Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-04-01

further resolved, that should this motion be
negatived. they would resign their functions
as deputies.
The army collected within Paris and the
surrounding villages and forts considerably
exceeds one hundred thousand men. This
force, unless the soldiers synpathise with
the people could crush the Parisians; while
the King and M. Guizoi might indulge their
animosity to public meetings with perfect
safety. But if the army join the people, this
revolution would be more eflectually compile
ted from the fact that so many men are con-
gregated in the capital and its environs Or
ders have been given to take military occu-
patton of all the points of the capital on which
The assemblage of the people might be eX-
pected
As the day advanced the asscmblages in
the streets gradually increased, until dense
crowds filed the principal thorouglfares lea
ding TO the Legislative chambers and large
bodies of police and military were called out
to preserve order, They assembled in great
multitudes round the Chamber of Deputies
were attacked by the troops and dispersed
but re-assembled in various quarters. They
showed their hatred of NJ. Guizot by demo-
fishing his windows and attempting to force
an entrance into his hotel, but were again re-
pulsed by the troops All the military in
Paris, and all the National Guards, We're sum
moned to arms, and every preparation made
on the part of the government to PIT down
the people. The latter raised barricades in
various places, and mpaved the streets, over
turned omnibusss, and made preparations for
vigorous assault or protractcd resistance.
We take the following from the London
Morning Chronicle -
PARIS Tuesday Evening.
The accounts which sent you this morn
ing viii havs prepared you for great coniu-
sion in tho streets of Paris, great assemblagcs
of the people, and partial disturbance, if not
of actual insurrection, The result is just
what might have been expected. Immense
masses have paraded the public thorough
fares throughout the day. Troops in vast mum
bers were on foot, and occasionally, where the
masses became more than ordinarily dense
charges of cavalry were made upon the peo-
pie, and The streets with wonderful quickncas.
The shops we're all closed, and business of
every kind was suspended.---.
A large body of students also paTa.el the
Boulcvards, mixed with others Of more am
.bignous, if rot more dangerous description,
singing the Marscillais9 at the ycly pitch of
their voices, and vociferating has GRizof !
bas lie Ministerc Tirs la retorme accom-
panied with groans or cheers as the case
might be.
shall now proceed 10 give you detached
details, which it is difficult TO arrange in a
regular and connected form. ! have already
said that the principal point to which the
crowd tended was the Place de In Madeleine
and the Place de la Concorde. About half
past eleven a.reriment Of infantry aud seve-
raj squadrons drew up near the church OF the
! Madeleine where the crowd was mos: dense.
\ few minuies afterwards an immense body
OF persons almost all dressed i'll hlouses, and
said to amoun, to upwards OF 6o9o, appeared
! from the direction Of the Boulevari7 but no
one could exactly say from what place they
came. They marched in procession, holding
each others arms and sung the Marseillaise
in one general chorus, When passing Du-
rand's restaurant, they gave ihrec cheers for
/ reform. and then proceeded without stop
! l,, l, hpi pl-i-
dent intention being 10 make their way to
| the Chamber of Deputies. At the bridge op-
posi;s the Chamber of Deputics, however
they were stopped by large body OF cavalry
and infantry, drawn UP on the bridge. They
were then brought to a stand-s!ill, aud their
numbers were 50 great that they filed the
whole of the Place de la Concorde, one OF
the lnIgest squares in Europe, Just at that
moment portion of the regiment of cavalry
at the bridge charged upon the mass, separa-
ted it. and drove a considerable portion back
towards the Boulevards, while the rest wa:
driven into the Champs, Elysees, and the resi-
down the Rue Rivoi.
The whole of the place was cleared in less
time than can be conceived, but the soldiers
though they did their duty with great deter
minaton and effect, so far from using unne
cessarily harsh means, appeared TO 90 abou
with great humanity and even good humor
The portion of the crowd driven back towards
the Boulevards, and still marching in order
and arm in arm had four National Guards "a
their head armed with their sabres, In tn,
Palace de la Madeleine an attempt was mad,
by the troops to disperso them, which wa
only partially successful and shortly after
wards they met another large body, the lea
ders of whom fraternally embraced the Ma
tional Guardsmen
On arriving in front of the Hotel dcs 1t
fairs Etrangeres they stopped, and sung tn
liarscillaisc in full chorus, They then begai
: TO cry ont abas Guizot-abas le Mmistere,
and-the excitement was evidently increasing
At length very young man took up larg