Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-06-09

"a for The entrance OF about two hundred OF
the rioters who declared themselves delegates
OF the clubs The Immediately rushedup the
steps at the top Of which a few days before
the Republic had heen so sOlemnly declared,
and followed by the triumphat shouts OF theIF
fellows behind. they burst open the door and
penetrated into the interior of the building.
There were in the cour, in front Of the Sale
des Pas Perdus several companies OF the
Guard National AMI Mobile. placed there Tor
protection by the Questors ami President OF
the Assembly, but here, too, that ubiqmuus
spirit OF evil made his appearance, and order
ed the unlixing OF bayoEets IN presence OF
this pacific demonstration. Lamartiue aud Lee
dru Rollin retired. In the hall adjoining that
in which ths Assembly was sitting the Tor
mer met al leader of club a. the head ct
blnd Of delegates. "Citizeh Lamartlne.
cried the clubbst, addressing with bold tam
liar ty the illusirious poet and one OF the
Council OF Five, ''ctizan Lamartine we have
come to read te the Assembly petitio in
favor OF the Poles We must have an imms-
date vote! II not woe upon you! We will soon
say, III is too ater"
You suppose OF course. that the greatest
poet OF the age, the illustrious Iamartine, the
yaiuest, most sufficient man in France. than
whom none i'll ordinary circumstances shows
himself more ridiculouslv exactiug OF person.
| al respect aud deierence-ihe man who has,
to questionable titles, added the indubitabe
one OF member OF the high Executive Com
mission OF krauce-you suppose. OF course,
! say. that such man, thus rudely apostrophl-
zed III such trying circumstances. gave an
answer sublime in its dignity aud simplicity,
which will 90 down on the page OF history
as model Tor statesmen similarly tried
Pas de tout The illusirious phrase maker
was taken all abdck He had not time to
/ pose; and beside the occasion was quite 100
sudden and pressing. and perhaps Ia his own
opinion too dangerous. So for once in his
life Lsmartine was natural. I'm hall incll-
ned 10 add-and of course contemptible.-
Citizen Lamartine replied with much better
bred and respectful air than that oil his inter;
locutor Il must do him this iustce.)
Citizen, Poland has all my SYMPATHY
Confde your demand to mel will transmit
it to the National Assembly !" There's mod
Grafton for you, worthy OF the leaders OF the
moderate republicans OF France !" The club
Dist rejoined.
Citizen Lamartne, we admire you as
poet but you have not onr appreciation as a
political man Poland will perish while you
hesltating aud postponing. The dignity OF
Lamarl!ne could not stand that, he retired
without reply; and as Ill luck would have
il, met immediatel, another member OF club
-tWho, with most excited countenante ana Vi
client gestlculation, approached and said
"vole the liberty OF Poland OF you are lost
We will enter into the Assembly Hall -
1t could not be expected that the superb
Lamartne would have any thing to say to
so inpertinent and audacious fellow, so he
said nothing, but, Nj. Mosette, who was con-
slaety by the side OF Lamariine, and who is
i not SO great or so dignified man as M. de
Lamartine, spiriledly said--perhaps Lamar
tine was inst going to say so-"No, you shall
not enter
sBut we will 1.-THE Clubbists around show
ing by their menacing movements that they
were quite ready TO pnt their threat into exc
cuton.
"A decree of the Assembly forbids us to
permit you 10 enter"
But we will make ourentrance in spite OF
! y on, and in spite OF every body We are at
home here-we are masters here you are but
clerks.
! Further discourse was prevented by the tu-
multuous entrance OF the rioters by all the
doors and passages. Lamartine's lille was re-
peatedly i'll danger, the MontGgaards, with
bme blouses aud red scarls around the waist
ane neck, threw themselves upon him, and
he was with difficulty saved by his friends
Now let Us enter the National Assembly IL
SAIL. s,rr,, ,cr,
The sitting had commenced at the usual
hour, II o'cl ok. and though evident signs of
uneasiness were observable on all the branches
the journal was read and some important mat
ters were attended without extraordinary ia
terruption Among other things-the as
/ sembly heard letter from the poor old chau
/ ,pct
| humbIy to accept his resignation OF the too
arduous duties OF representative His prayer
was granted this time. Several petitions IN
favor OF Poland are thus adverted to by the
President, and after some common place con-
versation between ministers and members, Nj
| Wolowski mounts upon the tribute to speak
upon the subject which was thssprier OF the
I day, viz: the Polish question: He was pro-
Ceedlng IN an animated style to develope the
claims and evoke the efficient interpusilon
OF the French Republic ia favor OF the re-es-
Enlistment OF Poland, when sounds OF COM
motion in the adjoining hall reached the ears
oil members, who were already on the qai
oive in anticipation of the grand demonstra
ton which they knew was now in process of
execution. The speaker proceeded. Present
| " the doors We're opened and several mem
bers We're informed in whispers that large
bodies were approaching the assembly The
| agitation now vlslbly increased-membeIs
lett their seats, and collected with anxious
countendnces III the space III front OF the tri-
| bune. The orator continues to speak, but few
appear to listen TO him. Every now and then
! the shouts OF many voices makes its way
from The place in front, through the walls
and windows to the ears, and doubtless TO
| the hearts, OF the listeners within. From
htIcnny nutStIa |
and heard those fearful shouts, and | could
not bat admit that my position was much
! more favorable for a aim, and philosophical
appreciation OF those events which were taxi
ing place, than the members OF the Assembly
to winch tins lmperious petition was bout 10
be presented. Another and nearer shout was
heard. TO your places! 70 your placesm
was now the cry, tor IL became guile evident
that scene was about to take place calling
lor all the corum, dignity, aud courage, that
the Assembly contained. This is mo-
ment, cries member, Tor the \ sembiy 10
give an example oil calmness and disnt,!'-
The Assembly finds time TO clap this sen,i-
ment, aad each member haslens to his seat.
"How is this" melhinks YOU here exclaim.--
Didn't you tell me in your last letter that
Gen Negtier had ordered 900 muskets to be
carried TO the palace III which the Assembly
meets, aud 10000 ball cdfridgss and now
when the Chamber Is threatened with inva-
sion, you tell me that instead OF every menu
Der rushing to the rnunilion room aud de-
handing his musket and eleven and nine
tenths cartridges, he only caps his hand and
rushss to his seat-determined to die in their
seals with all the majesty OF Roman senator's
My dear reader remember, il you please
that am only the vercious narrator OF facts
as they occurred, and that protest most We