The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-03-29

FLIGHT OF THE ROYAL FAMILY.
The following despatch reached us by telegraph yes
terday morning:
NEW YORK, March 2s-1 a. IN.
The steamer Caledonia arrived Boston at half-past
O'Clock last night, and the following summary of the
important news received by her has Just reached this
| city
Riots in London, Glasgow and Edinburgh, have taken
place.
1t is said that the revolution has spread throughout
France All the departments have joined the republic.
Louis Philippe and the royal family, with M Guizot,
have arrived IN England
| The European Times dated Liverpool Sunday March
| IL, says
The revolution in France is now an fat accompli
The abdicaton of Louis Philppe-the appointment and
Parslans over the army-the establishment of pro-
vlsional government-the proclamation of republic
the overthrow of the House of Peers and all titled
distlnctonsthe precipate and abect flight of all the
members of the Orleans family and their misguided
ministry to our shores, other places of exile
the immediate recognition OF the new republic OF
the United States-have all fallen in such rapid sue
cession that the events of every hour teeming
with some mighty occurrence affecting the destines Of
whole nations and dynasties The specuatons respect
ing the causes, incidents, and probable results of this
sudden serious and mighty social convusion, vari-
GUS and weIghty.
The facts stand ont in historical holiness of outline
depicted in such ndelhe characters that they must
dure until the last syllable OF recorded time pro-
yslona government has been organized by our neigh
bors the members of which celebrated throughout
the world for genius eoquence, and science. Some of
them are OF almost romantic integrity. Carried away
gov ernabIe mob Of Paris threw down the musk cts
which, in the first fury OF their newborn zeal for
liberty they had taken up against the popular leader
ional government with full authority. AS the revou-
ton of July the work of the bourgeose, SO is the
revolution of ls4s the act and deed of the working
classes who have sealed the Inauguration Of their labors
| with their own blood
The question which every asks of his neghbor is
",OiA 1t LAST" Every man in England, and, we believe
dress to foreign We DESIRE for hraanity that
peace may be OBSERVED. we eren hope it," Sincerely do
we echo these words applying them emphatcay even
in more enlarged sense than M. Lamartne. We hope
that peace may be observed both without the republic and
within the sphere OF its domestic dominion. Our sym.
pathes-nay, our nteress-are all interviewer with the
maintenance of peace; but the great social problem
OF these men who are aiming to govern millions by
stroke OF the pen, is OF too intricate and complex
character at once 10 be solved.
The difficult question of human labor-the real and
only of weathand Its equal distribution
the great argument to the height of which they propose
to direct all their efforts They may cut the Gordian
knot but the process of the developed industry
founded upon peace and security far exceeds the ephe
neral power of any provisional government. However
MIR. Burke, than half century ago, upon similar
OCCASION sit requires no great prudence to settle the seat
Of power-teach obedience and the work is DONE But
the formation OF free government to temper together
the opponents OF liberty and oppression, which requires
much thought and deep, reflection sagacous. power
full, and combining mind"
The French but in the first stage of transition
They must not only teach but they obedience
from the masses, before the regular edifce which is to
crown their hopes be raised II the foundations
laid in peace the French people may erect proud
ment, to consecate throughout all ages the glory and
Liberty of gallant people. But if the elements Of war
lnsnuae their fatal agency into the fabric, the whole
will assuredly crumble into dust, and perish.
The provisional government became constituted by
usurpation, rather by the free choice of the mob
But however that be, eleven members established
supreme authority at the Hotel de Vile Royalty and
Peerage have been swept away In few brief hours /
but hunger gaunt hunger, and one hundred thousand
| mouths yawned around the seat o. government and
something to be done Immediately to appease the
multi,udes A. gigantic system OF outdoor relief
conceived, and Immediately executed. Formidable lie.
gons of national guards were then formed at stipend
per day. These have been packed of to the frontiers
The compact between the employers and the employed
was broken, and in short time decree passed
limiting the hours of labor.
The journals also to be propitiated. Accord
ingly, the stamp duty removed; but these and nu
merous other DEGREES will not satisfy the hungry; nor
does the taxing of large class who their bread
by industry in order that another class may carry
ke the frontier in the garb of national guard tend
to carry out to its legitimate end, the old received Jaco-
bin doctrine of liberty, equality, and fraternity.
Already the decree has gone forth that new ma
tonal assembly is to be called on the goth of April
when the provisional government will resign its power
into the hands of the defnitve government Universal
suffrage and by ballot liberty equality
and fraternity to France 1t quite clear, that the good
work people of Paris, who will have the vast majority in
the assembly leaving more or less profitable
patons, will try their hands statesmen. Shipping, in
the mean time and commerce, at a stand The funds
nounced Clubs in the of formation advise
or overawe the government. Strikes among the work.
men becoming more numerous. Daily operatives
demand increase of wages and have expelled large
bodies of the English workmen for their rivalry in the
| construction OF railways.
Our latest advces from Paris March 9, and repre-
sent the city tranquil but the financial crisis still
tnues undated and some eminent houses spoken of
being in difficulties but no further failures have been
announced. The funds have fallen considerably. On
the Sth, the three per cent funds opened at SO francs
frances whilst the five per cents opened at s5 done
7lf, and closed at 75f. There was tumut or agi.a
ton; all was sad and gloomy. Men came and offered
their securities for money only at whatever prce they
could get but scarcely buyer could be found
| We have Just received Geographic despatch from
Foksone, stating that the French government had STOP
ped the payment of the treasury bonds which they have
hitherto been the habit of discountng. 1t under
stood that the provisional government has abandoned the
gena, order place the War Department under his
II is fixed that Gen Lamorcere is to be the Minister
of War.
Our latest foreign Is not much IN amount, but Is
important The account OF the revolution in Paris
reached Vienna the LIST instant and produced most
profound impression, The CONSERVATION which prevailed
there, says article in the National, cannot be described
The five per cents fell from 95f. to S2f.
The Archbishop of Paris, accompanied by two Wears
general, presented himself to the provisional government
on Tuesday, and gave his adhesion to the order
IF If he