The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-03

tuous nature of the National Asse mby. Old
Beranger, the poet, too, is gone, with his long
| grey hair and fine intelligent head; the disorder
was too much for the stou.-hearted but aged man.
But there are others upon whom our eyes NAV
wander with interest. The head of that Young
man who gets into the tribune cannot fail of al,
tracing attention 1t is the living repetition of
wel-known face; it is Napoleon Buonaparte again
In features, II not in genius; 1t is his nephew the
son of Jerome. Men look to him. they scarce
know why themselves, IN these times of general
confusion and mlstrust, when they seek leading
staff IN the first phantom they grasp, be it but
name, the lustre of which shines with only faint
reflected glory. Many of the old liberal opposition
there are yonder; they who were once the gaucie
| have now become the droite of the republic Little
bul-headed, versatile, impatient Theirs has lust
| taken his seat. The men of well-known talent do
not fail also. There is Tocqueville, the man of
the committee rooms, wth his practical experience;
| and Leon Faucher, also, the sensible and clever
| economist, whose words are always words of rea-
son, foresight and sound practical Judgment; there
IS Victor Hugo, the poet, too, with his heavy fore
enG ana il'te EYES looking as II he thought his
mates are also IN tolerable force among the num-
berare Berger, with his dominating and convincing
talent OF oratory and young de taiioux, with his
energy and ready sense. The comic orators are
also NOT wanting to complete the ensemble of the
drdnldtis persona Of nations drama; they are in
good number Thatbury man with the stentorisn
yolce, VINO twists and turns, and jumps with both
legs IN the air IN the tribune, is a NJ Preston he
seems eager to take the part of clown to the
circus
NJ. DE. LANART1NE. Elem Public contains
an article, which it introduces as the result of
conversation which the editor had Just had with a
member OF the late Executive Commission AS
this journal is the immediate organ of NJ de La
martin, he is IN all likelihood the member al
luded to -
Time will do justice to NJ de Lamartine five
regret the unjust and contradictory preudicos with
which his name is nome ntarily surrounded because
they deprive the country Of his services-we lament
nm nc tnFa a.
If all men are useful, is necessary and we
do not proclaim the ruin of the Republic. because
good citizen is ostracised by mised opinion. The
same opinion VIII yet be undeceiyed, and repent;
it VIII laugh at this pretended mysterious compact
concluded between NJ de Lamartfne and those Of his
colleagues, supposed to have been opposed to him
the Executive Commission. 1t will be that this
compact was one of the political good sense which
aimed at commencing by concord in the National
Assembly, Republic of unanimity. 1t will compre.
hend that without this policy the National Assembly,
while yet feeble opposed and greatly me naced wouid
have set out by division into GRITTY and minority
excited one against the other instead of combining
all its forces together against the dangers of the Re-
pubic, ana the dangers to order and the national
presentation Such is the whole of this terrible mys
terry, it was the policy Of good sense Patriotism and
personal self denial on the part of NJ. dc Lam artine
Was it so difficult for NJ de bomartine to have CON
verted his popularity into permanen mt power But Mr.
DC La artine was not actuated by ambition. He
patriot to the extent of selacrifce, He consented
with his eyes open to puverisc his nSme-to his
own expression-that he might preserve the National
Assembly. To the charge of the Steele, that the re-
sponsbity ofthe late events fell upon the late Execu-
tive Commission; we shall not respond Let the
inquiry that The inquiry will tell whether the
Executive Commission did not oresee the of the
23d Of June. And IT, having foreseen then it did not
prepare long before la nd the military forces desn
TO meet them 1t will show the orders given Minis
ters and Che summons to troops the National
Assembly, that the execution IF these orders in
hsted upon that the government prepared on the
eve Of the outbreak nd in fine il will be seen whether
there was any deficiency Of collective resolution or
personal courage the day its members marched them
selves to the combat and gave the example Should |
the inquiry not show all this, ourselves will pro-
nounce verdict OF guilt and declare the government
TO be deprived Of All dignity and consideration
Berlin and Paris
From the London Chro ucle
befhn, u wouid Seem, ias copied Paris IL reso-
luton and reaction, victory and defeat. As if the
two were secretly connected, no sooner Is an inn
pulse fel by the one than II vlbrates on to the ex-
tTemlles Of the other Making allowance for diff |
ference OF temperament, the phlegmatic Berliners |
respond symrathetlcay to every emotion OF the
tickle Parislans II the one riots the other RACES;
II the one clllls, the other is cooled by the same
barometrical scale Of sedition
thus Iarls was at blood-heat IN February
" There is blood in it, said NJ. Cremieux, ex-
amlnlng the weathergass. No sooner did Paris
exhibit the symptoms OF inflammatory action in
erecting barrlcades, than a similar aneurism forth
with occurs IN the various streets and avenues OF
Berln The accidents are the same. An unlucky
shot discharged by mistake precipitates the con-
ihctand involves boih In complete revolution. From
that hour to this, they have constantly advanced
side by side, in parallel movements, experienced
together alike vlclssludes, and obtained at length
a similar result
For considerable time itwas quite unntelli-
elble how commolons at Berlin correspondent in
Varlably with cmcntes and 0ttroupen,enS notorious
at Paris. Frequently, In both places, n timely
demonstration succeeded in maintaining the pub
lie peace Then came the 18th of April at Paris
The invasion of the Assembly and its rescue from
the mob. And, TO correspond, Berlin had its at
tack on The arsenal, the capture of the muskets,
with their subsequent restoration. The govern
mens OF both, whom the revolution had installed
OIeUarpn almost SIN fanp n,,cixy and
pdr' possn, both advance in a similar course Of
conservative reaction.
How TO account for this is easy enough, without
lnfenIng any communication Of plot or counter
plot between the two capitals Similar apenclss
were at work IN each, though not combined in
any connection and like causes have like effects
The labor question, which agiatcd Paris, has
equally puzzled and perplexed Berlin Fora time,
IN each, IT is summarily solved, or rather post
poned, by military intervention.
a deputation the other day. which waited upon
y on shreckensteln, to express their suspicious at
The collection OF troops, was bluhy informed. that
at The present moment there were already 5000
troops IN Berlin; land it," added the minister,
You give me any occasion tor them. I'll have in
heterogeneous with the dismissal of laborefs
employed by the government. The State refuses
10 recognise the principle that it is bound to find
employment Tor Its curriers' As at Paris their
which has turned them adnft and Won Shrecken-
stem, the Cavalgnac of the present crisis, though
not as we know of, a soldier himself will resort
10 arms TO suppress insurrectlon.
, hus Berlin has exactly followed the cycle with
the exception OF an outbreak, which Paris has
In both cases, distress and the want
OF Work was a primary and material cause OF
revolution. The revolution made. the working
classes heye sought TO reap an exclusive benefit
by the forced Subsection OF their fellow citizens
and this, IN turn, has produced a reaction. Tho
government is now enabled in consequence, TO
lake the most stringent and decisive measures.
Passion some what exaegerates prudence, and the
aborers IN both places reduced TO a position as
bad, or VERSE; than that they escaped from. The
bur2hers pursue their triumph too far and II may
be, as consequence, we shall see hereafter the
" onld,be insurgents reviving again. The balied
Of Berlin, like the beaten of Paris, may yet exact
Iepfsals from their countrymen. For, as class,
they Internationally have their grievances; other,