Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-09-16

from the Government during the days June documents fur
nished by the maritime preecure and finally the minutes
the dolngs of the Executive during the Instruction
VI the general charace. Of this testimony il is enough 10
say that is IN accordance with the report which sup
posed TO iortiy is of confusion and uncertainty
and you incline TO credit Of the statements to-day you
are likely to see positively conradcted by equally good
witnesses in the papers OF tomorrow. To the facts before
known or beleved in regard to the parties accused adds
nohin3 while In materials for excitement agitation, and e
gslahve Violence abounds Its discussion every where
regarded one of the most difficult trials that the republic
have to suffer and the general anxiety in regard has lost
nothing from the delay in bringing il on
But these documents have little judicial value they
repete with painful interest," and throw great deal of light
upon the history Of the Provisional Government They show
that from the first to the last divided and dcordant
mat the most opposite ideas in conflict atts deliberations
and that only the OF circumstances and the fear of
utter anarchy kept it together comprised the moderate
Republican party in the persons of Arago, Marie, Marras
Cremeur and Lamarne; the ultra Republicans in Ledu
Rollin, and Focon, and the Socialists in Louis Blanc
whom Albert, nearly can ascertain Of no great
| essential value soon added himself
Between these parties real union fusion was impossible
each had its ends in view, and each own personal
ambitions to satisfy. The ncoherence and discord
which egned in the public mind prevailed in the sessions Of
sion to the views OF the other did only temporarily and
with the cleaest intention of adopting entirely different
course as soon as opportunity should favor And yet it
plain that this very dscord for the Government and for
Il IL
Providence had directed it in special manner Had either
one or the other of the parties by chance had the exclusive d.
recuon OF affairs the result would have been disastrous
the moderate republicans among the population would never
submitted to Led Ron and Focon had they exercised
controlling influence in the Government the reyolutiopss
would have overturned such administration as that of Ma
and Arago and their party alone and the workmen would
not have been quiet but for the fact that Louis Blanc and AL
bert represented their interests and promised the ncorpora-
ton into the permanent policy of the country of principles
which, to greater less extent they regarded essential
to their elevation in the social scale.
Of The dispositions Of the members of the Provisional
eminent that of M. Aago is the most explicit He attributes
the various demonstrations and outbreaks the repub9e
rouge, and to the socialism of Louis Blanc. The Luxem-
boug the centre from which flowed those Uopan ideas
that resulted in the bloody days Of June One the FIRST dis
agreements of the Government originated in regard that
adjustment Louis Blanc wished for ministry of progress
M Arago opposed because he thought bad thing,
and because would be necessary confer upon the
noxous member Louis Blanc threatened 10 retire. and
that would have been dangerousor that time the Govern
ment had armed force and relied wholly upon public OPT
for its exsence-and his Withdrawal have been fol-
lowed by the rising Of the mob and the sackng of Paris he
accordingly installed IN his ministry. Between him and
LedIu Ron there union in the Of principles
though in regard to practical they often agreed
Thus both insisted the posponement Of the election they
were also OF the same mind in regard the affairs OF Rouen
and Of epessive measures generally They wished
the generals who commanded Rouen and who fired upon
the people, tried by council of war; but able to
ry their point
As illustration Of the differences among the members OF
the Government NJ. Arago mentions that on the 18th Of
April the red flag only proposed the but in the
council OF the Government He said that he would rather be
hacked pieces than adopt and when the quarrel was
height said, Call your adherens; will have the rappe
beaten, and will decide the question by force of arms
Every day when difficulties they threatened with
resort TO muske shots, to which he would reply, WELL SC
be il let US have them"
NJ Arago tes6es great disorder in various departments
of the public service especially in the distribution arms and
ammunition, and in the police Caussidere who in his
opinion involved in the attempt of the 18th of Moy
nised Sobrier with large supply of BOTH BY virtue Of the
disorder the orders given for the prevention of that
tempt not obeyed NJ Arago also ncrimnates Messrs
Portals Laudun and Jules Favre in the plot overthrow
the Assembly, the strength Of remark made by Louis
Blanc GARNER Pages and by the latter repeated himself
wonder that the committee did bring charges against
!. them this evidence. ..."
In regard the instruction Of June, NJ Arago complains
that order given Gen. Cavagnac by the Executive Com
MISSION 10 station body Of troops in the Place de rEstra
pade back Of the Pantheon, the morning of the 23d
ne obeyed.
Lamane also makes similar with regard to tn,
preparations resist the Instruction He SAYS that he doe.
not accuse Gen Cavsgna but that he is forced say tina
there something in the administration Of the Department
OF War; of which the General minister under the Execu
tive Commission, which did correspond to the confidence
they bad placed it. Orders had been given more than
month before the instruction that twenty-five thousand troop:
of the line should be quaered Paris He had also urged
Gen. Cavagnac the necessity Of staonng five thousand
in the vicinity though he does not say that positive
order given to that effect he also wished that twenty
thousand OF the army Of the Alps should be ready
moments warning he feared the dissolution OF the national
workshops and Bonapaist movement Il is hardly
say add that NJ Lauane does not his colleagues
OF make any display Of the internal differences between them
sentiment of dccacy and dignity with which NJ Arago is
apparently literally endowed, restrained him from GO
| ing into any such details.
Garner Pages that from the FIRST the Government had
struggle against the idea which prevailed among the peo-
PIE that the revolution made Ivy them, and ought be
directed in their exclusive interest The proceedings the
Luxembourg had in his opinion, two opposite effects
enghten the working classes the folly of the doctrines
there promulgated, and the other poison their minds II
should be noted he says that the curriers' had organza
ton Of their anterior 1885, that we NAV infer
the whole of the preparations for the instruction be
laid TO the account OF that which they received after FEBRUARY
After the formation Of the Executive Commission the most
perfect accord eigned among its MEMBERS and
did the the triumph of order over disorder
NJ Pages also says that orders given Gen. Cavsgnac
in view of the approaching instruction, which
executed.
NJ Marie speaks of the difficulties in the Government but
does not specify particularly any instance in which they
active except the matter of posponng TIE elections.
He says that the fact that the three parties included
the Government enabled il TO eSist did but still he
CARDS their combination misfortune The fight between
them had better have taken place earlier With regard 10 the
national workshops he toses that they intended simply
organization Of public charity they decided upon
at meeting Of the Mayors OF the different ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Paris which GARNER Pages presided their plan Of orcan
zaton proposed by Emile Thomas and adopted
Thomas warmly hostile Louis Blanc and consequently
the workshops also opposed him. Accordingly says
M. Marie they furnished than five six thousand