New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-23
THE EUROPEAN CRISIS.
s,ate of Affairs in France-The General Move
ments OF Europe.
Foreign Correspondence of The Tribune.
M.-

Foreign Correspondence OF The Tribune.
PARIS May I. ISIS
commence this letter whether ! shall hnish H.
cannot now tell Things have dangerous aspect and
1t is quite possible that the National Assembly viii be
opened with the firing Of muskets Two parties ready
for the conflict now arranged against each other
the Bourgeosie who have recovered from the surprise
and defes, Of the oath OF February wish to regain their
ancient right and privileged standing; and the People
who behold themselves sgain deceived and thrust into
the shade are in favor Of putting end the present
bastard Government and carrying the Revolution to
complete end The Elections have for the most part
terminated in reuosrade sense the socsled Mod
crate party forms in victorious majority, the great
mass Of the National Assembly Throughout all France
is heard startling cry Of indignation, Of wrath OF
deceived hostility In Rouen in Elboeuf in Nsmes, in
Nantes in Mrseiles, the populaoe as a. the
result Of the Elections known They have come to
active protestations everywhere and in the FIRST
cities poor unarmed workmen have been shot down in
the name of the Republic just they formerly in
the name OF the King.
Look Al the statement Of the 900 Representatives o.
the nation and you viii find two Catholic Bishops OF
the uramontane hue twenty or thirty Abbes and
priests from the bgoted and ianstca districts OF La
vend6e and Brittany, about hundred Of the former
Deputies OF the left dozen egitimst Dukes Counts,
Marquses and Barons twenty other agents Of the le
etimacv he long train OF the National and NJ Armand
Marrast who wish to leave everything in its former
condition with the exception OF King and who con
slider the conquest Of the Rhine districts and OF Belgium
indispensable farther handsome number OF Louis
Philippe's followers, among them many highly anwor
thy creatures of his favor, Dugab6 Mauguin and 9th
ers Then we have about one hundred sincere rcpub-
leans and finally great body OF IHdlgTeat advocates
propertyholders generals professors merchants, spec
uaiors journahs,s-people not without principle, bat
| thinking mainly Of their own interests
/ What is 10 be hoped from such Assembly Are
not they right who say that from this National Assem-
bly, not one measure for the benefit OF the millions Of
industrial laborers or the millions Of land cutvators
! is to be swated-but the contrary reaction and >
return of monarchy under the Of regency Is e
be feared The workmen have nrst Of a.! been shame
fully deceived After they had been entertained for wv
months with all kinds OF utopisn theories by Loui
Blanc in the Palace Of the Luxembourg, after they ha'
been promised an Organization Of Labor and a com
pctc representation of their interests IL the Nations
Assembly-he question Of Labor has been laid on tht
table everything suffered 10 remain formerly an'
things have been so well msneuvered that only I'VE o
SIX workmen have been elected 10 the National Assem-
bly, and these few deputies not even actual work
! men but rather literary mechanics. You can form n
aes Of the rage and bitterness Of feeling which reign
in both the hostile camps The Bourgeo.se viii iou
prir fair orse csre cGuaiHe' DE done with this rabbi
Al any price, and the aborers have sworn the downfall
ana destruction Of the Bourgeoise The latter throug
bapouets and demonstrations, have won 70 their sd
tho Military who lately returned 70 Paris they pro
woke the worknea in every possible way, and seek @
bring about conflict which shall give them and tn
National Assembly Justification for exfraordinsr
measures and for the systematic oppression Of the lowe
classes The iaborcrs melted by the organs OF thci
own party to outbreak the ono hand and admonshe
10 moderation on she other, overflow with hate on
wrath. and the slightest accident might suffice 20 Great
an explosion.
The socslled Moderate party. formed by the elianc
OF the Clergy the Lestmists the Orleanisis, and %
! Republicans Of the National, hls already made ever
eNertion during the elections in order "a overtime
Ledru Rolln Flocon Louis Blanc and Albert the ri
reseniaiives of the revolutionary party and hFous
the employment Of the arbitrary and perhdiou
means OF all kinds they have succeeded wen Tai
Lamartine, MsTrast Arsgo Carrer-Pagcs sc. each n
ceived $4,000 votes, while Ledru-Rolln, Focon Lou
Blanc, and others, were only elected by 10000 vote
But in their victorious reocings they have not COZ
sdered that these 10000 votes form compact BODY
determined republicans, while the 10000 viii sp,