The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-26

il he did he should have saa so boldly have 20
at once in pursuit Of thcm, as would have been his
duty; but he said, there journals which hs
named from recollection who said they woali she
their last drop of blood to establish monarchy; and
he could the gentlemen that then the govern
ment were in pVeession of information which show
that there were many people In France taboring to
overthrow the republic (rhen the left app'suded y
After a vigorous debate the Assembly voted $50 to
1884, to proceed to enact the principal lava iaKneli
atey after the adoption Of the constitution In this
vote, the presidential question much In volvsd =
The monaIchists, in the Assembly, $50 charged With
being desired dissolution, uAder the pretencs tia,
their work limited to making constitution, 0ut
really to elect a new Assembly composed of q
majority Of ihs hh under the sE
very naturally have come to pass they desired to
postpone the presidential election till after that Of the
change Of things upon the public mind there would
actually then be majority to select candidate to
and it would be very easy in France an assembly
thus constituted to prevent choice By the people
Besides there is no surety for the future for the
public with body Of men of such sentiments
sttuing majority in the assembly, with preside mt
chosen under ths Constitution. think the 154, per-
haps. fairly represent the monarchical tendency in
the Chamber which s probably, numerically stronger
than the red republic All the red republic voted to
continue the present assembly, and make the laws
and there is doubt but that this is the true view
and that the attempt to dissolve the assembly, and
agitate France by election aud to risk so much
was factiousfactious In the extreme and having at
the bottom purpose to overthrow the republic itself
on the part of the leading men engaged in the move
after great preparation and labor, it has been en-
phatieally voted down; and killed. Thus, yestev
day, the monarchsts helped the government vote
down the red republic and the anarchist press for
most OF the Journals suspended are Of the socialist
IN their aiss
to overthrow the republic Thus extreme is
tinually, and almost alternately used to vote down
the other and each in its turn the support Of and
in opposition to, the cover nment.
The recent letter Of M Lsmxrtinei is worthy Of pub
lie attention. few months ago, he filed the world
with his glory, and is compelled, private citi
GEN. to defend himself against the most caluw NOUS
attacks. and to that effect to expose the world his
paying them to relieve himself from the false imputa
ton Of having used the public money for that purpose
do think that some parts of the celebrated report,
in its inspuations against Lamartine reports Of
the pretended accusations of Ledru Rollins wife, &C.,
republic, have never been equalled, in like grave
ling In any party rancor In the United States
proper to have placed before the public, there is
a mixture that indicates that the authors
forgive those who established the republic and
at the same time, overthrow the monarchy and
its new ministry. M Odilon BaIrot had been
struggling for years to- obtain the post of minis
terhe won 1t but to enjoy 1t from only IL till four
O'Clock, the same day. Shorter than the wings
enjoyed power, under Gen Harrison, for they had 1t
Girondins, he received 100000 francs from his
Iatiimony, 500 900 francs, with which he paid his
debts-that he had contracted for other literary
works. from which he was to realize $50 900 francs
more but that in the misfortunes of the revolution
the publishers net abe to proceed with their
advancesthat SO much at least the OF literature
sacrificed to the statesman the republic instead
MARITIME and his hostility to him in consequence, has
done much to ipjure and overthrow him. The Consh-
tuf"nmei is full Of bitterness towards him and all his
measures; and Lamsrtine possessing much more
while Of this, rather than ratnrts
descendants of Napoleon and the memory Of Napoleon
himself. OBSERVER
PARIS Sept 6, 1s4s.
War, or Peace? Thats the Queshon-Emi!e de Gerar-
din-State of Siege-Pujic Opinion.
France is still balancing between war and peace
uncertain what a day may bring forth-but waiting
with remarkable patience Frenohmen owing to the
indomitabe rmness of the President Peace, If prac
ticabe he will make and he has curbed the restless
spirits at home to that extent that they acquesce
with better grace than few days since, forthsy
understand that all attempts to move General Cavaig
mac out of the path he has marked out for himself is
to waste their labor and that the Assembly will sustain
him in the he has adopted, If France is
obliged to go to war; this position will give her great
weight all Europe will be satisfied Of her peaceable
intentions and that she goes to war only to assist
weaker neghbor to recover her Independence. The
rumor is, this morning. that Austria and Charles AL
bert are making progress towards peace, upon the
basis of Italian independence but attach but little
confidence to this kind of information. think the
GOVERN ent has further information, authe ntic
than the provisional answer OF Austria which have
already given you.
Emile de Gerardin has commenced writing, but as
he says, not to discuss. He has been silent for
many days but he finds that the government
has paid no attention to him and that tho
As emily, have sustained the Government in suppress
ing the Journals and now he begins again to scatter
the seeds Of civil | regard him eminently in
eenious for mischief doubt capacity contribute
much to the public we'll being his talent all
to lie in an opposite direction From his number OF
yesterday he in fair way think. to find himself
soon again in the hands Of the Government General
Csvaisnac remarked to the Assembly, utat the civil
war caused almost exclusively" by the factious
jour nails md this is my view ofthe They have
shown talent for creating strife II you please for
mischief that is perhaps unsquailed; and to let ell
those incep diaries loose upon such society Paris
it would require than 80 00 the present force in
Paris, to preserve order The more one sees of the
French the he their striking characterstics
Ibave said that they appear in matters Of Cover
like SO many cbildren-they want the experience and
forethoue hit of men of mature age They are specula
tive-vsiopary theore ticalmpstcntfu of notions
and crude ideasand as changeabe as the wind itself
They proud egotisticsl and excessive
ly jealous of their liberties, rights and honor Before
the insurrecton all crying, at the top of their
voicee, that France was not governed, and had not
been since the revolution; and that was true. But
they we're excessively dissatisfied with that state Of
things Since General Cavagnac has been at the head
| Of affairs they say the government Is dctatorial,
| and terribly severe, more than under any former
dynasty and they exceedingly FESTIVE under the
| quiet and firm re- ime of Gen. Cavaignac and yet
there is not that pretends that Gen. Cavagnac
has done one wrong acthe has used the restraint
| cessary to control the mischievous, and made men
conscious that there was power capable OF restrain
state of dictaon, they call it, and II the constitu
ton vetoed during the state Of siege will be sought
to be overthrow, hereafter for that cause There Is
project now before the Assembly to regulate the fu
by law and to create legal manner Of suppress
ing jour nails through the Intervention of jury or
course the suppression Of Journal the arrest and
imprison Of man, only be justified upon tho
ground Of absolute necessity for the preservation Of
society upon the laws Of self defence, as man may
defend himself individually when assailed, and his life
and liberty put at hazard. All would be justified IN
securing man who should undertake to open the doors
a - np.t~ NJ I'm
auditory and public, and 1t is upon that ground In
the present state Of Paris that Gen "a.
an evil .prit that are again attempting to deluge
Pari, in blood NoOne who has not resided out OF the
| tba mower OF public opinion, founded upon a
moral restraint and the Importance Of 1t, such as
exists in the United States girl rolls end over end
Tor an hour together, in the dress Of her own sex,
coming down 10 her knees when she stands and falling