The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-12-10

The heroes by whom the Prince of Lanberg, the envoy
and commander sent from Vienna TO Pesth, was muir
dered soaked their red flag in the pool OF has blood and
dragged the corpse through the streets by rope tied 10
the feet.
Our new rulers in France are puzzled TO determine
what use should be made of the palace of the Tueres.
IL cannot be altered to accommodate the National
Assembly, project is mentioned of appropnating it 10
he exposition OF the works OF the living French artists.
A. present 1t Is occupied IN great part, barracks.
Before the revolution of February, it more or
less illuminated every evening, for the royal entertain
menis, anu furnished beautiful spectacle, from
the windows and balconies, on the Rue de iivoli Now
there Is but one light lamp the side of the garden
The gloomy outline Of the vast front is alone discern
lbe How is IT republican TO devastate such splendid
historical monuments? In February, fine stories were
told and credited, of the forbeaance OF the multitude
that seized possession the 2ith but the palace was
in fact, entirely pillaged and ravagei The minister OF
the Interior Senad, in speeches in the Assembly repeat
eddy employed The phrases, 'srhe sacking OF the Tue-
res"'The pillage of the ruillereso The plumber en-
braced everything that could be grasped AM carried away;
precious articles without number have been detected
the possession of the conquerors, not few OF whom
under sentence of the criminal courts for the spoa-
ton We have, in the Courier Fraacai' OF the 18th
inst, account signed by number of factors and wit
nesses OF the ''las hours of the royal hrone' This
sumpuous armchair was allowed TO remain Tor some
time its platform in the grand saloon OF reception, that
the gannS might sit on il IN turn as memenio of Their
VICTORY. They then put drummer at their head, aud
paraded it, ith frantic shouts and cries, from hdl TO
hall and the drums in each rolled they passed. It
then taken by the great stairway down The garden
Of the Thil'eres, wher, haif-na1ed patriots
horses which they had seized at the roya stables who
led the way in the solemn march b the principal avenue
thence across the Place de Ia Coneo,de thence to the
boulevards by the Rue Royale; thence along the whole
extent of the bouevards to the Place de Ia B1stie and
the Column OF July, where the said throne, "the last for
France committed the flames, in the midst OF the
people eager to witness and enjoy the eXpatoTy sacrl
hce Here are two paragraphs closely translated, OF TINS
official report: As the procession advanced the bout
levards, ii Joined by host OF drnmers OF the
raj legions OF guards, who beat enthusiastically warke
marches. An immense AMI hal-irantic concouse &C.
ed The rl.nf The lftlgg md
other patriotic hymns and rendlng the air with Their
cries. There was an atnbuatory forest OF pixies and
bayonets, the points of which hung dresses and
lveres in tatters, pieces of meat bread and lard, from
the royal kitchens, slices Of Louis Phaippe, the
crazy Paris lads called them, while they flourish
ed bottles of wine, haiempied, in their hands The
throne set the pavement, as each barrica'e
the bouevarls reached, and served them for all
sorts of fun and haIangue While the a,o di. ne was
enacted at the column the procession moved ronnd In
fantastic way dancing and leapng; the whole episode OF
the throne picturesque aud memorable"
Larochelaquehn, who bears OF old disnc-
ton in the party of the estmis,s, and is regarded as
a OF strict honor, has published in Lamarnes
journal, lie Ben Pubiic, some interesting testimony
about the formation of the provisional government,
on the 2ith February. have not seen It in English
Let translate for you few passages He was
present in the Ho.el dc Vile. Another provisional
government had possession of the adjoining hall 1t stood
ready TO take the place of those whom the multitude had
named in the Chamber of Deputies God knows whittier
we should have been carried if Dupont, Arago, Lamar
tine, and Marie had persisted in abstaning from proc
lamation OF the republic. They wished and commended
for declaration which the right of the nation TO be
and to decide, should be unequlvocaIly
pressed Their first announcement OF that tenor;
at the same time, they desired the republic. Think OF
the circumstances of the moment; hundred thousand
workmen arms; still greater number OF excited and
dissatisfied spirits OF all classes; an enormous mass oil
needy PERSONS ready profit by fresh revolution The
national guard, bewildered by what had assisted IN
doing suffered to be done, confined itself to the pre-
venton of outrage unofending individuals and the
protection OF private property There was no longer
any government The troops, left 10 themselves, or
hal for the most part thrown away their arms such
the condition OF Paris at o'clock IN the afternoon Of the
It'll. Could the members OF the provisional government
adhere TO their principle TINT no one md rtght 10 DIS
of the nation, when they had force within their
thousand republicans, at the most, who took the lead
The revolution? The minority i'll the provisional gov
eminent not at all scrupulous; evidently desired
that the majority should persist i'll order TO overthrow
the majority, Tor whom it would have substituted the
most violent demagogues and thus it would have re-
NAMED master OF French destnies Tbs must have
been the result OF protracted resistance My doctrine,
however, remains unaltered. France, sovereign IN her
self, has alone the right to choose the government suit
able to her.
Some American journalist observes: 81 not
sure that the invention of the magnetic telegraph
has not done more harm than good The doubt
would have been reasonable touching the alpha
bet, the art OF printing, even the faculty OF
speech itself Professor Morse need envy any other
mans Immortality. His invention will be cassed with
he noblest and most beneficial in human annals. An
initiation of space and time important Tor nnd
han it would be for the body, from one consideration
alone, Tor many-lhat II could would not ne
used for the latter the hundredth thousandth de-
gree.
Our moderate French politicians are not edited by the
honors which stated To have been paid Hecker, the
German republican, in the American Union. He led his
nisg uded followers TO certain deieat hundreds OF them
,ershed and then the hero published his adeux 10
Germany and sought security for himself beyond the
The German democratic societies. m ParS prompt
I'd those of Vienna and supplied them with professors Of
They have been in constant communion with
he worst OF the Paris clubs, who excite instruction
abroad a stimulus for ii at home. They are closely
banded and unremttingly active. You Will observe
ed at Berlin on the 26th ut-an assemblage whose
doctrines and addresses caused the coercion Just prac
Used by the mob The constituent assembly, and
hat decisive struggle in Prussia, between Unsuitable
lnarchy and the military power of the government of
which daily expect to hear. We read with regret that
delegates om German political associations in the United
States had appeared the Berlin clubs The less you
of German socialism the better The present conflicts
Jf the Europe administer to Americans strong
esson against combinations segregatoAs OF them
your side of the Atlantic AS foreigner be-
comes citizen OF the American Union he should aban
Ion all direct conneyon cooperation with political
parties and agency abroad He may, and he viii, retain
his sympathes OF course; but clubs and mssons iris
German or others, violate the relations oil iedy and
and to involve in suspicion and aver
SION, absolute danger and evil, the government and
people to whom the members OF them owe gratitude and
primary devotion Were member OF either house OF
Congress, would propose change IN the naluallZa-
lion laws, By which the citizen OF foreign birth VINO de-
parted from the right principles IN this question should
forfeit his citizenship. SN
Among the few new books worthy of notice, may
cite History of the Revolution of Language in France
b,, Er,ncs View is eruflte phllD oyicat ylpLy