Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-04-15
The Minister Of Finance NJ GAasrER PACKS, has issued

"Citizefs Public tranquility is gaining strength and il
will do more and more by the Of all desires and
interests Liberty founded by courage, maintained by de
yoedness You have comprehended this you have already
paid the taxes in advance You have done have
wished to pay their taxes for the ensuing year others again
have brought voluntary gifts, and to considerable amount
This emulation inspires the Provisional Government with pro-
found gratitude but does not think right accept in the
form of gTauitous donation, this mark Of patriotism de-
sres, above all, proof Of confidence is with this object
that it has opened national loan which is financial
operation, but political At the moment when the
loan below par the Government of the Republic calls upon
capitalists large and small to show, by striking testimony,
that they regard the credit Of the Stale level with the par
This appeal will be heard il has been heard The amount
Of the first payments that every body how
tmaey public and private credit connected To amelo-
the condition of the people reesabsh the circula
ton for moment diminshed to give to labor and aboers
all the encouragement and the guarantees which due TO
them to found order upon justice to give security TO ALL
climate interests protect all with equal soctude and equal
hmness such the mission Of the Government of the Re-
public Il Will succeed but condition, viz the prompt
restoration of public credit from the Fictitious dscedt caused
by senseless panic. Citizens the will in the power
in yourselves expect, with the calm OF accomplished
duty that you will furnish US with the means OF paciicay
founding the republic"
The only threatening eute that has been witnessed grew
OF the pursued by Government in regard certain
comp0gniss dthe of the National Guard They
posed Of guards chosen throughout crcumscpon Of the
whole battalion, whereas other companies chosen from
citizens nhabtng the quarter This made them some
what select than the others and in order to reduce all
perfect equality and introduce entire conaterniy into
the whole body the Government deceed their dissolution and
fusion with the Others 1t is charged that their object in this
was partly influence the election of officers, by defeating
the choice of conspicuous for merit and thus advancing
The designs of the ultra Democratic party Whatever may
have been the purpose it excited Of the indignation
Of the companies which aimed and Wednesday,
the l5th, large body Of National Guardsmany of them of
IL n, .1iI..
presented themselves the Hotel de Vile and demanded the
recall of the decree question No promise Of compliance
was given, whereupon they said "We unarmed to
day TO demand right; you took unfairly and by surprise
If by o'clock morning flat decree be annul
led, we will be here, armed"
Accordingly, the day larg, body of the National
Guard numbering several thousand marched to the Hotel de
Vile present their petition The first egions who present.
ed themselves said had returned convinced that their de-
mand had been acceded to by the Provisional Government
An individual appears, had gone through their ranks exhl-
biting draugh OF Decree in which ii stated that they
should preserve for the moment their present organization,
they had retired perfectly satisfied twas only after the arr
val Of NJ Ledu Ron that they undeceived Gen Cour-
tais their commander n-che rode o'clock to those
who advancing towards the Hotel de Ne and told them
in rather harsh that their manifestation was sedious,
that the decree dssoing the coplgne dee should con-
tinue in full force and invited them home The
National Guards dsregardng his ORDERS insisted proceed
ing the Hotel de Vile but the multitude assembled in the
quays and streets leading the Place de Geve would not al
low them pass and threatened to erect barcades
Several of the National Guards who grenader caps
ieated and their headgear thrown into the gutter and
trampled under foot by the people.
This demonstration tainted the National Guard and made
suspected of ant-reyoluionay tendencies formed the
principal topic Of conversation throughout Paris and at the
clubs held that evening resolved that the people should
make q counter demonstration the next day.
Early on Friday morning. the 18th of March, the ennis
Of all
aborer rendezvous different points, proceed from
thence in bodies TO the Hotel de Ve Their instructions
strictly obeyed and about o'clock the atores poured
down city, forcing all their comrades who
were working to Join them Those who assembled in the
Champs Eysees exceeded 80 900. numerous column de-
filed on Boueyads shouldeng hoveIs and pckaxes and
driving wheeIbarrows before them
By IL o'clock the square the Hotel lie Vile filled by
dense hrong with branches from the main body extend
ing up the small streets that debouch into the Place
The Pon dArco coveed the stone arch that sup
ports the supendng chains and the chains themselves were
converted into standing places by the crowd
The assembly did not wholly consist of working men the
latter class not ordinary OCCASIONS the majority OF
the assembly Costumes distinct IN Paris that It Is
easy Judge OF the character of crowd by the color OF the
The bulk of those by whom this republican demon
made consisted Of class above the curriers'
From IL O'Clock till the crowd remained the Place cheer
ing and shouting raising the chorus of the Mar
seae beating the vappel their drums There was no
sign Of opposition the manifestation Of feeling the guard
on duty less numerous than usual
Towards o'clock the crowd, thinking that the united
effect of its numbers and its cheers had sufficiently indicated
the degree and direction of popular feeling began TO dispense
though very slowly As the intelligence that all had passed
off quietly than had been anticipated began to spreai
manifest relief Of the anxiety of the public mind could be
traced was sensibly felt the Bourse than any
where else The agitation and uncertainty Of the morning
succeeded by improved Of feeling and the opn
ions of the journals divided the step taken by the Ma
tonal Guard felt to have been coup mdnque. The
predominant expression Of regret that demands
il just should be made in that gave the movement
the appearance Of an attempt to intmdate
On rhe same day friday depu,aion Of forty from the
clubs and corporations Of Paris waited upon the Government
and presented an address demanding
LIST. The removal Of the troops.
3D. The posponemen April 9Th Of the elections Of the
| National Guards
Sd. The pOstpOnement May 3ls Of the National As
sembly.
The Moaiteur publishes full report Of the interview be-
tween this depuaon and the Governments and has much
interest and at the same time exhibits clearly the peculiar
influences from without which the Government exposed
that we copy it, with slight abbrevatons follows
After the address from the deputsion had been presented
NJ Louis Blanc said The Government Of the republic
is founded on public opinion, and will forget that it
our strength aware, is in that Of the people, and
will ought always be in unison with that which II
presses The demands which you have expressed shall be
the object of our deliberations and the that they have
been put forward in full Of moderation BE sure that
il the firm desire of the Provisional Government TO march
with the people, live for il, and II necessary to DIE Tor H.
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DELIBERATE here said Be persuaded that It's side the