New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-04

litcal causes than there were nnder 'nc so-o"hou
i'll LIBERAL reigns of NJ Rouher and OF NJ ro'cauo put
together Since the recent tr0uples 'hoo nave peen
more than 500 persons arrested ana put INTO the PITS
ons of Paris and these places are IN consequence 30
over fpu that their unfortunate occupants, Of whom
tho great majority are doubtless innocent of any
thing deserving the of political crimes very
intentionally lodged and insutliciontly fed. do
not know if wrote you that the day after the arrest
of NJ Roehefort the whole editorial staff of the Mar
seILaise was seized and imprisoned, and with the
ception of two of its members is still in close captiv
ity OF these two one is NJ. de FOnvielle the friend
of Roohefort who accompanied Victor Nor to the
house of Pierre Bonaparte. and saw the murder.
There were not wanting those who openly charged
the Government with having seized NJ. de Fonvielle
in order to get rid of the only witness against the
Emperor's cousin. BE that as it may-and say it
delberately-there is no perfdy or meannoss that
this Government is not capable of. NJ. de Fonvielle
suddenly set at liberty. without any cause being
assigned for releasing him more than there had been
for arTesting him. AS l have mentioned Pierre
BOnaparte's name, / may say that my Conservative
authority, the UORteur, which never permits
itself any leyity in speaking OF the Imperial
family, said, very coolly, the other day. that the
Prince considers his acquittal a matter of GER
tainty and it may be added that the gen
eral public shares His Imperial Highnesss
confidence in the impOssibility of finding the
Emperors cousin guilty of any crime that
the law can punish. Indeed Edward Loekroy has
shown MS in of his squibs, the difficulties that
must follow his condemnation. Represent to your
selves" he says, the Chief of State, saying next
wear on the LIST of January, to the great bodies Of
the State. Gentlemen, if you do not see me sur
..1,~, -.
cause there is one of them in the galleysp Or you
may fancy S NJ. rImpelatrice setting off again for
Egypt OF elsewhere and stopped on the quay at Tou
lon by a man with green cap red shirt, and
dragging a chain at his feet. who calls out to her.
Good morning, my lady couslnr" Or, once more,
think of the effect If of these supplemented for
eign sovereigns, who abound in Europe, should come
to Paris and ask to be presented to the Imperial
family. The Master Of Ceremonies announces:
Son Altesse the heir presumptiye!
Son Atesse, the Prince Napoleon.
Son Atesse number 1l3!
While RochefoTt is kept in the strictest solitary
confinement. shut out from the companionship of
his friends who are in the prison special orders
having been giving TO that effect-Prince Bonaparte
is allowed the largest liberty consistent with the
fact that he is in prison; his comfortably fur
nished his meals luxuriously furnished by N6four,
and not only refuses 10 give audience to the prOcu
reur imperial but shows such a ferocious temper
that up to this time he has not been confronted with
VI. de Fonyeille, the only witness OF his crime He
receives what friends he likes with perfect freedom
and all his letters and newspapers while Rocheort
Is allowed to see nobody. and letters reach him
OF are sent out by him, without being opened The
Government seems determined that it shall be no
fault of theirs if NJ RochefOrt is forgotten they
resolved to force martyrdOm upon him. few days
ago he sent TO the Corps Legislative by the hands of
VI. Ordinaire one of the deputies, set of resolu-
tons declaring that the conduct of the Ministry
has been such as to make impeachment necessary.
NJ. Ordinaire having mounted the tribune, began TO
read the resolution but as he had demanded permits
sion to read letter from NJ. Rochefort, and the
first words OF the communication were, Whereas,
the authority of the Emperor is perfectly llusory-
the President refused 10 permit him to read any
more. The next day, therefore, the RAPED published
the letter in FULL and it proved TO be perfectly rea-
sonable demand for the impeachment of the Minis
try, inasmuch as they were really responsble-the
Emperors authority being perfectly iusOry i.e. a
mere matter Of lOrmiOr the recent abuses OF power
SO far from hurting NJ Rochefort, the publication OF
his communication did him good, even with the
Conservatives several of whom, while agreeing, OF
course that his proposition ought to be rejected de
Ordnaire. wishing if possible, TO get the let
ter printed in the official report, mcosed the
letter 10 NJ. Schneider, and asked him to
acknowledge its receipt but Schneider refused TO
have ANYTHING to do with It, ROchefort has also
made demand that ne shall be allowed to com
uncate with his electors both in hisnewspaper and
in the Chamberlain this that either by written argu
ments and speeches or in person, being allowed 10
attend each sitting conducted by guards back and
forth from his prison. or giving his parole IL Is
needless to say that all Of these demands have been
rejected the President declaring and the Chambers
supporting him, that ROchefOTt is not Deputy any
longer inasmuch as he does, not receive his pay.
suppose may trust the ingenuity OF NJ. Roche
fort and his friends to keep up through the whole
term Of his six months Imprisonment continual
clever small warfare the Government and that at
the end of the time NJ. Rochefort will be returned
in triumph to the Chamber to make miserable the
days of NJ. Olivier and 81. de Vadr6me.
As for the plot to upset the Government and assas
snate the Emperor, which NJ. Pi6tr pretends to
have discovered, nobody, as / have said believes
there is anything in it, The wonder is that after the
discredtabe failure the Government made last June
in it's attempt to first invent and then expose, plot
of the same nature-a failure that did more harm to
the Imperial cause by the rdicule it excited, than
harm 10 the Republican-lt shoud be willing to play
the same game again But the Emperor loves Pletri,
and can't deny him anything. Petri wanted to lock
up a few hundred Republicans, his agents wanted to
kick maui beat, and cuff the dangerous classes, and
they did not know how soon, again. they might have
a chance And a very good time the agents have bad
of it, There has been beating kicking and cutting
enough and 400 or 800 prisoners are kept from their
families and friends rhiLe the one Judge whO IS set 10
examine the Wh0le batch Of cases. is occupied in the long