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saOut OF d" War !! tia. rose from the
RANKS " drowned III an Instant the
tlmii doubts Of their leaders," to Use
ais o~n language IL Lerrating this
event. Louis Napoleon was then Presi.
dent Of the French Republic, and Italy
never forgave him for this act, which
he afterward strove to redeem. After
two months siege, during which time
the Romans proved worthy of their old
renown, the French gained possession
of the heights dominating the city, and
threatened to destroy it with their ar
tiliery, as they easily conld have done.
The Assembly declaring further resis-
lance to be impossible, called on the
Triumvirate to treat for peace with the
French general. This Mazzini refused
to do, saying he had been elected
Triumvir to defend, not destroy, the
republic;" and, with his two colleagues,
sent in his resignation.
1t was at this critical period, when
the army Of France was sent to Rome,
that Ferdinand de Lesseps showed the
stuff that was in him. He, as minister
of France at Rome, boldly took issue
with the French ministry, and de-
nounced the sin and shame of tho
bomba rdment of sister republic, in
violation of solemn pledges. He re-
fused absolutely to have act or part in
such proceedings, and finding his pro-
test to the ministry and Council Of
State disregarded. resigned his posi-
ton and passed from the service to
which he had devoted his life, rather
than violate principle, truth, and JUS
tice; for he surrendered not only this
high position, but his diplomatic ca
reer at the same time, and met the de-
nunciatien not only of the ministers,
but also of the National Assembly, for
daring to run counter to the action OF
France. With the frankness and fear
lessness of his nature, M. De Lesseps
confronted his accusers and adversaries,
and in a printed brochure of thirty
eight pages, under his own signature,
dated 25th August, 1S49, with merciless
logic and irrefragable facts, vindicated
himself, and hurled back the denuncia
tons of his accusers in the cabinet and
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DE LEON, in
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