Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-06-08

VIC have shown the Republic to be perfectly
compatible with peace in Europe, with vol
untary order, with liberty of the subject.
with gentleness and mildness in the habits
of people, for whom hatred is heavy
punishment, and harmony a natural instinct;
we have promulgated the great principles of
Equality, Fraternity, and Unity, which must,
by developing themselves every day more
and more in our laws made by all and for
all, accomplish the unity of the people by
the unity of the representation we have
rendered the right of the citizen universal,
by rendering universal the right of election,
and Universal Suffrage has responded to
cur decision; VIC have armed the whole
people in the National Guard, and the whole
people have responded to us by consecra-
ting the arms which we bestowed to the IL
unanimous defence of the country, of order
and of the laws; we have passed 45 days
without any other executive force than the
moral authority, the rights Of which the ma
ton was pleased to recognize in us; and
that people consented to let itself be gov-
erned by words, by counsels, by its own
generous inspirations; we have passed
through more than two months Of crisis, of
cessation of work, of misery, of elements
of political agitation and social anguish, ac-
cumulated in innumcrable masses through
out a capital of million and half Of in
habitants; and this, without property being
violated, without life being menaced by
anger, without single prescription being
effected or political imprisonment ordered,
or drop of blood shed in our name, to
cast shade Of sadness on the Government
in Paris. (Great cheering.)
We may now descend from that long die
tatorship into the public street and mix with
the people, without any one being able to
ask us, " What have you done with such or
such citizen?" Before convolSing the
National Assembly in Paris, we completely
assured its security and independence by
arming and organizing the National Guard,
and giving it for its protectors the whole
armed people. Factions are no LONGER pos
sble in a Republic where there are no d.
visions between political and non-politcal
citizens between those who are armed and
those who are not. Every one has his own
right every one has his weapon. In such
state of things, insurrection is no longer
the extreme right opposed to oppression it
would he crime. He who would separate
himself from the people is no longer of the
people. Such is the unaninity which we
have established perpctuate it, for in it
consists the common safely
Citizen Representatives, our work is now
accompished-yours commences. To even
present plan of government the project
Of a constitution, would be, on our parts,
rash prolongation of power-an encroach-
ment on your soveingnty. We disappear,
now that you are assembled to receive the
! Republic from the lands e the people
We shall only allow ourselves to give one
counsel, one wish, and that in our title Of
citizens and not as members of the Proyis-
ional Government. That wish, citizens,
France participates in with MS Ii is that
you lose no time, that yoG do not waste that
principal element of human affairs. After
having absorbed in yourselves the sover-
eighty, do not allow fresh mterregnum to
weaken the vigor of country; let com
mencement Of Government issue at once
do not permit the chief power to remain for
moment precarious and provisional over
a country which has need of government
and security let a committee, emanating
from your sulirages, introduce without delay
into your deliberations the simple, brief
ton, the organic and secondary laws of
which you can afterward discuss at your lei
: sure. In the meantime, as members of the
Government, we remit our powers into your
hands.
\ We also submit to your Judgment with
the fullest confidence all our acts we only
ask you to take into account all the difficult
ties which we have had to encounter. Our
conscience reproaches us with no Intention
al wrong. Providence has favored our eff
forts Grant ms an amnesty for our invol-
untary dictatorship (oud cheers.) All
our ambition at present is TO return to the
rank of good citizens. Then only, the his
tory Of our dear country will write down
with indulgence, and on grade far below
the things effected by France, the recital of
these three months passed in sort of chasm,
between monarchy which had fallen to
pieces, and the Republic which remained
to be established and in place of the OBJ
scure and forgotten names of the men who
devoted themselves TO the common safety,
may only two names be inscribed on the
historical page that Of the people who
saved everything, aud of God who threw a
blessing on all that was connected with the
foundation of the Republic tremendous
cheering, which was renewed three several
times.)
As the honorable member withdrew to
his place, he was warmly felicitatcd by his
friends, ard on his arrival close to M. Du-
pont (de PEure, the old man embraced him
with transport.
Reports followed on finances, army and
navy, &C., and then this on foreign affairs,
containing a review of all the late revolu-
tons in Europe.
Report of the Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
NJ. De Lamartine minister of Foreign
Anars) read the report relative to his De-
partment in the following words:
CITIZEN REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE Poo
, pLE-There are two kinds of revolutions in
history; those of territory and those of
ideas. The former consists in conquests
and the overturning of nationalites and
: empires, the latter in change of institutions.
/ To the first, war is necessary-to the Sec
ond, peace is most dear-peace the parent
of labor and liberty Sometimes, however,
the notifications which people operates
tuithin its own hraast hacomp an occasion