The Sun.
London, England, 1848-06-29 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 29, 1848.

Assembly, were on Monday at their own
request, sent to the scene of combat. Their mili-
tary bearing excited the admiration of the National
Guard and of the army. The detachments
of the Garde Mobile arrived successively at the As-
sembly, carrying the flags they had taken from the
barricades of the Faubourg St. Antoine. General
REY halted the detachments before the gates of the
Chamber, and afterwards conducted those young
men to the President and to General CAVAIGNAC,
who praised them in the warmest manner for their
courage. One of them, belonging to the battalion
of the Marine Mobile Guard, was recognised by
several representatives as having displayed extraor-
dinary courage in the attack of the Place de la
Bastille. Another Garde Mobile, a boy between
16 and 17, named DELRAY, of the 9th battalion, was
mentioned to the President for having himself cap-
tured five insurgents, five muskets, and five flags, on
different barricades in the Rue de Reuilly. Being
taken ill when at the Palace, he could not go to the
President. The President, accordingly, went to him,
and, kissing him with great warmth, said, " Since
you cannot wait on the President, the President of
the National Assembly waits on you!" On the
Boulevard, another Garde Mobile, also bearing a flag,
wept when military honours were paid to him.
The quantity of ammunition and arms seized in
the Faubourg St. Antoine has been enormous. It
was to the inhabitants of this faubourg that LEDIIII
ROLLIN distributed arms during the time that he was
Minister of the Interior.

We resume the report of the sitting of the National
Assembly on Tuesday from The Sun of yesterday.

The sitting was resumed at half-past eight. The at-
tendance of representatives was exceedingly great, and
the public tribunes were crowded.
The President—l have to read to the Assembly two
letters which I have received since we last met. This
is the first:—

" Monsieur le President,—l deeply regret to have to
announce to you that the representative of the Haute
Loire, M. Charbonnel, my relation, died of his wounds--
(Sensation; marks of griefj)—at a quarter to six o'clock."
[The signature to- this letter was not named.] This is
the other:—" Monseigneur the Archbishop ct Paris ex-
pired to-day, at four in the afternoon. He had become
insensible for some time, but recovered his senses a little
before his death. He was able to address his clergy,
who were round his bed, to recommend them to redouble
their zeal and devotedness in their mission of zeal and
self-denial, and to pray to God that his blood might be
the last shed in France in such circumstances"—(Pro-
longed movement, general marks of regret.)
The discussion on the Transportation Bill was then
brought in,
Sarrans ascended the tribune and was about to
speak, when

Several voices exclaimed, "No discussion I No dis-
cussion I"

M. Sarrans—l admire the courage of the National
Guard, and of tba army, and I execrate the criminal at-
tempt which has been the cause of so much bloodshed,
but I protest against the wholesale proscription which is
now about to be practised. Let us not forget what took
place during the first revolution—also in an evening sit-
ting—the Assembly voted a severe punishment, en
masse, on those who had violated the sanctity of its
place of meeting ; and when the sentence had been car-
ried into execution, discovered that it was the Repub-
licans who had been struck, whereas it was the Royalists
that ought to have been proceeded against.—(Murmurs.)
M. Pierre Leroux—l considered this measure to be
one of extraordinary gravity. It concerned a great
number of persons, and yet the Assembly is acting un-
der the influence of passion. When I asked my fellow-
citimens to nominate me a representative, I did not sup •
pose I was coming to an Assembly moved by its personal
feelings of resentment, but to a legislative council.—
(Violent murmurs.) Look at the situation which you
make fur those who are occupied with the social ques-
tion; you declare, " No concessions to insurrection; no
discussion after the victory."—(Agitation.) You are 900
in number, but you will never have any wisdom in your
deliberation.—(lnterruption.) Here are five days that
civil war has been raging—do you suppose that they
who caused it were cool-headed—were in their senses?
(Oh, oh.) No, that is impossible; consult medical men,
consult physiologists—and they will tell you that it is
impossible. Here we have amongst us more than one
minister of religion, and not one of them has ever asked
to speak on the subject which occupied us all; but you
are not an assembly of grave men; you do not really
study the question.—(Loud interruption, loud cries of
" Order, order.") The decision which you have to
come to is the more grave, that the causes of this hor-
rible civil war are but imperfectly known. Why, I
again ask, have not the men of religion amongst you
spoken?

A Voice—And the Archbishop of Paris!
M. Pierre Leroux—No, we have not heard the men of
the gospel!—(lnterruption.)
A Voice—They have acted.
Another Voice—And been killed!
M. Pierre Leroux—l am told he is dead; they have
acted! I admire that martyr, and bless him with all
my heart. Yes, they have acted, but they have not
spoken, becahse they could not do so with any consis-
tency in an assembly which is wanting in coolness and
wisdom,- (Renewed interruption.)
The President—The Hon. Representative fails in re-
spect to the Assembly—l call him to order.
From various parts—" No! no! recall him to reason!"
M. Pierre Leroux—With these interruptions you
render it impossible for me to continue; and if you do
not permit me to speak according to my conscience, I
must send in my resignation.—(Renewed interruption;
the House being evidently tired of the Honourable Gen-
tleman.) lie went on to say that the Assembly ought
to take into consideration the sincerity of the men who
fought amongst the insurgents. He then spoke of the
corruption and selfi►hness which he said existed par-
ticularly amongst the upper classes of society, and
which he attributed to the inequality of property.
He inquired if the Republic was to last, and replied that
it must continue; or, if not, France must cease, after
such violent changes as had taken place, to hold her
rank amongst nations. Ile concluded a long and N ery
discursive speech, which was evidently distasteful to the
Assembly,by declaring that he should propose an amend-
ment.

A Member said that he felt some embarrassment in
replying to the Hon. Representative, as he had not
spoken in a direct manner against the decree, but had
attacked the Assembly and society in general for the late
dreadful insurrection. To reply to him was in fact im-
possible, and consequently he should propose to the
House to close the discussion.—(" Yes, yes," from the
greater part of the Assembly.)
The President—l shall now put that question.—(Cries.
from the left of "No, no." "We have not all received
the report.")
The President—Notice was given early in the day that
the document could be received at seven o'clock.
Some confusion ensued, but afterwards the Assembly
decided that the general discussion was closed. The
articles were then brought forward.
On Art. 1, declaring that all individuals concerned in
the insurrection of the 22d June and the following days
should be transported,
M. Caussidiere objected in strong terms against the
precipitation with which the Bill was urged forward.
W here auger prevailed reason could not be properly
exercised. He understood perfectly well the feeling of
mingled sorrow and indignation which actuated the per-
sons whose friends had perished; but were there not
others who had also, in the course of their lives, suffered
equally? Had not he who now spoke to them lost a
brother, who fell pierced with sixty-four bayonet
wounds?—(At Lyons we think it was in 1832)—still I
should not, said the Hon. Representative, even when my
affliction was the deepest, have allowed myself to be
mastered by passing what the Assembly seems inclined
to do at present. ;I call on you not to act when in your
present state of irritation. We ought not to vote as we
are disposed at present, we ought to respect—(Great
tumult.)
A Voice—Respect what?
M. Caussidiere—Justice!
The same Voice—No, but assassins! That is what
you want.—(Great agitation).
M. Caussidiere—Let it not be said that they were
acting as if through a hatred of humanity.—(Oh, oh!)
I must declare that the insurrection has been made in
the name of the democratic and social Republic; these
told,kill balls,
them."t 00l
Such
an ob-
jection three words I acknowledge alro as my creed. Yes,
there are amongst them assassins—there are amongst
them men who.have distributed money, but there are
also men of perfect sincerity, whose ideas have carried
them too far—men whose brain was turned.—(Oh, oh!
interruption.)
A Voice—There were poisoned
"If you do not remove
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Assembly, and I cannot con-
ceive that it could have been seriously made. Do you
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fortnight, nothing but widows
jcand orphans? Has not civil war already cut down a
sufficient number of victims? Then, think of what you
are about to do—sacr-r-r-r-r—[The honourable repre-
sentative, after rolling the r, in order to give more effect
to the curse ho was about to utter, stopped short, amidst
a burst of indignant disgust from every part of the As-
sembly. Great tumult arose, and cries of " Such lan--
gunge does not suit the tribunes!" burst forth.]
A Voice—Use that language in the clubs.
M. Caussidiere-1 say that there has been exaggera-
tion of ideas, passion, and conflict, all from a misunder-
standing.—(lnterruption.) I say that there has been
error.—(Renewed interruption.)
A Voice—What, you term murder an error !
M. Caussidere—Yes, there was error in the origin.
The Republic was not placed on Feb. 25 on a proper
basis. Preserve your prisoners, and if you fear to see
them shot by the people, defend them. It will be enough
to place the scarf of a representative at the door to pre-
vent the people or the National Guard from giving way
to excesses.—(Cries of " Order, order.")
A Voice—The President is wanting in his duty in
allowing the National Guard to be thus insulted.
M. Caussidiere—l only mean to observe that I know
the National Guard too well to fear anything from that
body. I ought to know them, for they gave me an im-
mense number of votes.

A Voice—Ay, but they would not give any to you
now.

M. Caussidiere—l respect the utility of the National
Guard, and I have no fear of any attack being made on
the prisoners. After the victory humanity resumes its
right.
The President—Now that the Hon. Representative
has completed his phrase, it is evident that it is most