The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-08
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NJ FAAisf lhuidQay ENthluSs HPti 10 iOfS
! Tho Bourse to-day has been much agitated by ~
mons. Ii was said that Lord PalInersion had pro
tested against the French expedition 70 Civfa VEG
CHA that Mazzini, the Dictator OF Rome, had CON
fided 10 Kersansie, the French red repnbhcan INC
defence Of Civila Vecchia with INSTRUCTIONS 10 bury
himself In the ruins rather than surranderi that the
French government had sent formal protest agans'
the acceptance OF the crown OF The German empire
by the King Of Prussia, and note TO the Diet OF
Frankfort with cdsus behi
These are only few Of the rumors in circulation
10 cause or account for fall Of nearly one franc In
the price of the Renes. My own opinion 10, that
the nearer approach the elections the greater VIII
be the agitation in the money markets Tor the req
republicans and Socialists finding their hope OF sue
cess by legal rapidly less founded, VIII resort
10 violence, and great precautions VIII be necessary
TO prevent emete you may Indge oil the desperation
of these men by the manifesto put forth to-day by
their central committee, and TO which the members
Of the Mountain have nearly all adhered. The COM
miiee reuse TO admit any man nal candidate on the
red republican and socialist interest who does not
pledge hms iii 10 advocate all their principles, and,
above ALL proclaim that the repnblic--that u the re,
public ns they underst,nd it's above the right OF
maIorities thus repudiang the principle Of uniyer-
sal suffrage, and establishing HE right 81 resurrection
by the minority against The majority. This Is an
open declaration Of emeue and every man elected 10
the legislative Assembly must pledge himself TO re-
speet none Of the decisions Of the majority aenlns,
red republican and socialist principles ana 10 ho'l
himself ready take the command OF the troops OF
anarchy whenever they may think fiji TO attack order
and property.
declaration of this kind is of nature 10 alarm
the timid. II will not terrify the President Of The
republic or his ministers, nor Will II terriiy The men
of action The good side; but Il will have iis effect
with the multitude OF peaceful citizens, and, unili
The elections are over and the nation can derive
confidence from the firm attitude OF is representa-.
tives, there will be greni agitation.
Our accounts from Florence In The regular course
are Of the 18th They confirm the Geographic des-
patch published by The French government, with one
or Two exceptions Guerazzi, for instance, II stated
10 have fed whereas the despatch said he was in
custody and we have account of the dissolution
of the Constituent Assembly. This body was almost
the first 10 proclaim the authority oil the Grand
Duke. The reaction originated in d quarrel between
the ruffians called The I.eghorn volunteers and some
of the people, They fred upon each other and sew
eral lives were lost. The people generally then turn
ed out and becoming suddenly loyal, cut down and
burnt The trees of liberty which they had planted,
anil shouted t'I.ong live Leopold" They would
have mussacred all The I.eghorn volunteers Ii the
latter had moi been saved by the National Guard and
The troops OF the line, who had Joined the people,.
The volunteers fled from the city on their way to
Leghorn but on their way several were massacred
by The peasants whose indignation against the re.
pnblicans had no longer any bounds
The letters from, Leghorn on the 18th lend us 10
expect dreadful scenes for The republicans there are
Of the most ferociois character All the respectable
inhabitants who had the means were flying, for pali
OF the Leghorn volunteers had arrived from Florence
and threatened TO massacre all the royalisis. One
OF the Paris Journals Of to-day states that the gov
eminent has received accounts OF the quiet return o
Leghorn under The sway Of the Grand Duke.