Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-04-20
From the Boston Courier.
OVERTHROW Or THE FRENCH MON

ARCHY.
We this day present 10 our readers full and
connected narrative IF the recent events in
F. ance, by av'ry able and intelligent eye-wit.
Mss 1t forms the suhs,a &c of letter from
our ,ownsman, s. G Goodrich Esq. to friend
in Boston. Asa history of this great rev.
olulion, I, ON an impar ial observer, it possess
ses the highest permanent interest. and we
have no doubt it will be duly appreciated by
che public:
Paris, March 4th. 1913,
Dear Sir,-Asi il has been my fortune 10 be
in Paris. and witness to many Of the most
stirring and striking occurrences during the
late revolution. propose to give you . brief
consecutive narrative Of what saw and heard
embracing sketch Of other leading events
Ny purpose will be TO take you with me, and
make you partcipaior. as far as possible. in
The scenes and emotions experienced by one
who was on the spot.
90 Ey law Of some yaars standing. the peo-
pie were prohibited from holding stated meet
iAgs Of more than twenty persons and reform
banQmefs, Of which about seventy had been
held, in different p,rts Of the kingdom, within
the last year, wer: now pronosnced illegal by
the ministry, and determination to suppress
one about to be held in the twelfth arrondisse.
ment II Paris was solemnly announced by
them in the Chamber Of Deputies.
ind hat are
ALWAYS in this metropolis at least 100000
workmen, who live from day to day upon their
labor, and who. upon the slightest check 10
trade, are plunged into poverty. if not starva-
ton. AZ the moment Of which we are speak
ing, this immense body Of men, with their fan>
lilies, were suffering sorely from the s'agnati"n
Of busine % in the capital. There were NO, less
than 200. 900 persons. who. for the space 81
three months. had no. been able to obtain suf-
6cient food 10 sppease the cravings Of Hunger
How easy to stir mp these people to rebellion
against the King and his government! The
opposition members seized the occasion now
| afforded them. to excite theae discontinued
mass against the ministry and il may be
added that the latter did more than their enc
mies to prepare the mine. and set The match to
the train.
The crisis was now at hand. The oppo-
sition deputies declared their intention to at
tend the prop" ,ed ceiebIstion. AMI in spite "i
the ministry, the preparations FIR the banquet
went vigorously on. A place was selected IN
the hsmps Elysses, and a building was j"
progress Of erection tor the feast. The pro-
gramme Of the same was announced the toast fo'
The occasion was pobli.hed-ihe oraios ~
Barrot)- selected. The day was 6xed-a" ON
inous day for tyranny, an suspicious one for lib
rr.y. II was the Cad Of February. the birth
day Of Washington! Whether il has received
new title TO its place in the calendar Of lib
| .r,v, mus, be left f1 the decision Of time.
The evening ot:he 2isr came. and the Pro-
elama,iono we're iAsned BY the joint action Of
| the ministry and the police. prohibiting The
banquet This act. though IL had been threat
enpd, still fell like ihandes bolt npon the pro-
| DIE, II wss known that an immense miliisr!
free had been quietly assembled in Paris and
the vicinity. $50 900 troops. with artillery and
ample muniiiOSs) asd that the ga:riSOns sE0oad