New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-26
Disturbance at Leipsic.
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Foreign Correspondence Of The Tribune.

Fore iEu loue7p Onftnce Of The Tribune.
LEIr5fc June u. lag
We have until now lived in comparative peace
during the exciiements and turmoils that have been
going on all around but fear our turn has come
At least present appearances would seem TO indicate IL
On Saturday evening the 9th, young man was Oh
served selling repubh hokarden badges, and some
underng of an officer needs take notice OF such
bare faced deed The republican badges, it sto be
observed precisely the same black red and vel
low as the German colors with the mere addition Of
the letter r." For this heinous offence the guiity
party was duly ARA gned before he police all MS
badges taken from him and be committed to prison II
did not require long time tor this intelligence to spread
from one end Of the city to tho other and meeting oil
Republicans the party not very large here was IN
mediaely held At the Stazenhaus, aud measures re-
solved upon the result Of which was that inc ponce
Office was directly visited by company OF about
fifty men. the prisoner dmGaded, aud thereuPon re-
leased by the authorities This was in the presence oi
an armed soldiery OF perhaps thousand men
This overt and foolish act the part OF petty 9th
Ger may yet lead TO very serious results. Inc "noe
city is in state Of intense excitement not that the
Republicans have so much sympathy on the contrary
they are not the popular party here but every one
feels and knows that there IS powerful internal
struggle going on and every symptom Of pubic out
break is looked upon with dread and alarm Many OF
the lower classes for the want OF employment and per
hans in the abuse of the name OF liberty are beeom
ing desperate Houses been set on fire and burned
10 the Ground and Others are threatened. The Com
monal Guard are nightly duty, and nothing but the
fear Of the bayonet keeps the excited masses from do
Ing grea, mischief, Yesterday placards were posted
throughout the city from the authorities, requesting
al citizens not on military duty to be al their homes
By 10 o'clock PM The great block of houses in " Leh
mems Carton" has been repeatedly threatened, (he
owner being unpopuar and last evening an attack was
expeeted Every man in the range was required to
be on dutv.r and wear the white badge on his arm,
and arm himself as well as he could for defence lhave
not been out this morning TO learn the news but pre-
anne that no ATTEMPT was msde, for ii would be utter
ly impossible. guarded the building was for the in
fatuated wretches make any progress Whatever 'o"
ard putting in force their threats.
The people demand change something they hard
~ themselves know whstfor il Is the opinion Of the
hest noli,ieiAns here and those that real Repub
cans a, heart that Germany Is not yet prepared for
Republican form of Government But If the little Re-
publican band are TO be persecuted-f the powers
that be- attempt TO crush them and suppress their prn
cipes in these enlightened times they certain to in
crease enfod and eventually to rise in their strength
and ,.ssr, their right WBB.