The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-03 00:00:00

Tnt—FRENCH REPUBLIC.

ASSEMBLY DISSOLVED-
-4441111S IN A STATE OF SIEGE.
REST of the PARLIAMENTARY

LEADERS

(Prat
the Morning. Herald Correspondent.)
You PARIS, TUESDAY, Foust P.M.
par,lreadY know that the Assembly is dissolved,
t°pro,,ls ja in a state of siege. As it was impossible
)11liehi"re all the documents in time for the m
ttl 1pej8,43 at a quarter to twelve o'clock, I send
engine the President's proclamation to the
kree ‘8 President's a
Teal to the people, the
Itl'as)()f which you have already had the sub-
4ad the proclamation of the Prefect of
Ill'thlt betraversed the city in all directions, I can
lit ktiri, aspect of the people so far is rather re-
Although I have heard of the proclama-
et have
a ("en torn down in some places, Y
klilret:t,,Bed any angry demonstration of the kind.
n4a er,- 're are proclamations—and they are nu-
'7,Bllvi.:;,Gugh---groups of people are seen reading
l',4t°atestll.,ri°sitY, but without signs of excitement.
ti,?,,ars,,,tcep towards the middle of the day became
, and attroupements, as they used to be
FB is t earlY days of the revolution, formed them-
;4raithlvhich lively discussion might be heard, but
tti,4t4rt, 'igns of passion. The police and soldiery
Precede little as posssble. Occasionally a bat-
° t"eded b
trot, Y a band of music, marches gaily
morbid symp
L4polit7u3, without exciting any m
16Aliqu leal feeling. Some shouts of Vive la
141 a'ail,e)e)r) which, now-'
that the President has re-
-404r of 841 suffrage, and appeals to the people
~em)tjtllf the Republic only with a different con-
Cl, 07thbasiai is no longer a factious cry. A
Assembly having walked up to th,e,
,ilicited some cries of ,4 Vive la Chambrteh.e
yj de I,,°,eheiaequelein being recognised near
" k,oncorde, was beset with shouts of kitl a R
,Vletr,b-rqublque," and the honourable. Legiti-
'°lll/blie Will
e wh°secanclidature for the Presidency of
hpllerefu probably now be withd.rawn,. had.
mod, a f,4B:d 1:1 a hospitable house until a vehicle
ht kalt 'or his escape. AI. Nadaud, the fet-
-1,. igi)a.,
)tith the Whose name has also. beenmen-
Sk eotsiciPresidency of the Republic, attempted
Nttlbly erahle number of Members of the
last they `a force his way into the Chamber,
tattary Were all .repulsed and put under
ksaftre aat;rest• Amongst those said to be ar
hr•CulY • 1-)oPin, President of the National
' witla
qr, the four vice presidents and the
Nrqlclet'lleral Changarnier, General Cavaignac,
ti:l3) are bani,,°riciere, General Bedeau, and Colonel
4t
ttrliold.-4,,er arrest. M. Thiers' house is occu•
ter,
t Several other distinguished persons
71th 0
4), '1448 -uger arrest or under surveillance in
te:4Pqm,' Guards of soldiers are at the different
1144:ik'lletar'e", but it is not likely that there will
he par,s,,tl!Peh!ion of publication. On the other
4ta.l,7Es orrtts`rs will not be allowed to discuss h
:ti,l4 the f, Executive power. The only change
it'l'Yol,l‘.Bl4°et Bo far is with respect to the
Et ttl!,ll,ict:reiliaterior. M. de Thorigny is replacea
Netlt I, a gentleman personally attached to
L'4llNeal the Republic. Louis Napoleon does
444(1e I-self, but appears publicly, and by his
40a kast ha in the
a r, people elicits favourable cries,
tretio`aki 4re that " Vive la Republique"
1114 tiliaat 111°ngst the loyal tokens, and this cr3
W 4i) "' sawe a while ago a general offices
Wit3tis. Ilhiea, attended simply by a couple
141' -e did not put his horse out of
Iji7l::pal:}l,.elpieubiillgeue,ro le vehemently shouted
andip he bowed and bowed
thatik is theti° acknowledgments. All that is now
th:ri„ahe of the Republic. It is under
'e Public does not fall with an As-
aoralvets a focus of conspiracy. It Ent?
,klb4ae daea of the secrecy with which this
last .4)anaged, that although there was a
!)loal°,4l.ek, hlght at the Elyse
e, Ely gee, not a whisper of .
Cald heard
bled crowd,
I•4‘lt 'me le_
.amongst the assembled
;a, ,Nr., leas
indication of emotion be traced
1.), 14 t,,l4scrutablecountenance of the chief
oils
ex
.
IPwa, extraordinary drama. E.ven. the
4041,4,a a :Pt in the dark. The official Jour-
'ltti `Qat weq-out of prefects and sub-pre-
4. • the a, 4, I,ster Partments are all in sure hands
Lth. Droal °f the Interior has reliable agents.
l'atte 4rnatieas •d at the EIP-4
ashlti_ were printed
akm
tog-odes, at which the.
114,1 a has ° be worked off. It is said the
s
JAI), ttoll Ictlatle his escape. Now comes 114 th.
lb, 44% „ 'l5 coup d. etat succeed ? So
,18 sat',"l.e favoarable to the President. The
0 v ive
tt,!tc:l)tital-V,a,,t he restoration. of the suffrage.
la Republique" were being
Pt I r4sti well of the people did " Vive la Re-
Ottallntve,, towards the President ? and the
' was, t, N • because he has
'kilt
t the doubt of it,
'lilt ePuhlic, and has restored universal
A,-e
are Persons who, on the other hand,
ttl .4 • -ec)ont from• will be
wlth s the provinces -
4Ftl 4ta all hillcielY• It is well that the on
for w" re
in the city, where they can be
4411 cella! they scattered through the country
o`,p quietl tllt that th InlY endeavour to stir up resistance.
e Military members of the Assembly
tltt C'lo 1
net Ch
to arrest. If we are to credit
la,kri hirtt. harras killed the man who laid his
General Cavaignac received some,
iiefereilaL edeau is wounded.
04 ell 14), t details have, as you may well ima-
v do„,.
41,0 a "h otnewhat at random, as fast
,t,it ket4rit, collected, and without any attemp
semen,,
be v!hich under the present circurn-
tlilket,4ll,44ll,olr°P°Bsible.
61,411 at
11 4„: ~that a meeting of the Assembly
(41 of Ghat
Lauriston's, representative
deerth lo'h National Guard, where the
t' aei Lira decheance of the President, and
•
I-4414;
,ILIk (7 ton, nis a Legitimist, and as the 10th
at -Posed
44. • Gen, of the inhabitants of the Pau-
aths, the great Legitimist quarter,
,Mt`o ia
sitgitlathorities of the same quarter have
ete tile As that Colonel Lauriston offers to
hate
bef"l'hlY ; but who will follow him ?
jl4, toe it `11;1 Meetings of the Parliamentary
it 15tacil Ile des p • • h has always
disposed Yramides, which
the towards the President.
ei 1114' Ike Opinion Publique, the Illessager,
1 tosaspe4tePub/ique, the Ordrc, the Avenc-
,' "ed, and the offices occupied by
kll"etara
"of buchatel is arrested.
att,re the proclamations, with some fur-
-It‘ Bcc. :-.-
!lifE t,ht'altll4llc,ltle!laitiatethe. decree of the President of
jr,44°illted rsigned
M. de I\lorny, who
Place
of late last night Minister of the
, N lq• de Thorigny
ttt t), Q. OF THE FRENCH PEOPLE.
qt. - acts',
,is I. OF TUE REPUBLIC.
Oc, The . DECREES
4k la ""livs at°Rat Asseuably is dissolved.
Att-41;113 !?irrage is re-established. Tho law
Att (441 ','OrOgatEd.
tsr ' I ~ricts fp en People are convoked in their.re-
otilht,'44.24,
ratsiti.l3tule of
the 14th to the 21st of December.
Ykti' • 0 litar
is decreed in all the ex-
Y.alvblon.
icis._,E of State is dissolved.
toilf th,
pit.eerseonfttlc-ile Interior is s charged with
1)11111c,•• of thoecErele:ee, the 2d December.
111'4 " Lour Y
8 NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.
V:tyllgWlo Mini of the Interior, DE MORNY."
Proclamation to the people was also
11°N OF THRPRESIDENT OF THE
App , REPUBLIC.
itG lij'A➢ baN....•,Pit, TO THE PEOPLE.
rile present situation cannot last longer
~.04tattif he kasNsB4's eggravatcs the (Linger of the
tk k'httiot9t4r i,"°1513', which ought to bo the firm.es,
clara 01. as become a centre of conspiracies.
P,1144:1. 4,4 !'hre'3 hundred of its members has net
14.t0.4 its fatal tendencies. Instead of making
thb :sroal erest, it forges arms for civil war
`',,o„,kia,Zranat;awer which I hold directly from
.thos
Ps„tage": all bad passions—it comprlomise.
Q,lke b,t ••I have dissolved it, and make
kirat o4tittlti ween it and myself.
Okt° c„'°'lin 94, You know, was made with the
f'N 111 advance the, power that you were
Prat t° tee s• •• - ,••• s were
piit ,c.st . • ix millions of suffrages vrc)„ gailast it, and yet I have faithfully
n • 'tan °eittion,
,T4sibio calumnies, and outrages have
l
4 But now that the fundamental
bar respected, even by these wig' in.

THE SUg,

cessantly invoke it, and that men who have aiready
ruin, d two monarchies wish to tie my hands in order to
overthrow the Republic, my duty is to baffle their per-
fi lious projects, to maintain the Republic, and to save
the country by invoking the solemn judgment of the only
Sovereign I acknowledge in France—the people.
" I make, then, a ioyai appeal to the while nation,
and I say to you, if you wish to continue the state of
disquietude which degrades us and compromises our
future, choose another in my place, for I will no longer
retain a Government which is powerless to do good,
which renders me responsible for acts I cannot prevent,
and binds me to the helm when I see the vessel driving
towards the abyss.
" If, on the contrary, you have confidence in me, give
me the means of accomphahing the great mission which
I hold from you.
" This mission consists in closing the era of revolu-
tions by satisfying the legitimate wants of the people,
and protecting them against subversive passions. It es-
pecially consists in creating institutions which shall
survive men, and which are the free foundations on
which something durable can be placed.
" Persuaded that the instability of the Government,
and the preponderance of a single Assembly, are perma-
nent causes of trouble and discord, I submit to your
suffrages the following fundamental bases of a Constitu-
tion, which Assemblies will develops at a later period.
" 1. A responsible chief named for ten years.
"2. Ministers dependent upon the Executive power
alone.
" 3. A Council of State, composed of the most distin-
guished men, preparing laws, and maintaining their dis-
cussion before the Legislative body.
"4. A legislative body, discussing and voting the
laws, named by universal suffrage, without scrutinizing
the list, which violates the electoral principle.
" 5. A Second Assembly, composed of all the dis-
tinguished men of the country —a preponderating power,
guardian of the fundamental compact, and of the public
liberties. This system, created by the First Consul at
the commencement of the century, has already given to
France repose and prosperity: it would still guarantee
them. Such is my deep conviction. If you share in it,
declare it by your votes. If, on the contrary, you prefer
a Government without force, Monarchical or Republican,
taken from I know not what past, or from what chimerical
future, reply in the negative. Thus, then, for the first
time since 1804, you will vote with your eyes open,
knowing for whom and for what you are voting. If I
do not obtain the majority of your votes I shall call for
the meeting of a new Assembly, to whom I will deliver
the mandate I have received from you. But if you
believe in the cause of which my name is the symbol—
that is, France regenerated by the revolution of 'B9, and
organized by the Emperor—if you believe that cause to
be still yours, proclaim it by consecrating the powers I
ask of you. Thus France and Europe will be preserved
from anarchy; obstacles will be removed; all rivalries
will have disappeared; for all will reflect on the decision
of the people—the decree of Providence.
" Given at the Palace of the Elysee, this 2d day of
December.
" LOUIS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE."
The following is the proclamation to the army :
" PROCLAMATION OF THE PEESIDENT OF
THE REPUBLIC TO THE ARMY.
" Soldiers!—Be proud of your mission—you will save
the country; for I count on you not to violate the laws,
but to cause to be respected the first law of the country—
national sovereignty, of which I am the legitimate repre-
sentative.
"For a long time you have suffered, like me, by the
obstacles which opposed themselves both to the good I
wished to do you, and to the demonstrations of your
sympathy in my favour. These obstacles are broken
down (brisees). The Assembly has endeavoured to at-
tack the authority which I hold from the whole nation.
It has ceased to exist.
" I make an honest appeal to the people and the army
and I say to them, • Either give me the means of assure
[ng your prosperity, or choose another in my place.'
" In 1830, as in 1848, you were treated as if con-
quered (en vaincus). After having branded your heroic
disinterestedness, you were not considered worthy of
having your sympathies and your wishes consulted, and
yet you are the elite of the nation. To-day, in this
solemn moment, I am resolved that the army shall be
/ward.
" Vote then freely as citizens. But as soldiers do not
corget that the passive observance of the orders of the
chief of the Government is the rigorous duty of the
army, from the general down to the soldier. It is for
responsible for my actions before the people, and be-
esre posterity, to take the measures which seem to me
indispensable for the public good.
" As to you, remain immovable within the rules of
discipline and honour. Aid by your imposing attitude
he country to manifest its will in calm and reflection.
3e ready to repress any attack on the free exercise of
the sovereignty of the people.
" Soldiers! I do not speak to you of the souvenirs
which my name recall. They are engraved in your
ar arts. We are united in indissoluble ties—your his-
tory is mine. There is between us in the past comma-
dty of glory and misfortune. There will be in the fu-
tire community of sentiments and resolutions for the re-
pose and grandeur of France.
" Given at the Palace of the Elyse a this 2d Decem-
cer. " LOUIS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE."
The Prefect of Police has issued the following :
" PROCL A MATION OF THE PREFECT OF PO-
LICE TO THE INHABITANTS OF PARIS.
" The President of the Republic, by a courageous
elitiative, has just bsfiled the machinations of parties,
and put an end to the agony of the country. It is in the
lame of the people, for their interest, and for the main-
tenance of the Republic, that the event has been accom-
plished. It is to the judgment of the people that Louis
;Napoleon Bonaparte submits his conduct. The gran.
leer of the act will make you sufficiently understand
with what imposing and solemn calm the free exercise
if popular sovereignty should be manifested. To-day,
then, as yesterday, let order be our flag; let all good
citizens, animated like me by the love of the country,
afford me their co-operation with the firmest resolution.
" Inhabitants of Paris!—Have confidence in him
whom six millions of votes raised to be the first magis-
trate of the country. When be calls on the whole
people to express its will, the factious alone can wish to
throw an obstacle in the way. Any attempt at disorder
will therefore be promptly and inflexibly repressed.
"
" Paris, Dec. 2. " MAIIPAS.
The following circular has been addressed to the
Commissaries of Police by the Prefect.
" Monsieur le Commiqaire,—The more circumstances
become serious, the more important do your functions
:also become. Watch with courage and with unflinching
nergy for the purpose of supporting and maintaining
the public tranquillity. Do not tolerate the slightest
assemblage on any point of the capital; do not permit
any meeting the object of which may appear to you to
be suspicious. Let no attempt at disturbance take place
without immediately putting a stop to it by inflexible
measures of repression. I rely on your devotedness;
rely on my support. " DE MAUPAS."
The most extraordinary feature in this most im-
portant affair was the apparent calm of the people on
reading these proclamations, and witnessing the
arrangements that had been made to ensure the suc-
cess of the enterprise. Here and there, indeed, the
proclamations were torn down or defaced, but this
yeas by no means general.
The approaches to the National Assembly and the
Elys6e were guarded at an early hour, but at the
outside of the line of troops a considerable crowd
had collected, and many persons exclaimed, "Il a
hien fait !" but there were fewer cries than usual in
political demonstrations.
At about eleven o'clock an attempt was made by
about forty members of the Assembly to force their
way to the legislative palace, but they were all
turned back. The Tuileries Gardens were closed,
and a report was current in the crowd that, in the
course of the day, the President of the Republic
would take up his residence in the Palace of the
Tuileries.
Several important political arrests were made at a
very early hour this morning, but there are various
rumours as to the number, and the persons who have
been arrested. The following are mentioned :—M.
Dupin, President of the National Assembly, who is
said to be garde a vue ; Hedeau, one of the Vice -
Presidents ; Generals Cavaignac, Changarnier, La-
moriciere, and General Perrot, ex-Commander.in-
Chief of the National Guards, and General Foltz,
ex-Chief of the staff, Colonel Charras, M. de la
Rochjaquelin, M. Roger du Nord, Nadaud, Michel
de Bourges, anti M. Greppo, and other members of
the Mountain. It is rumoured that General Cavaig-
nae made great resistance, but was overpowered.
Orders were, it is said, given to arrest M. Thiers,
but we learn that he did not sleep at home.
Up to the time of going to press (says Galignani)
the capital was tranquil. There is not the slightest
agitation in the faubourgs•
The President of the Republic, attended by a bril-
liant staff, left the Elys6e at about half-past ten o'clock
this morning, and went along the Quais. He was sa-
luted with loud cries of "Vive la Republique ! Vive
Napoleon I."
It is a curious fact, in connexion with the im-
portant events of this day, that the 2d of December
is the anniversary of the coronation of the Emperor
Napoleon, in 1804,
and, of the battle of Austerlitz,
in 1805.

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(From the Times' Correspondent.)
PARIS, TUESDAY, DEC. 2, 4 P.m.
You will already, I trust, have received by sub-
marine telegraph a summary of the news of the ex-
traordinary events that have passed here this morning.
With every disposition to communicate a regular
account of these incidents, it is difficult under such
circumstances to present other than an abrupt and
hurried description.

The President of the Republic was informed last
'light that A meeting wfta held at Qenevil Changar7