The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-05-17

repeal, however, it is said TO be no less per
sonage than the Earl of Shrewsbury, who nc
doubt trembles for his estates. The State pro-
secutions against Mitchell OBrien, and Meag
her commenced on the first day of term, and
true bills have been found against them. Pub
lie excitement seems TO extend even TO private
men who have taken conspicuous part in the
4 lgreat scenes of our times.
ii The French Republic-Fdilsre Of a Com
muaist monstration.-General alarm was
, aroused at Paris on Sunday, by an attempt OF
E Government, and force il 10 replace some OF
, its members by NJ. Blanqui NJ. CADET, or 9TH
er Communist leaders. A meeting of the Com
munists was held in the Hippodrome, aud the
whole body, to the number of q 900 or 5000,
then proceeded to the Champ de Mars. where
la meeting of workmen had been convened for
the purpose of choosing supernumerary officers
OF the national guard, in the hope OF inducing
the workmen TO Join them In demonstration
against the Provisional Government. The
two bodies marched together to the Hotel de
Vile; but ii is thought that the workmen did
not intend TO aid the Communists, and were
Joined by them before they were aware of their
projects. However this may be, the greatest
alarm was excited, and the drums of the ma
tional guards beat 10 arms shortly after noon
rationale mobile, assembled, and presented so
formidable an appearance, that the Commu-
nists did not venture TO make any overt at
tempt, although they marched 10 the Hotel de
vile. The following account OF the affair is
Igiyen by the Journal DIES Debats:
"During the whole of Sunday, an extraordi-
nary sensation reigned throughout the capital.
AT noon the drums of the national guards beat
to arms, and never was the assembly of that
force so numerous or so decided. The national
guard (mobile,) with General Duvivier at
their head, were also In movement. These
different corps, which mounted to more 100,
600 men. took up positions on different points
OF the capital. A body of more than $4,000
men occupied the Place de PHotel de Vile;
and the approaches 10 it, Repeated cries we
heard through the ranks of .Vive lie garde ma
ltionale, 'Vive lie Government Provisiore,'-
"A bas Communists, Vive lie Republique.-
The cause OF this military display is as follows:
In the morning placard was posted in every
part of the metropolis, inviting an assem- blage
In the Champ de Mars, for the election O Off
GERS of the staff of the national guard, which
were to be taken from among the working clas-
ses. A great number of honest workmen re-
paired 10 the spot in the idea that they were
about TO fulfil one oftheir duties as citizens
1t soon, however, appeared that their pa
dacious and well-contrived intrigue, the OBJ
ject of which was to carry cut a projected
manifestation against the Provisional Govern
ment.
Strange reports were in circulation during
the day, as to the object of the intrigue. Ill
was by some said to be real conspiracy di-
rected against part of the Provisional Gov
drnment. M. Lamartine, NJ. Marrast, and NJ |
GARNER Pages were 10 have been removed, and |
their places filled by NJ. Blanqui and NJ. CADET |
The period of the elections was 10 have been |
postponed to the 3lst of May. The national
guard would have been dsarmed, and the ma
gistracy dismissed en- masse, and replaced All |
the officers of the army were 10 have been |
cashiere1 and replaced be elected chiefs. Such
were the alarming reports In circulation in the |
capital.
"The following is the recital of what really |
occurred: A column of from $4,000 to 10000
workmen, unarmed, presented itself at the
Place de fHotel de Vile, but they retired soon
after without making any threatening manifes- Il
tation. They withdrew before the imposing
attitude assumed by the national guard Such
has been the result of the dpy.
Ii is considered certain that the uttroupe-
ment on Sunday in the Champ de Mars was
by Louis Blanc, who is resorting to
all possible means TO extricate himself from
at the Luxembourg has thrown him. 1t was {
Gen. Changarnier that induced Lamartine to
order the rappel to be beaten on Sunday. Mel I
ther Lamartine nor Ledru Rollin believed il I
possible that such body could be convoked as
soon made Its appearsnce.
The Paris correspondent of the times describes
The occurrence as follows II
cat length, about o'clock, all settled down. b
10 ON rls far he h |
aud believe might say from the Madeleine v
% the Bastie,) was filled with national guards, 4
whose various costumes gave TO the affair a o
:ha racter of novelty and interest indescribable La
A lull of half an hour took place. The i'd
most gratifying, the most cheering, and the
most reassuring event that could have occur G.
ted, took place before the national guards ri
marched oil. The noise OF approaching drums CT
md the echo OF distant cheering was heard, and ST
'eiore the cause became arpare mt, loud, con- Il
inuous shout issued from the national guards HI
All this was occasioned by the approach of m
arge body Several thousands) of those men at al
whom ii has been the fashion here in Paris to A
augh irreverently, because of their grotosque RI
haracter. and, in many instances, the poverty b
i their wardrobe-the national guard mobiles lbl
hey advanced in the pas accelere, in treble 70
anks ofabout | deep, and marched better than &C
ny troops the line or national guards had ID
yer seen. A more resolute set of fellows has fl
ot been seen than they appeared. There were, di
erha ps-because of their sense of propriety-Ica
little grave, and carried their heads little w
tlffly, except when they relieved, by cries ofIst
Vive la garde nationalel'' the enthusiastic an
bouts OF ''Vive la garde rationale mobile!"-I tb
nth which their elder comrades received vi,
lem." co
"From that moment perfect confidence in
le maintenance oforder struck every beholder. we
Ill remained tranquil, although the crowded ext
reefs and excitement and agitation that pre- aw
liled are hardly reconcileable with such a on
lrase, until o'clock, when was made to sol