Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-03-24

occasion every man present VIII consiuer MN
self as a functionary charged TO cause order 70
be respected; il trusts in the presence oil the
National Guard il trusts in the sentiments OF
tho Partisan population, which desires public
peace with liberty, and which knows that, to Sc
euro the maintenance of It's rights, il has only
need OF q iicaeeablc demonstration, rs becomes
an intelligent and enlightened nation, which has
the Consciousness of the irresistible authority o.
It's moral power, and which is assured that It VIII
cause its legitimate wishes 10 prevail by the legal
and calm expression Of its opinion"
At this late stage, the Ministry made known
their intention Of Stopping the banquet, through
M. puchatel, Minister Of the Interior, ~ inc
Chamber Of Deputies. About L. NJ, the al,
most deserted hall was suddenly crowded. ana
in answer TO a demand from Odilon Barrot, NJ.
Duchatcl declared, that alter the published man.
Hesitation, the Government had decided 10 rcEort
to measures of force, TO prevent the proceedings
from taking place. The Chamber at once adj
iourned until the next day, and the opposition
Deputies repaired 10 the house Of Odilon Barrot,
whence, after consultation, the following para
graph was sent 10 the evening paper, La Pdrie
eve stop the press TO announce that the OPP
position, not wishing to take, directly or Indirect
ly, the responsibility for Tic consequences which
may result from the new measures adopted To-
day by the Government, has resolved not to at
Nnu lnt iTNlneGu hlnlucA AhllOiibNs AZ hH-
position deputies cntreat the good citizens 10 ab-
stain from all public assemblies, and from every
proceeding which may afford Il preteNt for acts
OF violence. At the same time, the Opposition
is sensible that tho new measures taken by the
Ministry impose on it new and grave duties,
which Il will not fail to fulfil"
With this notice came proclamations from the
police, forlidding the banquet, which were pla-
cardcd on the walls, but soon torn down by the
mob, who had read them and the Pdrie by torch
light, forming a sight Of wild interest all along
the boulevards. 1t was by main struggle that a
paper could be procured; and 50 soon as the for
innate purchaser had fought back his way, with
the paper crushed in his hand, to save Il from
being snatched away, he was surrounded by a
number Of anxious listeners, 20 whom hc read
the contents by the light of the nearest torch,
lamp, or shop.window. In q time incredibly
short, the papers had disappeared, and not ono
was to be had at all. After n long interval, more
papers were printed and the boys who carried
them to the stands at which the evening journals
are sold would be intercepted, and the papers
forced from them by the competitors, who seemed
ready TO pay any price. Add to this the specta-
Gle of cannon aud ammunition wagons occnsion-
ally arriving from Ninccnncs. Cries of " IRE Ia
Reform =" al bGs Guisotr' were heard from
every group.
TUESDAY, Feb. 22l-At Al early hour in
the morning, crowds Of people began to throng
the principal lhoroughiares, most Of them cyi-
IDENTIFY belonging TO the working classes, with
many of those Sowing, and ~ the French say,
sinsirs faces, which only show themselves in
daylight at times OF great popular convulsion-.
About twelve, a long procession Of students ar
rived at the National Office, with the copy Of a
petition they addressed to the Chamber for the
impeachment Of Guizot, and soon after q dense
mass, mostly wearing houses, formed in the rue
Royale and marched to the Hotel des Afdires
Efrdngeres, singing the refrain Of the GirondinS
death song in Dumas drama;
"Mourir pour la p%alric,
cest lie sort le plus beau, lie plus digne d'enyie.H
The scene in front Of NJ Guizot's hotels thus
described by an eyewitness. II was the pre-
lu1c to more serious encounters;
| saw a crowd following four National Guards
abreast, and this crowd stopped and groaned, and
then began TO throw stones. i saw some young
boys kick ut the gate, one Of whom took up a
huge paving stone and dashed it against the
boards, and the prospect Of q collision was grow
ing imminent. usly Of Municipal Guards,
commanded by n ~Ceanmieary OF Police in color
cd clothes, but wearing a tri-colored sash, turned
out into tue court, aud deliberat ely loadedihcir
guns. They were then drawn IN before the
door. \ body Of Horse Municipal Guards rode
up and dispersed the mob. Soldiers of the line
were drawn up along the Boulevard side Of the
hotel, and a line Of the Municipal Guards was
drawn upia the garden, which IS separated by a
railing from the Boulevard. The troops showed
great iorhearancc. From time to time could be
heard "AH nom de Ia Lof' from the mouth Of the
~Commissary OF Police, calling on the people 10
dispcrsc, and from the people " Vice Ia Gqne,"
intended 10 nat,er the soldiers. Then there
would be a charge from the Municipal Guards
on horseback, and the crowds would be dispers-
ed only 10 form again, until at last the place rang
with a universal chorus Of Ia MdTsciHdise. BY
about one o'clock the avenues about the hotel
were pretty well cleared, but above the part of
the Boulevard where there we're no soldiers, a
dense mass had formed on each side. Two
companies of Horse Municipal Guards, each ex-
tending across the whole street, patrolled up and
down, the mob at both sides still singing and
shouting, but the police evidently not intending
to proceed to violent means so long as they con-
lined themselves TO noise. At one moment the
Commissary of Police had nearly been CARED
oil by the mob, yet amidst all the provocation |
witnessed, must say that the authorities dis
played the inosl admirable temper and forbear-
ance. l was told that in the morning the female
members Of the Prime Minister'S family we're
seen TO leave the hotel, and whatever faults the
Minister himself may have fallen into, no one
could, am sure, help feeling sympathy for his
aged mother, whose husband died by the guillo-
tine, one Of the martyrs Of the first revolution.
Ills daughters also are young snd lovely, and
described to be Of most afFcctionate dispositions
and unaffected manners. As for political opin-
ions, | shall only say that many ~sound-headed
persons think that Louis Philippe ought to have
taken a hint from the King Of Piedmont, the
Grand Duke Of Tuscany, and other reforming
sovercigns, and adopted and directed the reform
Increment, which, however il may terminate,
must leave the seeds of discomfort behind, and
expose his dynasty TO standing perils.
This agitation and confusion sprcad all over
the city, and the crowded masses of the people
began to organize a systematic opposition to the
troops, by taking arms from the gunsmiths' shops
and throwing up barricades across the streets
The main point of interest was the Chamber of
Deputies, which presented a gloomy aspect
Fewdeputies were in attendance. The bench
es OF the Opposition we're completely vacant.-
Nj. Guizot arrived at an early hour; he looked
pale but confident. At three o'clock NJ. Odilon
liarrot entered the hall, accompanied by Messrs
Duyergier de Hauranne, Marie, Theirs, GARNER
Pages, &c. Their appearance produced SOM
sensation. Shortly afterwards, NJ. de- Hauranne
went up to the President and handed him a
paper containing articles of impeachment against
the Ministry. II was at once shown 10 NJ. Gui-
got. WIN had the bad taslc IN nnect IN conceal