The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-08
Scenes In Paris.


The Richmond Enquirer" OF Wednesday last publishes
extract of interesting letter from young Vrgnan
1--WE know him well,) now in Paris, dated March s.
Whilst we have SO much hand TO publish, we must
deny ourselves the pleasure OF inserting the whole letter
Necessity confines us 10 very few extracts 1--WE pre-
sumo the Dr. Powers mentioned herein is the author
of very beautiful letter from Paris which appears in the
New York Courer.]
They now began TO the great ends that had been
complshed, even without having had beginning
luton had been made Who thought of such thing
France e., Paris-a republic All pondered on the re-
lection and when the mind was filled and overwhelmed
with doubt fear, Joy, everything, relieved itself by
enthusiastic cry of 'Vive la Republique!' This doubt
full state hung over Paris for few days-hand bills
powder they had LETT, TO defend what they had won
The forts OF Paris commanded IT, and they had given
It. Would foreign powers see 1t with acquiescence?
&C. The forts all gave in and the garsons adopted for
their motto that which had been the peoples since
the fights on the 2ith viz Libertl, egata9 traternf
"Liben@ ct ordre publi9ne" were now to be protected
and ah great many women too News from the
provinces began to arrive, and all the All the
nation seemed to be unanimous; and the Goth all
business was resumed, and quiet regned again. You
ask if anarchy existed No; when the Kings abdca-
ton made known to the Chamber OF Deputies, the
people rushed in and cried, spas de regents "Viue
Ia rfpubl,quc Franeaise" This settled #; they just
had time to proclaim the popular names of Lamartne,
Arago, Marast, Dupont, Albert, INTERCHANGEABLE present
see, as provisional government They then broke up
amidst great confusion-the Duke de Montpensier
and others hopping out of the windows to the gar
den., An interesting scene took place then; The
Duchess dOrleans, with the Prince Royal, and other
Children had gone to the Chamber for protection Mon
sieur Louis and the rest Of his royal towards having
scudded Tor their own ves,not In danger,each by a
different and unknown road-eaving the Duchess and
Count de Paris, thinking they would be protected and
hailed BY the people, But in the midst OF this scene
ny OF American to take her and lead her off to car
rage, and put her and her royal little ones safely into it.
He Dr. Powers He rewarded with royal kiss
on the hand, and off she drove.
The Peers had in CONSERVATION days before
and now the Deputies made tracks as speedily as posi-
expedously at the Hotel de Vile The popular states
man. phio sopher, and poet, Lamane, had to address
the crowd who there to salute them, every half
hour nearly The government sat night and day for
some time, and have done an immense deal of work.
Twenty four leg ions of national guards mobile move-
able organized in day. and all the citizens armed
for immediate protection, and France assumed attitude
which she will hold long time, viz: offer war to nobo-
dy-refuse war to nobody.
canno, go into description of the trumpha ceremo-
ny the column of 1880, nor of the procession honor
OF the victims Saturday last can only say the pro
cesson, wide the boulevards, passed in jam for
four hours, and at dark the tail OF it mile from the
column. "Nobody euer sdw ats equal IN Pdris.' The
Americans met 300 strong presided over BY Mr. Irving,
(once ambassador to Denmark,) and "Peter Farley !"
MIR Goodnch) Our father Peter wrote beautiful ad.
dress TO the provisional government which presented
yesterday Our procession was headed by magnificent
silk banner-the American and French flag '.maries,-
1t was made by Mrs Wickhfe, (ady of the charge to
Sardinia, and presented to With sundy other flags
&c, received by the government. "Peter Farley
addressed them, and Arago replied most eloquenty He
spoke OF the glorious example had set and the stars
that banner increased principles, &c. &c. They
cheered us and the V,ue Repubque Fmncaise we gave
back made Frenchmens faces red H. j. Brent, magni.
cent looking fellow, bore the banner and after Arago's
auson to we, in the OF the people of the United
States, presented 1t TO our young sister republic, and
hnnaa hat they Eaan thatf
would never be any necessity OF tearing them asunde
their assuming any other than the close relation
each other which they held. Its effect beaui
full. Arago and others replied most touchingy and
Peter Parey, the government, and good old patriots
cried Ike 1 boys was in, the crowd IN the
my badge correct in my collar. betrayed myself by my
language and he said, But STOP etes pas c,toyen
What language is that Vous etes Angtaisf If had
been, would have probably been ousted rather roughly
but, caPpng my breast, replied, that was repub
can and had been rocked the cradle of liberty &c
&c "W hat country have yquP' Je suis un etoyen
dun pays hbre, des Etats Unis fAmeriqe A grea
cheer was given for country, and was rushed or
for speech l told the crowd (who all listened anc
hosed me up TO put me on bronze statue in the mid
de) that would make them speech if could talk the
language, but they must be satisfied with all that could
| get out They cried out, ''Where are your arms p
aWont you fight for Francer' hosted my cane, anC
told them it came from the tomb Of Washington. AL
knew him, and all cheered his name. l associated hin
with Lafayette, and their age and the present and the
present Lafayette here &c, and told them this revolution
here holy, and would be annually hailed in al
Amerca-it commenced on Washingtons birthday
beloved "Vrve la France Republicainew and. amid
terrible bustle ran away for fear of being carried in m
umph and made a monkey-show of. Ii all came from
accident; and shall cherish the glorious tn col
Ored badge which those brave then fixed on my
breast When the regency proclaimed, every crowt
cried, "No regency-we want republic like the Uniles
| States and lriH haze ii I"
Mr. Rush offered his personal fluctuations TO the gov
ernment and "did not doubt TO say the news would b.
hailed" &c. &c OF course he could not, without in
| sructions, recognise it, Mr.. Walsh furnished then