The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-04-08

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it has only need of peaceable demonstration;
as becomes an intelligent and enlightened
nation, which the consciousness OF the irre-
sistible authority Of its moral power, and
which is assured that it will cause its Iegi-
mate wishes to prevail by the legal and calm
expression Of its opinion.
Meantime the Royal influence did not re-
main entirely quiescent. An army of 100000
men was concentrated within Paris. Want Of
resolution however, seems to havepervaded the
Ministry. The finger of the wretched old
king is not evident in any thing now done
Most likely the conviction that the army was
not to be relied on against the people, settled
darkly upon the minds OF these minions of
despotism. Their defeat and disgrace, how
ever, had not yet by any means reached the
destined climax.
Tuesday, god, (the reader need not be told
that this was the anniversary of Washington's
Birth-day0 commenced amid terrible fears and
doubts. Soon after the opening of the Cham
Der of Deputies, ffty-three Deputies submit
the following proposition;
We propose to place the Minister in accu-
%sat.on, as guilty
1. Of having betrayed abroad the honor and
the interest,o France.
2. OF having falsiied the principles of the
Constitution, violated the guarantees of liberty,
and attacked the rights Of the people.
8. OF having by a systematic corruption, at
tempted to substitute, for the free expression
of public opinion, the calculation of private
interest, and thus pervelte the representative
t Government.
a. OF having traficked, for ministerial pur-
poses, in public offices, as we'll as in all the
= prerOgatives and privileges of power.
1! s. Of having, in the same interest, wasted
: the finances of the State, and thus compro-
missed the forces and the grandeur Of the king
dom.
/, 6. OF having violently despoiled the citizens
of a right inherent to every free constitution,
and the exercise of which had been guaranteed
e to them by the charter, by the laws, and by
. former precedents.
v I. OF having, in fine, by a policy overly
h counter-revolu,ionary, placed in question all
f the conquests of our Two revolutions, and
n thrown the country into profound agitation.
5 This document was signed with the names
u of the ilty-lhree, headed by Odillon Barrott.
Over the city, turmoil, excitement and noise,
overwhelmed all the ordinary routine of af-
fairs. A writer to a London print thus des-
cribes the day:
Immense masses paraded the public thor
Il oughfares throughout the day. TroOPsi in vasI
numbers were on foot, and occasionally y, where
the masses became more than ordinarily dense,
. charges of cavalry were made upon the people,
e and the streets were cleared with wonderful
l. ouickness. The shops were all closed, and
N business of every kind was suspended. The
~ crowd generally directed itself towards the
g Place de la Madelaine, (where, if the banque
Of had gone on, the procession of the Deputies
Q was to have started fromO to the Place de Ii
.p Concorde, and to the neighborhood of th'
n Chamber of Deputies, The principal portion
of the crowd appeared 10 have been draw
to together more from curiosity than from tn,
ct wish to create disorder, and they were farmor,
f! formidable from their vast numbers than from
u their apparent Intentions; still, however, Their
O. were occasional parties of a very ditferen
st character. Masses of men in b~lOuses, FIRE
= q~uently amounting to thousands, were to b
seen marching together with a certain degre
IN of order, and apparently under regular leaders
he A large body Of students also paraded tn
Buulevards, mixed with others of a more dan
er gerous description singing the WarseiIlAlse o
ly the very pitch Of their voices, and vociferatin
81. a bas -GuisoU a bas Ie Mint1tere! Hive la Re
Nv fornle! accompanied with groans or cheers, o
nm the case might be. If TO this, you add reg
ments Of Municipal Guards, horse and foo
by drawn up in different quarters, and occasional
ay ly charging the people where they assemble
Is, in large numbers, or appeared threatening
nd thousands upon thousands Of cavalry and in
he fantry in all the principal squares, the BoulC
wards and quOys; and multtudes Of unxiou
ce people crowding the ~windows wherever theI
on was'a chance Of seeing what was going on
let you have before you a picture Of what PAR
for was during the whole Of this day.
he On Wednesday, the 23d, the Chamber {
I'd, Peers proceeded to its order Of the day (sOm
ley trifing bill relating to mortgage law in th
he Colonies) without deinning to know that
led wondrous transition was going on aroun
ple them.
md In the Chamber Of Deputies the opening
the the session was signalized BY the appearance
of an immense deputation from the Nations
On Guard, who presented a petition 0hropgh n
ore Barrot) in favor Of.refOrm. M. Vavin Pl
ore several queslionstO the leaders of the maiorit,
in asking why the protection Of the Nations
Guard had not been extended over the citizen
IA the preceding day.
A. C.:.a, ,Lnn rnen IN ranlV.