The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-20 00:00:00

" RESTORATION OF THE GUILLOTINE.

" The Council of War pronounced a capital sentence
—the Court of Cessation approved it— the Royalists
applauded—and the Ministers, in violation of the Consti-
tion, which abolishes the penalty of death for political
offences, and regardless of the political character of the
tribunal which pronounced the sentence, literally
executed it. The Council of State consulted
respecting the commutation of the penalty
had replied in the affirmative. Bonaparte had
only to say yes,' and the political scaffold
would have disappeared for ever. Bonaparte, however,
thought otherwise. He preferred recurring to terror,
and not having the courage to make heroes of our sol-
diers, he has converted them into executioners. Troops
of all arms, artillery, cavalry, and infantry, protected the
restoration of the guillotine. To train those soldiers to
carnage, they were brought to the place of execution to
steep the point of their swords and bayonets in the blood
of the proletuires. Magnanimous people, who nobly
proclaimed the abolition of the penalty of death, re-
remember that it is under the Presidency of Louis
Bonaparte the political scaffold has been erected fur the
first time, in violation of the Constitution! When we
visited the Barriere de Fontainebleau, at eight
o'clock, scavengers were engaged in washing a❑
immense pool of blood at the place where the
ignominious instrument bad been erected. No trace of
that blood now remains on the pavement, but that blood
has sprung from the scaffold, and stains the forehead of
Bonaparte and his Ministers, and can never be effaced.
Now, terrorists of moderation, are you aware of what
you have done? You imagine that you have merely
shed the blood of two criminals! Undeceive yourselves;
you have realised the prophecy of one of the represen-
tatives of the democratic and social Republic, whom you
pursue with your hatred and vengeance. On the 31st
May, Louis Blanc having exclaimed, ' I fear neither
prison nor death,' you protested against those expres-
sions. The penalty of death,' you said, is abolished
for political offences.' I tell you,' replied Louis Blanc,
that the scaffold will be again raised. Ido not mean
—I do not believe—that the Assembly will raise it anew.
If it did it would be acting against itself. The political
scaffold will be re• established by the impetus and the
merciless logic of passions.' You have realised the
anticipations of Louis Blanc. This is only your first
step. To-day you struck wills the sword two guilty
men; to-morrow you will send innocent men to the
scaffold. Your execrable logic condemns you to follow
that course. You have restored the guillotine, and it
will only diappear with you."
The delegates of the Luxembourg have addressed
the following letter to the Peuple :
" The people, after the Revolution Of February, planted
the tree of liberty in place of the political scaffold. The
political scaffold has been erected anew, and the commit
tee of the delegates, overwhelmed with grief, have con-
sidered that the peaceable banquet they had prepared
could not take place in presence of the general conster-
nation.

(Signed "A. LEFAURE. " BLUM.
" BRASSELLT. " DUBUC,
46 BERNARD. " REMY."
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Up to the hour of post last evening the Sardinian
Minister in Paris had not received any official notifi-
cation of the denunciation of the armistice.
Commercial affairs at Rouen have, it appears, re •
sumed a great degree of activity. The sales of
manufactured goods are much increased, and many
of the manufactories have called back their workmen,
to whom they are able to give constant employment
equal to the best seasons. At Elbeuf also business
is improved to an extent unknown during the last
twelve months. At Havre the import trade has
become important. Two days ago the sales of cotton
amounted to nearly 4,000 bales, and there were
scarcely 2,000 hogsheads of sugar remaining undis-
posed of.

- There was a rumour in Paris last evening that
a revolution had broken out in Holland. It was said
that the States General having proclaimed the son of
the late King as successor to the!`Ahrone, the people
of Amsterdam and Rotterdam had risen, and re-
fusing to accept him as King,;had:proclaimed his son,
who is a minor, as King in his stead.
The Constitutionnel publishes a letter from Toulon,
announcing that two war battalions of the 22d
Infantry were expected, with a battalion of Chasseurs,
and a detachment of Gendarmerie. The 20th In-
fantry in garrison at Toulon, and the 33d at Mar-
seilles, formed the brigade of General MOLIERE, so
that it is a division instead of a brigade which is
ready for embarkation at these two ports. On the I
first news of hostilities in Italy, numerous corps will
embark at Toulon. The following vessels are lying
out ready for sea :—The steam frigates Albatros,
Labrador, Orenoque, Montezuma, Christophe,
Colomb, and the corvette Infernale. The steam-
frigate Cacique was expected back from the coast of
Italy to form part of the expedition. In fine, if
circumstances required, the steamers forming part of
the Mediterranean squadron could be employed for
the transport of troops. In a few days a corps
d'armie could be thrown on the coast of Italy. The
war brig Agile was preparing to sail for Venice,
when she wa3 retained by orders to wait fresh in-
structions.