The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-14 00:00:00

birb '.;?r2i ttion

FRAN CE.
The tranquillity of Paris had n-t been interrupted
up to six o'clock last evening. The streets in the
neighbourhood of the National Assembly and the
Place de la Concorde were occupied by troops, who
cleared the streets when they saw any assemblage of
people attempting to congregate. Numerous arrest:

have been made. The law for the exclusion of Louis
NAPOLEON was the subject of an interesting discus-
sion in the National Assembly, which had not con-
cluded when the post left.

The Assembly met at half-past one.
M. Duclerc, Minister of Finance, proposed in the
name of the Executive Committee, a Bill to authorise
the Government to take possession of the assurance com-
panies.—(Sensation.)
A Member inquired on what terms?
The Minister of Finance had aot any intention to
mention any particular system.
The Bill was referred to the bureaux.
M. Bineau, the reporter on the Bill relative to rail-
ways, had to propose to the Assembly to postpone the
debate on that Bill, is consequence of the statement
made the day before by the Ministeriof Finance, to Mon-
day next.—Agreed to.
M. Degousee had to propose that the Bill relative to
Louis Napoleon be at once taken into consideration; the
state of political events demanded it. Louis Napoleon
was in all probability quite innocent of what was passing,
but such a state of things ought not to bo permitted to
continue. (A gita tion.)
M. Jules Fabre should propose that the order of the
day be not changed. There were certain matters rela-
tive to this question of Louis Napoleon, which demanded
to be cleared up. The Assembly seemed to have al-
ready made up its mind on the subject ,• still a sense
of justice seemed to demand a delay, at least until the
report on the returns of that representative should be
brought before the House.—(Confusion—cries of " Yes,
yes," " No, no.")
M. Degousee had no objection to give the priority
to the reporter on any of the elections of Louis Na-
poleon.—(Hear.)
M. Jules Fabre, the reporter of the 17th bureau,
had
to state to the Assembly the conclusions of that bureau,
on the election of Louis Napoleon for the
Charente Inferieure. The election was perfectly
regular. The question of his nationality had been
raised, but the bureau thought that the admission of the
representative now named ought to be pronounced
provisionally, allowing him to justify his being a French
citizen. The Hon. Deputy then entered at length
into the circumstances which had induced the bureau to
come to this resolution, founding it on the vote passed
by the Assembly on June 2, when the proposition of M.
Pietri to abrogate the law of 1832 against the Bonaparte
family was brought forward. He showed that the whole
Assembly as well as the Executive Committee had been
of opinion that the Bill had been virtually abrogated by
the fact of the revolution of February, and by the ad-
mission of three members of the Bonaparte family into
the Assembly. M. CI simieux, the Minister of Justice,
had in the most formal manner declared that to be the
case, and had even brought forward an order of the day
motive, to show that 10. Pietri's proposition was not re-
quisite. But M. Crfitnieux was the organ of the Execu-
tive Committee, and therefore the Assembly was to be-
lieve that the Government was decidedly in favour of that

course.
M. Ledru Rollin—The Minister of Justice was no
more our organ than you were when you were reporter
in the affair of Louis Blanc!
M. J. Fabre—But M. Cremieux, as Minister of Jus-
tice, was then a member of the Government, and the
whole Assembly had certainly considered him as its
organ.—(llear, hear.) That Honourable Minister had
declared " Let us admit Louis Napoleon! We have no
one to fear!" That bad .been the sentiment of the
whole Assembly.—(Some cries of " No, no.") Then,
that was the opinion, he must maintain, the opinion of
the immense majority of the Assembly, as well as of the
Government. It was, in fact, that conviction which had
in great measure induced the bureau to recommend
the admission of Louis Napoleon as a representative
of the people, by a majority so large that only ono
Member had voted against it. The Honourable
Deputy then proceeded to argue that the present con-
duct of the Executive Committee was altogether incon-
sistent with what it had decided on on Juno 2. He asked
why if the Executive Committee had seen any cause for
proceeding against Louis Napoleon when the last eke-
dons came on, why had it not made some declaration to
that effect in 'time to give warning to the electors, that
they might avoid giving their votes to a person who
could not represent them in the Assembly? Placards
had been posted up for days before the election, and
not a word against him had been uttered. Why
.was
that? Because, up to that time, no one entertained
any fear of the person who had now been made, by
the conduct of the Government, so formidable. It was,
therefore, since then that the Government had been
induced to change its opinion. And why? Because
his name had been brought forward by a baud of se-
ditious men as a rallying cry.—(No.) Well, then, was it
because he had been elected by four departments? or, if
not that, was it that there was any real danger from
him as a pretender ? Rem the Hon. Deputy referred to
the attempts of Louis Napoleon, and declared that they
had been called for only by the acts of a Government
whose conduct was odious to all. There could not be
any danger now, when a Republic was established, of
which Louis Napoleon had always proclaimed himself
an ardent admirer. He concluded by calling on the
Assembly not to be inconsistent with its former decision
—not to admit a Bill which would show to the world us
afraid of a single man.
(The sound of drums beating outside was here heard.
A person coming in declared that great agitation was
perceptible outside, and that all the shops were shut in
the neighbourhood.)
M. Buchez, as reporter of the 10th bureau, on the part
of that body, had to recommend the Assembly to follow a
line altogether contrary to that just advocated.—(Marks
of interest.) The reason was, that the circumstances of
the present time were different from those connected with
the tirst elections. Then any man could be admitted to
take hie seat without danger, since no one could say from
what point strength might arise to the Republic. Now
that tho Executive Committee was formed, and that the
precise position of the Republic was known, it would be
an act of folly to admit any one to take a seat in the As-
sembly who might trouble its tranquillity. He main-
tained that Louis Napoleon was not a simple representa-
tive, but a Prince and a Pretender, who ought to be placed
on the same footing as the Prince de Joinville, Henry V.,
&c. If he were admitted he would become the object of
popular adoration.—(Cries of "Oh, oh.") Ho main-
tained that each time that Louis Napoleon had attempted
to enter France, he had been led to do so by his ambition.
as nephew of the Emperor Napoleon. In consequence,
in the name of the sixth bureau, be had topropose to
the Assembly not to admit Louis Napoleon for the de-
partment of the Seine.
M. Ernard said that, as reporter of the sixth bureau,
be had to propose to the Assembly to permit Louis Na-
poleon to take his seat in the usual way for the depart-
ment of the Yonne.
M. Vieillard (who had formerly been governor or pri-
vate tutor to Louis Napoleon) said that he was on the
point, the day before, when M. de Lamartine ascended
the tribune to present the Bill against Louis Napoleon,
to fulfil a sacred duty, which he should now perform.
lie had known Louis Napoleon for thirty years, and
could declare that he was not what bad been stated of
him in that Assembly.
He might be made a deputy in
spite of his declared repugnance, but he could not be
transformed into a pretender. All these stories of
money given, were absolutely unfounded--Louis Napo-
leon had no desire to come to France, or to take his seat
g
in the Assembly. lie (M. Vieillard) would read a letter
which he had a few days before received from Louis
Napoleon. (The Honourable Representative hero read
the letter written from London, in which the writer de-
clared that he was unwilling at present to enter France,
where his presence might be the cause of embarrass-
ment to the Republic. not on account of his opinions,
but because lie would in all probability be an object to-
wards which seditious men might look for the purpose
of forwarding their own views. If his country wanted
him, he would hasten to enter the French territory; if
not, he should remain where he was in England.) el.
e a
andkly
Vieillard then asked if that was the languege of a pre-
tender, and after passing a warm eulogium on Louis
t.
Napoleon, declared that the Assembly
and unjustly in making any difference
iwm.
the rest of the Bonaparte family.le.
ngh against the ad-
M, Marschal spoke at some maintained that that
mi
ssion
mission of Louis Napoleon. .
that i door was opened
person was a pretender, and
ernent to the others.
for one it was to give encourgbe
could not believe that
Me Fresneau declared that
his seat
se from a representa-
the Assembly would dismaimeets.
The rumours of con-
tive elected by four depaamr e
of
Louis Napoleon were all
spiracy affixed to the n
• ted, except against the weakness
false; no conspiracy s
el""ttee- The lion. Representative
of the Executive ConT3t. e _,,,,
d before, and asked, was it
alluded to the scene o h
proper for M. de Lamaad
rtine to have taken advantage of
h gone off by accident, to rush to
a nistol-shot, which
a Bill against an unoffending
resent
th-e tribune and prese
if the Assembly had not the
man? lie then askedhheir
of the Emperor Napoleon?
courage to admit t e
r greeted this demand.
Tremendous uprofi
that the representative ought to
The President fe
meant by so strange an expres-
once to declare what he
)
sion.—(tlear, hearia that he meant merely to speak of
M. FreSnean said
eror. He saw no reason why he
the glory of the p.
inbucan Assembly, to express himself
was not, in a itePtahe Ep3peror, or any other question.
freely relative to
Hon. Representative declared that be
In conclusion,
the
the cry of " Vive Louis Napoleon!"
feared no enteute to
ead one greatly to that of " Vivo la
though he should
best cry of all would be " Vive ]a Sou-
The bee;
Pologner
verante du Potpie!'
Thomas gave an account of the cir-
cumstances Clement
d occurred the day before on the
cumstances which had occurred
addedwhat was
but e nothing to
Place de Concorde,
ld ot t ll l
Be coil n e weter t e pistol
already known.
Or not. The men who were pre-
w ent off by accident
owe], were well known to the police
sent were in the cren
.1 end
to excite disturbance at
as ehose who daily
end the Porte St. Martin, and that
the Porte St. Deel3 h
he had ordered the Place to be
was the reason y
w a maki this .
cletered. His object i
his ng statement was sun-
to explainwn
oconduct, and not to in-
ply, he said,
the decision.
fluence in any way
M. Repe stronglyfor
llin spoke the non-admission of
Louis Nap.oleon. .
Blanc said that, a as Republican, he must
M. Louis ill broucht in by the Government. Shame
oppose the 13
onehim who attempted • •
to forward his
and execration be _ _ b
own personal arabiticia ' But at thought it would be to