New-York tribune., 1870-09-24
p SAVOY AND NICE.
AvTEw BEHIND THE SCENES IN 1890.
low NAPoLEON MANAGED UNIVERSAL
FRAGE.

-, =, ar, I,rorcb I,mperor Will be the recession
10 Italy Of Savoy and Nice which NaPoon P. ,Gsn,oI
ten years ago under the agreement win '''' - 80
preceding the war against Austria IN lSo'' tno
ment S not at all improbable, ana II VIII sor
torestinp 70 review the peculiar crcumstauVe' ~
which those two provinces became annexedto 70 lhe FIe
I,iro eainst the earnest opposition OF thelr lnuap
itants The adroitness Of Napoleon IN nahpua'ne e-
fraud which he used TO call pleblsei'um was nv s
,noro perfoctlv Illustrated than in this memoraoie III
stance; and so complete the success oi MS P'u'
that the populace, though strongly aNeIse " e u"S
fer were made TO vote for il almost unanimously
n was one OF the stpulatons Of the bargain
made at Plombieres in August, 1855 between Napoleon
and Count Cavour that France should be rewarded tor
br ,rcipation in the proposed Austroltalan war by
tle ccsian OF savoy and Nice To save appearances,
boveyer IL was provided that vote of the inhabitants
sh taken before the transfer, there being doubt
NJ coursc fiat tie result Of the election could be
urrtr-ed beforehand 10y the high contracting parties
Sardinia was to receive L0mbaTdy and Venice. But the
threatening attitude Of Prussia induced Napoleon sud
denly 10 make peace at vllaranca, against the wishes
Of his ay and before .the Plombieres programme had
been fully carried out Yenetia left in the posses
sion of the Austrian Empire and Cavour consequently
refused give up Nice and Savoy The Italian Premier
went 10 Geneva 10 stir up the population Of Savoy
against French annexation at the very time while NJ
P.tti af,Crward the Imperial Minister Of Police was
Intriguing in the opposite direction among the inhab
tauts Of Nice. II was not until after CayOur's resigna
and subsequent mission 10 Paris and return TO Office
that new bargain made and the plan OF French
nnCxaon permitted to 90 on, in consideration Of sar
dul being allowed TO acquire Tuscany and the Romagna
treaty OF signed the Path Of March, 1860
In the time a strong opposition had been aroused
among the people thus put for sale and the manpula
ton Of the vote was daily becoming difficult The
treaty was invalid until il had received the sanction of
the Parliament TIrn and the vote Of course, ought
not 10 have been taken until the treaty had been sub
e1a hut WQg
10 wait and despite the protests of several Of the
Deputies, prominent among whom were Garbaldi and
the representatives OF the districts immediately CON
tcrned the pehscitum ordered for the month Of
April. In the exciting debate which took place upon
s question at Turin Robaud orf of the deputies from
Nice. gave such racy and eloquent description Of the
employed TO his constituents that the gal
ees brst through the rules of order and INDUCED in
hong and enthusiastic cheers The Ministers had really
reply make. upon political grounds" said Ca
vour %" confne myself to this simple declaration that
both and my colleagues are firmly convinced that the
,esson Of Nice and Savoy is condition essential TO the
success of that policy which, within short time, has
conducted TO Milan, Florence, and Bologna" Ma
uani frank, and, under the present cir
tumstances Of political necessity, begged leave
mend resignation" There no help for it, The un
constitutional carried; but Garibald on
leaving the Chamber, made the object Of popular
ovation, and for time aft6rward could hardly show
himself without q demonstration being made in his
honor.
POPULAR SENTIMENT IN NICE.
There could be no doubt Of the hostility Of Nice to the
proposed annexation The election for Deputies TO the
Turn Parliament had Just resulted in the return Of the
anti French candidates on distinct issue The NUM-
tpa Junta vote Of thanks to members OF the
British Parliament who had spoken against the annexas
lion the House Of Commons. French troops, on enter
hg Nice were Kissed and obliged TO their bayonets
e French Consul represented TO his Government that
his life and the lives Of his family in danger, and
requested the protection Of French man-ofwar The
.dor Of the Aper de Nice French organ) was beseged
house. and at last escaped to French ship Tree
vote here would certainly not sanction the Plombieres
bargain and extraordinary efforts were consequently
called for.
The first step was TO remove all the Sandman troops
md fn their places with French soldiers. This alone
Produced an extraordinary effect upon sn Ignorant pop
ulaton accustomed to implicit obedience and lrecOgniz
Ing any authority which Misplaced conpcuousy before
their ewes The Italian party had made pretty vigorous
preparations 10 counerac the French nrgues but they
took it for granted that the ratification of the treaty
must preoede the pebiscitum and were quite unpre-
pared for the Illegal resolution of the CHAMBER which IN
yertcd the proper order of proceeding To dsconcert
them stil further, the time Of voting was suddenly
changed from the pod OF April TO the 18th and l6th and
only five DAYS were allowed for making out the electoral
lists and revising, publishing, and confirming them In
cOuntry like the reimbursement OF Nice, where the
rueau Of
the people uneducated this mockery. II pract-
c gave the Government entire control Of the lists, and
depved the opposition Of any chance TO influence
Mar sentiment or contradict the misrepresentation
which NJ Petr and his 500 mouchards had been assdu-
ously scattering abroad The shrewd Corsicsn police
scent skilled in all the schemes Of his imperial MASTER
ppeped his headquarters Nice, and openly directed the
whole campaieu sending his spies all the country
receiving deputations and advising with the local
authorities upon all occasions
THE QUESTION ALREADY DECIDED.
II was thought important 10 create inc lmpreSsioh
among the people that annexation was already an &C
sompished fact and their votes would only ratfy Dut
could not preyentt Some Of the Italian officials refused
b. lend themselves TO this deception but others were
Easily found TO do the work-which indeed had already
been half done by introduction Of French garrSons
and French police. A lawyer named Lubons, was ap-
pointed Provisional Governor and issued proclaIna-
hon Of which the following copy, slightly abridged;
"CrTzENs: Al uncertainty c reference to oar lunre
has ocaSod BY the treaty OF the oath OF March tne gar
liant King Victor Emanuel, has ceded TO France savoy
and the arrondissement Of Nice. But the 1ate OF
people does rest exclusively with the desire ol
Princes Therefore the magnanmOus Emperor, Napo-
leon ILL., and the loyal Victor Emanuel, nave uesHou
that this treaty oession should be strengthened lioI
tde] by The popular adhesion AT the august voice
Of the King al ncertitude TO your future has disap
TO disappear for the future ali dssension and rvalTies
AL the citizens should be animated by the same spirit OF
cOuciaton All opposition should fall pOweress before
the interests Of the country and the sentiment OF duty
cishes themselves Of Victor Emanuel There is no longer
any IN public demonstrations Their only effect tosH
re sSttieq IrotscS c6nadenoe S e tranqgty,
and cOeetedness ought 70 preside the solemn act
"FELL0w CITIZENS: The mission which the King has
iust coded 20 IA ransitory but important In order
upon the support OF your cooperation upon your
for law and upon the high degree Of civilization to which
hrm by your suages, the reunion Of your country to
France In rendering ourselves the echo OF the inen
of that