The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-13
The Exciting News from France.

By Tie arrival OF l1e steamship Niagara al Dos
ton, yesterday, we were placed in receipt of the
most exciting piece of information, concerning
France, that we have received from that country
since the news of the overthrow of the reigning
king, Louis Philippe, fell like thunderbolt
among us. This news is of most gratifying,
and, at the same time, melancholy character-gra-
fifying, because the government of the new repub-
lie manfully met the crisis in which il was placed
and succeeded in putting down the most violent,
dangerous, and fanatcal instruction which any
country has ever exhibited, and with it several
thousand vagabonds Of all classes-and melan-
choly, because Its suppression was not achieved
without the loss of several thousands of the brave
and gallant National Guard and Garde Mobile,
who persisted in the glorious mission of pre-
serving order and republicanIsm against socialism,
Foufierism and the secret agents of monarchy
combined.
The details Of the news, so far as they have
been received, will be found in another part of
this days paper.
from the accounts which have come TO hand,
there can be no question that this was a precon-
certed conspiracy, arranged in the most scientific
and perfect manner, and having for its object the
overthrow and downfall of the republic, and the
establishment of despouc tyranny, such as sue
ceeded the old revolution of 1890, by Robespierre,
Marat, and others of that ilk. Every thing was
arranged and preconcerted in the most perfect
manner and il is miracle almost that il was put
down so successfully as it was. Barricades and
barriers, constructed with the greatest SKILL were
formed by the revoluonists-the houses were
barricaded in the most perfect manner-the insur-
gents had immense quantities of money and num-
ITEMS of war, and fought with desperation almost
beyond parallel. Indeed, from the accounts which
have come to hand, il is beyond question that this
instruction was fomented among the socialists,
and all other yagabonds by the agents of the over
thrown monarch, as well as by those of the other
monarchies of Europe. The friends of rational
liberty throughout the world have abundant re ason
TO thank God that il was not successful.
In reviewing the condition and prospects of the
republic Of France, from time to time, we have In
yariably held the opinion, that, sooner or later,
crisis like that which has Just been successfully
passed, would occur. We have shown that in re-
publics it was absolutely essential to prove the
truth of the great axiom, that in physical force,
the moral and order and law-lovng portions of the
community are in the ascendant, and are capable of
overpowerng and crushing the evil disposed vaga-
bonds of large cities. We have had to grove this
IN this country, ana nave QOne so OH many oCcd-
sons; and it is the knowledge and conviction that
this is the case, which restraints the vagabonds and
yc;ousrapp,cc Of this c!..y,, which number several
thousands, from marching into Wall streel. ana
sacking and plunderng the money institutions there
They feel assured, if they collected In large num-
bers and attempted to carry out such design, that
our volunteer soldiery, who constitute our National
Guard and our moral and well disposed citizens,
would enrol themselves in sufficient numbers, at
one hours notice, TO put them down. and, If neces
sarv TO shoot them down in the streets like dogs,
as they would deserve In all republics II will be
the same and before France could ever be con-
sldered permanent and stable republic, we were
convinced 1t would be necessary TO act Just as she
has acted, and to strike terror into the insurrec-
tionary rabble by which the National Assembly
has been continually surrounded, by shooting them
down by thousands, as has been just DONE
The people Of France were aware Of this, as the
result has shown, and they have shown themselves
equal TO the emergency. If, unfortunately, the
troops had not succeeded in queling this nsurreci
ton the consequences thave been expect;
ed TO ensue TO not only France but to the cause of
republcansm and liberty in the rest of Europe. II
was the success Of a similar instruction which
destroyed the benefits that might, and probably
would, have grown out of the first French revolu-
non On that great occasion, the despotic govern
ment was overthrown, and the people took the
power into their own hands but the cdnaille the
lie mob of the faubourgs Of Paris--bent, as all
ais are, on plumber and self-aggrandizement, at
wereet or sacrifice--were not checked in time but
became wed TO proceed, until they eventually
portion of Qvemment. The moral and pcaceabe
tin,;d bo,a,e,,ople became alarmed. They got
rights, or were o. actually did not know their
the privileges with wnpcriectly acquainted with
and did not know how they became possessed
Iiehee followed that the re. IN 'le emergency
nancy, ana hence followed all sa'nsu ''ie ascen-
'eIs winch asionlshcd the world eViis and disas-
na. ne people OF France are, at the
O"''eh' race During peace of rhi thin uay,