New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-04

,.orn.ss ~ outline and disnnctness of detail and
,o6niteness of drift. 10 Ezekel's visions observed
Through Kaleidoscope You may 90 further and fare
sgorse in search of apter analogy 1t may be per-
Snissiblo for partisan to construct VISION from ms
tont of view limit It 10y his wishes and fill 1t in by
b,s imagination. The impartial reporter has hard
W. hopeless task in his attempt TO comprehend OF
interpret faithfully the eniRmatic eGuivocal spirit
,pf the time. "FOur legs and two volces-a most
Eecato Inonster His forward voice now IS 10 SPEAK
we'll Of his friend his ckward voice is TO utter foul
Spoeohes. and TO detraet'
A week ago the current persuasion hcIe-not UNI
VersaI belief indeed-was that the French ana itai
Ian Governments were playing show game lot APP
S,earanoe sake with the understanding that the
italian partner should win the stakes victor Emf
emanuel under moro or less sham protest as to details
from Iouis NspOleon was take military possession
s,f the Papal territory, excepting pelaps IhS NIIy
al Rome: that is, having shown SUFFICIENT oDServ-
,ncs nf the letter of tho September Convention, at
considerable cost of money ana popularity no was
10 proably fulfill its first apparent intention: no
sensible man of any party ever supposed that the
Ss,,iember Convention of 1854 secured permanent
isoution of the Roman Question. 1t was an adjourn
flnent only Time il mp new adluurnment-nOts So
lulon this bout eitheI-dated from under the walls
.pf Rome in 1861 seemed, q week ago. the next most
srobabe temporary poyiS aPrOaym ar 10 tbe
flercOs and the Republicans so lar as eOula gus
tOVor seemed to have nearly made up ihelr mh mus
mot et all resigned their passions-'o S pro'iS'oh
ON the 18TH the Emperor, and Empress, coming
from St. Cloud arrived at Biarritz in the evening.
mai dav there was held ministerial council, at
(which he presided and she assisted III lasteu from
oe o'clock p M ana wos decided on The
sublio does not know But from various luiSat i
official and ofcoqs Journals IRON a,Ho 1Gu tem
krow unauthoritativo semi-c0nhdentlal leakage,
Ircm the revived hopes of the elerlcos, there nau
sroyyn rp YESTERDAY prevalent persuasion that Ma
<oIcon WAS nearly decided resume military inter,
entiOn for the protection Of the Iemnanc OF b bapd
Sn;nv move itself capable of Quashing out the so
HaIled Garibaldan movement. Ihe Atlantlc OaoIe
% be likely to tell yoa before TINS that tFsDs
morris are ready, with steam up at I0uon ana tIoops
leld ready at Marsees for embarkatio aw tbng
syere current at the BOse yesterday ana WIN Wnat
attendant credenco you may guess ny apmd Gtb nT
k,onGie values of yesterday with the quotations OF
/ AZ frat glance it seems astonishing that, having
once rot out of Rome after fifteen years OF dlsas-
frous experience Louis Napoleon should pen pen
saonot believe that he WITHDRAWING now to worse
conditions than those under which he made ms re,
ateat few years ago. but II mus 10 W5oUt
making as much account as many DO OF the tears
Soars prayers of the Empress. must, however,
snake very great account OF the entreatles and hardly
disguised threats Of the clerical party The geneIai
Injections next year. or at the latest 10 ioos
10 face an opposition majority in the Legislative
lsody; with tlat party only lnkewarIn indifferent
IN
body 1t is easy to say. M. d.. worthy bourgeois
of Paris. said to me this morning, Let hlm ony
Ssf that @d sFG ba G SsT 70 by SG resting On
their opponents, vino have hitherto been ms
me Liberals that is by putting n4s,. himself Sbd
will heartily trust him, Just as much as
he does them. O.. not at all For Lons Napoleon
tsis The Clerical party loves him as little but 1t
ters fixed element Of calculation and depende1ceas
The old Slavery party used TO offer with us. 1t holds
Onwayerngly to one aim and purpose and any ruler
sof France. be ne President. King or Emperor. who
D. temporarily sure of their solid support, and no
questions asked-which will he immensely convent
sat 10 the Emperor in the next elections Let here
after be as it may be; tentatorY empricisn, expe-
ients for the pressing moment stavngs of. adjourn
and snaioees of the Imperial policy for the last few
years. Let those who question the truth OF this
Fdatement give themselves the trouble 10 read only
tho Imperial speeches, the impcrialy inspired minis
ferial speeches and diplomatic circulars and dis
gatches uttered since les2 and any direct record OF
eye0ts that have betaen slnce that date for paIa
course.
About what NAY De styled the central drift report
reneb reintoI yentiOn at Rome float near and
mote with aud less full currency, such qualify
ing fumOr5 these: cOOccup8tlOn of Rome by
Italien and French troops has been proposed by
ItaIy and rejected by France; urgent representations
have gone from here to other European Cabinets.
Protestant well as Catholic, proposing that these
should give A combined sanction to the occupa-
tiOn, which then would be European France acting
only as generally AUTHORIZED gen darrae for the
preservation of common European ORDER and less
in properly regarded fact ALL irritating to the
national pide Of Italy; proposition has been made
by France 10 Prussia 20 submit the question to q
Congress convened al hoe; said proposition has been
rejected the identical proposition has been offered TO
France by Prussia and rejected; Spain has offered to
the Pope 10000 troops 10 defend him where he is; has
offered them for the Pope 10 France; has offered
King Pius safe retreat ia the Spanish dOmniOns
Italy nfOrns France that she has done her utmost
TO keep the forms of observance OF tho September
Convention. and cannot possibly keep mp the ex-
pensiye show much longer; Ratazzi sends to cheya
hcr NigTa, the Italian ambassador here. with orders
70 explain it TO the Emperor sketch nearly as
follows of the isOOgOus tTilemnla no is in and
another party is exposed TO, with request that Ma
poeOn would take his pick of the s0ftest horn quick
Il, Ratazzi, am not Cavour, that is sadly self
evident i have done my temporizing best for You
and my King and Italy, with no thanks from any
bOdy-am Mt this present writing the best condemned
statesman in Europe; not only am IN danger of
falling between two stools but the Kings throne is
in imminent danger of being shaken not to say
overturned, by interior national republican
movement, unless: Either, first, Won let me take
the swelling wind out Of the sails of the move
ment, by meeting 1t half way and night away under
the walls of Rome; or secondly, you s0lemny bind
yourself to protect the King against the nation
thirdly he aty rejects the embarrassing degrading
alliance with France, and frankly ally himself for
ofiense and defense with Prussia 1t is this looming
not in " black spots" but in menacng, deep black
band all along the Rhine horizon of this possible, not
all unlikely alliance OF Italy and New Germany
against France-Or, at least, their alliance for pro-
lection Of their acknowledgment. and protection
against all comers-that again reyiyes the dread of
general European war.
Apart from consideration Of these ugly tangled
aspects of foreign affairs, the internal situation of
this Empire presents an unusual cumulalon OF I'M
pleasantness to the view of its ruler. The bad nan
cia condition is somehow rendered more gloomy
this week by the high solemnties of late Finance
Minister Fotld his funeral Manufacturers OF Rou-
baix Rouen and other mill-Owning centers are run
ming short time aud occupying thelr unwilling
leisure with grumbling at government with whose
trade policy they Disguised, and whose point
nopoint wagering policy as to peace or war deprives