussia, and was
openly meant to prevent the unity of Italy;
throughout the whole of Europe it was I'M
popular in the extreme, and nowhere less
popular than in France itself 1t seemed as if
Lonis Napoleon had rsked the peace of Eu-
rope merely to postpone the inevitable down
fall of the Papal rule and his interference
was almost universally thought to be another
blunder, like the Mexican invasion. But 1t
was not blunder; it was policy. The En-
peror understood the situation, and his bold
ness has been rewarded with success.
The speech of Napoleon before the Senate
and Corps Legislatit explains everything. 1t
explains why the Italian Government not only
allowed him to defeat Italian unty,ibut actually
aided his armies. 1t explains why Prussia,
knowing France to be her great rival and natu-
raj enemy, again permitted Napoleon to make
himself the arbiter of Western Europe, and adj
hered to a perfectly neutral policy. That ex-
PLANTATION is the fear of Republicanism. Carl
baldi, when lie advanced upon Rome,
claiming it as the capital Of Italy,
represented the people and the rights OF the
nation. and as their representative be was
crushed The armed Intervention of France,
the neutrality of Prussia, the arrest of Carl
baldi by order of Victor Emmanuel consti-
tuted n combination of monarchs against
Rcpublican movement All the royalty of
Europc was frightened and incensed that n
poor farmer of Caprera should appeal to peas
ants and shepherds, and attempt to settle, with
q few thousands of rcd-Shirted volunteers.
a question that concerned cabinets aud thrones.
1t was not in the power OF the Italian Govern
ment alone to crush the Garibaldian movement,
which had the full sympathy of the Italian
pcoplc The interference of other powers was
necessary to prevent the people from demanding
Rome of Victor Emmanuel. and France carried
out. in behalf of all of Europe, the principle
that no change of boundaries. no acquisition OF
territory, should bc effected except through the
ruling governments. Had GaribaldI captured
Rome, and had the Romans declared their ter
ritory a part of the Kingdom of Italy, terri
bic precedent would have been established. II
would never have been forgotten that
the people had asserted a right 20 act without
consultation with their rulers. and the Repuh-
lican idea would have been established in alb
solnte defiance and contempt of monarchy.
So Italy submitted to French interference;
so Prussia yielded the supremacy to France;
so Garibaldi was defeated, and the Pope pro-
tected, solely that the growth of Democracy III
Europe might be checked. II is not that any
power, with the exception of Catholic Spain, i
profoundly interested in the temporal rule Of
the Pope, but that all powers are concerned in
the subiugaton Of the people. The question
may be decided in favor Of Italian unity 10y
the General Congress which Louis Napoleon
has proposed, but the right of the people to
determine it will not be conceded
But every effort to rcpress Republicanism
only adds TO it, strength and enthusiasm.
France. Even in Paris, under the bIyOnets of
the Empire, the people make no secret OF
their indignation. AT the cemetery of Mont
martre, the people of Paris disturbed the ST.
lence of the tombs with shouts of Long live
" Garibaldi!n and "DOwn with the interycn-
"Gon!" The troops are distributed through
out the city; there are midnight inspections.
Paris is gauisoned III every quarter. 1t Is
plain that the dynasty of Napoleon does
not possess that undivided love of the people,
of which the Emperor boasts in his address.
That boast is followed by a confession that
"the public mind is exposed to excitement
and dangerous impulses" and that to rem
der these poweress he depends upon their
suppression when required and upon the
"energy and authority of the ruling powers
The Empire has lost far more than it has
gained i'll the five years past. Mexico dealt
one blow, Russia another, and it is not sur
prisng to find Louis Napoleon declaring that
(" ii is necessary to accept frankly the changes
"that have taken place on the other side of the
crime" But it is equally necessary for him
to perfect his military organization, and to pre-
pare for an inevitable war which Is simply
question of postponemcnt.
In all that the Emperor has said in favor of
Peace, we recognize little but the fear OF War,
and an uneasy consciousness oil the dangers
upon which his throne is built But his dread
of the people is their encouragement and
opportunity. Men like Ganbadi never fail.
Prisons cannot confine their influence, and
even the grave cannot entOmb their spirit.
They are victorious even in defeat, and out OF
this ruined invasion of Rome is already born
an unrest aud purpose which will work mira
cles in Europe. Democracy was never stronger
than it is now, and if we need a proof Of its
strength, it is found in the accomplishment OF
German unity. 1t was not Bismarck that
accomplished that; he appealed to the German
people, and when they answered him, Austria
was forced to be silent, and France mutely
behcld the. arbitration of Europe passing out
of her hands forever
The National IRteLi0encer Is distressed. Ever
so many Congressional Districts within the last