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it would be unjust to do so; and he claimed the same
justice for himself. lie denied that he had anything to
say to any journal or correspondence; he allowed only
that the Minister of the Interior subscribed tor a certain
number of copies ref a Paris correspondence, which at
all periotle had been favourably received by the Go-
vernment, and which contained nothing against the
Assembly.
" Certain journals appeared to obey a sort of mot
d'ordre, and used a Linguege disrespectful to the Assem-
bly; that could not be a question of chance. A reply
of the Minister may throw some light on the subject.
Desiring to show the good intentions of the Cabinet, he
stated that its first deliberation had for its object to re-
press the extravagant language of a certain portion of
the pie ss against the National Assembly, and that to that
effect he had given notice to the Prefect of Police to in-
form the editors of the privileged journals that they
could not be permitted to sell their copies in public, if
they continued their attacks on the Assembly.—(Agita-
tion.) It is to be regretted that this measure was adopted
so tardily.
" It remains to us to speak of the act which led to the
mission intrusterl to us—the dismissal of the General-in-
Chief of the Army of Paris. Two circemstaitces mark
its chareeter—oue, that this act is correlative with the
facts already mentioned; and the next, that it took tlece
the day after the Legislative Assembly had given to Ge-
neral Ctianearnier the testimony of its approbation.
" Your Committee has thought that it is in those
circumstances that must be sought the real sense of that
act. The explanations given by the Ministers have
not changed its opinion. They have certainly stated
that, for some time before the 3d January, the former
Ministry had resolved to suppress the double command
of the army of Paris and of the National Guard of the
Seine, and to modify the conditions of the command
But the approbation given to the General by the Assem-
bly caused several of the Ministers to hesitate; then there
were partial resignations, and next a collective one, des-
tined to leave to the President a greater facility for the
formation of a new Ministry. Negotiations took place
with several of the members of the former Cabinet on the
basis of the suppression of the general command of the
army of Paris. The negotiation showed, besides, that
without that suppression, said the Minister, there could
not be obtained from one of the general officers, as was
desired, the acceptance of the portfolio of the War De-
partment.
" These explanations would be plausible in ordinary
circumstances. It is certain, in fact, that whether by
its extent or by extraordinary powers with which he is
invested, or by the movement of troops and ammunition,
the general command of the army of Paris had condi-
tions altogether special, which the re-establishment of
order could cause to be modified. But after having
maintained it in circumstances so favourable to the public
peace as those in which we are now placed, it appeared
to us evident that this abrupt dismissal, just after the
vote of the sitting of Jan. 3, had a political cause, which
in its relation with the tendencies alluded to above, might
interest the dignity of the Assembly, and in that respect
fall within the domain of your appreciations.
" Before closing our researches relative to these facts,
we considered it our duty to interrogate the Minister
relative to a rumour of a plot spoken of in the journals,
and we demanded categorical explanations on the sub-
ject. The Minister applied in an absolute manner tbat
if any facts constituting crimes or misdemeanours had
come to his knowledge, he would immediately have
ordered proceedings, but that nothing of the kind had
taken place.
" Such, Gentlemen, are the principal facts and expla-
nations connected with the resolution which you came to
on the 10th inst. Doubtless the dismissal of the General
commanding the army of Paris, thus characterised, is a
sericus fact involving the responsibility of the Ministry;
but we are far from thinking that it can lead, as some
persons have been pleased to say, to collisions between
the great powers.
" We loudly declare that there are two things equally
impossible—the absorption of the two powers, legislative
and executive, into one power, which would be the dic-
tatorship of one man, or the domination of the Assembly;
the Legislative Assembly and the President of the Re-
public have the duty of remaining united, and labouring
in common for the re-establishment of a regular Govern-
ment. On the day when one of them should attack the
other, it would effect its own suicide, even should an
ephemeral success crown its criminal attempt, an inten-
tion which we impute to no one.
"As to the Assembly, it does not wish to add to its
powers; it will maintain with firmness and persistence
the adhesion which it gave to the policy of the Message
of the 11th of November, the basis of which is respect
for the Constitution.
" Our task, Gentlemen, is finished. We were not a
Committee of Parliamentary inqury, we only had to
judge of facts from documents and very limited expla-
nations. Our conviction is not the less firm. But, in
order not to be wanting in impartiality, we are bound to
say that the engagements of that Message have taken
away a great part of the gravity from the facts which
took place prior to the 11th November, and it is only on
account of the tendencies recently reproduced, and par-
ticularly the act of the 10th of January, that they found
a place in our deliberations.
"At the moment of drawing up a resolution your
Committee was divided. Two Members voted for the
order of the day pure and simple, and they de-
manded that their motives should be expressed in
their report: they declared that the order of the day
pure and simple which they would vote would not
imply approbation of the acts of the Govern-
ment or of the a lministration with regard to facts an-
terior to the last Message ; but that since that period
they had seen nothing in the acts of the Executive
Power of a nature to make them declare their refusal of
co-operation. or to create a conflict between the two
powers, the harmony between which appeared to be as
possible as necessary to the Republic.'
" Three Members proposed a declaration of general
distrust towards the present Cabinet. They declared
that, convinced by the very facts of the discussion, of the
inutility of their efforts to obtain a report which should
express their iders, they confined themselvi s to demand.
ing a summary insertion of their opinion. They de-
clared that, placed in an attitude of persevering opposi-
tion with regard to the last Ministry, whose acts, po-
licy, and tendencies were, in their opinion, always con-
trary to the principles and interests of the Republic,
they could not avoid sharing in the sentiments of dis-
trust which a part of the. new Cabinet inspired. But it
was only under that form and on those grounds that
they would join in an expression of distrust or of blame
against the Ministry. They would not consent to found
that expression on the first act of the new Ministry,
which had put an end to an irregular state of things,
against which they bad always protested.
" The other Members voted for a formula of distrust
conceived in the following terms The Assembly con-
vinced that the Ministers, in the acts for which they are
responsible, have set at nought the conditions which
ought to guarantee the union of the constitutional
powers, so necessary to the maintenance of public peace,
declares that they du not enjoy its confidence, and passes
to the order of the day.' Several other formulas, ex-
pressing distrust, were brought forward, but were not
carriod by a majority. At length, by eight votes to seven,
the Committee adopted the following resolution, which
it proposes to you
" • Tee National Assembly, while admitting the in-
contestable right of the Executive Power to dispose of
the military commands, blames the use which has been
made of it by the Ministry, and declares that the ex-
General-in-Chief of the Army of Paris has preserved all
his claims to the testimony of confidence which was
given to him by the Assembly on the 3d January last.'
The Reporter concluded by calling on the Assem-
bly to declare urgency on the measare.
Urgency was then declared accordingly.
Never since the days of the far-famed Mountain-
, mother has there been so lame and impotent a conchs-
' sion to such a grand beginning ; the threats of Vin •
cennes for the PRESIDENT, and of an army of the As-
sembly,under the command of CUANGARMEIt, who was
specially cast for the part of MONK, have all ended in
a vote of censure on M. BAROCHE, the renegade Re-
publican, who has ever since he has held office shown
himself the most obsequious tool of the very men
who are now hunting him down. It is said that even
should the resolution proposed by M. LANJUINAIS be
carried M. BAROCUE will not retire, as the PRESI-
DENT will not sacrifice a Minister to please the traitors
of Wiesbaden and Claremont, whom it is now abund •
antly evident he can never conciliate. The resolu-
tion, such as it is, was only carried by the
casting vote of M. DE BROGLIE; MM. FLANDIN,
aced LAMARTINE were 'in favour of a simple
order of the day, two other Members
proposed a simple resolution of regret for the dis-
missal of CHANGARNIER, while the three Republican
Members of the Committee, MM. Brxto and Mo-
RELLET, and General CAVAIGNAC, were willing
to concur in a vote of want of confidence in the Mi-
nistry generally, refused to censure M. BAROCHE for

that which they consider most justly as the most. if
not the only, patriotic act of his Administration—the
dismissal Of CHANGARNIER. It is by no means cer-
tain that the Assembly will agree to the resolution.
The Republicans,lwho command in the Assembly 200
votes, will support a motion of general want of confi-
dence, such as that proposed by General CAVAIGNAC
and M. BIXIO in the Committee; but should the reso-
lution of M. LANJUINAIS be put to the vote they will
abstain, and leave the different fractions of the re-
actionary party to arrange their differences among
themselves. The Republicans are of upinion that
" the quarrel is a very pretty quarrel as it stands."
The Burgraves themselves are not unanimous in
their support of the resolution. The members of the
club of the Rue des Pyramides met on Wednesday
evening, and MM. LEON FAUCHER and LESTIDON.
DAIS wished to move a simple expression of regret
for the dismissal of CHANGARNIER ; M. TRIERS
wished for time to consider, and M. PISCATORY de-

dared that he had received several letters from in-

fluential persons in the departments, expressing in
strong terms their disapproval of the course adopted
by the majority. Toe meeting separated without
coming to any decision.

The Evinement has the following announcement—
" There was a good deal of conversation in the lobby
of the Assembly to-day, on the subject of the no-
mination of M. DR LAMARTINE to the London

Embassy, which had, according to the version of
certain persons usually well-informed on such
matters, been decided on in Council."
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