The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-08-21
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

Assembly In May, &c, &c.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
SITTING THURSDAY, AUGUST 8.
M MARRAsT, the President took the chair at half
past one
number of petitions were presented
Count De MoNTALEMBERT presented a petition from
the Patriarch Of Jerusalem praying the French Repub
lilo to take under its protection the Holy Sepulchrs
The order of the day the report of the committee
appointed to examine into the circumstances
ed with the nsurrection of june and the invasion Of
the Assembly in May.
NJ. BAucHARr, midst the deepest silence ascepded
tee tribune He commercially reading the minutes Of
the sitting of the Assembly the day on which the
anime into the circumstances of the two events NOR
TONED above, being entrusted with full power to call
before 1t all persons that likely to throw light on
the matter, but without having judicial character
The Assembly the report went to say, had evident
~ considered that the events of June and May might
be connected and In consequence had entrusted the
committee with very extensive powers eThe fullest in
vestgations had been entered into and the committee
had in general met with the necessary co
from the persons whom 1t had called before it Some
OF the witnesses had however to keep back part of
their information and others had appeared be under
the impression Of tae most extreme terror owing to
the dreadful events Of June. Henceforward the
committee hoped that further collision would
take place, as the causes which had led to the in
surrection OF June seemed to be removed The
report then alludes to the attack of MAY Is and
praises theAssemby and for the mode
ration which they showed after that in v.son
The two events that Of May and that of June agreed
in being directed against the National Assembly but
they differed in this, that the first emansted from the
IL.
political character whereas that Of June had its
origiu in the sittings Of the Luxembourg The clubs
the dscourses, even the proper connected with
the Luxembourg were mostly connected with the In
surrection OF June. The committee had not found
any proofs Of sums of money being generally distri-
buted for dynastic purpose. Tho events Of June
were undoubtedly connected together though not 40
intimately as might be supposed. The committee in
It's investigation had taken its starting point the
day when the Assembly met in the face of the nry
The report declared that the events must remotely be
traced back to the mistaken views Of Of the pro-
visional government with respect to the situation
OF the country [agitation certain OF their acts
OF such nature as to produce catastrophe of the
most serious character renewed agitatlonl. The
committee had found that some of the agents Of the
government had conducted themselves most mlro-
perly and, in addition writings had been distributed
and agents sen from Paris the provinces from the
clubs with money taken the secret service nds
the minister Of the interior great egitation The
report then alluded to the circulars of NJ Ledru Roll
lin and the 18th which had excited much noise,
read. From the explanations, it appeared that a
woman, known for her literary talents had sent
n'ee on one zane uay ana the minister had, almost
ny chanee chosen one lagitationl IL appeared that
the expedition to Belgium had been orga nzed by the
government and paid by its funds. Differences
arose, and this and other points between the membe
o. me provisional government had added TO the evf
oy preventing unity Of views in the Internal govern
nent Of the country. The sittngs at the Luxem-
bourg bad been most in urous and the speeches of
chief
NJ. Louis BLAsc-I demand liberty to speak. (seu.
satioD
4. M BAucnAnr went on. That gentleman wanted
should be placed That the other members refused to
accede to- and M Arago had given the clearest evil
nee OF the pretensons Of Louis Blanc The speeches
Of that latter gentleman bore the impress Of his dsp
pointment and produced the very effects on the
delegates Of the workmen, who necessarily pro-
sent a. we'll as on the workmen themselves who were
there as spectators great number of these speeches
bad never been published but the short writer
had preserved them all tn Bauchart here read some
extracts, which were Of the nhammsory chsrac-
teri These speeches were known to the working
classes consequence of their meeting IN the nation
81 workshops The bodies there increased ana became
an army Of ditanectcd men, directed by the hand Of
Nj Louis Blanc and NJ. Caussidiere
NJ CAussIEIERE-It is true. (Agitationl
NJ BAucHAnr went to sketch the state OF sooiety
In Paris whe no private work going on and when
every thing was adding to the disafection On April
81, NJ Caussidiere assembled As commissioners Of po-
lice of Paris and the neghborhood and then address,
ed them on what to be the line Of conduct which
they ought adopt to bring about the reign OF the
peop,e He in his address, declared that II the oeuu-
try pute reused to act the people Wished tnefe
were 600 organised workmen ready to force them
A nd all others (Agitstion)
n CAvsIprxsK heresstenpted to speak, but ws PEE