The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-27

they call themselves " electoral meetings." At
these the violence OF conduct and language OF the
red republican and socialist parties Is fearful.
A Club was started into existence in the Passage
MontesquIeu, near the Palais Royal, which has
assumed formidable dimensions. and threatens, 1t
not speedily essed, to become the Jacoblns OF
1S4S. Fol- the last two three nights, the as
temblages which have collected round it, have
been great and tumultuous. On Tuesday night, it
was reported that 1000 persons had assembled
The discussions are marked by all the violence
and extravaganza OF the old Jacobins. The de-
bate, lately has turned, OF course, on the question
of the presidency, and the rival candidates have
been RaspaIl and Ledru Rollin. Among the ora
tors, have figured several members OF the As
leading member OF the party OF the Mountain,
who spoke in favor of M Ledru Rollin. The de-
bate Oh Tuesday, was especially violent. A letter
was read, denOuDcing M Ledru Rollln as an am
called forth demonstrations in his favor, and
counter demonstrations OF the most tumultu0us
nature. M Matthew, (de la Drome, in bis defence,
quoted a speech made by Ledru Rolln In ls4l, III
which the terms social improvement were
made use Of, and aygned from them, that M Ls-
dru RoiIin was a socialist He was replied to by
ayoung orator, M. Nader de MoDjan, who re-
preached Ledru Rollin for his being socialist
only when he wanted their votes His was not
conviction of an active lite, like that OF Raspail,
who had suffered prisons and prosecutions in de-
fence of his principles. He crushed the candl-
dateship of M. Ledru Roin, by applying to his
IL
est trop t0rd! 4" We must" said he, " advance
advance from Constituents to Feulllans, from
Feuillans to GlrOndns, from Girondins to Danton
from ranton to Robesplerre"
The following anecdote, apropos OF the absurd
requlsinons OF the red republican party with refer
ence to the qualifications of Presldent has been
gong the rounds OF the journals
In 1916, after the battle of Waterloo and the abii
sentatives which furious against the idea Of re-
storation went to the headquarters of wellington and
Butcher to request them to name foreign prince, to
whom they would offer the throne Of France. Bory
de Saint-Vincent of the violent against
the return of Louis XVIII and shouted, France must
have king who can mount horse y to which NJ.
Charles Nodier replied very gravsy, Well thsn let US
choose Franconi.'"
The clubs are daily proposing some new means of
bringing about nciatOn of the democratic So
cislist party In the question Of the Presidency 1t Is
now in contemplation to open scrutiny at Paris and
cieties will come and deposit bulletin bearing the
name of M Ledru Rollin or M Raspai and the oapdi-
date Of the majority 10 TO be the candidate Of all This
plan was proposed ON Monday evening at the club Of
the Rue du Faubourg du Temple The sitting Of this
club was violently agtsted One speaker read speech
IN which he declared that 1t would perhaps. be nsces
,sry the enemies Of socialism He called
kings crowned brigsnds. gpawing cancers. He COM
planned Of the manGuvrss Of the friends Of NJ Louis
Bonaparte who, In his opinion wished to bring back
M. Credit (the Duke de Bordeaux.) Another orator,
speaking Of General Cavagnss said that he took the
resctionsts said they would be got rid
they were. The most moderate speaker expressed q
desire to republic proceed under the shadow OF
Robespier1e.
Two evenings ago, M. Jolly delivered speech at the
Club of the Rsdouts over which presides NJ Bonnard
one CT the most violent of the cubbists in Paris NJ.
Jolly dhputed the powers of the committee which
named M Raspail a candidate for the Presidency
and which calls itself the Central Democratic Commit
He declared that this committee represe nted only
Paris, and that the departments had not been con-
suited upon it's formation. This language excited .
violent storm in the assembage. Cries Of Vive Has-
pail %" Vive Ledru Roln 20 were intsrchs psed, ana
M Jolly addressed in the most offensive style W
became the object Of outrageous ns whom
after comparing M. Raspail with M. Ledru Robin, he
gave the preference to the latter The word calumuf
ater issued from hundred mouths 1t once, and the
tumult reached It's acme. The late commissAry Of
Toulouss compelled to talk Of tyrants, arstocra
and despots Of Europe in order to calm the ippreca
tons upon him from all rides He fully suooeeded
ebouts Of I" Bravo, bravo %" Vive Ii Montague ~ cor
cluded this friRhtful which recalls to mind the
worst days Of the clubs of 1798