The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-05-18

THE CAUSE OF THE LATE TROUBLE IN PARIS
Some extracts, which we give below, will let the
reader into knowledge of the causes of the late
attempt by certain eversh spirits in Paris to over
turn, - as it is called, the Provisional Government.
Our first extract is from the London Times
PARIS, April IN. Blanqui presided over his
club at the Conservative, on Monday evening.
Previous to the public sitting, secret meeting was
held, at which the leaders proceeded to organize
their forces in military manner; the members to
be held ready at moments notice to take arms and
descend into the streets. Each member was in
structed to be provided with two muskets. the One
deposited at his residence the other in another part
of the city, and never to 60 abroad without having
ammunition in his pockets NJ. Blanqul addressed
the meeting in language of the most exciting ma
ture. He denounced the National Guards cow
ards, and maintained that the workmen who had
Joined their ranks on Sunday last had been de-
ceived, and that when the clubs should see ne
cessv for raising the standard the workmen would
join them, and the National Guards would not have
the courage to encounter them in the streets. He
invited the people to pay no more taxes or tolls, and
insisted that all propretors should be compelled to
abandon one years income, which was to be fixed
by themselves, for the benefit of the people.
The minimum of the wages of workmen was to
be fixed at 5 francs per day, and the rich were,
moreover to minister to the wants of the sick and
aged proletarians. In conclusion, NJ. Banqui in
Weighed against the writers of the National, whom
he called the infamous jugglers of the Republican
arstocracy, and against the moderate members OF
the Provisional Government. Other speakers fol-
lowed who professed the same subversive doctrines,
none being allowed to address the meeting on the
contrary side. Before adjourning, the meeting APP
pointed commissares to come to an understanding
with about thirty other clubs which advocate the
same principles.
A correspondent of the Liverpool Albion writes
thus of this man. Blanqu:
This Blanqui is clever man, of infamous char
acter. He at one time the chief of the Repub-
licans, and after the revolution of February, estab
lished club and came forward as a candidate for
the National Assembly. 1t was, however, dis
covered about three weeks ago, that he had, in
1885, to his own life denounced all his brother
Republicans to the Government of Louis Philippe,
and given information to their places Of meeting,
their means of action, etc. On this discovery,
Blanqui was advised by the Government to leave
the country, as otherwise it would be necessary To
proceed against him.
Gas foolish as he is violent, he refused to follow
the advice; and attempted to vindicate himself.
He has published defence, in which he asserts
that both Lamartine and Ledru Rollin have at
tempted to obtain his support and offered him.a seat
in the Government, and he mentions the editor Of
the Courier Francois as the person who went to
him to make the offer. The editor of the Courier
this day gives the lie Banqui, and there is reason
to hope that this atrocious demagogue will now
sink for ever even in the opinion OF the men who
have hitherto supported him.