The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-09
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history Of the Revolution of France and must be
knowedged that the results Of the experiment not
Of tho most cheering kind That may not, however,
anticipate events, let 60 back to the point where
lef OF You already aware from the public news
papers, that after the expulsion Of the king
and his family, provisional government was improvis
ed according to the commonly received reports am
however, enabled to declare that this statement 10 not
strictly % Monday, the 22d ut when the de-
oson of the late to oppose the reform ban
qust announced for Tuesday the asa, became known,
meeting took place of certain mbers Of the repub
party OF which tho contingency of revolution was
forsseen and resolved to be 90 fer prepared for
such m event agree upon the names Of the per-
sons who should called provisionsly to governmental
functions The Of the present provisional 60
vernmsnt were then agreed upon those to be pro-
posed on such emergency with the addition Of that
Of Mr.. Odillon Barrot.
In the actual circumstances bowevsr the position as
sumed by the latter deputy, necessarily excluded him.
IT, there the lass difficulty In the mstter. All the
other names were thrn agreed on % they
de- rEurs. GARNER Pages, Lsmartins aud Marie we're
already deputies eminenty distinguished In the Cham
bsr M. Louis B'auc known for his Hstoire de ds
M. Flocon Was formerly reporter OF the Conat-
tutionnei. M Bethn out was also deputy NJ Arago
was st eminent for bis science than as deputy
bls individual of the lot being character sure to COM
promise the government with thu more and
was the government in whose hands tbs desines OF
France temporarily placed on the oath February
took Engaged 70 them a least in the beginning the sup
port snd encouragement OF the well disposed OF al
os.sss rot only IN Fs.uos but in Other parts OF EnTepe
that they have justified this confidence One Of their
earliest acts to sbeish capital punshment for pot
cal oY.ncss. This aons WAS of good sugury more %
peeay in celebrating the recolsctions OF the first re-
vouton, which naturally arose 1. the minds OF Gil
pereons and created more or less msgvin8s resng 70
the present government.
The first state paper of Importance which they put
disIomatigue. This document received, as you are
aware appreciation, from those most hos
d.y TO dsy also tended to conoiste pubc opinion and
dssipSte the fears which arose IN the minds many
sma that smother reign OF terror wa 20
for the improvement Of the condition OF the labor
ing classes the abolition Of imprisonment for debt the
gradual abolition OF slavery, the abolition OF corpo
real punishment in the navy, and other enactmens Al
though much difference Of opinion must necessarily pre-
raj tendeney Was such as to Danish from the public mind
that phantom Of regime Of blood which the memory OF
3si.ea rresistibly The ambassadors and minis
ters Of foreign powers accordingly Chose Of the United
States and Great Britain taking the ead have signhsd
y II; sS g
cc relations heretofore with the French
and acknowledging the provisional government q.
permanent government should be constituted. This
great arm OF strength to the provisional
mpst now however, state. that subsequent proceed.
logo developed important differences in the spirit and
Rolin the Minister Of the Interior unfortunately pub
lished days circular mseve addressed to the
hss created perfect explosion Of indignation from all
the intelligent aud respectable classes In France a. well
Ms in other countries In this msnesto these commits
without limits The provisional government itself
declared possess dctatorisl power and It is announced
that this dicatoria power delegated to the several
conmssAri,s the departments They are In fact
declared ProsConsus invested with despotis sway
thai the army and icommandere areither slaves thai
they have no responsibility that of their own con-
toences aud they instructed to regulate the
roachng elections for the constitutional assembly that
s,ons but staunch republicans will be returned to it.
Thus Su freedom Of election is at ended no voice
n.nt or sny other provision save that shall be agree
able to party, at the head of which NJ Ledru Roln
has placed himself
lsd the colleagues of its author with confusion They
are much any other portion Of the public, sens6le
effects rendered conspicuously apparent at the
Source where they produced rapid fall IN all CLASSES
appeared were at So have dropped down to as. Bans
sha railways, and other values have undergone
S.r ~s which, before the revolution were ct ll6,
now quo, ID Al % and 6s-in short there IL general
mentioned the rapid fight foreigners
from Paris after the asti This movement has gone on
and appears likely 70 procsec has been aggravated %
y,rsl ercumstanceS which have since occurred The
.sgns,ion Of business and the consequent diminish 81
depaapd fer labor which GlEays follow aconvuson Of
this knd nss prompted the Fssnch opnls 81
competitors from the labor market DroveS OF En8usD
accordingly bscn hunted 10 tho coast AMI
comneed 70 hud the oest OF their way to their own
eouptry. la many instances they have bscn hurried
away without being able to obtain the wages due to
time TO take with them their clothing These observa
tions apply to innumerabe laborers employed on The
ar,ivsa nv hunoreds in their own country in naked
destiru.ion This attention ofth Eogish government
has called to the subject in ana tns 10
rslgn secretary has ntmsssd that demand for com
Ssation would be made on the proVisons government
sn. demand cannot be resisted without setting ~ de-
sncs tho public opinion Of all Europe
a"noe liar proceeding with regard to servants has
IN s a,sc, in Paris Families VINO employed English
servants bavs ,h ths have resos
ed RAJ her than CON My with it 20 oo't me countIy In.
w,a.hy Epgsr Ees' o,, their furniture BY public suc
,os. And have sither efs, frs preparing 70 leave
py stiv. French famines haVS adop.ed hke cou,se
Y n, yfs almost ali have made large recuctols 10
'L1r - N,A diture, thus throwing out o. e"P'oy'"'
tbou nd OF o. oo.a TIM. d..rved Of
\, coneiuel", earning their substance, have oe'
their IN n sns
which ars hs. - banks, the day of the revolution
sussuy w. ,hrss hvcdred and fifty millions OF francs
deposited Immed w. r.;r >Srseulsnt necessarily pre-
sented Itself Ut these ee, absnme 'sS so usssr,
raj causes First the Ian ge number .nnorsrv me.ns
,hror, on. Of EN- ployme at, req ulring ~. 20,
o h;cn could niy be derived fl IA tner par
savings Secondly, resd, mt Foreigners nov ns. 70
aud prescribed, wanted TO withdraw their So, re
distust of the statity and solvency Of the go
veroment prevailed smon all classes and the great ma
eav. Il temporarily unp oductive rather than trust
il to the hands Of the government under sne
r;bn,sd 70 cres,e run upon TIE banks, which run the
government found itself totally u,,abe to Withstand
or the three hundred and fifty ihons oePosleea nU
mira tban ffv miIons were forthc ming In cash the
remainder Of the capital being inveAted IN
wcrnmen securities In Short 1t was iound inn Possoo
70 make payments at these banks, to the
IN 80 accordingly resolved to limit .ne sp
,e payments hundred francs for can m ao
d pay the remainder In treasury bonds ana in so
an -urnt stock. To this, there would hsvN been no
ver becou provided these securities were denvered