Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-03-24
The Revolution in France.

BY the arrival at New York of the Cambria,
from Liverpool, we have the startling intelligence
(of which we gave an abstract in an Extra last
Saturday that the French people have again
asserted their sovereignty, overhrown the Gov
eminent of Louis Philippe, and declared their
purpose to establish Republic Public events.
in France, as well as elsewhere on the European
Continent, have been tending 10, and preparing
for, this great and mighty result for many months
past 1t has been the universal opinion of saga
cious politicians and philosophers, who have OBJ
served the " signs OF the times that the prcca-
rious peace Of Europe has only been preserved
by the life of the French King; and that peace
has been long looked upon as likely to continue
no longer than while his life should last. The
absolute faulty of that Monarch, however, and
Of his Prime Minister, NJ. Guizot, has preripiia-
ted Revolution which was sure, sooner or later,
to occur.
The immediate cause Of the great outbreak of
popular Indignation and popular strength which
10 recorded below, was the insane attempt of the
Minister to interdict the peaceful assembling of
the Opposition at e ba,quets" where political
l.
Louis Philippe, " blinded to his own interest for
the peoples good and madly intent only on
preserving the power of the state, and securing
:" The succession" and as madly counselled 10y
M. Guizot, (who has thus proved how easy is
the union of great powers Of mind with the
smallest sagacity ofjudgment) has hauled down
his own House about his ears, by striving to
strengthen and fortfy Authority, at the expense
of Right. a brief but decisive popular resist
ance has resulted in his recoverable downfall
In an effort to prevent the meeting of portion
OF his subjects, peacefully and without revou
tionary purposes, at public dinner, he has sac
rificed himself and his throne
We give below, to the exclusion of mucl
other, but of course less interesting, matter, CO
pious extracts from the foreign papers respect
inc this new and decisive Revolution-a Revo
luton in favor Of popular Freedom and popula
Government, in which Americans will warml,
sympathze.
The "banq,le.," which was appointed 70
Tuesday the 2lst of February, was "interdcted'
BY the Ministry. The following is the Mani
fsstation" issued by the Opposition on Monda,
morning; subsequent to which, however, and IL
consequence of the " nterdict" of the Ministry
the banquet was given up
Reform Manifestation.
The general committee charged to organize the
banquet Of the 18th reimbursement. thinks right tc
state that the object OF the demonstration hXed io
Tuesday is the legal and pacific exercise OF consu
tional right the right Of holding political meetings
without which representative government, would only
he a derision The Ministry having declared and
maintained at the tribune that this right Is subjected
10 the good pleasure OF the police, deputies OF the OPP
position peers OF France ex-deputIes men6eIs Of tt
Council General magstrates, officers sub officers and
soldiers of the National Guard, members OF the cen,
trail committee of the electors OF the Opposltlon and
editors Of wspapes OF Paris have accepted the invl'
tation which was made take part in the demonslra-
ton in order protest. in virtue OF the law, against
an illegal and arbitrary pretension.
A. i is natural TO toresce that this public protest
NAV attract considerable gathering Of citizens, 40 II