The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1848-06-07
France.


e France.
Whilst waiting for the particulars of tn
later Intelligence from Europe by the Bos
ton steam packet, (Which We shall recei,,
TO day and give 10 our readers TOMORROW,
we are glad 10 be able TO furnish our read
ers the following additional extracts from
the Paris Correspondence for LIrTELL'.
Living Age" from which they will OBJ
tain a clear idea Of the course of affairs ia
France since our last quotations from the
same espondence Nat Int.
PANS, April 10, ls4s.
All the former gli,,ering stars in the
fashionable firmame 1t, all the celebrities in
the political sphere, have sunk under the
horizon. The exlen. and depth in which,
as the French speak, eristencies are dis,
placed, curtailed, or subveried, transcend
oil tina, any other than an old resident 10
Paris could conceive. For ten years had
been indus,fiousy enla,ging and cullins a
French acquaintance, which formed a. last,
for literature, poll,cs, science, and mere
social converse, the very ci,c!e which |
coveted. On no day since the revolution
would i, have been possible for mo to as
sembe in the evening eight or ten of the
hundred and fifty Of the two sexes. have
been able 10 see twenty or more in private
visits; oil smitlen-all changed; nearly
every one admitting that royalty was
hey ond resurrection, ye. in despair as re-
garded the fu,uri,y Of France, or their own
public life. or Law fol and fixed personal aims.
You will see tina, civil war IN this cap.
i,al may break on, from day 10 day, though
We can scarcely doub, tina, the despersdoes
and Geeboo,ers and the dupes Of The lanat.
cal or pref gate demagogues will succunb.
Tho P.osis,oasi Government has, with
no slight skill and exertion, succeeded 10
winnowng the journeymen artisans and
common labo'ers, comprising them in the
compac. and equipped masses Of The guards
and enllsling their pride as protectors of
order AID property. The worst, and
large portion of their antagonists, consists
Of adventures and Indicators OF every de.
scHp,ion lured from The interior by The
chances Of riot and plumber Another
achievement. Of the Government, serves 10
lessen dls,rusi. The new guards, who at
first cried OF, ugalns; the return Of regular
troops to Paris, now favor the measure, IN
der new influence. They wish TO be re.
lieved, 10 pur', from perpetual hard duty
besides, they are TO frGiernize on footing
of equality, if no. coudescension.
Gen. Changa n;er has been here for two
days, aud it Is believed tha, he accepts the {
place Of commander Of the garrison. This
news, aud the transactions of the morning,
and the arrival Ct portions Of regiments in
the invirons, who come for the celebration
Of tomorrow, caused the funds 10 Iise 10
the afternoon on the exchanges. Ii was
stated, however, that sharp alterations had
been overhead between members Of the
Provisional Government. The journals un.
ders,ood TO be the organs Of three Of them
respectively -Ded,u Rc!lin, Blanc, and
Flocon-deny tina, any real conspiracies or
hostile attempts have occurred; they init.
mate tho, the whole huibhb is a contrivance
of Lamar,ine aud two OF his colleagues FAC.
complices) to create power superior 10 that
of the duly energetic and walchiu! vo,aries
and guardians of the revolution and the re.
public. An open rupture in the Govern. 4
ment might prove dangerous or severe
shock. The National Of this morning
says; "Clvil war, perhaps" aud again ad.
monishes the anarchists. whether monarch.
zeal or socialists, to beware. |, adds that
the importune or premature application Of
theories Of social regeneration would be
anarchy. 1t calls for the immediate dis.
missal Of all the ex deputies that voted for
the Pstcbard indemnity who still hold high
public functions. such as those Of Judges,
generals, superior law officers, &c. The
number is hundred and forty one; fifty.
five have been already cushcred. Their
names and offices are published in large
characters. The bar is much shaken
Manly designations and protests, from the
bench and the parquet, multiply. The
magistracy Of France was sisually respec.
table 1t cannot be renovated for the bet.
ter, in psint Of learning and capacity; pos.
siby i, will no, be less subservienl IN polit.
zeal judica,ure.
A ministerial decree, dated yesterday.
abohshes the octroion meat, he gate tax
and undertakes to indemnify the municipal
exchequers by progressive impost on all
rents above eigh, bundled francs. This
descends roughly on proprie,ors whose
rents are no, paid. or who are forced 10 give
receipts for imaginary payments. The
Government promises q sumptuary tax on
carriages, servants, and dogs. The octroi
an riseais.o b modified. ina few days hence
for the alienation Of the commoa con.
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