Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-06-01

P"pliN"" '"u|o' hcl cry NNS VI INc
pubIique Vive la Democratic ! Vive Ii
Liberte, la Egalite, la Fraternite ! and ye
everywhere, in the departments as well al
} in the city, they cry a bas communism, which
is nothing else than Republicanism and De
mocracy aud has no other principle thar
Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. They
accumulate against Us more caumny, more
outrage, more threats and perils, than We
have had to endure for the whole lhirt,
years of monarchy. They insult us every.
where, they prosecute us, they revile us
and the government does not justify or de.
fend US. 1t is national disgrace burn.
ing shame for the Republic"
Notwithstanding communism and Social.
ism have so few advocates, the fraternizinp
spirit of all classes of society is one of the
most striking features of the present revolu-
ton. Those social distinctions which are
purely artificial and arbitrary, have ceased
to exist. There is complete fusion of all
ranks and qualities, in the universal con-
seriousness of one common interest and one
common destiny The poor are no longer
arrayed in envous grudge against the rich
and the two brother giants, the great forces
that are to conquer the world, Intellectual
and Manual Labor, no longer keep aloof
from each other in cold enlargement and
sullen dstrust, as if, in the nature of things.
no sympathy, no affinity, could exist be-
tween them.
One Of the most beautiful of the thousand
beautiful tetcS of the Republic, took place
Sunday or two since-the design of which
was to mingle all who dbor, whether with
body or mind, in one fraternal concord
All the schools and colleges, from the Pol
y;echnic and Normal down to that of the
Deaf and Dumb, and the workmen of all
trades and caIlings, Joined in The manifesto
ton. A procession, of immense numbers.
was formed at the Place du Pantheon: and
beng preceded by sapper of the engineers,
the symbol of labor combined with science,
having in his left hand pupil of the Nor
nal school bearing the C0ntrat Social
crowned with immorteileS, and on his right
hand laborer carrying pickaxe wreathed
with sunnowers, marched to the Champ de
Mars. Here they all united for time in
grading the public grounds they then
shook hands, joined arm in arm indiscrim.
lnately, and surrounded the tree of liberty
singing La Marscitaise in one universal
chorus. Having concluded their festivities.
they took up a collection for the benefit of
the Republic, to which every one contribu-
ted, and again forming their ranks, marched
to the Hotel de Vile to express their united
confidence in the Provisional Government
The whole manifestation occupied eight
hours and everything passed offn the most
harmonious and delightful manner Not
the slightest collision Occurred, not an ex-
preston the least offensive or equivocal was
uttered.
Apropos Of feteS, let me say that one of
the most fayorite methods of testifyinq the
popular joy for the new state of things, has
been by, planting trees of liberty. A tall
graceful Poplar having been selected some
where IN the outskirts of the city, it is dug
up by the roots, ornamented with floral
wreaths and tri-colored rbands, and oeing
preceded by drums and a popular process
sion, is borne into the city on the shoulders
of men to the spot that is to be honored bv
ITS future occupation. This particular tree
is chosen, suppose, because it is the en-
blem Unpopular power the same word in Latin
PopufuS, differently accentuated, signifying
both people and poplar. All things being
got in readiness, deputation with music is
sent off to the Parish Church for the Priest,
whose services on the occasion are deemed
indispensable. In due time the reverend
Able appears, III full canonicals, attended
by his beadle bearing a silver crucfx. and
usually by a knot Of brother ecclesiastics,
all in band and cassock The priest is du-
y welcomed with applause he then takes
the stand, and delivers an address to the
multitude, illustrating the blessings of liber-
ty, and eXhorting them to be loyal to their
God and their country. The Amen is no
sooner uttered, than the Poplar is lifted up
to Its vertical position amid the rolling OF
drums, the rafting of musketry, and ire
mendous shouts Of Vioe la RepubHque.-
The priest then consecrates the tree by
reading from the breviary, and sprinkles il
with holy water. The earth is shoveled in
flowers in full bloom are planted around its
base; procession forms, and escorts the
clergy back to the church, and then receives
the sacerdotal benediction. The Poplar is
Tor the remainder of the day the great CEN
tire of attraction in the neighborhood and
IN the evening the square where it stands is
lighted by a bonfire and all the houses in
the vicinity are illuminated. These mani
iestations have now come to an end Their
tendency being to encourage ideness, and
by their noise and excitement to inspire the
timid with fear, the Mayor issued Pro-
clamaton, calling upon all good citizens to
dIscountenance them; and the result was
their entire suppression.
The criminal statistics of the city show a
remarkable result, which speaks volumes in
favor of infant Republcanism In the de-
partment Of the Seine, comprising Paris and
It's suburbs, the number ofcrimes and often
ces of all grades for March, 1913, was one
third less than that of those of the same
month of each of the three years previous.
The number of night robberies was two
thirds less, and that of day robberies more
than one third. Consider that this month
commenced within two days of the revou-
ton, and that it was period signalized by
great dearth of employment and by the Sc
verest pecuniary distress among all classes ;
aud the fact becomes memorable illustra-
ton of the eleyating tendencies of rational
civil liberty.
During the eight weeks that have passed
since the declaration of the Republic, but a
single instance of serious public disorder