Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1848-06-10

the republic great agitatioDo The whole
assembly rose in the midst of the loudest
acclamations Of approval.
A Member.-The heroic population of
Paris requests you, through the Comman
dant of the National Guards, to proclaim
with it the Republic in the face Of day.
The utmost enihuslasm was then evin.
ced, and the Provisional Government lead.
ing the way, the whole of the assembly pro.
ceeded outside to the steps in front of the
building opposite the Pom. de la Concorde.
All the officers ofthe National Guard, which
during the latter part Of The sitting had oc.
cupied the wide space at each side of The
catrade, as far as the corners of the tribune.
took up their stations close TO them. An
immense number of National Guards were
admitted inside the railing, below the steps,
whilst the colors Of the d,fferen, legons
were conducted up with great ceremony
to the wide space between the pillars, and
then disposed at equal distances on each
side of the Provisional Government. The
whole Of the open area between the cham
Der and the bridge, and far down along the
quays, on each side. was densely covered
with closely packed crowds of people. in.
terspersed with large bodies of the Garde
Mobile, and other National Guards. Cries
Of "Vive la Republque!" arose both from
the crowd and the troops standing on the
steps; OTTER cries of ave want the troops
of The linew ave want The colors of the
lne!" burs, from various parts the crowd.
This cry was at last repeated so persever-
ingly that General Cour,ains was obliged
to descend the steps and 60 outside the rail.
ing 10 bring in several colors Of the line.
each under numerous escort. The scene
then became of most enthusiastic charac.
ter. Swords were waved on high, militia
ry caps were dplayed on the points Of bay.
one,s; The bands played national airs; the
cannon Numbered from the Invalides; and
the air was rent with cries OF" Vive Ia Re.
publique!" In fact. the Republic was thus
publicly proclaimed.
NJ Cremieux, member Of the Provisional
Government. after calling for silence, read,
in the name Of the whole assembly. the adj
dress which had just been made by M. Ber-
ger.
This address was followed by fresh excla.
nations and salvos of artillery. The Ma.
tional Guard presented arms during the
cerem"ny; the drums beat and the trumpets
sounded, while the members of the govern.
ment and the deputies returned into the
chamber.
After few further returns were made
by the hureaux, the sitting was adjourned,
it being 7 O'Clock.
It is supposed tina. no. less than 100000
persons were present on the occasion, both
close to the chamber, on the bridge, and on
the Place de a'Revoluton.
The Journal DIES DebatS thus gives its i'm.
pressions of the opening and closing scenes,
which it must have felt too deeply not to
well describe.
AT half past three O'Clock, the sitting
was resumed. the reporters succeeded each
other al the tribune, and reported about 600
elections that had been validated. The cleo.
ton of Nj. Scbmitt, the deputy for Paris,
has been adjourned; but it was not there
that lay the interest of the scene. 1t was
on the concentrated agitation that by inter.
walls. expressed itself in the perpetual cry
of 'Vive la Republique! From time to time
some one would rise suddenly-some one
new and unknown-who demanded the
proclamation of the Republic; and as soon
overwhelmed by mass Of acclsma,ions.-
One Of the representatives of Paris, read
from the tribune project of Proclama-
nation, and all the representatives, Of the
provinces rose to put in their claims to share
the act. In fine, there passed in this as
semby a sort of triUatt denfanfement-
there was great clamnr, which seemed to
swell It's breast and to demand an issuue.-
II was series Of explosions which sought
their electric current. Ii was then that the
Assembly went forth to proclaim the Re-
public upon the steps of the Palais, facing
the bridge that leads TO the Place de la Con.
corde. The Representatives ofFrance stood
there. and beneath them the battalions of
The National Guard and of the army press.
ing around their drapeaur. The drums
beat, the national by INNS were taken up by
the people; aud it was in the midst of this
unheard and indescribabl scene that France
declared the Republic. 1t was without
Order il was without rule. it was revolu,
ton once more; il was like vision passing
before our eyes. COMPOUNDED, blinded by The
setting sun. by the drapeaur, by the reflec-
ton Of arms. But we do not live in the
midst of dreams, or rather in the midst OF
realities that 60 beyond the hardes, essays
Of the inauguration.
The Steele has The following:
| In proclaiming the Republic, does the
Assembly give its full adhesion to all the
acts Of the Provisional Government? This
question, which every one asks himself TO.
day, appears TO us to be settled for the pres
ent. Three times at the commencement OF
!. LIZ -, sho 80 Haiti i'm