The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-23


admitting OF wids disrenp Ok opinion, ana ON which
II Is certain the widest difference Of opinion must pre-.
vail Difference of opinon also prevails, and will,
the provisional government There few who can
approve of the arbitrary conduct Of NJ Rollin, of
The French Republic.
From the London Times May 6.l
We have received by extraordinary express the Paris
papers and correspondence Of yesterday the 9Th
1t is almost superfuous to observe that these Jour
nails exclusively taken up with the sitting of the
National Assembly on the preceding day.
The letter Of private correspondent just received.
is similarly occupied with that important proceeding,
but it refers to another, and not less momentous
question-war an the accounts that had reached him
Austria all but inepita6ie.
Our correspondent wrtes:-
In my letter Of yesterday evening mentioned what
appeared to at that moment rather ridiculous de-
mand, that the National Guards required the National
Assembly to /" show, for their specisi qualification
Unacquainted with what passing within, treated
this request unreasonable joke but nothing
more serious, and incident that has occurred since
which followed in compliance with that request.
The subjoined conclusion of your report from the
veteran republican soldier General Courtais, inter
rupted warm aud somewhat desutory discussion on
sembly Of. the republic, with these words -
"Citzcn Representatives people demand that
the members Of the provisional government have the
goodness to present themselves to them the porco
Of the palace (chamber) and that the national as
sembiy have the goodness to accompany them"
tons, In which cheering vastly predominated When
silence was in some degree restored, General courtais
sona and the citizen Pre-
coed to the portico of the palace"
was on the Place de Ia Concords at tho moment,
| amused with the various man@uvrcs resorted to by
the National Guards for killing time, amongst which
were frequen appeals to the cantineres, for whose
wares, orgea hmonade and Ia bere the overpoweIing
heat Of the sun produced unceasing demand, whom
loud shouting in the direction Of the bridge, which
you know separates the Place from the Chamber of
Representatives. attracted the attention Of all In
moment the drums of the National Guards called
them into line The fine regiment of lancers ranged
6ataHe under the Garde Meub closed their ranks,
and followed the general rush which took place to-
| We're the most theatrical people in the world to
choose position for an exhibition of the kind that
met the of the observer reaching the bridge tho
portico, and the immense fight Of stepsthe most
tensye perhaps in Europe-leading to the palace of
the National Assembly, would be that selected
Imagine the whole of the quays at each side of the
bridge and each side the river crammed with peo-
| pie and National Guards mixed irregulary.-
Within the railing the National Guards and staff
officers filed the space that lies between IL and the
governmen MT and beside them and filing the whole of
the flight of steps beneath them the 600 100
ber Der. Of the assembly Every man of them could be
on the one side, and the Point des Invalides the
other and from the Church of the Madeleine in 'front.'
| If human vision could reach the distance.
The colors of the National Guards had brought
within the railing by the time that arrived. Some
thing wanting, but it was forthcoming. The
colors OF the were called for in voices Of thunder
| They were brought forward. and then recommended
the proclamation of the Republic the acceptance it,
and tho determination Of the goth of April but 1t
would seem that the enthusiasm yesterday surpassed
that observable the day just mcntoned and 1t
stimulated by the cannon of the Invalides
| have not time for further description. The
public proclaimed and accepted unequivocally by
the national assembly in the presence of 900 of the
people Of Paris g Woe to those, to any class who
ton hear at every side to-day, to retract is Inn
possible. The slightest appearance of reaction will
From all that have and heard, this is the gene
raj impression produced by the events of yesterday
the sitting Of the National Assembly on Thursday
The people changes the government but it does not
change its character. We have been present at the
| new hall had not q different form from the old
one, we should, in truth, have imagined that
still in the Chamber of Deputies The waste Of
time the spirit of minute details and nevertheless
what circumstances were greater solemn,
more decisive The provisional governmen mt announc
ed their intention to arrive by o'clock precisely
but was more than halpast one when they present
cd themselves 1t than two O'Clock when the
tribune to read speech, in which he announced that
the provisional government had accomplished the task
| II We initiated the journals which hostile to
the constitutional regime and to which the
speech from the throne afforded many sub
jects Of irony. We will not initiate them. We respect
the character of NJ Dupont (de PEure and believe
have something better to do than to indulge at this
moment in determinations and sarcasms 1t Is useless
to make any comment on this speech Everybody has
said is that it received by repeated cries pe
Repubque raised from all sides Of the hall This mode
possibly have been adopted Such accsmatons as those
by which it was received fully equivalent to vote
Thus be declared that question of the Re-
public is fully settled. No contest 10 to be feared
There Is nothing to be apprehsnded but suicide. 1t
is for the republic t. avoid danger BY calling to its
| making itself legitimate by Its works.
We should hope that the state of the French trea-
sury will alay the war fever in France which
private letters allude.
The Moniteur contains the weekly account Of the
that to
creased by 1000 OO0f and the bank in circua-
ton have diminished by 1ooooooof The due and
protested bills have increased by 8000000f The
dit side Of the Treasury account current has diminish
ed by 4,3oo.ooof and the credit side of sundry
counss current has increased by 40O0,000f
Donations continued to be received from individuals
Citizen Chosnard, Of Paris, had addressed 25.OO0f.
Q,00of) to Citizen Ledru-Rolln gift to the Re-
public.
1t appears that some alarm existed on Thursday night
in Paris Our correspondent says have just had
the following note from National Guard, who
stationed at the point he mentions =
An aierfe took place Mt the Marie Of the first ar
ron basement last night, and in consequence the
National Guards under arms from IL O'Clock till
or in the morning. The men furnished with
ball cartridges. Two of them placed at each
window and about so drawn up in the courtyard
could not ASCERTAIN wether the same
adopted at any other Marie, but the peace was not
Severe B"rni :n;., Sighting a. &C., Cr"oowcap
CRAcow, April 81, 1s4s.
have the honor to subjoin the following details to
the report made yesterday by the Count Casglione:
After the imperial commissioner Baron Krieg, had
been compelled virtually to his post by the
events of the day before yesterday and the combined
civil and Military power was lodged in the hands Of
Field Marshal Count Casglione the excitement of tho
people to such degree that disturbance
momcntarily expected This forenoon large bodies Of
people assembled in the streets afterwards at
the request Of the police authorities large number of
spears and scythes seized Mt the house of smith
On this occasion two shots fred at the commissa
res who had been sent to protect the police in making
the seizure. These shots returned by single
shots from the troops The signal for alarm was now
given and the garrison repaired to their alarm posts
Count Castigosc visited the castle, and then repaired
to the square where five companies Of infantry and
division of cavalry stationed. When he ar
rived there intelligence brought that barricades
In Of fha afrecfs nnc Of which