The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-04
Paris In a State Of Siege.

SITTING Z.
Everything perfectly tranquil about the Assem-
bly, The troops strongly posted in the garden
and courtyards Two pieces OF cannon still lace the
bridge.
great the public trbunes also were not so fully attend
ed as usual.
Nj PAeNKnRE said that, with reference to the Manu-
Ell RepuiJicsn spoken of on Wednesday as published
by him. be had to remark that he had not read tho
work bofore 1t appeared, having been engaged at the
time with the duties of an important situation at the
Hotel de Vile-that of secretary to the Provisional
Government 1t was, he thought unnecessary for
him to.ay that he by no means shared in any opinions
that it might contain in favor Of communism against
property his views these subjects perfectly
we'll known.
General OupiNor prese nted report from the war
committee on the proposition Of NJ de Remilly to
tabsl a camp of at least so 900 in the Champ de
Mars. or in the neghborhood Of Paris The commit
tee declared itself in favor of the and
mended its adoption On another bill demanding one
million FOR works to be executed at Cherburg, the COM
mittec was in favor of the grant
Tie PRrsiprNr OF THE CouNciL General Cavagnac)
observed that the executive power, being impressed
with the utility of the establishment of consdera-
bic force in the neighborhood of the capital had al
ready given the orders on the subject The
general feeling having appeared decisive he had not
waited for the report Of the committee to adopt the
course which it had just recommended. (Iear hear)
As TO the proposition demanding credit for the exc
cuion OF works Cher burg, doubt that important
seaport would not be omitted in general BILL which it
intended to bring forward 1t was unnecessary to
demand any temporary credit for l84s permanent
credit would be demanded for the defence of the whole
coast, more particularly applicable to 1S4o. (Hear
hesrl
NJ TRoussyAu wished to address certain interpella-
tons to the Hon President of the Council on matter
of great Importance The government had thought
mt 70 place Paris in state of siege (Great uprcar-
cries Of" NO; no.'-" Not the government Well,
the National Assembly had done So and in addition,
had suspended number o: jou mails. Now, II the
public safety required the continuance Of the state
Of siege, surely 1t not necessary to maintain any
longer the suppression Of The Journals alluded to- TO
proIong that state or things would be equivalent to
a complete coniiscaton of property-woud, in fact,
prove their ruin He wished to learn If the state of
siege might not be brought to an end as being
no longer necessary. (Murmurs, which gradually in
creseed great confusion ntorminged with cries of
"thc order of the day.') He wished to learn first,
Whist steps the government intended to adopt relative
to the state of siege and next relative to the suspen-
sion of the journals alluded to.
The PRESIDENT OF THE Coz NcrL-The hon represent
tsve seemed anxious to have the state siege brought
to amend No doubt such state was a terrible power
in the hands of government but he rs head OF the
executive power had to declare that he felt strong
In ths rsctitude of his had been
eeticaly supported in his of conduct by public
opinion (cheers)-the present state of events was
stil unsettled, that he considered himself called on
to declare that IL still advisable to continue the
state If siege foi considerable time longer clear,
hear marks of assent) With the manner In which
that Mate of things conducted, he could not see
that there could be any Inconvenience to any well
disposed class of the inhsbitants-(hcar, hear)-nor
did he think that any justly founded objection could
be made to the fexfme prevailing In the capital.
(ieer hear That being said he had further TO OBJ
serve, that he did not that there ndissolu
die bond between the suppression Of certain iournas
and INV maintenance Of tie state Of siege (srks of