Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-03-25

il right that the object Of the demonstration liked Tor
Tuesday is the legal and pacific exercise OF constitutional
ehtthe right Of holding political meetings. winou' wn,en
representative government would only be derson The
Ministry having declared and maintained at the Tribune that
this right subjected the good pleasure OF the police deP
ties of the opposition, peers Of France exdepuie members
of the Council General magistrates otcei, anu
soldiers Of the National Guard members OF the Central Com
mee of Electors of the Opposition, ana edto Oh newspapers
Of Paris have accepted invitation which was made to take
part in the demonstration, order to protest. virtue Oh the
| law against an illegal and arbitrary pretension
AS il is natural foreee that this public protest may at
tract considerable gathering of czens as 1t may be
sumed, also, that the National Guards OF rams laiui 10
their MOTTO Liberte Ore Public VIII desire, on this &C.
casion to accomplish the double duty OF defending liberty by
Joining the demonstration and protecting ORDER and preventing
all collision by their presence and AS IN the expectation OF
numerous meeting of National Guards ana OF QUEENS ~
right to take Tor preventing every cause OF
trouble and tumu the commeehas thought that the demon
saon should take place in that quarter OF the capital in which
the width of the and SQUARES enables the popnaon 10
assemble without crowdrg accordingly the depu'
ties peers of France and other persons Invited 10 the banquet
will assemble Tuesday next at IL O'CLOCK IN the ordinary
place the meeting of the parliamentary opposition Place dc
la Madeleine The subscribers TO the banquet who belong
to the National Guard requested to meet before the church
OF the Madeleine, and to form two parallel Ines between
which the persons invited will place themselves the coegc
will be headed by the superior officers of the National Guard
who may present themselves JON the demonstration I'M
medaey after the persons invited and the guests will be placed
rank of officers of the National Guards behind the latter
number of the egons between the third and fourth columns
young Of the schools headed by chosen by
themselves next the other National Guards Of Paris and the
suburbs in the order set forth above.
"The cortege will leave at half past III O'clock and Will
proceed by the Place de la Concode and the Champs Ely
the place in which the banquet Is to take place. The
committee convinced that this demonstration will be the more
ccacous the 1t be calm, and the more Imposing the
more shall avoid even all pretext of conflict invites the
citizens cry carry neither flag nor exterior sign
1t invites the National Guards who may take part in the de-
monsaon present themselves without arms for 1t is de-
sired make legal and pacific protest. which must be es-
peciay powerful by the number and the firm and tranquil
attitude of the citizens The committee hope that this
every present will consider himself as func-
tonay charged order to be respected IL trusts IN
the presence Of the National Guad II trusts III the sent-
mens Of the Partisan population which desires public peace
with liberty, and which knows that to secure the mante
nance of its rights il has only need of peaceable demon
straon, becomes intelligent and enlightened naon
which has the consciousness OF the irresistible authority OF It's
moral power and which is assured that will lis e-
climate wishes prevail by the legal and calm expression Of
| its opinion.
PARIS, WEDNESDAY, o'clock
After dispatched my letters last evening, events Of greater
importance than had taken place up post hour occurred
In several streets running the Rue St Denis and The Rue
St Martini the people erected barricades by tearing up the
paving stones Selling carts, omnbuses, &c. Most Of these
barbados carried by the municipal guards and
troops but Of them engagements Took place.
The markets. the Place de Ia Concorde, the Place du Ca
ouse the Bouevard the Rue ST. Honore and an immense
number Of other and places, occupied by the
troops In fact the whole Of Paris occupied, if civil
war had been every where raging The troops remained
with their arms in their hands all night As turned into
the Rue Denis the Dragons, who stationed close by
the Porte received orders charge, and saw them gailop
down the street at rapid rate, with their drawn swords
cleaning in the AT the moment deachments OF
light dragons and infantry hasened after them From that
il was clear that additional assistance required against the
people in that quarter
On leaving the Rue st. Denis vast multitude ap-
preaching headed by red flag. From the haste with which
they advanced it plain that they were being pursued by
the military About hour ago observed artillery advanc-
ing towards the Boulevard with the object doubt, OF be-
ing directed the Rue ST. Martin and that neghborhood
The Roe ST. Honore is occupied with immense crowd.
The garden Of the Paas Royal is closed All the passages
are also closed and occupied with troops You would find
difficult to conceive the mounful attitude Of this usually gay
CITY at this moment Shops closed every wheresodes every
where-aarm and anxiety among all classes. Not single
omnibus 10 be seen carriage, not carts only few
hack cabs Here and there vehicles overthown the pave
nent turned ups gas lamps smashed and the remains Of
ton destruction frequently visible
Great numbers Of fresh troops have been marched into Paris
this morning. from the and garrisons within reach
the capital.
The National Guard, though the rappei frequently
beaten enng scarcely turned out at all In many places
il is said that scarcely three persons in whole company
answered the rappeL This morning the rappe has beer
again beaten with like result In districts where the Naona
Guards did assemble they cried vvc la Reorme !"
sung the MarseiLlase,
Three o'cLoek-The Guizot Ministry has resigned. de-
putaon Of the officers Of the National Guard went TO the Tu
cries to demand that should be dismissed when they
told by General Jacquemno commanding the National Guard
that the Ministry had given in its resignation.
The red aspect Of the in the direction Of MONTY
showed that an incendiay fire was raging there.
-Four ocock.-The intelligence Of the resignation Of th'
Ministry is spreading like wdfre through the city, and i
every where received with every demonstration Of joy
this moment there immense crowd the Boulevard
shouting "vive Ia Reforme !" general commanding thu
roops exclaimed "You shall have reform" "And the dis
missa Of the Ministry " cried the people "The dismissal
and accusation, and every thing the and wa
received with shouts Of applause.
The fighting in the quarter Of st. Martin still continues, and
troops proceeding it, When, however, they shall earr
the overthrow Of the Ministry believed that hoses viii
Immediately
In passing the bank just the mob had got posses
sion Of the guardhouse the They had torn dowr
the flag and fellow hosed il large pole. There wer'
then shouts Of "To the Tuileries To the Tuilercs "
Fresh troops being summoned to Paris. The regimen