The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-04

one Of the guns Of ths National Guard was aceiden-
tally discharged in the midst Of the Assembly The
Pere La Cordaire was dressed in his white robes--a
ministerial dress The mob examined him closely, and
seemed inclined to strip them of but he sat quiet and
firm. aud calm, defended by deputy aud a mon
tagnard the latter armed but he was not moie tied
tocon stood by the Assembly AMI received the apPro-
button Of all. The Assembly and the executive re-
solved TO make the criminals feel that there Is
power In the law and that order shall be preserved,
and criminals pa nished, at every hazard
The Minister Of Foreign Affairs laid before the
Assembly extracts from great number Of dispatches
from the Charge dAfares of France at Berlin. in
ference Poland aud If his views correct there
will be little sympathy felt for Poland in the present
struggle H. represents the great of the Poles
desiring the Interference of France but ready
fight for Russia and in the waging between the
Poles and Russians the Poles represented gen
orally in the fault and by their foies and errors
TO have brought about the present state of things. /
am sure that this represe NATION will take the MAORI
ty Of the French by surprise aud il accounts for the
omission of the Polish flag in the grand cte that is to
be- from the side of that Of France, Italy, aud Ger
manya fact TO which the Poles in Paris referred
in letter TO the government. This correspondence
and this fact and two remarks from Lamartine
consider clearly indicative of the views of the
tive of France against all interference except that of
negotiation for the present, at least and think 1t
equally certain that the executive is opposed to in
terering in the between Italy and Austria until
ltay asks for aid aud that preparations have been
made TO respond instantly and powerfully to such
demand that the national existence of Italy free
from all foreign control France has resolved main
tain This view of the renders the prospect OF
war less threatening than it would be by attempt
To assist Poland for it is not certain that Italy will ask
need any assistance. She is ambitious to do all
without France. if possible aud hitherto her efforts
have been very successful The danger is, that the
states may disagree among themselves when the pres
sure OF the external danger shall have been removed
but Italy is now well united in the pursuit OF Austria
OBSERVER.
PARIS, May is, 1s4s.
The Prisoners General Courtais-Hs .4nguish-Inci-
dents and Reflections upon the Great Insurection an
Paris and attack upon the National assembly, and
Subsequent Epenis-Lamartine.
Paris is full OF troops from the surrounding country
the alarm spread the guards from all parts fastened
TO sustain the National Assembly; and the unanimity
of sentiment great upon the present OCCASION
upon that which deprived Louis Philippe of his throne
and established republic. The Assembly have made
The most ample preparations against second SURPRISE
and they have manifested firm resolution to punsh
t. certain extent at least for the past Gen. Courtas
CD Barbes Blanqui Albert and two or three other prin
cpal leaders placed in the du at Vincennes
Barbes, and Blanqui regarded the most desperate
in cells very high from the ground They carried
prison yesterday without any attempt at rescue and
indeed they to have received but very little sup
port from any considerable number after they assumed
The robes of Office at the Hotel de Vile Caussdiere
the Project of Police, on Monday questioned with
great severity in the Assembly, and seeing that he
suspected nearly unanimously by that body yesterday
resigned that office, and also that Of NATIVE
Large quantities of arms and ammunition have been
arrested and In some cases DEGREES drawn up recng
that in view of the revolutions of February and of
May" &c, &c. The leaders had arranged all things in
perfect FORM and numerous dispatches in readi
to be sent to every department of France to
nounce the change of goyernment-the declaration of
war to aid Poland-the levy of money upon the rich
the overthrow of the National Assembly, and the duty
Of the departments to take their orders from the
government but the resolution of the Guards Mobile
and National who entered the Chamber with bayouets
fixed and crossed and expelled the intrudcrs there
and then entered the Hotel de Vile and arrested the
NOV Mt ren has 1pspa CHI imam
pirate and the DEGREES inap in the recital Of events
The plan to create procession and gain admittancc
into the Chamber, under the prctence of demonstra
ton in favor Of Poland well conceived and through
tho detection Of General Courtas most fully
ecuted and had the people in any considerable num-
Der been in sentiment with the insurgents France
would have been deuged in blood But the entire
of the procession being only few hundred aban-
doned their leaders they discovered their
purpose, and allowed them to be surrounded arrested
and dragged to prison, without making any attempt
rescue them, and the spirit of the people
more unanimous upon any occasion, than in resisting
all efforts to disturb the government, and in insisting
upon some reasonable punishment for the offenders
Through the treachery Of the Project Of Police for
other several of those arrested have been
allowed to escape-but not the leaders, believe, in
any instance perhaps is the mercy of the govern
inent, as in the case Of Louis Philippe and his minis
try There is great aversion to Furnishing or mpri
sonng any one except in cases of absolute necessity
The Assembly have made searching uiries into this
matter and manifested considerable disapprobation-
Some of the members treated Lamartine with good
deal of severity when he expressed opinion favor
BILE to the innocence of Caussdiere; but he is of
Il noble soul, and hope France will treat him well
he has Frances he has been sustained by the accla
nations of the National Guard in all he has DONE and
generally by the Assembly, and it is not impossible
that he has foreseen the gathering of this storm for
weeks aud has adapted his policy break its force by
detachipg from it Of its principle members Ger
it is that Ledru Roin acted vigorously in the
Chamber and out of it, to the instruction and
the parties engaged in it. and exposed his person free
ly to danger. Lamartine in danger several times
but his friends surrounded him and put themselves
between him and his assailans. What miracle that
no blood was split in such scene; and how strong the
testimony in favor of the frmness forbearance and
magnanmity Of the French people and of their high
qualifications for sefgovernment, under the most try
ing circumstances
General Courtais does not wish to survive his dis
grace he declined for time. to take food and
only wished to die. He is undergoing distress and
anguish that are terrible punish me ntand well he
may. The chosen General to command three hundred
thousand fine men and troops the world affords
the pride and strength of Paristo open the door to
the consprators to overthrow the Assembly and to
the risk of deluging France with the blood her
own citizens and of seeing different bodies of his own
comma nd numbering each other-it a crime. W.
full crime; and a remarkable fact is. that neither he
nor Col Barbes, could carry one man of the National
Guard with them-the latter of whom had been chosen
only few weeks before to that high honor by the suf
frages, almost unanimous, of $4,000 men How nteli-
gent and resoute must be. who stand against
such influences and without any authority, step for
ward in the presence of the National Assembly charge
them with treason and strip them of their uniform
they did their commanding general. Only remarka
bic men could firmly and successfully perform such
remarkable deeds.
The Place de la Concorde is surrounded by troo DIS
daily and none permitted to pass. Every
the Assembly is guarded by strong bodies of armed
men Some Dragons Of the line have been
into Paris and the city is grand and imposing garr
ron. Many of the clubs are shut up-the Guard Re-
publca dissolved which appendags to the Pre-
feet OF Police and was organization Of that body.
The Executive have assured the Assembly that the
most complete measures shall be taken for their future
security; and they have been assured in turn that
they will be held responsible by the Assembythat is
think the people Of Paris feel more and more Sc
after each attempt to disturb the public peace
They have not been accustomed to people govern
and when they how much good sense and good
faith the masses possess aud how promptly they call
both into requisition, il creates confidence in the
doubling, of the ability of the people to maintain
government aud preserve order The masses will not
disturb France-it is only the few unprin cpled and
ambitious leaders taking advantage of noes
like the case Of Poland to operate upon the sympathes
Of the people.
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