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


mssls,s he said chemical matches would de Ito set
Ere 30 the city,
by NJ Gran dmesmil TO a friend at Anglers, which had
Sss n seised aud which recommended on the part OF
Marc Caussid.re, quantity OF bombs to be iaerestea
10 be directly to Paris. The report then speass
Of the events Of April 10, and gave the evidence
high dictionary OF the police, which deelareu "nAe
steps had been taken by the ha tbsr lepSsrs
to arrive at power. He showed thst IL haa oeeh ar
ranged to change the government. haspa'l, n.aneu
somm;ttes NJ public safety. This list could not be
srreed to- as Raspal refused to act with Ledru Roln
Ana edru Roln refused TO act with Blanqui. whom
n. a,a NOT consider honest man. (Laughter) IL
vas Afterwards decided that the parties should be
parbes Blanqui and Ledru Roin-the last TO be die
tator Nothing raid of the result Of these nego-
tations The report then gave the evidence OF NJ de
Lamsrtne who stated that he had been reused up on
the morning Of that day by fiiend, who iniormeu
him that the clubs had been in permanence al tne
night and that regular plot had been formed 70 over
throw the government He was on the point OF soihg
cut when Ledru Roln arrived, and confirmed the
statement, informing him at the same time OF PROPOSE
tiops which had been made to him by the clubs, and
which be had refused to accept NJ de Lamartne said to
him that he Minister ofthe Interior ne
prepare for the peril and that what was ne. 70 be zone
beat the rappi call out the Nationa Guard
This M. Ledru Rollin promised to do forthwith; but
N. de Lamartine feeling uneasy went out, and pro;
ceedsd to the Hotel de Vile, where he met General
Chapgarnie, who informed him that, finding nothing
had been done to wardof the peril, he had dictated
the order to beat the rappei to Nj Marrast who had
behaved admirably throughout, aud it was in
quence Of that act and not from any proceeding on
the part of NJ Ledia Rollin, that the National Guard
are in the streets and saved the and
the country The report then proceeded to speak OF
the clubs The Club des Clubs, founded by Sobrier,
and the Club des Drots de Homme, stood in the first
rank and were in constant commu ncation with the
me beers Of the Government The Club des Clubs had
It's seat at 10 Rue Rivol, and a veritable for
trefs. Two muskets and so 600 cartridges sent
there by NJ. Caussidiere. The men were allowed 1of
day, paid from the funds of the state The papers
found in that building proved that their intentions
wards the members Of the Assembly of the most
destructive description. Agents were sent from that
and other clubs into the provinces at the cost OF the
members Of the government to work mems minds;
and particularly to the garrisons, to turn the
Sshsr ones The Club Ses prpits de- rHomm ne
was just as dangerous, and was, in particular,
remarkable for the manufacture of arms and
ammunition. Factories Of arms were at work in "a
rous parts Of the capital all Of which known TO
Caussidiere and the government. Meanwhile, the
tional work shops were increasing in numbers,
gradually becoming better organized and all the orders
from the clubs Several papers are given in the
adopted in the National Guards presumed to act
against the people, and above all to fire; these
sures were to be of exceeding cruelty. The report
then gives the testimony Of one Of Sobriers hold
named Longepied, showing that the convention be-
certain members of the and Sobrers
club ceased to the last moment when the house
in the Rue de Rvoli was forced. The report then
ferred to the attack of the Assembly May 10. 1t
showed that on the day before, Caussidiere though
Of what about to take place, had not done
anything to prevent it. No communication whatever
had been made by him to the government, from the
government to him, on that day, though part of the
government were aware Of what in contemplation.
This appeared from Caussdere's admission, when
interroeated it appeared that he was playing fast
given at considerable length and in it, he appears
have endeavored to impart the impression to the
Assembly This however, was contrsdicted by other
Witnesses who deposed that Caussdiere had declared
70 them that he was quite ready and anxious to
throw the Assembly out of the window. Ano-
ther declared that Caussidiere and Louis Blanc
were constantly in council together, and that the
former had used most violent language. The same
witness added, that he understood it to be decided
that, if the attempt of May Is had succeeded, the
capital On the day of the attack ITSELF Caussidiere
remained at the Prefecture of Police where he had
got all the grenades to be brought from Vincennes
(Agitation) He refused to admit any one but at
the end sfthe day, after having consented to admit
three persons belonging to of the members of the
government he seemed to turn to the side of order
The report gives characteristic saying of General
Curtais on that day on the authority of represen-
tatiye
A VoIcr-Name the denuncator (Agtation)
NJ. BAucHARr went on--The General said, We
not very Of Caussidere but he has consent
ed to do thisto give US hours notice be-
fore he turns The report then goes to say that
the committee die not think it its duty to tc
the representatives of the people engaged in the affair
it refer others who had been already spoken of be
fore the Assembly. But there was one whose conduc
could not be passed over without serious notice as !
affair of May Is. lSensation) In addition to hi
frequent meetings with Caussidiere, large meeting
many of these had been proved to have taken &C
tive part the day after, in the attack the Assem-
bly, The morning of the day itself not less than &c
persons assembled at his house, and held council to-
gesher under his presidentshp and after their depar
ture he wentiout directing his steps towards the
Bastie.
NJ. LOUIS BLASc-It is not true. (Agitation)
BAucHART went on-Louis Blanc never was able
TO account satisfactorily for the employment of his
time at that period of the day and his assertion that
he went out TO breakfast with Barbes and Albert
proved. however that one body OF the men who at
tackled the Assembly had gone by his lodging at
part ., .ne rs naa s e
tions of great number Of witnesses as to his con-
duct during the time that the Assembly was in pos
session Of The mob They give very different YER
sion of his demeanor and conduct from that already
made known. when the application to arrest him had
been brought before the Assembly They represent
him as encours ging with his voice and gesture, the
proceedings, particularly when not at the hall Of
meeting They brought forward number Of phrases
to show that he in favor of the attack they de-
sebed his conduct after the attack and several wit
nesees Of responsibility and amongst the rest, Lieu
tenant olopel of the National Assembly. proved
clearly that Louis Blanc had been at the Hotel de
Vile with Barbes and the rest
NJ Lou,s RlASc-It Is an infamous falsehood great
uproarl.
NJ BAucnARr went on-A letter in the hands
Of the committee, written by person who had been
bly, was overtbrown; that he with Louis Blanc
and Barbes that they to hold sitting that night
at the Luxembourg lie wrote that note to prevent
his friend Ito the letter addressed), from be-
ing uneasy The report quoted several other testi-
monies OF similar character AMIDST the constant
terruption of NJ Louis Blanc. The report came
to the conclusion, from all the information il
had received, that Nj. Louis Blanc deci
dedly implicated, in person, in the affair @
May Is. The report then proceeded to speal
of the nsurrection Of june and the which haC
in particular contributed to its coming to head.
These were principally the same as those which hat
brought about the attack of May 15-with the add
tional stimuli of improved ganizaton Of the
tionsl workshops. The principal clubs. though dis
solved, still worked secretly through nts, particu
lsrly amongst the working classes Every maj having
been armed by the provisional government there was
but little difficulty in procuring the means Of combat
The report aludes to the ipamEatory ps cards which
posted up previously to the ontbreak-one in par
tcular, recommending Marc Caussidiere as the only
able to the country The report traced the
manner in which the national workshops organ
lied and declared that the brigaaiers who paid the
men the principal instgators 1t showed that
the had been prepared long before n broke