The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-20 00:00:00

NEWS FROM LOMBARDY.

I'ARIS, TVESDAY, 5 P.M.
The day has passed over quietly, and the opersttive
classes have evinced a laudible anxiety to clear them-
selves from all suspicion of desiring to overturn the
Provisional Government.
Sobrier has published in the Commune de Paris
a sert of proclamation to what he calls " La Reaction."
In it be declares that he dots not fear the Communists,
but the re-actionists, and he warns the latter that," to
destroy their insolent aggression, if ever it should dare
to display itself in open day," there are "three hun-
dred thousand men ready to fight to the last gasp."
le says that the re-actionists who cried " Down with
the Communists!" are ready to cry "Down with the
Republicans!" He then proceeds to address himself
as follows to the Communists:
Society, such as it at present exists, contains immense
vices—we have said that—we repeat it, and we shall repeat
it until we shall be listened to . As much as any one we
are soeialists, but we do not desire violent shocks, because
they have never produced anything. We will combat the
attempts which, under pretext of giving us welfare, would
drag society into a frightful struggle, into a series of awful
calamities, of unheard-of disasters, of misery, of general
famine. To proceed with order, by successive ameliorations,
to place every one in a position to enjoy his rights, to give
every one his portion of welfare, and his place us the sun—
such is the object of the repu"lic. To organise labour by
association is the means—it is the desire of the one hundred
thou-and workmen who went on Sunday to the Flout de
Ville. Association well under-tood would increase tenfold
the riches of France ! Do not listen to those who tell you.
" Our doctrine is in the gospel." Ys ; the first christiani
were coin munists, but why ??Because they desired no pos-
session here below, because they considered the earth as a
place of exile, which they were anxious to leave, and on
which they could only build a tent for a day. Are those the
sentiments which animate men at present ? If you persist
in your ideas, why do you not go where you can easily put
them in practice? What success do you hope for ? How '1
many are you? Scarcely some thousands, sun
d yet you pre• I
tend to subject 34,000,000 men to the yoke of your doc-
trines ? But there is not a proprietor of • little field, how-
ever small it may be, who would not rush to arms on the
first signal, even if you offered him the mines of Peru is
compensation. - You would be attacking a wall of bayonets,
If you were threatened, we should be the lint to rush to your
assistance, although we do not share your opinions, hut we
have friends among you. Leave France, and found towns
and colot.ies where you can live freely under the system you
have dreamed. You will increase the glory of the mother
country, which you will have deprived of your hearts and
your arms. Algeria ie there, immense, uncultivated, unin-
habited, awaiting the hand of man. But, in the name of
God, do not call terrible extremities on yourselves ! Espe-
ciall distrust mischief-makers. reactiomsts, and intriguers,
whoy, turn to account every idea, and protit by every
movement.
N. Emile Thomas, Chef des Atliers,lslationaux, yes-
terday addressed the following letter to the colonel-
sub-chief of the general staff of the national guard,
with a request that it might be communicated to the
chiefs of legions :
Colonel,--The workmen of the ateliers nationaux will
perhaps, after their labour, proceed this evening to their
in mairies their respectiv e companies, to fulfil thar
of duty
their
immediate chiefs. Those who are not of the
eanadedtional
guard will range themselves in military, order, hby