The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-03-30

the late ministers who are now in flight
Orders were Immediately given to seize on
them wherever they may be found, if they are
still in France, which is considered unlikely,
at least for those of them who are most COM
promised.
The ambassadors of Austria, Prussia, and
Holland, to whom M. dc Lamartine officially
announced the proclamation of Republic.
replied that they could not recognize the Gov
eminent, until they should have received in
structions to that effect from their courts.
Communications were received from the
Bonapartes on the 26th and 28th, announcing
their good wishes for the Republic.
The 4th of March was given up entirely to
funeral ceremonies. The following decree
was announced in the Moniteur ~.
FRENCH REPUBLIC. 49,,
Liberty-Equality- Fraternity. .af..
The Provision al Government of the Re-
public, considering that no French land should
any longer bear slaves, decrees-a commission,
is instituted under the provisional Minister of
Colonies and the Marine. to prepare within
the shortest delay the act for the immediate
emancipation Of the slaves in all the colonies
of the Republic.
/ Paris, March 4. F. ARAeo.
M. de Lamartine, Minister of Foreign AZ
fairs, addressed circular to the Diplomatic,
Agents of the Republic, which was published,
in the Monituer of the 5th.
Letters from Lyons, of the 4th, state that
there was still great deal of agitation in that
city. The laboring classes of the Faubourg of
the Croix Rouge seized upon the Notifications
of the place, and expressed determination to
destroy them. Sra .,. ..s,.-s.s
A deputation of $50 citizens of the United
States waited on the government on the 9th
March. An address was presented on their
behalf by S. G. Goodrich, Esq. of Boston.
The following is the text of decree re-
specting the elections and the convocation of
the National Assembly -.
Article l.. The electoral assemblies of cam
tons are convoked for the 9th April next, to
elect representatives of the people to the
National Assembly, which is to decree the
constitution.
2. The election shall be on the basis of
population. v
B. The total number of representatives of
the people shall be 900, including Algeria and
the French colonies.
5. The suffrage shall be direct and uniyer-
sal.
6. All Frenchmen aged twenty one years,
resident in the commune for six months, and
not deprived of or suspended from the exer-
else of civic rights by judicial decision, are
electors.
7. All Frenchman aged twenty-five years,
and not deprived of or suspended from the
exercise of civic rights, are qualified to be
elected as representatives.
| s. The ballot shall be secret.
| 9. No person can be nominated repre-
sentative of the people if he have not 5000
votes.
10. Each representative of the people shall
receive an indemnity of 25f. day for the du-
ration of the session.
| IL. An instruction OF the Provisional Cow
eminent shall regulate the details of the exc
cuton of the prerent decree.
| II. The National Constituent Assembly
shall open on the goth of April.
| Papers from Toulon state that the Duke
d'Aumale and the Prince de Joinville had ar
rived off that port and made a communication
to Admiral Baudin, who had, through the
telegraph, applied to the Government for in
structlons. The Admiral, it was said, had
been authorised to place steamer at the dis
posal of the Princes, to convey them wherever