New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-29
FRANCE.
Doing- of the National Assembly.


We have had the substance OF the doings in this body
up TO MAY s. inclusive On the 9th the Provisional
Government rendered an account of It's Stewardship
The fret report was read by Lamartine We copy the
version Of GahgHoni's Messenger.
Lamar,iae's ReDortof the Provisional Gorcrnmeat
NJ De Lamartnc assembled the tribune and said -
Citizens am about TO read 10 you the report Of the
Provisional Government:
Citizen Representatives, AT the moment when you
are entering on the exercise OF your sovereignty al
the moment we delivering back into your hands the
powers dgrgeHcc which the revolution had entrusted
10 us professionally you IN the nrst place an &C
count of the situation in which found ana then one
OF that in which you yourselves found the country
revolution broke February 2i Ihe people over
turned the throne and swOre on It's runs TO reign from
that time forward alone, and altogether by itseH IL
charged with the task of Professionally providing LOT
the necessities and dangers of the nterregnu when
II had TO traverse in order 10 arrive with ordei ana
without anarchy at It's unanimous and DEFINITE reign
Our first thought 20 ahridgc That lntcTrcghun ny
immediately convOking the representatives OF the IA
ton. IN whom alone exist right and strength McIe
citizens without any other call on us than tha OF pup
Die danger without any other title nut our ae'o'eu'''
almost trembling 10 accept and most anxious 10 restore
the desnies which had been cOnhdcd 20 Us, Tor me
good OF country. had only one ambition that oil
delivering speedily 10 the sovereignty oil the PEG
pie the dictatorship which we had assumed Inc throne
being overturned and the dynasty gone into exile II
not who proclaimed the rcpuhhc-lt proclaim
ed itself, by the mouth OF whole people tLoud az
plause) All did 10 write down what the cry
of tho nation called for (kenewcd Hpplausc)
The President wished to remind the Assembly that
however legitimate and justly called Tor hsht DC inc
expression OF s appreciation still document like the
present ought 20 be listened 20 IN the deepest silence
NJ de Lamartine In continuation Our nrst thought
after the proclamation OF the Republic was directed 10
the point which most important the reestaoAsnet
OF order and security in Paris In that task, which
would have been more difficult and more meritOriOus al
another time and in another country we were AIDED by
the cooperation of the great body OF the citizens ncn
selves, who while they still held with one hand the
musket with which they had Just burst like thunder
bolt on the King and his family, with the other protect
ed the life and property OF the inhabanls-preserved
from injury the public monuments. Lach clulcn a,
Paris the time the soldier OF Liberty ana
the volunteer magistrate OF Order prolonged ap-
pause)
History has unregistered the innumenbe act- OF
hcroism probity, and dsinerestcdncss, which charac
terized the first DAYS of the Republic. Heretofore
battery has been lavshed the people IN -peaNms oil
is virtues postcrity which never hatiers, w ma no
expression adequately strong 10 do justice 10 thc us
IL OF bearing OF the people OF Paris. Il was that people
who inspired with the idea OF the nrst decree de-
fncd assign signincatOn TO the Flctpry-hc
decree 10 abolish the penalty OF deaih Tor poAiicei
offences Il inspired that decree adopted IT, ana signed
il by the reclamation OF two hundred thousand voices
on the Place de lHOtel de Vile and the neigho"fns
guays Not cry of anger protested against Wial
resolved. France aud Europe compichenoeu
that tod had hl- Inspirations ma that crowd ana mat
Revolution inauguratcd hy such greatness OF sour
would bee pure an idea, magnanimous a. sentiment
holy as a virtue. Great appouse)
The Red Flag, presented Tor an instant not hs gym
Dol If menace ANA disorder but momcnary nag oi
victory was put aside by the comhatants themselves ~
order 10 place the Republic under the protection OF
that ri coored flag which had defended rs cradle, ana
carried the glory of arms over every continent
and sea After having established the authority OF the
government Paris the next step was 10 nave tr ne
public Acknowledged In the departments, IN Algeria
and in the army. Teiegraphc dispatches ana c0uIers
fh.a. mic frff he
own accord acknowledged the Republic there was no
resistance from any quarter. Our second thought NN
for ihc exterior Europe, in state OF ndecisloh
awaited the hrsi word of France. That hrst word wa
the abolition de tac0 and a OF the rcactonay trea
ties Of ISIS, liberty restored TO foreign policy
TIC declaration OF peace Tor territories OF sympathy Ioi
nations, OF justice good ih, AMI moderation Tor gov
crnmcnts. France by that manifesto dsarned her
bton bat did not dsarm her deas-sho IN fact let her
principle OF action shine forth fully, but her war went
no farther.
The special repor, Of the Minister of Foreign Affairs
will show you what this system of open diplomacy ha.
produced for France and what IL viii IN an likelihood
.til produce for her hereafter; that policy COMMANDED
the Minister OF War 10 adopt measures in harmony.
with a systcm OF armed negotiation. lie established
with energy discipline which had been shaken he call
ed hack with honor % Paris the army moment re-
moved from cur walls. when the people gwen
arms for themselves. The people thcncetorward iu-
cits soon demanded with loud cries that their
tbers in the army should be restored 70 thomnot
.,,rify bat a. an ornament % the capital The army
in Paris was no longer anything 0ut garrison oil honor
,pcd IN rovc 10 brave soldiers that me ctpia Oh
~ common country belonged 70 al her children We
-, l.; s5a;,;on IN this decreed the immediate lorna
r of council OF defence, and the instantaneous estao
ushmcnt of four armies OF Observation hAies, '"a' 0
the Aims the Rhine the North, ana tie fyienoes.
our navy confded 70 the guidance OF me saine mn
- ss y,,iaced under the command OF oineers VINO
800 hron5bt il 10 such state OF discipline as FSAn'e
lsmsnded The feet of Toucn went 10 display our
coors 70 the friends Of France on tns 'aoio' VI '"e