The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-08
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.
M. DE LAMARTINE's MANIFESTO.


We have sdyerted to the contents Of the pamphlet
publh he'd by M. de Lsmartine. We lay before
our readers an anslys Of the whole publication
m. LAmARrIsE Gays 80 Citizens The popularity
with which was surrounded for three months without
cause has been withdrawn from without motive
At sign from the National Assembly retired from
affairs satisfied In my conscience that had rendered
come services to my country Of the great crises
Of her history Without regretting the loss Of the
porsry rank from which | have desce nded-without
bitterness against the caiumpiou revngs which
the ordinary reward Of revoutons-witbort in any
manner counting public favor in any cspdidateship,
have long kept silt and would still preserve IL
slone were in question. But you adopted under
circumstances Of the greatest gravity in token Of the
uniformity Of our opinions and therefore belong to
you On this ground am bound to give you y 40
count OF myself You must not have to blush when
sm spoken of before you You must be able to say
with truth to those who may reprosch you viii having
displayed my name to two millions of Voices II this
flag which We had chosen is lowered, II never be
ger hut 1t hss not Inundated IL is said that there
Is spread abroad that there il being printed for
answered II Is sad then, that have been ardent in
an bition; but weak in the rcse Of power during
the three months If taking share In the dictator
ship OF the Provisional Government-that have
tuckled with ttrrorsm-that have dealt with CON-
munism and intoxicated the people by consentipg to
and promising them the rgansation of labor that
have ploted with the who wished to
denaturs'ize and diaboDor the Republic that have
coppired with the prisoners at an supped
Sobrier with arms with perverse intention-that
have mixtd myself up with attempts armed prop
agandism on the frontiers Of governments to which
missed the safety Of the Republic by not at throw
ing our forces the Rhine and the Aps-that re.
tsrded the electio order to
of the government of which formed part that was
accomplish in the manifestation of the 900 men
on March l7.thst ] was hestating and taking no
meas ures en- April 16that after the meeting of the
National Assembly refused through puslla aimity,
the unitary power which the National Assembly, as it
10 said, was disposed to offer and for which two
millions Of sufrages designed me-that by this refusal
Induced the National Assembly to form q mittee
tho If fha mt
That made an alliance in this committee with men
whose opinions we're at variance with my n. and
averse to the moderate Repubic-that the notice Of
my uncomfortable alliance with these political adverse.
ries to be found in the absurd and disgracefu re-
ports of interested relations between them in
our common depredatioDs upon the public treasury
or in an infamous venaty under the last government
that these pretended adversaries had in their hands
the proofs OF this venality, and that obliged to
purchase their silence by conceding to their opinions
that have paid my debts with the money of the
Republc-that have RENTED to England the fruits
OF my malversation-that | maintained the Ateliers
Natiopaux to overawe the National Assembly and
May the 18th, wilfuly left the Assembly uupro-
tected, and with secret Joy the invasion BY sedi-
ton Of the National Representation followed with i'm
puhlty-that did not know, would not provide
against the events of June 23-that neither nor my
colleagues bad prepared the military forces necessary
the moment Of the dissolution Of the Ateiers Nation
aux-that the want of troops from our fault
forethought the blood Of this civil war rests
upon our hands These are the inc lpatens. shall
notice them one by one. Instead Of refutng them,
snail only state facts There not Of the circum
stances Of this recital that has its attesaon
either numerous Witnesses r: efrsgab documents
or the testimony of whole nation. ask not faith
confidence in my own assertons- undertake to prove
everything by evidence ,,
M de Lamartine then proceeds to answer in detail
the various accusations against him. With respect
to the first, he says -
The first accusation is, that have been ardent
In ambition weak in the exercise Of power during the
interregnum and Dictatorship answer: The
luton Of February took by surprise as it did eve
70 Tha .
pure reason was to me the ideal less distant,
of the right, the sovereignty of the people 1t never
tutional Monarchy, personal snmosities against
ths kept myself apart from its favors, and
principles that Of for instance had not either
contracted or corrupted liberty, should not have
hesitated to serve it. The monarchy and the dynasty
being abandoned by the people, the National Guard,
the Chamber, and the army fell from their own fault
in one half sitting All at emil with royalty,
and nothing remained but to pity it, and supply its
place The people set the example Of this honora
BILE pity. They fought they let royalty fly they did
not nit it remained isolated silent and pensiye
on my beach contemplating thisaeatastrophe, which
was so sudden to leave time for measuring its
| immense depth Moved with commiseration for the
mi sfortune Of sge and youth and ancy driven by
revolution to fly from throne, my heart and my rea-
son were in conflict with each other The people and
some OF my colleagues who perhaps may have
gotten 1t, came, and taking me by the to rouse
me, theoretically urged me to stand forth between
pushed me to the tribune NJ Barrot descended from
the tribune, overcome by his efforts to the mo-
unknown hand threw up the muzzle, declared myself
In few words in favor of q provisional government
which should seize the crisis at the moment, in
order TO control 1t. This gave promise
the Republic; but 1t reserved to the National
Assembly that which indicated BY my very first word
that which no faction, seduction, reclamation
could deprive it of-the full and sovereign sanctou of
the dehnitive form Of government suitable for the
acceptance of the nation The voice of the multitude
and Of the deputies who remained in the Chamber
called upon to the members of the provisional
government. refused NJ Dupont (de rEure) the
este wae in anita ~
his modesty placed in the Presidents chair He read
the names pointed out by umultuous acclamations
form the government We, At that time, attributed
this nomination other authority than the authority
Of danger and devotedness to the country This
They forbade our uderng the power it gave us
irregular as 1t was, into the hands Of anarchy i
accept 1t by right Of the blood which is flowing and
which must De stauncbed at any price, These
my words for find them recorded in the Mon,teur
We marched to the Hotel de Vile, at the head of a
column OF the people We were borne along under
canopy Of ssbres pixies and bayonets into the halls
stained With blood and encountered with the dead and
wounded to a small table at which tn nmeut
was nized. At this very hour outside
the conflict between the two republics-the one
violent, sweeping, dictatoral, and terrorist in Ian.
guage, in gesture, md IN color the other moderate
pacnc, legal, unanimous, and between
the republic Of your wishes and that you would not
have. The rst act Of this terrorist republic was to
bang out its banner whose color is the color of blood
during two days and two nights armed repeatedly
inundated the square the courts, the halls Of the
hotel de Nine. They insisted upon our instantly
giving to the republic the character the the
embems Of the first revolution My colleagues and
myself resisted at the peril of our lives Twenty
times, during these seventy two hours, ! was
taken up, dragged, carried to the doors and
windows, On to the head of the staircase into
the courts and the square to address of another
epoch VINO 80 falaciously interpreted the will of the
people and to hur down those embems Of terrorism
with which 1t was attempted to dishonor the republic
on must remember the last words which decided the
victory in favor of the ri-colored flag they were on
the lips OF my colleagues; only called upon TO
pronounce them The red flag, citizens which you
present TO us has never been anywhere except round
the Champ de- Mars traed in the blood of the people
the flag which wish TO preserve the republic has
made the tour OF the world with bravery glory
aud our liberties y Was this the premedt ated amb
ton of post into which chance had thrown us on
the breach made in society Was this weakness Was
this compromise with terrorism q? Decide ~
In answer to the charge Of having entered into a
compact with Communism, and intoxicated the people