The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-02
OUR CORRESPONDENCE FROM FRANCE.
fAKIS, July III, 1913.
Passports Refused Lamartiae-Who IS Responsi-
bs?- Condition of Paris and France
PARIS, July 10, 1913


bs?-Condntom of Paris and France
1t is said that Lamartine has asked for his pass
ports, to leave the country, and that they have
been refused. How much of truth there NAV be
mthis rumor, Is not yet precisely known. 1t is
said that the government want him to aid in ac.
counting for the expenditure ofthe public funds from
February oath to June 24th should think that
government would also want information, from
both the Executive and the Mayor Of Paris to the
manner in which Instruction was allowed to pro-
sress and strengthen until it became frightfu and
% we'll prepared With wall and barrier round Paris
with every gate guardedby night and by day; every
person who entered, examined, and a passport
qured; every carriage arrested and the most minute
inspection made; police armed with power to visit
every house and place of business; and guards duly
to watch the security Of the city, and
the press and the giving daily evidence of
app osohng .torm, that stranger could foresee
and fcretell thunder these circumstances, would
naturally suppose that those power had good deal
to4nswer for for leaving things to take their COURSE
and allowing the storm to overtake them without any
kind Of preparation but to desert the ship upon the
first attack The public are locking with great inte
rest for the report Of the committee charged with in
outing into the of the instructions of May
18th and June 3d. and if that report be faithful
one as there is to believe it will be, the public
will then better understand whom to hold onsble
for such calamity has followed those two events
France needs examples in high places, than in
low-the masses are the mere instruments and ma
chimes used The great crime lies among in high
er places who assume power, and squander the public
funds and stand ready to desert the government upon
the first indication of danger, if they not en-
gagged actually in overthrowing 1t, in attempts to
that effect | apply these remarks to no particular
mau but there must necessarily be many to whom
they apply; and believe the public will insist upon
an example being made Of those who respon sibe
for such terrible events. The Minister of the Interior
has ordered all the foreign legions in France be
solred; and the Minister Of Justice, all persons
to lie rigidly prosecuted and imprisoned who have
not complied with the law. General Cavaignac in
peace and order firmly established the
ment is in q condition to meet every contingency
and noury the al I'M hn OF m
TALLY examined yet and the dead hardly buried
and thousands, perhaps, are yet to be arrested,
being In the highest places. The men in arms were
easiy to be seen, but not those behind the seems,
who arranged them, and sent them out to battle
Yesterday, professor in of the colleges in the
18Th arron basement arrested said to be deeply
involved. Indeed, as yet, it can hardly be known
whether the court itself pure which to try the ac
cused; for, no longer than last week one of the re-
porters who is here the first in the board of the
tribunal for trying the offences, pointed out by
the insurgents as the man who had given them orders
to engage in the instruction Society here needs
and Is undergoing thorough publication. General
Cavagnac has herculean task before him; but he is
surrounded by his old generals aud companions in
arms who have with him, seen much hard service and
aided by M. Senard and others, they are making
thorough work and in my opinion the guilty will find
alisut to escape Them or to deter them from doing
tner duty Every day public confidence is increasing
with wonderful rapidty indeed, the upward tendency
Is almost tso rapid But society feels as if it had
an emclent head ana mad escaped being swallowed
in a volcano. OBSERVER
PARIS, July 10, 1913.
Condition of the Prisons and the Forts-A Re-
port-Ihe Conduct of the Press-Ledru Rollin
Capt. Durand, of the 4th squadron ofthe National
Guard, and M. Lefeore, have been delegated to
tnspect the prisons in certain part of the city,
and some part of their report are worth transatng
1or H. &c L.
homes of the accused Their reports are only i'm
perfect but each one can draw his own impress
sion from them. The prisons which they in
spected were in the forts. 1t appeared that the
first of the forts contained prisoners of this num-
Der 200 known nominay, the others had been
rested under circumstances which prevented them
from being known most of them were taken in
arms, and during the combat. The fort is command
ed by captain Of the line, who performs civil and mi
ltary duties and who had confined the prisoners
der the quarry upon which the fort of Ivry stands
and which received the air through two wells, air
holes only but by virtue Of order Of the health
committee the prisoners had been transferred into the
fort Fort Montrouge prisoners who had been
twice Intercepted but they little docie. The
best conducted. The suburbs about the forts A-
ed with insurgents and badly disposed people, who,
during the day. conceal themselves in the wheat and
who matreated the soldiers the day of their visit
and in the evening fired on them, the balls passing
by their ears They recommend to explore that
ers not interrogated and among these a large
number Of lads from twelve to fourteen years. whom
they had directed to be transferable seperate for
tifcation and treated with some After having
visited many other forts, these gentlemen visited the
Fort Vanves where the regulations were excee md
which regulations they recommend to be adopted in
the other forts. In this fort there twelve
mates, or cells, containing hundred prisoners each
Ave hundred of these only had yet been Intercepted
but the prisoners here have better provisions than in
the other forts they have pound of bread day,
and soup and vegetables and only six sick Upon
these reports it has been decided to send the
of nterrogatory to these forts to complete the work
there rather than atompt to transfer these prisoners
to Paris for examination From this short sketch
impression be obtained of the condition Of ten
twelve thousand prisoners and the labor of examining
them in reference to such case as the instruction
presents
And yet, in view of these facts and of the
experience Of the past the Rsforme, LIE Pepie Cons
tutnf, and lie Rrpresentant du Peuple, are vio-
lent any press before the insurrecton or nearly
do not why it may not be necessary, in case of
further danger, to suppress them also. revolution
stIs up society from the very bottom and IL requires
steady and forcible hand to hold the wicked and
the ambitious in check until new organization
be made.
Lediu Rollin since his election from office has bsen
silent in the Assembly but ifthe Reforme speaks his
sentiments they indicate that the author of them
ready for interference and highly dspleased with
the present rigid discipline Let no one suppose,
repeat that French republic to be established and
ma ntaned during the first year of its exertons with
out terrible struggles and or less blood shed But
with firm at the head every such contest will give
new strength and increased force to IT. the people will
rally round its standard discover it's weak points and
inn tiectons and remedy them and the public agita-
tors will become daily to have less and less influence
over the public mind. The Provisional Government
pur ued system to save France from troubles until
the Assembly should meet but they laid the fouuda-
ton for struggle when became necessary to apply
the hand of restraint But the struggle des-
perate the power Of government greater to
trol it after than before the meeting Of the National
Asse mbly Whoever supposes that republic can be
established upon the ruins of monarchy in France,
or any other popuous European country without
ploodshed, understands but little Of its condition.
OBSERVER.
PARIS, July IL, 1913.
Inpcrtant Russian Mopements-N from the
Italian and AUSTRIAN Frces-Ths Sardimian
assembly and Ministry
The grand event of this moment is the entry
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