The Express.
London, England, 1848-08-05 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1848.

Sobrier on the 14th, he had not spoken of the movement is doe op be the lest Mak, ler you'have been long enough
preparation: "No one thought he was concerned in it. I held down to the last.' I wanted to raise my voice and
thought he was acting honestly. 1 made some observations call upon Louis Blanc; but the tumult cote so great that
on his journal. He deceived every body, Lamartine, me, and I could not make myself he heard. It was Lows Blanc,
others." When pressed with questions, and on b ing shown Albert, and Barbie, assumed the dramatic pose, and is
a note of &brier's, in which he says " Give me what you terwove their arms. The doors were immediately opened,
promised yesterday 1" he answered, " I knew he was an'i the people rushed into the Palace of the Aseemely."
about to make a manifestation, but I did not think it insur- either witnesses declared that in a discourse pronounced
rectionary." He knew of the manifestation; he knew Sobrier by el. Louis Blanc, who had got upon a chair in the Salle
was to take part in it. Sobrier was before him, he ",'td des Pas Perdu, they heard him say, " that he edema the
nothing about it, and then he answered for Sobrier, es ter people to continue their work; that this time they should
himself, to the executive commission. He is al Gaye guilty not be betrayed; that the demonstration of that day
of confusion of statements. He said V. the tribune, was not one of those which shake oily, for it would over
on the 16th of May, " I did all I could ; I prevented throw." It was then M. Louis Blanc wascarried in triumph
the manifestation taking place seith arms. 1 did not to the hall; and, a few instants after, Huber, with
interfere, because wheu the masses weld imitate a unheard-ot audacity, vociferated the dissolution of the
proclamation was useless." What does this mean ? Who chamber. In the Conference Hall M. Louis Blanc was pre-
does mot see that he could not publicly mix himeelf up with sent at the drawing up of the lists for a provisional govern-
the
enseute 7 It was thus that the manifestation at. ment. The names were proclaimed aloud; his was written
rived at the last limit of culpability ; and yet he speaks down the first. The lista cirealmed in the groups of which
of it without any condemnation, i Ober in his ad- he was a member, and he did not protest.
deem to the assembly, when he calls it " sue ditturche," When the factions uttered the cry "To the Hotel de Ville,"
or in his procamation, when lie says• " the events of 16:h M. Louis Blew: accompanied theinto the gate of the peristyle ;
Hey." It is thus that alter the public conduct of Sobrier but the passage was &treed), occupied by the national guard,
on 15th May, atter his preesretions, that the prefect of police which surrounded the palace of the assembly ,• he then
must have known, it he did nut hesitate to speak, of the hastened, with all those who accompanied him, to the gardens
good intentions of Sultrier at the tribune oa 16th May. In of the presidency, even as far as the esplanade of the lava-
short, this magistrate, cheesed with the gaiety of thee...entry, tides. '1 here he appeared to hesitate. A witness we have
what idea did he entertain of it? Were not his whole interrogated, and who was not heard in the judiciary ex-
theugets on the emcees which he ought to have re- ainination, saw him at that moment; "I had entered a wine
premed ? Let us beet what he says on the 16th : " This shop at the tnd of the Rue de l'Univeraitie. I sew a grim',
manifestation annoyed me the more so as the amigo of from fet to 80 persons arrive; in the nutlet of them
fly was &trout to consider the Polish question; it 1 was a little man-1 was told it was Louis Bianc. A circle 1
suould have been allowed to act according to its discretion, j was formed around him. 1 advanced to see him, and was
and, if it had nut done right, should have been repel- close to him ;it was said. " Let us carry him in triumph."
mended by the journals or come other way, or Louis Blanc answered, " No, I beseech you, the affair is lost."
by a manitestation. If I could have come yesterday I you would cause me to be remarked. Same men mixed in
would have waited in the vestibule. I would have in- 1 the groups were armed with pistols and poniards. Soon after
sited a deputation of representateves to have presented t a cabriolet passed, conducting a wine merchant of Berey. M.
themselves with me before the people. I would here IL. Blene end hie brother get into it. A voice in the cabrio:et
talked with the people, and said to the actuates, Come died, "'lb the Hotel de Ville," aid the vehicle iii fact took'
io, you are under the protection of the representatives, and that direction. On the road, according to what the person
you columns of people remein there; do nut stir; and your who was in the cabriolet says, the eele pre•ocemeo ion of L.
delegates that the nationalnationalaseemely will listen to will de- 1 Blanc appeared to have Wen the Hotel de Ville. lie stepped
dare your intentions." Are not what is culpable in the ;au instant in the Rem de l'Ecole de Medecine, anilthen went
mentieetatiou, the seeitiou violeoce exercised on the anS..Ol- I almost immediately to M. Meese iei, a booksellt r. in the
ole, the violation of its hall—are not all these recognised in name street; in the inteem, he again remotest that he
the speech of the• Prefect of Police ? All the conduct of must go to the Hotel de Ville. He left M. Mammies, and
el. Caumidiere with respect to this day is of the same repaired on foot to the Rue de la Hype. lie
charecter. M. Yon, named Commissary of Police of the As- was recognised by a magistrate, whose testimony is
sembly by the president, received on May 11 te counter order fresh, on the Pont Notre Dame, at the extremity
from the pt., feet of police, who wished to center that place on of the Quai aux Deere escorted by three armed men. H.
another; the Minister of the Interior was utiles dto interfere L. Blue pretended that some of his words had been misun-
and declare to M. Yon that he must obey the orders of this deratcod and misinterpreted, especially those reletise to the
president. On the 15th, N. Yen went to the prefecture of muniiestation which overthrew him. He declared that he
police, Caussidiere insisted that he should not take on him- only spoke to the people in order to calm them, and to
self the guard of the assembly, and said, 'Gs to Meet- request them to witudraw. If he went to tee Rue de l'Efole
martre, you will be useful there, I have something de Medecine, it was because he was troubled by the evens,
to do there, 1 have other arrangements for the and allowed himself to be conducted by those who were
' chambers.' M. Yon made some objection, and spoke of the with him. Ile denied 1n the most formal manner the- he
decree ut• the assembly. " I know that decree," said M. hes ever conceived the thought of going to the Hotel
catosiaiere, keenly. •• I helped to make it ; but it every- de Ville; that, at all events, if he had manifeeted that
body is to interfere with the police, there will be an end of intention, it was to prevent his friend, from incelpatieg
it." At last, tired out, he said, " Well, go to the assembly ; themselves, and to avoid bloodshed If lie went on toot to the
yonwill see what will come of it- -do as you like." M. Yoe Quai aux limas, it was to take a coach tend to return home.
adds that M. Ceuesidiere had not give. any untie on that The witnesses, confronted before the J uge ,i' Instruction, with
day as to the quarter in which he sate he had some- ht Louis Blear, pi netted most energeticallyton every point
thing to do. The depositions are ull of this same matter. of their declaration. We must add, teat when he was leaving
A witness says, as a magistrate: .0a May 151 did ..ot foresee H. elution's, a person offered to go and bring him a each,
that matters would go so far; the intormation I had re- which outs r he refuted. We must moreover remark that
ceived proved to me that Causidiere and Louis Blanc were several statute of public coach.'" ere . the Rue de l'Ecele
in the secret." Another witness toys that on the tad of de Medecine than that of the Quai aux Fleurs, where he was
May Cue...idlers met an nnpoye of the Pelee+ de Justice seen on lout. Here it is that we naturally ask: " Dim: M.
and made this singular decleratien to him:—" On the 4th of Louis Blanc redly go to the Hotel O' The following is the
May I will throw the assembly out of windows." (Laughter.) answer he gave a lieutenaut-colonel of the national guard, a
A eub-contrulter of the Halle and an enaployi in new witneoi of our investigation: " Arrived on May le on
the markets deposed that the porters of the Belle were the Place of the Hotel de Ville with a battalion, crying.
more than once called to the Pretecture of Police for a service • Vise l'aseemblee nationale • I soon cleared the square. I
not desiguated, and particularly on May 15 they we re sum- ascended the staircase of 'the hotel. Two republican
mooed by a special order eigned by the prefect. This order Ku isle wanted to impede my progress. I hastily
has been found and has been deposited with us. The por. opened the door of a room in which 1 dis-
ten, having arrived at the Prefecture, were told to arm them- tieguishei tke rebels. A man standing at the window
selves and to ascend the root, when: there is a balustrade was throwing papers to the people. Several others were
overlookingthe guides Orfevres, to observe those who would ' tested, and among them 1 perfectly recognised Leith; Blanc
attack the Prefecture, and fireupon them it eeemsary,national Lucia Beeee.—liow internees 1 (Order, order.) 1
guards or others; that there was no more government or No. should like to know the name of this colonel.
tioaal Assembly; that the patrols of the republican guar.* who The RaPOSTEII.—CoI. Vatrin.
entered about ten o'clock at night, coded " Viva Beam!" Loris Besoe.—Why was he not confronted with me ?
and after having taken the names of the mea at the hall The PltrailUENT.—My duty is to ace the liberty of the
they were sent away. Many witness. s speak of the pre- tribune r. epeeted, arid 1 shall fulfil it.
feeture of police and the day and night of the 15th sat May in The REPouTeu.-1 perfectly recognised Louis Blanc,
the most sombre colours. Tee Montagnards were entrenehed whom I escorted :rom the ministry of justice to the Palau
as in a fortress, and even interdicted the entry of the regular Bourbon the day of the meeting of the assembly. I am
agents of police; they utters d furious cries ot " V ive Bathes!" sure it Ism he. Not being followed, I merely uttered the cry
" Vive Blanqui!" Their attitude was so menacing that persons of " Vivc l'Aseembleu Nationale!" and closed the door." The
ace stomed to ti.e hotel said, " I would rasher be present at witless gives an exact description of the person of Louis Blanc,
ten battles than be sub act again to the ahnoyancia wv re- and seine, "It he were amidst 500 persons I should
ceived." When the oissolution of the assembly, and the immediately known him. It is immosible to mistake
proclamation of the new members of the Provnioual Govern- him." Othi r withetses declare that the lieut.-colonel
ment, amongst whom was M. Caussidiere, was reed, the really went up the staircase et the tlme he mentions, and
drums were beaten aux Mame. The defection WAS corn- that when he came down he add he thought he had recose-
plete, and if the insurrection had succeeded the Monts- nised M. L. Blanc. (Sundry noises.) Since that time he
guards would have formed its principal force. In has again seen L Blanc, and declares he was not mistaken.
the midst of this disorder the pr tect of police Next to the declaration of this witness we place the copy
remained in his room laid up with some weend in the of a tette, lately given in by one of the soldier; of the artil.
' knee, which however did not prevent him from going in the Wry of the national guard, the citizen Lsmhlin, on the 21st
evening to the Luxembourg, where he had been semiimeed. of July, 1848, at the parquet of the Cour d'Appet, at Paris,
The witnesses do not give any account of his coaduct at this and found by him in the hell of the secretary-general, at the
moment ; it does not appear that he mixed himselfup with the Hotel-de-Ville, while on duty in the eight of the 15th May :
words or manitestateme of his guard. Accenting to one wit- .' 1 write to you to prey. nt you from hieing uneasy; I am
nese be at one time reproached them, and when they said a . with L. Blanc arid Albert ; the National Attembly is over-
newgovernment had been proclaimed he replied,"That's not I thrown. We hold a eitetag to-eight at the Luxembourg.—
my business,; ehut the gees, and let no one enter the prcfec You's HTSIIAND."
ture." According to some evidence he thought at one time 1 L. lit eec—Who signed this letter 7
the inieute would succeed ; but when it was completely sup- The Remittent-1(a name had been signed, I sheen have
pressed the. I
e envoys of the government were closeted with read it. This letter was seen the same eight by M.
him, and be appeared lavouralile to the cause of order Ile ivet, another artilleur, who hail also coiled it, and
The prefecture of police had become a complete manufactory hal communicated it to the judiciary authorities before
of balls and cartridges. which was carried on without in- the letter itself was deposited. We here close this mammary
termission until the 15th Mee,. An officer of artillery of i report of the scenes et the 15th May. The causes of this
the national guard has declared that, speaking on the 11th I deplorable attempt are evident at each page of this recital.
of May to a friend, a captain of anthers, this latter had : You Live been enaeled to attribute to the public autho-
said Causeidtere had had all the grenades from Vincennes I sties that share of responsibility which belongs to them.
taken to the prefecture of police. We cannot terminate 'thanks to Providence, thanks to the spontaneous and
OD part of our report without mentioning, on the 'mho- patriotic attitude of the popueoion of l'aris, the side of
rimy of a member of the aesemb'y—( Interruption.) right triumphed ; but it was but for a time, and the factious,
M. FAROIN FAVOL.—Who is the denunciator? nowite discuuraged, already thought of a terrible revenge.
M. DAVID (d'Angers) —Name him, name him. The sitting was again suspended for a quarter of an hour.
Nl:metiers VOlCEB.—Order, order. On the resumption of the sitting,
M. ST. GATDAIS.—'Tie cowareice. (Noise.) Citizen CET 14,01.-1 ask leave to speak to a personal fact.
The Iteroattete—Oe the authority of a encipher we point Tee l'itEalliENT.—lt *ball he granted you after the le-
out an observation of SI Courtais, which seem* eignificat ye : porter.
"We are not quite sure of Caussidiere, but he has given H. RAI:CHARD (the reporter) continuing :
us his word that he will warn us twenty-lour hours before Awe. I.—J uSE 23.—We have to discover what were the
he turns (avant de loonier.) (Movement and laughter.) preparation; and the means of the insurrection of the 24th,
•It was in the evening of the 15th, at halt put ten, that M. what were it, merles of action, and what connexion exists
Caussidiere at last went to the Luxembourg, and had to ex- between that insurrection and them/eats of the lath of May.
plain his conduct before the committee. A deliberation en. Thr terrible trent of precolime month was not lost. The
sued immediately after his departure: MM. Amp and staffotthe national guard with ridden of several el its suspected
Marie alone voted his arrest; no decided step was takeu members, as well as the at:mine:teatime whose duty it was to
with respect to him; he returned to his mot of prefect of secure public order and tranquillity. The
arm
aft y Wall summaneand
d
the police ; he was still in activity when he appeared at the hack to Parie. A law on attroupements w demanded
Assembly, and gave in his reeiguatioa only at the tribune. granted. The government oat encouraae.l, and received a
Among the ri presentative* who played a part on the day of positive market confidence in a vote of the NatiormlAce, entity.
the 15th of May, there are some whom we deem it unneces it appeared tied the public authorities were about to
Buy to pay special attention to, as they ere new in the hands display more vigilance lied more energy. Why, then,
of justice. Nor shall we speak of two of our colleagues who were the same celemities alma to reappear, more se-
wat 1. the Ho el des Ville while the rebels occupied it: thee dons than ever ? Where was the evil genius whose
participation in the culpable sets of that day has not influence weighed heavily on the destinies of the country
been fully proved; besides, the testimony which concern; Is it true that the leaders of anarchy unaertook
them forms a part of the present investigation. But there systematically to agitate France, in order to ruin her
is one representative whose conduct we have been compelled Is it true that Blanqui, in his sombre combinations,
to examine, although the Assembly has already taken it into taught them that it eutfl os to alarm public opinion Meet-
consideration. We have deemed it necessary to re examine rattily, to prevent the pacific development of republican in-
his acts; either because they have not been presented to us stitutions, and preventthe revival of credit and canfidenc • 7
in all their detaile, or because fresh and serious testimony Did the systematical erg inisation of misery appear to them
has been collected since the assembly refuted the authorise- to be the most powered auxiliary of their sedater designs
tion to prelecute him—which had been demanded by the Some of the leads re were at Vincennes, but their spirit had
public ministry. The representative is M. L. Blanc. vcninincii olive amidst their adepts ; the factions had not
The facts which concern him must be expected collectively. ceased their labour one single instant. As early as the
On the 14th May, a meeting o from 12 to 20 persons had eight if the 15th May bullets were being melted in the club
been remarked in his dwelling. This meeting had been of the Montognards, at Betesille. On the 3rd June an
convoked by Bootee, who was one of them. M. Louis Blanc address from the battalion of the Idontaenards to their
• pretends that no mention was made therein of the manifeetue fell ow-citizens was Muck up on all the walls of Foci;.
tions of the morrow. Witnesses who have been interrogated The following pauge is remarkable :—" These fraternal
in the judiciary i xemination affirm the contrary. In the soldier'', notwithstanding their past services, still thought
mornieg of the 15th upwards of 60 persona waited upon him, liberty and the young republic might need the assistance of
When he lett his house he was seen to direct his steps to- their arms. They swore to be umo her a guardian, near
wards the Bastille, without any one, however, being able to their friend, th, it comrade, the citizen Ceussidiere. They
SAT how far he went in thnt eirection. M. Lewis Blanc formed one (modem, seen d and ins eruptible, and leek its
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ciplained that he ( rely went there to join some eole and truet
at t title,
hat "La elonmoment tagne." •
of the M • • And let us
friends at a breakfast party given in honour of not forget tha the body ontagnards
the nomination of one of his relatives to a was no longer in existence, that it had been dissolved
public situation in Corsica. But a short time n r oio, and yet the sacred battalion rises again of itself,
after his departure a column of from 200 to 300 work. invokes the name of its chief, and promises betties for the
men entered the Boulevards by the rue laitbuut, where his future. Seale days alter other hills appeared expressing
apartment is situated, crying " Vice Louis Blanc! This still more subversive ideas, fur they ventured to &thick, in the
column went and joined the movement which was preparing, person of two representatives, the principle of national
A witness has declared, that being present at the sitting of sovereignty, and made a direct appeal to civil war.
the 15th of May, and being in the tribunes at the very On the leth of June :
" anther
at
at be
thet sepehead ared
clawreich end
ic a
ed
moment they were invaded, he dis:inctly Saw MM. Louis with this exclamationhe publ
Blanc, Barbel, and Albert rise and applaud the teething by man who can never be a dangerr
for it ! The man we psro-
their gestures, nods, and smiles. (Interruption.) pose, reed who possesses, in ou opinion, such qualities, i
The PIIP.SIDIINT.—I request the ripresentatimo net to in- elm who
!" On the same day the announcement of
terrupt. The tribulie shall be granted to at: wile wi hto the h timed, to 25 coos., was distributed on all side. Tne
re tpi . dep.a:tmente acre requested to send theirdelegates to embrace
M. GAMBON.—We cannot answer calumnies. their brethren and to glorify the democratic and social prin.
Logos Benoce—They will be answered, and in a peremp- ciple. The effect of such exciting procession was as deep as
tory manner, I trust. (Agitation.) it was contagious. The declarations of two witnesses afford
CITIZEN GAMIION.--We shall see whether the republic a proof of what I advance :—" A few days before the late
is to be assassinated by the royalists. (Violent murmurs— events, and almost every day. workmen stationed in the
former stables of the Duke de Montpeasier insulted all the
cries of " Order, order.)
The rEESIDENT.—I call the interrupter to order. (Great national guards who passed. On the 23rd of
June all these workmen joined the imetde." The
noise.)
The REPORTER (continuine).—Some time after, when clubs used every means to propagate the most
ernicious influence throughout the population and
Revell amended the tribune wa'ted t i rend the petition in P
favour of Poland, M. Louis Blanc demanded silence, in order the most striking ravages ot the spirit ot agitation were
visible in the Faubourg St. Antoine, so long th friedd of
that the right of,
petitioning might be consecrated, and the
order and of true lilierty. A member of the former Luce-
petition read. The witness is the Mondear.
Lot la BLANC.—Read it throughout. tive Commission explains this sudden perversion in the fel-
The ILEPORTER.—In the crowd, amidst cries of " Vise la lowing manner: " The mind of the faubourg had been
Polognel" was heard another ery, "We want a ministry of la- perverted ; the preaching of the clubs greatly contributed. to
boor. ' M. Louis Blanc mixed in other scenes, which we must tt. I should pr, fer the worst of theatres to these clubs.
We have expelled them all from the edifices belonging to the
allow the witnesses to relate themselves.—A witness: "Oa the
state, but we were compelled to respect the riht of meet-
15th May, I was coming to speak to a representative ; I saw
Let us, then, decline with 51, Arago, "Abe spirit of
the crowd which was invading the assembly; a man, tall, ing;
excitement' of several clubs his created civil war, , and they
and bald, whom I was told was Barbee drew near a window,
and climbed ever it. 1 soon after perceived M. Louis Blanc; must answer for the blood
.which has been shed. The nature
of a gr. at number of the insurgents has doubtless aided
there was a great tumult: Albert arrived ; all then, cave-
te revolt but if it has been given to some of the agitators
loped in a flu, held each other by the hand. The exaltation ut too real, the dee! lel
mots ts to be found in perfidious theories, awl
was extreme, and the crowd immediately rushed into the causepfel;
thosesuteerin. gs
.which Were b - er
assembly. I only recognised Louie Blanc, whom I knew. e
I was told the others were Alletrt std Barbes."—Another iv savage and Peetiobto 'et ambition." A witness placed at the
oltness : " I heard and have retained the words which head of a greet railway administration has expressed his
my friends_ ?pinion in.. the. following. terms :.
_" The averegesalary
were pronounced by Louis Blanc : ' Workmen,
its our &tellers is at the rate of of. per diem—the
e sg nit friends, for between yon and me it is for life and
nem receive a salary of 1,500 f. per annum, and that did
have exercised an imprescriptible right, that gi
en-
death—you
of expressing your will in the face of heaven: at present not prevent them from joining the insurrection." Another
is the organisation o
no one will ,your
to contest that right. To that right rp.of that the. en trute was not instantan.eous, that it did not
I which you have onquered by your courage you must add yield to the tOlpelloll3.eall .of hunger,
others equally indisputable. We no longer speak of the its principle, its rules, di chiefs, its rendezvous, no numerous
common. to all
et men; but ramifications in the departments, its manner of preceediog
right of living—that rig4t irswith the most desolating assurance and incredible regularity.
you have a right to enjoy t , ere benefit of sue; y, and to