Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-04-06
Correspondence New York Herald.

Paris, Feb. 22, 1915.
7o>dny the question in reference 10 the
Banquet has been resolved, by being put
down hy force by the Government. and thai
act followed by " revolution. The oppo>
sition had fixed upon halG-past eleven o.
clock to move in a body from Place de la
! Madeleine TO the place for the banquet
between double line of the National
Guard, without arms, ten thousand in num-
her. One toast OILY was to have been given,
and one speech made. and that by NJ. o.
i}arror, the opposition candidate for Pres-
dent of the Chamber. About two thousand
haG Subscribed as guests, and he committee
pledged themselves for the preservation of
order Ru, at about o'clock this morning
troops were ordered to demolsh the plepar>
alton for tire Banquet; which was executed,
and a guard placed round, that no one
should enter upon the ground selected for
The celebration.
Notices we're posted up in the city, nc,i>
tying the public that any crowd which did
not Immediately disperse upon being CONS
manded to do so, would be fired upon by the
troops. Upon information of This proceed
ing, the Deputies determined to remain in
;l.eir seats in The Chamber, and thai there
should he no attempt to form a procession
or hold Banquet.
l. AT about II, the multitude was immense
upon the Place de Ia ConcoIde, and upon
the south side of the Seine, opposite and
about the Ckambrr-and, before their pur>
pose was anticipated, two thousand of lhcm
rushed by the guard into the Chamber,
troke in the doors, and masses made their
way 10 the Chamber where the Deputies
were in session and cried" Vive la res
fo.me !" The cry of " Down with the
king" was unexpected and alarming
Marshal Bugeaud, with two regiments,
charged upon the crowd, and drove them
from he building. Regiments Of troops
were aced round the Chamber, and troops
connecting the Chamber with Place de la
Concorde. Thousands gathered round the
troops and bridge, and rent the air with the
same cry, ard alernated with singing the
MarSeil!es Hymn. The Government issu-
ed an order forbdding them to sing this
revolutionary hymn but, with hundred
thousand people, assembled and excited, the
order was disregarded. and could not be ex>
eculed. The horsemen then, with drawn
sabres, charged the masses in all directions,
run over some, and cut off the heads Of
some others. The sight Of blood excited
The passions Of the masses, and they stoned
the troops whenever they could get oppor'
luni'y. This contest continued Tor hours
and in the mean time vast mullitudes at
tempted TO enter the Garden of The Tuille-
rics, 10 salute the king with the same cry as
they did the Chamber and troops; but the
troops prevented them, drove all from the
Garden, and planned troops at every avenue
10 prevent the entrance of any one there's
after.
Thousands of horse men and infantry fl
nally drove a majority Of the masses from
the Place de la Concorde, and then rushed
along the Champs Elysees, and attacked
every object Of Government which they met
They arrested the running of The omnibuses
| Spi,cb irip at I've hoevco a
turned it up sideways across the promenade
through this beautiful part Of the city IL
aid in barricading the street. with the ait
Of booths, &c, which they tore down, they
made three barbados across the Champs
Ely sees, in spite OF The troops. They then
Icing driven f. rther, assembled on The Rue
Monlignan and Montague, Leading ont Of
the Champs Elysees, and cut and sawed
down some forty of the trees in that part Of
the city, and with them and other materials
barricaded these and the narrow streets
Loading into them, aud then set hte to arc
burned down beautiful guard house carry Ing
the tri-colored das'and singing the Marselis'
Hymn. They attacked and bI oke in The win
Iows Of The other guard-houses in this neigh
borhood and probably thousand lanos 70
: lighting the city. In the early part Of this eve
' nlng they collected all the public chairs in IL
Champs Elysees amounting to several thou
: sand seats. lamp posts. SC. and throwing then
INTO immense piles. burnt them up crying
; down with the King &c.
The night is dark and stormy and do no
learn that the populace have proceeded fur
Their than have described. 1t is said that Their
are in and near Paris one hundred THOUSAND
troops; there were several thousand on duty
to day but they failed to control tine mult'tud
or TO protect the public property. No gum
have yet been used on either side. and d
: not hear positively that any have been kills
Whether this scene will be proleI ged to NOR
} row or terminate with this day temporarily. n
Uns can tell, but fearful issue has been mad,