Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1848-11-14
Fran The st. LOUIS Reveille.
y FRANCE.

/ = ms seems to be the destiny of France.
| The masses, who believe that IN a $50.
cial Republic" their impoverished and
starving condition will be changedsto,g at
least, plentylofwork and plenty of bread,
are, notwithstanding their last June de
feat, collecting their resources for another
and pore desperate assault upon the ex
istlng order of things. Cavaignac, sp
parently hopeless of a. present, success.
July forming permanent government.
which will heal The wide. dissensions ex
istiDg between the bourgeoisie and the
operatives, has, soldier.like. determined
TO fight the spirit Of anarchy displayed
by the people. He appears to possess no
genius for harmonising discordant diyis
ions. With the eye of q soldier he dis.
Germs the elements of assault organizing
around him. and proceeds, az If on field
ofbattle. to dispose ofhis physical means
of edstanee 10 The best advantage for
crushing the power, His success may
lead 10 the establishment Of monarchy, as
his defeat most certainly will TO the
"Red Republicans bad SIS i.ueo rszo
/ Government troops are drilling, ia The
streets of Paris, newltaught. evolutions,
/ requisite for street warfare, and lbe at
tack upon barricades. Barracks deform
1ihe garden oftbe Luxembourg, and city
defences arise at every point where it il
thought the assauItfng mob will most
expose themselves to destruction. Ca
| vaignac appears determined to purge
4 Paris from what the present governme 1T
considers the city's worst disease--"Red
Republfcanism,1 and its train of social
measures This party has already been
scorcbed by the fire ofCavaignac's troops
and bathed in the blood Of battle. at the
harricades, but instead of being weaken.
Led, everything would indicate that it has
gained strength. has became polite. pru.
dent, and withal. desperate; its next as.
sault, therefore, may place il in power,
| and. then, what sPirit:among its leaders
shah con'ro! the feelings of luminosity
'engendeIed by former defeat. ags7issi
a. We are led to speak of the possible
success Of this iusuIgent party from the
overwhe ming majority they show in The
recent elections, and the decided oppo
sition their votes manifest to Cava fgnac
and his government. What could more
strongly express their dislike and con-
tempt than return of Raspail, as a mem
Der Of the Assembly,! 1t has been as
certained, too. that scarce a fifth of the
army-which the present Government,
with Cavafgnac at its head, relies upon to
quell future outbreak-threw its votes
for the ministerial candidates. Com.
munism is hydra headed now in Paris.
and in despite ofthe large force collect
TO overawe it--of the preparations to
crush its own advocacy, it still looks up,
even among the army, and discusses its
right TO be heard. and to be tested be.
fore condemnation. IA the Assembly
there is apparently no unanimity of feel
ing OF design-its action is but success.
sion OF propositions on one, side, which
are, met by opposition from the other
The people have no thought: OF efTect;ng
Eanything but present change through the
popular vote. and in many districts they
Eneglectthe Republican privilege aliogeth
er. The disposition appears to be-. 10
rush to eGtremes-perfecl equality, or
another regal dynasty. All this but fore
shadows another storm, amid which the
troubled atmosphere may be purged by
strife. ,. ...-- l-.....-,,... ... f,.. =.
Much as war and bloodshed Is to be
dreaded, yetit seems that the great Gov
erhor Of the Universe for no doubt wise
ENDS. unbars at times the gates of wrath,
and permits carnage TO rage, that, out of
its flame and terror, the human family
may progress 10 freedom. War is the
crucible Of nations;.-it is true it throws
the dross ofhumanity TO the surface, but
it also collects in mass the pure ore.
10 this threatened collision, barbarous
acts may be enacted by the people; but.
instead Of burling upon them our detes.
tation for such deeds, we should bettow
itwhere itsFnore properly belongs upon
their oppressors.B Such acts are but the
results Of long tyranny. A nation sunk
in ignorance, want and desperation, can.
not be expected TO know or practice the
humanity oil a chivalric conflict. On past
oppressiou,s then, let fall the odium OF
future deeds of terror in Paris. Until, by
some means, the impulsive mass ofthat
city is elevated into responsibility, and
made TO feel an interest in the preser.
yation of some form of government. there
lis but liale hope of peace ia France. -o'
Z HEAR!-HEAR!--Sh Sheridan once sue
hceeded admirably in entrapping noisy
member who was in the habit of inter-
rupting, every speaker with cries of''hearl
.hear!" Brinsley took an opportunity "a
allude 70 a welEknown political character
iof The time. who wished to play the rogue
hut bad.only sense enough 70 play the
fool. where, exclaimed Sheridan, IN
CONTINUATION, and with great emphasis
.sckere shall we find more foolish knaVe
. | or a more knavish fool than this7'' ssHear
} thearl" was beloved from the accustomed
bench. The vii bowed, thanked Ii,