New-York tribune., 1870-09-24


magsrate should not remain silent He s bound alike
by honor and duty to declare 70 you frankly openly the
which his conscience and the public hxes com
pei him t. follow, TDe Sutes which her history and the
traditions Of her ancient fidelity have imposed upon her
Nice has noe fulfilled In presence OF the treaty OF the
loved King OF the LIST OF April all those who really love
their country all those who are sincerely devoted to the
King and 70 the Italian cause have but idea,
object IL is that the will OF the two sOvereigns ao
cepted by The free consent Of the people should en-
counter no difficulty obstacle 1t Is that Its frank and
loyal execution should tighten in an indissouble
ner the bonds of the alliance Of the two great nations
upon which repose the future the hopes Of Italy
Let us, therefore collect around the with calm
ness and dignity; let be united by the spirit OF
lightened and concatory patriotism let nothing arrest
the free expression Of wishes but let OF in
giving up his vote think what he his country to
France and to the Emperor. viye la France vive
IEmpereur! MAIAUssENA, Syndic OF the City.
" Gipen at the Hotel dc Viuc, sth April, 1900"
A third was published by the Bishop who Is said to
have made Of conscience for any person to vote
against French annexation. Wehave never seen this
episcopal document and cannot therefore positively af-
firm that ii enunciated such monstrous dOctrine but
there is doubt that the influence of the clergy
thrown strongly towards the project of annexation and
the priests aid great deal Of active eeconeerng TO say
nothing Of the perhaps gnfcan fact that their sala
to he raised by the change, there enough
in the respective attitudes Of France and Italy toward
the Church and the Roman See to dispose them to be-
come French subjects.
The following is a copy OF circular issued by the
French Committee, in which bribes and promises are
adroitly mingled 1t appeared with official sane
tion and bore the Government stamp
"The annexation Of the country Of Nice to France will
not be Ja deconph until after the favorable vote OF
the populations Already all ne measures necessary TO
SECURE ne success Of ne rotaon hd1e oee ace Gy d
Sandman and French GOreTnncHtS All the cIVll ana
ecclesiastical authorities well as all the employees and
every possible way and in French the vOttion
which is Immediately about to take place Tnus, NJ -,
the Of seeing most cherished hopes realized,
behoOves all the paTisans OF France to all their n
huenee with the populations, and to unite l4elr efforts
proof of the French sympathies Of the country, and of
its entire adhesion to the great act OF reparaon long
expected We convinced that the Imperial Govern
ment will reoOHpeHSe the populations for he UndHtHty
OF their r0te and ,e proportion the re,cdrd according 10
the good disposition manifested by dem.
testble advantages of every kind which country
nation consider it duty address ourselves IL all
friends and correspondents not only to stimulate
their zeal in favor OF the ana TO
them 10 all their influence in order TO insure the sue
OF the vote in the French sense but also that they
should carefully watch and point out to us the steps
which may have been taken IN cont ary sense by those
in opposition in order that The necessary measures may
the the country. VIII you have the coed
ness, Nj, in acknowledging the receipt OF this, to
make known to the spirit of population, and That
Of the local authortesi and believe us your devoted
servants"
One of the necessary measures" here alluded to was
the liberal distribution Of money and it is estimated
that about 100000 expended in bribery before the
election to speak Of the outlay tho days Of voting
when country voters provided they belonged to the
right sidc lived at the expense of the Government and
any man who voted Oai had free of the cafes and
drinking booths. Almost every day the newspapers
reported interviews between NJ Pietri and "dcputa-
tons" OF various classes Of workingmen,
generally consisting of three Isubsdized persons
who represented nobody but themselves. delegation
OF this sort Consisting Of five persons who atcrward
denied in the Gazette de Nice that they had been sent
either by their employers OF their fehow-worknen)
waited upon tho French poiceagent to inquire about
Emperors intentions respecting the tobacco trade
and received the that His Majesty intended to
greatly develop their business raise their wages, and
give them all pensionsl
Meanwhile the Italian party was absolutely forbidden
to hold meetings. 10 publish any proclamation TO Issue
circulars the inhabitants The police were
REQUIRED to act upon the Provisional Governors doctrine
that there was no longer in public demonstra
tions the only effect Of which would be ~ compromise
the public order As the Of pr approached runors
became rife that the disaeoted had already been
made out and Napoleon keeping rod in pickle for
them The rural police openly assured the peasants that
those who stayef away from the polls would be punished
as soon they became French citizens The priests as
sisted the authorities in convincing the Inhabitants that
resistance TO the prearranged transfer was futile and
that sure punishment awaited the obstinate willie Petn
became perfectly reckless in agnifcen promises to all
who would vote OH.
THE VOTING NICE.
On the 18th and l6h Of April the rustic police and
MAGISTRATES in obedience TO orders from headquarters
mustered the peasants and marched them in procession
into the town. with drums beating, French hags lying
the clergy arm in arm with the civic authorities taking
the lead An Englishman gives the following descrip-
ton of what he on the first day:
"The streets crowded with persons wearing tn
colored cockades, and carrying the or Votmg ucket
whom there plentiful sIrnkling, mingled lreeiy
with the CROWD IT was ag9%F & SSTe m enapd a at
the poll, had been selected not III the regular manner
but by their known synpathes The urns were PatteHn
in the National College, and thther repaired 10 Wdcn
the process OF voting The people crowded IN anu VOtea
with scarcely challenge lists OF those regstered were
posted up outside but al ist the votes were gwen C1
rapidly enable the scrutineers to exercise any check
The on ticket was distributed freely in the streetsmen
stood at of them if they were advertising
quack medicines and gave you any HunPef % 0I V ~
procure a Non, without success.
One bOor / saw just about to vote two tickets asked
why notf oh, said IT won't ne fan give lne
One,' which he most g0odnaturedly dld at once.
Another man TO whom ! spoke told rue That he was
strongly opposed TO becoming French-that he had two
in the Sandman service, one IN the army ad tno
other in the navy-that he himself was M poNI otaIn an
cause ue police had told ttm udt ne dtd n0t ne 01ud
that England and all the Powers wanted ~ ana that as
for voting in the opposite sense ne would SIMPLY get
himself into a scTape and do no good. But lie sald
proudly i have neither cbeered, nor will wear
cOckade AS all the serutineers were the nominees Oh
Pietri and they held the keys OF the urns thee %
OF course, security against any number Oh o' oho H
being put into them in private; while instances came "
my knowledge OF persons not only v0thg TWO che1s a'
a time, but voting twice.
Probably after all these preparations 1t was not neces
sary 10 tamper with the When the farce was over
NJ Pietri reported just IL votes against anne1aton'
SUFFRAGE IN SAVOY.
In Southern Savoy the popular sentiment does moi
seem 10 have been 80 strong i'll the other dismembered
districts. In Northern Savoy however Faucigny and
ChabaiS it was quite bitter against France az IN
Nice This was shown by the Parliamentary elections
and also by public declaration Of the people, In which
they expressed their dess not to see any alteration
- an their union with the Sandman monarchy" but
20 no,iea reasons should render aseparaon inevitable