Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-04-06
No. ~.
AFFAIRS In FRANCE.


All France and Paris especially is in of intense po
ca excitement the consequence Of the bold stand taken by
the Ministry in the suppression OF popular political banque
These banques commenced last summer and fall and were
held in accordance with preconceted plan of operations
form Under the electoral law of 1884, only 100000 possess
the right of suffrage out of national population of 3j0O0,
OU The progressive party impatient at the slow action,
rather the inacon OF government on the SUBJECT resolved to
try the effect of popular egtoon and to that end organized
central committee at Paris and subcommittee in every
ton of the country, whose business make arrange
ments for popular reunions throughout the kingdom BY Ills
very numerousy attended, and addressed by the
most effective speakers They patouized by Lamarne,
ues and though full of iervency and zeal, they
Quoted in peaceable and orderly The people grow
excited piro Ia Rorme" fast becoming the national
cry. The Ministry took anrm and put upon these manifesto
taon its law Of Introduction. Not with this in the
annual address the king by them for the adoption
of the Chambers they ssmntized the actors in these
as blind and hostile to the institutions Of the country The
hundred deputies who implicated took fire the indig
nifty After fun Gus debate motion made to strike
the obnoxious words. The Central Left the Extreme Left,
and the Extreme Right all rallied support of accus
ed. And twenty thirty members of the Centre itself
the Ministry proposed compromise the by subtu-
ting section free from all personal alluson and
be consummuied the present session. Guzot promptly repc
led the proposition and declared That the adoption othe orig
inal paragraph vital question that decided the political
fate of the Cabinet All felt that it was peous Time for
the Ministry me SICK and the cripple were taken from their
resdos and bro 10 the rescue. The President Of the Cham
hers himself his vote thing which before happen
ed party question. The result Ministerial triumph
by the ma orty of thythree Tho amendment re-
jected the question REQUIRED the adoption Othe paragraph
tempest OF passion ragged in the Chambers The opposition
alleged that tie suppression the banques gh-hand-
ed violation Of the Iuhrst of Frenchnen, and that Charles
Tenth and his satellites never practscd greater setch of
arbitrary power The ministry replied that these associations
clubs, which assumed the pTeogatvc Of overriding the
legislation Of the cOunrythat law of $780, pissed BY the
National Assembly armed them with the power TO suppress
thomthat they had forbome exercise the power until
regerd for the public peace and safety mperousy required
and that they now should resolutey maintain the position
which they had taken The opposition BY def
and to demonstrate that tLe language not mere
bInVado ey immediately made pepaTatons for banquet
magnificent scale IN the Champs Eysees The 22d the
day designated and every arrangement made for i'm
posing display An immense procession made up OF the
position deputies te thousands of the students Of the Uni
yeIy and schools aud the public at large to be formed
~ th ChuTch hladeene aud march to the place Of meeting
The National Guards ympahizing with the movement
dered the services, aud eortege. Neither
was iha Government idle. Sixty thousand troops
oentfaed within thirty miles Of Paris, ready march upon
eu at Nincehnes, he league from the city, Fily rounds
OF cartridges were distributed TO each soldier tho garrison
Immediate Marshal Bugeaud was appointed Governor
General of Paris The walls covered with procama
order The Project of the Police not willing 10 accept The
responsibility Of the violence that might ensus offered his re-
individuals precplate left Paris Gold greatly rose in val
pe and all commercial transactions entirely sus
denly changed their plans,
on tho morning Of the ed Its committee proclaimed 10 the
public that tho taken by the military authorities
would produce certain and bloody collisions that the pub
lie peace Demanded adjournment OF the bnnquct Articles
ytwo Deputies arrugnng the Ministry for having betrayed
~ US external policy tho honor and tho interests Of France
lo hhFng ny systematic cOrupon attempted TO peert the
representative government by substituting lo the free express
@ ~ Pubic opinion the calculation OF private interest for
nuvns 70 he ministerial capacity, Taheed in The public of
noes ana nl lhe attributes and privileges OF power for having
III ho Hue aphey, rnned The finances OF the State aud
cnpoed mus us national strength and grandeur for ay-
ing uampeh upon tho principles of tho Constitution, and by
violence deprived we ozens OF right inheon 10 every free
government and Tho exercise of which
Charter, by the laws, aud Wy all pTeeedonis aud finally for
conquess Of two revolutions thrown tho kngdom in.
to asiaie Of profound perturbation These acos were laid
upon ho table Of tho President Of the cbamber aud were
made the special order Of to-day, the gath Notwithstanding
the adjournment OF tho banquet, tho 22d was day of greu
commoton and disorder In Paris The city was In stae OF
onente II not positive nsuuecion Early in the forenoon
yas crowds om all quaTters had gathered at tho adsas
and the Champs EBses Learning that tho was
not 10 be formed, they directed their way the Chamber 81