The Sun.
London, England, 1851-12-05 00:00:00

DECREE OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

R64publique Francaise, Assemble° Nationale,
Dec. 2, 1851.
Whereas Art. 68 of the Constitution enacts as follows:
—The President and his Ministers are each responsible
for the acts of the Government, and any measure by
which the President of the Republic shall dissolve or
prorogue the National Assembly, or place any obstacle
to the exercise of its functions, is an act of high treason.
By that very act the President forfeits his authority,
and every citizen is bound to refuse obedience to his
orders.

The Assembly, therefore, since it is hindered by vio-
lence from accomplishing its mission, decrees—
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte is deprived of his functions
as President of the Republic, and the citizens aro called
on to refuse him obedience.

The Executive power passes in its plenitude to the
Assembly.
The Judges of the High Court of Justice are called
on to meet immediately upon pain: of dismissal, to
proceed to judgment against the President and his ac-
complices.

It is enjoined upon all functionaries that they obey
the requisition in the name of the Assembly, under
penalty of forfeiture and the punishment prescribed for
high treason.
Made in public sitting this 2nd of December, 1851.
(Signed) BENOIST- D'AZY, President.
VITET, Vice-President.
CIIAPOT and MouuN, Secretaries.
PROTEST OF THE ASSEMBLY.
Whereas Article 68 of the Constitution provided, &c.,
(See it quoted in the above resolution).
Considering that Louis Napoleon Bonaparte has vio-
lated his oaths and the Constitution, and employed the
public force to consummate this crime:

The undersigned members of the Assembly, after
taking official cognizance of the violence offered by the
President to its meeting, and the arrest of its Bureau and
several of its members, declare:—

That the 68th Article of the Constitution points out
to every citizen the duty he has to fulfil.
The President is thus declared deprived of his au-
thority; the High Court of Justice is summoned; every
citizen is forbidden to obey the deposed power under
pain of punishment.
The General-Councils are convoked, and are to meet
immediately; they will name a commission from the
members of their own body, who will assume the admi-
nistration of their several departments, and correspond
with the Assembly in whatever place it shall choose to
meet.

" Every receiver of the public funds, who shall render
up possession of the same to any person or persons
other than those authorised in the regular and lawful
manner, shall be held responsible both in property and
person.

" Done this 2d of December, 1851.
" Odilon Barret, A Chambolle, De Tocqueville, Gust.
' Do Beaumont, Dufaure, H. Etienne, Mispoulet, Oac.
Lafayette. Lanjuinais, V. De Tracy, Paillet, L. Buffet,
le General Fabvier, Bixio, Ch. Remusat, Hip. Palsy,
Placatory, De Broglie, Duvergier de Hauranne, De
Corcelles, A. d'Hespel, De Luppe, De Seze, Guillier
De la Tousche, S. Vaudore, Chaper, Sainte Beuve,
Becher, De Laboulie, Vitet, De Montigny, De Monte-
bello, Thuriot-de la Roziere, Mathieu do la Redorte,
Victor, Lefrano, Benjamin Delessert, &c., &c."
The Deputies arrested with M. BERRYER were
offered their freedom if they would promise to submit
to Louis NAPOLEON. They refused, but were, ne-
vertheless, set at liberty on Wednesday evening.
They were conveyed in omnibuses from the fortress
of Mont-Valerian, and turned loose in the Luxem-
bourg-gardens.
The following order of the day has been addressed
to the National Guards of the Seine :
" Soldiers of the National Guard—The confidence of
the Prince President of the Republic has just placed me
at your head. In this circumstance the chief of the
state has infinitely more consulted my devotedness and
patriotism than the merit of my old services. He has
been pleased to honour in me a reminiscence which will
be always dear to you, that of the illustrious Marshal
Gerard, who for thirty-six years condescends to name
me his friend. If I have accepted an honour which lam
far from having aimed at, it is because I can present
with confidence to your consideration the past acts of
my whole life. I have always had an invincible horror
of that revolutionary patriotism which sets one's private
interest in the place of those of the country. I have
never consented to serve my country except under
one standard—that which has guided us trium-
phant in the universe—l have only one thought
in coming amongst you, and that is, to draw
closer and closer the ties which unite you to that noble
army of which you are so proud, because it recruits its
men from amongst your brothers and children, and be-
cause it is always ready to shed its generous blood in
defence of its country. lam certain, soldiers of the Na-
tional Guard, that the sentiments which animate me are
also yours; yes, if ever the demagogical crowd should
dare to raise its head—if the ambitious men, so impotent
and so selfish, who are in movement should attempt to
realise their fatal designs, you will come with me to
range yourselves by the side of my invincible batta-
lions; and you will not come except as I order you. I
will not hesitate to punish with an inflexible rigour any
persons who should dare to have the rappel beaten
without my sanction; you will be, in fine, disciplined sol-
diers, for it is not through vanity and to figure at your
head that I have accepted the honour of commanding
you. Soldiers of the National Guard, I count on your
patriotism as you may reckon on my devotedness and
cordial sympathies.

" LAWOSTINE, General in Chief.
" VIEYRA, Colonel of the Staff."
The Patric states that a number of Generals have
offered their services to the PRESIDENT. Among
them the following :—Marshals Excelmans and
Jerome Napoleon ; Generals de Flahaut, d'Authou-
ard, Schramm, d'Hautpoul, Baraguay d'Hilliers, de
Bourjolly, de l'Etacy, Morris, Vast-Virneux, Daumas.
Delarue, Ornano, Preval, Perchappe, Bongenal, Le-
breton, Pint Rebillot, Tournemine, de R6signy, St.
Sunoril, &c.
Of the 80 members nominated on the Constitution
Council 39 only have accepted.
The following telegraphic dispatch has been re-
ceived by the Government, dated Orleans 7 40 P.M. :
" THE PREFECT OF THE LOIRET TO THE MINISTER or