The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1848-04-01
Incidents of the Revolution in
France.

On Tuesday morning the people were w,
lected in dense mass III front OF Iu'Zo's
hotel in good humor, joking with the soldlers
who kept them under control. But on ues-
day afternoon the revolution began: barrlca-
DIES were formed, and several conflicts LOOK
place between the people aud the soldleery,
Of whom there were hundred thousand IN
! the Civ but il il not clear whether any, or
how many, lives were lost. In the Deputies
the impeachnent of the Ministers was sub
mitted by Barrot, but was not acted upon,
being made the order ofthe day for Thurs
day. and as usual tho Chamber rose in great
agitation. AT night the city was buried IN
utter darkness, the lamps having all been
torn down or eXtinguished; the National
Guards patrolled in the heavy gloom, and the
people sang The MarselIaise. ear .i a.i. q
Meanwhile at the Place duJ Carroused,
where the troops are quarlered in large NUM-
hers. the King with his sons, Nenours and
Montpenser, holds alast review, aud as the
ba,talions march past by the light Of the
blazing watch fires, they shout ptye lie ItoI
the last time that those aged ears shall catch
the sound. Poor old king loartless, sell
fish, 10 doubt thou art, but there is some
thing in these loyal cheers in the midst of that
revolted capital, from which thou art SO soon
to depart, that might touch even the most in
dignant of thy foes! .u. ll . f &.
at o'clock. The Ministers were present,
Guizot having been received with groans
as he passed through the body Of National
Guards which protected the Chamber
When called on TO explain the state ofthe city
lie replied that the King had sent for Count
Mole 10 form Il new Ministry; and no reply
could have been received so gladly. The
house applauded, and at once the news went
over Paris on the magnetic telegraph ofeXci-
ted feeling. sas..i. ."+
In the streets the tunult continued through
the dny, and was not at all diminished 10y the
dismissal of the Ministry. On the evening
of this day took place one of those dramatic
scenes in which Frenchmen excel, and of
which French History is comprised. A large
body of young workmen moving past the no.
tel Of Guizot were fired upon by the troops
there stationed. AS to the provocation the
accounts vary. Some say that young maj,
walked up within few feet of the Colonel
and blew out his brains with n pistol; others
that gun, accidentally fired wounded the
| leg ofthe Coonefs horse, and that supposlng
an attack was intended, the troops discharged
their pieces upon the mass. Some also say
that fifty were killed by the fire, while others
| speak Of six or seven. But whatever be the
truth, it is certain that the dead bodies were
gathered into carts, and that with torches the
multitude carried them aWay-a terrible tu-
neral procession What Il scene! Paris
there, all in dire uproar, with her streets for
tiiied and watch-f fires cleaning fronrtbe pub
lie pieces, and that stern dark mass lighted by
Pickering torches, conducting those bloody
corpses, and singing 't.NHriH ."t
Mourn pour la patrie, u.l ~
C'est lie plus beau sort lie plus dlgne denvie.
To such music they move along the Boule-
wards; they reach the office ofthe yNdtionaS
newspaper, the leading Republican journal.
There they halt, and as one man cry for VEN
geance OH the assassns. Tears even are not
wanting ms they behold their slaughtered
brothers and call for arms to take redress.
! GARNER Pages comes out and addresses them.
promising satisfaction for the msdeeds Of the
Ministry, and then the train passes on, light
ed as before, singing the same stern song.
| But the most dramatic scene of all was on
Thursday. The night before, Mole, declin-
ing to form Ministry, the King sent for
Theirs, hoping to appease the storm by put
ting the power in the hands ofthe Liberals.
The people hear OF this in tile morning, aud
some of them are content Lnmorlciere is
sues proclamation as Commandant of the
National Guards, having been appointed to
that office by the new Cabinet. At2 O'Clock
n placard appears OH the walls, signed by O.
dillon Barrot, stating that the king has abdi-
Gated, and that the crown rests on the head
of a child protected by his mother. Louis
Philippe is King no longer. Trusting to the
popularity of the Duchess of Orleans, lie
hopes that she may stay the tempest which
he can no longer govern, and thus preserve
the throne for his family. HE leaves Paris
for NeuiIly with his household, escorted by
a troop ofcuirassiers. No sooner ishe gone
Than the mob break into the Tuleries, de-
stroy the furniture, and, Selling the sacred
symbol of royalty, the throne, parade it
through the streets and then burn lit. So
ends the reige ofthe Citizen King! Himself
q fugitive from his Capital, his palace plum
dered and his throne burned up in the pub
lie streets! What is royalty worth after that?
But in the Chambers the dramatic scene
we spoke of its being enacted, the very catas-
trophe ofall. The House is called to such
order as is possible, about three fourtbs Gifts
| meubers being present, and National Guards
and people crowting the apartment,S- a lady
| appears, leading child. 1t is the Duchess Of
Orleans,th widow of the oldest son of Louis
Philippe, the lamented Duke of Orleans-4a
man in whom the world met loss which
cannot be estimated for he was man of
large mind and noble heart, who understood
the epoch and loved the people; and had he
lived, such q scene would hardly have been.
4 The child whom the lady leads is her son:
this morning he was the Count ofParis=--now
he claims to be the King of France. Size
makes her way with difficulty through the
crowd and reaches seat. The presence of
the child impresses the assembly but does
not put an end to the uproar. 'it1 gu
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