The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-08-01
The Foreign N ews.


The news received by the Hibernia, represents
in the words of the European Times-that g the
revolution in France had assumed a more promising
character = which means that in appearance at
least the rights of property are preserved 10 The
privileged classes, by the victory they have gained
over the laborers. Paris is quiet, and the Assem-
bly, made bold by fancied security, is engaged in
wreakng its vengeance upon the unfortunate cap
lives, who, had they been victorious, would have
been borne in triumph through the streets Of Paris,
as the heroes of Just and successful revolution.
But they are defeated and instead of being crown
ed as heroes they are branded as thieves convicts,
and murdererS, fighting for plumber or for pay,
YET ii all the yiruous indignation expended upon
the reported cruelues of the insurgents be real why
is it that we hear no voice raised in behalf of the
GOO untortuna,es, who, unarmed and deienceless,
Were numbered upon the Champs de Mars-why is
il that when 7oO more are about TO meet the same
fate no one interpoes in the name Of mercy 10 save
theml Is il because cruelty iustiable 10 support
privilege but inexeusahle in the defence Of right
But when right has triumphed over privileges
in the end it muSt-hisIory viii tell different story
from that palmed of upon too credul0uS world by
the hireling supporters OF aristocracy. The truth
will then be known and justice done to those who
had banners in their ranks bearing the worIs e pill
lass ag5 ruus," and, UtrtorS, ~ ,riN g(anisr,
coagusrorS. ,gs triu b.r7" This Is enc side Of the
story. and may possi5lg be true; but an impartial
observer has stated that the words inscribed upon
the flags Of the Insurgents we've DEATH TO
rutgvES'' ,n3o-. Gur rolenrS,1 A letter from the
same person, published in our paper Of yesterday,
says;
= haze spent Sous ueln ys,Ilag the Pantheon, Rue
-, Jacques Rae s Is Hare, Place i Nehssl, Ne ie
yho had bssa AZ an hs tights With pe2s Sho had viewed
ts leaoAI rom tosE Ml@deH ana e@ad ny, nn1 siase
been psEpSySteG they all IheT had n0s hsF o. tAs o.
S ,gs I IN IS ,rsyss snsSI insar ~, ant sS
po gse lay the tesose seventy OF tire fssazss o.
r6s AaSaes0E s., ea'shoqusyg the Refsp Of Teroos,
toS < gsSss an f6 thSa he sss state Gy Pans Ue<s. Tx
sSsaEs q Re selfish 194rzgysts ans ne savage sN
Of ths nsa as$,y dead Of ths'l woess %e4 AZ wecy w
wOaa have bsa CARED "a ttaUiga 3 me hstoes az S5saE
criminal but t6e,S s;s esbes pea6stss h&e tbess q
sS<as' 80, ~ Ssss Ss5 S Ssis t ssSs
assoa "a SlsSjsy ess6s sSs5 tSsss esJ
~ Ghat the 03les B&stos the rhersshe Slaves ard
,s ,.ss 4 s2as's 'ass 70 gus themselves u =
No TACT Is more apparent Than shat the asgetten.
en- Of tle Assembly has teen secured by bloodand
sustained by terror. One Gifts o-gans-tha Steele,
edited By NJ Rarsos-tseiares thai tie decree OF she
Provisional Government, abolsbi0g the punishment
of }sagh f5s political oftsaees, Is sx0Des, and De,
raaals death for all the insurgents Aboas 10000 Of
these are now in the hands og the Assembly coo
have been shot, and 700 more are soon to be dis
p9ssG Of In the same manner, Thgss 1900 Iaen in
FEW weeks, Will have been sacrificed On The altar
OF conservatism, DO The recerds Of the Re}gn of
Terror shaw anything eaozs horrible sban AEsl Were
the atrocities Of che laeohps eqeal 20 those Of our
ruodern ArtssoeratsE The qusssioa IS answered
when we cali to lalas thai the records Of ths psign
Of terror show that 5aEtng It's e2sssace, the gto-
tine claimed between 5000 and 900 vesiraS, while
the death Of aear}y half that number in an leoIa,
parab1y Shorter tae astsssS she Superior ssoety cf
the goyegomeat q The Boargeelsie
lts a eacieCs act that those who haze been al
ready executed, sfbared on se very same seot feoa
Which Iafayests and the National Gaara dispersed
the people ia 1880, But thaagb deGeatsd ON she
C1anaas 3s Atrs there mas SCH ln reserve for tAsa
iQtA q August to witness tho 9yeztarow os The
saoaasehv. Tbs sanas place has In 1913 been wa
I tered by the Blood Of men fgbaag IN the same
I cause PARIS Is ealaa bas ls s gae ssiilaess
which pseeedes SseEEa, Dom abeaa 30 baEst arth
with redoaAlsa violence srona haNiag been SO long
smAdaa6 Bsneash The BRrefsisd ssr8aes eG soeietyf
there are constantly at work tie s4eueas Of Dis
cord eoaesnsion and oleodshse, ssaisa tast lgeyl
ably rssRls Grom rae Xey aaaale q saings, as al
Prsseas eonstsrssd The Storm nsssS eoras ig ii BE-
seE aVertsd b fnasly eoneesseEs, ard ena act Of Res
tee weald BE- naere eliaeslal % ssiag he tron6lsd
waters, than sheusaae such aask and asoosly dra,
mas ~ have besR kts1Y enacted il he streets 81
Paris. Les sss Tura ever b bore in mipd !
privileges Ray b exsFthroSn, crowns aud threAss
nav eEtE3s nasadzss, bat he PEOPLE Is ErERNAl.