New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-14

the police, with the greatest efforts, failed to con-
tnue the disturbance beyond the second night.
Nothing more is heard of the plot that has done
its intended work of adding half million or mil
lion votes TO the Emperors majority. Verdier, one
Of Grandparents chief witnesses, has returned from
Belgium and surrendered himself prisoner. He de-
cares that the whole statement attributed to him is
false.
The Liberal press deplores the fresh degradation
that has been inflicted ON France by the plebis-
citum. "The work of reform and progress has
all to be begun over again." says the Temps.
France knows not what it has ratifed-a lie in
forty-ive articles" declares the Raped Not one
man in hundred among the peasantry knew or
cared what the Senatus-C Onsultum was 1t was not
published in the papers they see and they could not
have read it if it had been. The official report on the
plot was placarded in every Marie; the Senatus-
Consultum which was to be voted on, nowhere. AS
vote on the Senatus- Consultum the plebscitum has
been comedy: only as vote for or against the
empire has it any meaning. On that question edu-
Gated France has voted overwhelmingly, NO; ig-
norant France, terrified and tricked, has voted
overwhelmingly, Eyes" G.ws.
TIE PLOT AND THE VOTE.
lPROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
PARIS May2-When left London Saturday night
wanting to see what Pl6biscitum looks like, dis
patch from Paris had just been published announc-
ing the new plot 1t was so clearly exaggerated as
to be certainly official, and is presume, the same
account that was transmitted at the same time to
the Departments in France. In Paris, the attempt
to magnify the matter has not been abandoned, but
its proportions are reduced. Amid cloud of exag-
gerations that are incoherent and improbable there
are but two facts officially alleged The semi
official accounts mostly rOmances
bpr there is a n
but one thing is certain that nobody believes or will
believe in its existence 1t is the story of the wolf
over again. The Emperor cried Plot in June, 1869
There was nOne In February, 1870, he cried Plot
louder than before but again there none Now for
the third time, the same monotonOus stupid scream
splits the ears of Paris Paris listens q moment,
glances at its two sensational police journals, talks
over the plot for five minutes in the cats and turns
to more interesting matters, the farewell of Patti at
the HaHens and the opening of the Salon.
All that is actually known to-day, or rather all
that the Government ventures to assert and to ask to
be believed, may be stated in a very few words.
There are, in fact, two plots. One cannot say just
yet whether the police meant there should be two,
or whether there has been merely a clumsy failure
to connect the two distinct parts of what was in
tended TO be only one.
For some time past, says the journal OHcid, the
police have been upon the track of conspiracy
against the Emperor's life. Friday morning, April
49, they seized young man, formerly soldier,
named Beaury. They found on his person a sum of
money! a loaded revolver, and letter from one OF
the men "most compromised in the plot of Febru-
ary~ The discreet retcence of this journal does not
hinder the police organs from saying openly that the
writer Of the letter is NJ Flourens now in London,
and they give what purports to be summary
of its contents. What are told officially is that
this letter, coupled with the confession of Beaury,
leaves no doubt as to the purpose of the accused.
Semi-oicially, we are treated to detailed descrip
ton of Beaury and his plans. The power of inven-
ton shown in this narration is considerable, but it
was not thought worth while to pay any particular
regard to consistency. Arrested and interro-
gated as to his birth, Beaury answered ener-
getically, Il shall say nothing. 1t is for you
to find out not for me TO tell" Yet he goes on the
next minute to declare himself republican and to
denounce his accomplices. 1t is at London" says
the GauIos, that Flourens, Fayolle, and Beaury
again met There the idea of attempting the En-
perors life is started. There the question is clearly
nut and the plan fully determined between Beaury
and Flourens Il was discouraged said Beaury.
Il have found myself with no occupation no food
even. in country the language of which could not
sneak. | Yielded to despair-what had to expect
had 10 choice but to die, and / resolved that my
death should at least be of some use to my party"
You will agree that for man who refuses to tell the
name of his father and mother the confession is toll
erablv explicit. Whether the rest OF this precious
history from him, we are not told but we find
Flourens writing to Beaury, April "a, sending him
monev-4OO francs at first, $40 afterward. We are
asked to believe that man bent on such an errand
carries about in his pocket a letter contain
ing explicit instructions how and when
the act was to be DONE To make his arrest abso-
lutely certain he takes mistress, and confides to
her his purpose, which she OF course condes to the
police The story is so worn that it would be Missed
off the stage of provincial theater Finally, the
police of Paris were warned by the police of London
three DAYS beforehand that Beaury to set out for
Paris, by way of Southampton and Havre, to murder
the Emperor The steamers from Southampton to
Havre sail three times week from Southampton, at
midnight and arrive about o the next morning at
Havre. Nothing would be so easy to arrest Beaury
or anybody else arriving board one of those
steamers. He was not arrested. He was
allowed to come to Paris on his deadly er-
rand. In Paris he completely lost sight
of and his arrest by the police was due to his be-
trayal by his mistress. Considering how often they
have tried, think NJ. Pietr and his people might
have put together a less absurdy improbable story
than this.
As to NJ. Flourens. he will, / presume. have
answered for himself before this letter is aoat but
don't hesitate to say that should discredt the
charges against him, if believed the stories
| about Beaury have seen NJ. Flourens often during
his stay in London. have great respect and liking
for him. The question of tyrannicide is one that has
t,yo sides 70 it. and don't know whether Flourens
| agrees with a great Englishman, Walter Savage
| Lander who pronounced it the noblest of virtues
while denouncing assassination as the basest OF
crimes. But think NJ. Flourens much more likely
| IN on and shoot the Emperor himself than to send