Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-03-23


The REVOLUTION IN FRAScE.--Thc news
received here on Saturday evening of the sud-
den movement, in France, which has resulted
apparently in the overthrow Of the throne and
government of LOUIS PHILIPPE, il one ofthe
most extraordinary and eventful occurrences,
which have taken place in that Kingdom for
the last half century. In the sudden and COM
plete transition from a Government of much
seeming stability and energy to state of dis
organization and revolutionary rule, from causes
Of no great magnitude or urgency, it is indeed
without parallel. What the final result may
be as to the form and condition of the Govern
inent, and how far the other great powers of
Europe may be influenced by it, or feel asthor-
lied to interfere in the final settlement Of
France, must be simply matter oiconjccturc,
until we are better informed as TO the actual
proceedings and purposes of the persons now
in power, and of the fate of Louis Philippe
himself SO far as we can ascertain from n
very careful perusal of all the papers which
have come to MS since the arrival of the Cam
bra nothing is further known in England, with
certainty, as to the King, than that he had abb
dicated in favor of his grand son, the Coun, of
Paris, and had afterwards Withdrawn with his
family either to Eu or NeuilIy. That he had
left France for England was not known, at the
sailing of the steamer, but rumorcd and con-
jectured merely from the apparent hopelessncss
OF any attempt TO rcinstate him. What strikes
us as remarkable in the whole affair is the in
decision and seeming incflicicncy Of the Gov
ernmcnt, and the entire silence preserved by it
as to events and movements, which from the
commencement of the emeute on Tuesday,
Threatened its existence. We have no procla-
nation or manifesto from the king-no expose
of any kind from NJ. Guizot, or any other Min
'ister-not word from the Monitcur, or Jour
nal dcs Dcbats. All which we have received
ARE the communications Of the correspondents
of the Lonaon newspapers, which furnish us
20 be sure with full and interesting details of
what passed under their own eyes, but are
singulary deficient in the acts and proceedings
of the Government.
/, is still uncertain whether the Chamber of
Deputies has been permitted 10 re-assemble, or
whether the majority oft would in any case,
continue to recognize the Count of Paris, or
ANY other member of the Orleans family, or
even the monarchy itself The Provisional
Government, which 4 part Of the Deputies,
n conjunction with the people, had instituted,
too recent and immature to Judge oGits char
hc,er or probable permanency. What adds TO
the difficulty of deciding as 10 the certainty or
effect of what has been done, is the practice in
Paris of posting up placards or handblls, an
bouncing the most essential changes in the
Government, which arc often the acts of unau-
khorized individuals, and Immediately torn
lown Such we conceive to have been the or
gin of the annuncaion ofthc establishment of
Republic, which appears SO conspicuously in
bome of our papers.
The arrival ofthc nexLsteamcr will Of course 1
be looked for with the utmost anxiety, and
must furnish events Of no ordinary interest. 1t II
would be folly, at this time, to predict their
nature or complexion, but of onodhing we may
pe certain =" that the end is not yet"
Since the above article was written we find
n the Boston Daily Advertiser, of tho Goth
nst., an address to the French people by the
Provisional Government, which appears to
ave been authorized by the members compos-
ng it, and to have been published in the Moni-
eur in its largest type. In this address it is
! aid -" The Provisional Government wills
'or REPUBLIC, saving tho ratification of the
french people, which is TO be Immediately
onsulted Neither the people Of Paris, nor
he Provisional Government pretcnds to sub
titutc their opinion for the opinion of the citi-
ems on the defnitiyc form of the government,
which the sovereignty of the nation will pro-
lain"
Other papers contain an address Of the Pre-
sct of Police at the commencement of the dis
|urbanccs, which indicates the feelings and
purposes of the Government then in being.