Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1848-07-28
THE EVENTS IN PARIS.

A frequent return TO the consideration of this
snbiect-especially with the idea of attempting
to ascertain the causes, and thence, by natural
induction, the probable Consequences forced
upon us, not only by the immense masses of in
formation, speculation and reasoning with which
the public journals are full charged. but also hv
the Jealous and persevering attemps that are
made. in certain quarters, to palate, if not to
Justify, the conduct of those who began the
strife, and who. therefore, are at least prima
facie responsible for its occurrence. In conse-
quence of these attempts it becomes in some
sort duty Of the press to collate information
from various sources, and by careful inquiry
and comparison endeavor to bring ont the whole
truth. When society is so frghttully dsorgan-
lied it will no, do to let tie impression 90 abroad
unchecked, that all the blame belongs to those
who have succeeded at tremendous cost and
sacrifice, in REFRESHING the disorder.
We give upa large space in our columns to
portions Of evidence from three different sources
two presumably American and one French.
! The facts alleged are significant, but we do not
undertake to decide between them when they
are discrepant.
After an Introduction, the purpose of which
is to bring out in strong relief the "injustice"
practced, by law, BY social arrangements and
/ by Government, on the lower classes Of the
French population--as for instance thus -
Mr.. Wikoil' proceeds as follows:
/ The abrupt success OF the Revolution of Feb
ruary flung Lamartine, Arago, Louis Blanc,
| CremieuX, into the arena of action where they
found themselves confronting haf-famished
and outraged people. They had no plan, no
system. no conviction. d "iideied aud pei
picked, they were governed by the instinct of
the moment, and they mpored the people to be
patient, confident and peaceful. So often de-
ccived they hesitated, bnt the eloquence of La
MARITIME triumphed. Now as true men, and wise
men, what was their manifest duty To reform
or retire. They did neither. Lamartine is a
poet Arago an astronomer; Louis Blanc a
/. tAcorst; and in this emergency they all fell
under the control OF subtle and practised pol
'ician, Armand Marra-'. | happened once tC
, ask him il lie was entirely prepared for the
crisis should it come suddenly"
have not yet forgotten his boastful look
, more expressive than words, when he replied il
the affirmative. lie has proved it, and his pur
pose showed i,selfat once ID termned TO max,
no fundamental change, TO sweep away no cry
ing abuse, TO put down no crushing monopoly
hot even, 10 alter the forms of administration
\ he struggled to keep up in fact the Bourbon
: system Of tyranny, three times ovcr'hroWn: bu
r he rechrslened it The Republic and threw
4 in the jesuitca words of liberty, equality AN
n fraternity" His plan of action was ingenious
o admirable. lie quieted the people, til he ra
ready far item, he employed the eloquence G
!. Lamarline. lie caught Louis Blanc in In
q me.hes of his own theories, by forcing him !,
n carry them ont in the "nalional workshops
# Just punishment for such quackcry. ladr
;. Ron was the only man really in earnest. an
. against his necessarily dictatorisl attempts t
i. ropub.icsrse France, Armand Marrast raised
storm of clamor in the monarchictl press, an
urged poor Lamarline to restrain him. Had b
stopped here this would have been bad enough
10 bat with the aulacity of prctcntcd republican
r he plunged into excuses in legislation tina
Louis Philippe would have slIrunk from.
Need allude among others to his measur
e. of converting all the banks of France into on
u vast fiscal machine, the handle Of which was i
&c the hands Of the government Napoleon, who's
d, organization of France was nnavoidably mlitar
N never venturcd ON piece Il Capitalization li'
this. Bat the great difficulty Of Marrast WI
I'd money, and To obtain it at all hazards he prop
n sed that infamous act OF spolla'Ion of selling q
Of the railroads, and a1propratng 10 the state tn
n vast amount If private property, returning f
he compensation the deprecated scrip o! 'reasur
nd almost bankrupt. Marrast is no communi,
he but here is an atrocty that communism with q
,e, It's impostures would scruple awhile before a
of plying -
I'm This was the state Of things when the n
in tional Assembly met. A word or two of tn
or body. An astounding fact which must ha
a electrified NJ. Guizot and his besotted masit
he was revealed in its election. The Onty ett
ed Of universal suffrage in France was the retu
err Of an aristocra'ic chambers Property maintain
'rd its influence, but how was it employed?
stead of setting to work to repair the iollies a
deceits of the Provisional Government, the A
he semb'y began by adopting them all. They pr
;Ot sued the game Marrast had planned, and
lin cause of reform, the cause of the people, "
an. again betrayed, To begule their dupes til
n, commanded those mammoth exhibitions of to
ali foolery called "Fees of the Republic"
he avoid discussing the giant grievances of
'he state, they houlod down every proposition
av- radical improvement, but instead ordered {
~. other bran-new constitution. One day IL
,on spend debating the vital question whether Il
,nn shall wear scarfs, and Of what color and wiil
r. r. and whether they shall be tied round the wa
,,,. or over the shoulder. The next day, with p
rile alarm, they vote that Louis Bonapate ST.
,oo not be admitted to the chamber, though
,co right was as good as theirs, and then Il
nae hours after they vote he shall.
nd One of the mesirable expedlents TO quench
SOL inporunllies Of the people was devised by NJ
odd rast in drafting off portions OF them INTO II
had ments of the Garde Mobile, while 100000 m
,ery were employed in reproductive labor The
uni. must have been foreseen, that one sci woui'
, his eventually ussd to Kill the otheri and SO .e'