The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-04-01

. IonortnIeIlt. inc eXanlhhulion Vi the Notss
oSn lake place at the chief place in the can
loll of the department. No person can be
W""n,;nnted representative of the people, If
~ have 1000 votes. D9H II
he , H'' Each representative of the people shall
l i an indemnify of25 francs II day for
INC u' An instruction of the Provisional Gov
i 80, shall regulate the details of the ex-
orntion of the present decree. I3n |
e0T Io The National Constituent Assembly
Iii omen on the Goth Of April. antl .Uss...aI
13. The present decree shall be Immedl-
IL, sent 10 all The departments, and pub
T.J'e and placarded in all the communes of
tho Republic.
Wv FLIGHT OF THE KING.
THE King and Queen norrowIy escaped
with their lives, and after being some hours
m the channel i'll un open tshlnS poat' enl-
IorL,ed on the Express steamer, Landing
'oo,. Rriohton, the King said: "Thank Cod!
INN on British ground
Having left without his wardrobe, he wore
. rouph pea-iacket, which il is said, he bor-
royed of the captain Of the Express, ana gray
,ro,,sers lie had OH his head a close blue
clo,h CAP, aud round his neck he wore
cannon red and white comforter. Ills ap-
ueorance was not at all improved by his
heard. which was of apparently about Il
weeks growth. In other respects though APP
mrentIy suffering from fatigue, the eX-Inoh-
arch looked pretty much Ike himself inc
Oueen wore large plnid cloak over her
dress, and carefully concealed her features
with a thick veil. They went to Claremont
en- Saturday. fa ...t. - 1n@ --N "A
Thefollowing, we believe is correct state
gnent ofthe abode of the different members
ofthe filmy on the 10Th nst:-Louis Phil
ippe and Marie Amelia, who have assumed
the title of Count and Countess de Neuilly,
are at Claremont, with whom are also the
Duke aud Duchess de Nemours and two chill
dren the Count d'Eu, the Duke de Alencon,
and the Duke and Duchess de Montpensier.
The Duchess Augustus of SAKE Coburg 1.-THE
Princess Clementine,) is staying with her
husband, the Duke, on visit TO her Majesty
mt Buckingham Palace. The Duchess dor
leans, with the Count de Paris, aud the Duke
de Chartres, are stated to have arrived at
Ems OH the I'd inst. The Duke and Ouch
css d'Aunale, and the Prince and Princes de
Joinville. were at Algiers on the date Of The
latest intelligence from that city, and the
Queen Of The Belsians princess Louise) is at
Brussels. -yw EN,.F-F.o.aH
ADHESION OF THE AMERICAN MIN
ISL. ISTER. .a1
On Saturday February 26th Mr. Rush, the
j Minister from the United States, paid an in
formal congratulatory visit to the Provision
al Government,and on the following Monday,
formally waited upon them with All address,
accompanied by DR. Martin, Secretary to the
Legation, and Mr. G. II. Poussin, VINO was
once Major in the u. S. Engineer corps, as
aid de camp 10 Gen Bernard
AMERICAN RESIDENTS IN PARIS.
No sooner was the Provisional Govern
ment established, than the American residents
determined 10 present an address TO t,declar-
ing their sympathy for the French people,
a admiration oftheir conduct during the struS
gle. A meeting was accordingly convened
B at the residence ofLorenzo Draper,Jr. where
the venerable G. w. Erving Esq, of Mass.
was called TO the chair, and made very
spirited address, Messrs Goodrich ("Peter
Purey,w Simmer, and Colman the agricu-
tural wrer,) of Massachusetts, Corbin, of
Virginia and Berry, of Connecticut, were
appointed committee to prepare an address,
which tlcy did, after short absence.
On the 9Th Of March, 284 citizens of the
United States met in obedience to notice Civ
eli, and walked in procession to the Hote
Il de Vlte, loudly greeted with acclamations
x from the populace as they passed along. o.
yer them waved in graceful folds the Ameri-
lean and French flags, flowing from the same
staff. On their arrival at the Hotel de Vit,e
lions, where Mr. Goodrich, i'll the name of his
countrymen, presented the congratulary adj
dress which was responded to by NJ. Arago
in behalfof the government. M
The double flag was then presented, as an
emblem of the alliance .ofthe United States
and France, many members of the deputation
saying:-'We swear by our blood that il
shall be Observed" AS M. Arago took it, he
said:-"We receive the color with gratitude
1t shall be placed in the Iiotelde Vile; and
trust that never will despotism attempt &c
snatch it thence" '-'"'
Several ofthe gentlemen were then intro
Il duced; and after loud cheering, and the eX-
VI pression of much good feeling,the deputatior
y wlthdrew.IGEIem1 SEg{GM9tS a&65HStt4
A DECREE ABOLISHING SLAVERY.
A decree abolishing slavery issued by the
government can but give the liveliest salts
itaction throughout humane Chrstendon. Il
was well for the French, when they declared
all men Stree and equal" to level shades of
,c;oloras wellas hereditary DISTINCTIONS, The
decree reads thus: ,s.s.ts.s Us ,fzs.sc
a8At. FRENCH REPUBLlC. ts.At(
M EHBERTY--EQUALITY--
The Provisional Government of the Re
public considering that, no French lant
should any longer bear slaves, DEGREES;
commission is instituted under the provision
al Minister of Colonies Van.l the Marine, t.
prepare within the shortest delay the act TO-
the immediate emancipation ofthe slaves il
all the colonies ofthe Republic. 5Gd .sIiI
ID.