Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1848-04-13


cteded each other. Numerous oarri-
cadrs had risen up in the streets; civil
war continued !; the people were vic
torious the palace Of the Tuilleries
! was carried; the King abdicated, and
fled with all the royal family, and the
monarchy was overlhrown. All this
happened in the course Of the day.
Thursday.
The confusion and tumult caused in
the Chamber of Deputies by these ev-
ents, lee! to the hasty and violent close
of lis sitting on that day. All attempts
TO establish regency, with the Conn,
de Paris as successor TO the throne, fai-
led. His mother, the Duchess of Or
leans, with the young Prince himself,
went 10 the Chamber, but soon had 10
make their escape. All order, all deli
beralion, had come to at. end. The
ministerial members were driven oat
by the people, who had entered the
Chamber, many Of them armed, and,
with menacing gesliculaiions, usurped
the seats. La the sequel, a portion of
them, with some of the opposition
members, hurried to the Hotel lie Vile
to form il provisional government, un-
der voices 10 that effect, uttered and
echoed at the close Of The boisterous
sitting. -
Atthe Hotel de Vile as a rallying-
point, provisional government was
formed on the evening of Thursday,
the 14h, and proclaimed on the follow
ing morningof'Ie 18th. The proclama-
ton declared lha, the provisional gov
eminent desired republic, subject to
the ratification Of the French people.
The persons composing the provis-
ional governmon, are-Messieurs Du.
pont, (de pEure,) Lamarline, Gre
mieux, Ledru Roliin, GARNER Pages,
Marie, and Arago.
The secretaries Of the government
are Mes>rs. Armand Marrast, Ferdi-
nand Flocon, Louis Blanc, and M.
Albert. E
The first four names of the prov;s-
ional government were of the Chamber
of Deputies, a body no longer existing
any more than the Chamber of Peers;
the whole fabric of the late government,
having been shattered to pieces.
Some accounts state, tina, ak The
names composing the provisional gov
eminent, We're given out from the tri-
bune of the Chamber of Deputies be-
! fore its dissolution, but there is diff
Guilty in arriving at the precise fact,
such was the CONSERVATION in the
Chamber when it broke up.
The provisional government, imme-
diately announced, as formed by lis
own decree, a provisional cabinet, that
the functions Of administration might
not stop.
abstain at this juncture, from pre-.
senting more of the names O. the pro-
visional cabinet than those of NJ. Du-
pont, (de PEure, as President of the
Council; and Nj. de Lamartine, as
Minister of Foreign Affairs; these Two
posts having been severed again, after
having been united in M. Guizot, who,
and all his associates in the late minis
try, have fled.
Of revolution so total and sudden,
| am not now to speak. The journals
of the world are sill teeming with it.
Nor can yet speak Of the acts of the
new government, except to say that
they have been characterised so far
by moderation and magnanimi'y in The
midst of trlumphS of a nature to have
intoxicated minds less pure and firm
than happily are believed to be possess
ed by its leading members.
pass 10 what, foremost of all at pre-
sent, am bound to report to you
namely, the part which, as representing
the United States, | have taken under
the new duties that encompassed me.
On Saturday, the Goth, received
an iptimation, earnestly given, tina, my
personal presence at the Hotel de Vile,
to cheer aud feI:citate the provisional
government, would be acceptable. -
The intima,ion was not officially sent,
but believed it to be true.
asked a shor, interval for reflection.
Befor the day was out, | impaired
my determination 10 take the STEP.
Monday morning, 1.-The 2Sh, was the
time appointed for it; and accordingly
repaired 10 the Hote! de Vile, the
Secretary of Legation accompanying
me.
To the provisional government there
assembled, ! de!ived the address, a CO.
nv of which is enclosed.
1t was cordially received, and NJ.
Arago, on the part of the members,
replied to il.
He remarked tina, they heard with
gu. surprise, but with lively pleasure,
what said France expected II from
an ally to whom she now drew SO close
by the proclamation of,he republic.
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