The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-04-22


Progress 81 lsevOintssu.
The post says
Slow are The steps of freedom, bat her feet
Turn never backward
And IL so, well may we mark, in detail. the
Progress Of Revolution in Europe, and hail it
as the grand event of our age.
The Steamer Washington brings Paris dates
to the 18th March. A portion of her news We
gave last week: but its importance demands a
yet fuller notice.
The Provisional Government is ceaseless in
its energy 20 arm order, and make that stable.
This il could easily 10. If /, had not tremen.
dous financ al embarrassment to encounter aud
overcome; and yet, as We have said, this trial
will only purify it, and help t, save the Reput-
lie. ..-
Monarch Louis Philippe spent freely, lavish
ly! During his seventeen years Of reign. and
IN time Of profound peace, he added 81 ", 000,-
600 to the Consolidated, and Sl30, 900 900 to the
floating debt Of france. "A short time longer.
and he would have made France bankrupt
Now the Provisional Government has to meet
this royal ertravagan ce--to lessen taxation, and
at the same time extend relief. II is doing it,.
But meantime Banks and Bankers, old houses,
millionsires shut up their bureaus, fail, or hide
themselves. The Bourse looks gloomy enough
government stocks DOWNFALL stocks down.
no buyers--no confidence the great ihen in
monied and mercantile affairs hardly knowing
what to do or say.
But there is a bright side even here! The
Republic has had TO meet the interest, semi AN
nual, on tn. big debt mentioned above--to sus-
tain a run on the saving Banks-amounting to
near s'O,W)O,Oo0, and besides that, to pay army
expenses, running up to 5000 900 monthly, to
finish public works already began, and to incur
other and heavy responsibilities, The Minister
Of the Finances called in experienced financiers,
aud devised relief measures. Government con +.
,ributed twelve millions Of dollars to sustain pri.
vate credit, and to help the government five mil
lions on the eirii list have been retrenched;
twenty millions Of the forests Of the State are
to be sold, the diamonds of the crown, aud the
royal plate Of the Tuleries aud Neuilly. Then
there is 10 be national loan of l60, GOO, 900 Of
francs Tor this several rich men have sub
scrlbed over million each; multiiudes are pay
ing their taxes before they are due, and couirb-
uting Literally towards this sum and even hard
working men go TO the Provisional & government,
say "her. Is two, three, Tour, five hundred
francs-it is all We have---take it,"
H. e,.I
wv 'a' "'"y oe o'1 ou' ''''s
spirit II sustained viii save the country The
The financial measures NAV fail but this spirit
can navsrf,I IL wiuuo,l an, .od ,hro,.,h
N
al olii''"ihes "hich may prse' IT, ana rescue
the Republic from iiercer danger than monied
panics, or even haIf.filed, and hungry stomachs.
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Ahe greatest Danger "hleh the Tro'isiohai
Government has had yet to encounter occurred
ON W edn, sday, the 18th March. Ii had suspen-
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''s Na'''"a' """r"' anu ofuefed 'he'h 10 iase
with the others on equal terms. They resisted.
A large body of them demanded a revocation of
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"' we oe'iahu hgh' To-Day uhafmeu'
said they " armed tomorrow, we shall assert
IL" Accordingly ON th. 10Th three compsni.s
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they were induced to believe that the Govern
me Mt had granted their wish, and retired. NJ.
Ledru Rollin undeceiyed them. They ,,,smn.
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the multitude forbade them, and threatened, II
they attempted il, to erect barrcades and resist,
counter demonstration was determined ON
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the people assembled on the Champ Eiysces-