Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-03-22

way Tor violent act against the Assem-
bly,, on Monday morning, the 29,h, at eight
o'clock, the rappel was beaten through all
Paris all TIE troops of the garrison, and
even the troops called from the neighbor-
ing cities, were drawn up in battle array
at all the principal points. The important
squares were bristling with cannon, and
the chambers about the National Assem-
bly building, the court yard and environs,
were full Of soldiers. The troops had al
ready been stationed several hours around
the Assembly Chamber before its Presi-
dent was advised of the reason, or rather,
the pretence. In answer to note Of Pres
iden, Marrast, General Changarnier very
briefly stated that the government had
thought proper 10 take precautions against
an insurrection. Now, all express law
provides that the President of the Assem-
bly, shall have the direction Of all the troops
destined to its defence.
The act of the government was in d.
rect violation of this law. The intentions
Of the ministry are perfectly evident from
this fact alone. 1t refused, during the
whole day, to resinquish the command of
the troops to the President Marrast.
1t was under the shadow Of the bayo-
nets Of hundred thousand troops that the
Assembly went to discuss the question of
its own dissolution.
At the sound Of the drum the popula-
ton Of Paris issued into the streets. Eve
ry man asked his neighbor,-"What's the
matter ?"--"What's going on ?''-"What
does the government want ?"--and the an
swer always was,-s.I don't know" Ev-
erybody that has seen Paris in its days Of
trouble, and who knows the electric sym
pathy that binds together all the parts OF
this great body, knows that when Paris
ian hears the rappel, and does not know
| why it is beaten, that it is beaten for moth
ing. And good proof that there was no
thing the matter is, that, although the rap
pei was beaten from eight o'clock in the
morning until three o'clock in the after.
noon, there were not not more than ten
thousand of the National Guard that took
arms. The population Of Paris behaved
admirably. They were perfectly orderly
and paid no attention to the provocations
of the enemies Of the Assembly. Some
companies of the National Guard disband.
ed themselves and went home, because
their officers insisted on circulating a be.
tition Tor the dissolution Of the Assembly
II was, doubtless, the expectation of the
government that the National Guard woulc
take arms, en- masse, and, deceived by the
reports diligently circulated by the secre,
police and government agents about q Ter.
rible sedition. on the point of drenchine
the streets Of Paris with blood, would CRY
out, down with tha National Assembly,
The ministry wanted no better pretext 70,
dispensing the Assssshis al tie point o.
the bayonet. Fortunately for the cause Of
liberty and order, The Guard did no such
thing. But, unfortunately for the histori
cal reputation Of the Assembly, it gave
way to the violent pressure to which i,
was subjected, and gate a majority of ele.
ven in favor of the ministry. This vote
is not however, final, and the Assembly
may yet re'race its steps.
As soon as the vote was given, the troops
began to disappear land before eight O'Clock
at night, Paris was as. gay as if nothing
had happened TO disturb its tranquility.
The ministry has been much perplexed
to find a plausible reason for its great dis
| play Of forces. 1t contents itself with a
few ambiguous phrases against the clubs,
and say that they feared the clubs would
operate on the minds of the discharged
| Mobile Guard. Now, unfortunately for
this story of the ministry, the Red Repub-
licans have never Teen more peaceably in
clined than at present, their policy being
TO support the Assembly.
To close my letter and to finish my
sketch of this very moral ministry that
pretends to represent what it calls the par
" of honest men, must tell you of one
iib, 10 give it no harsher name, and one
equiso cation perpetrated by its members.
Mr. Perree abandoned the ministerial par
ty on the Sd inst, and took that occasion
to charge the Minister Of the Interior. with
having sent into the Departments the cir
cular, part of which has been quoted in
this letter. Mr. Faucher fatty denied the
charge. Upon this, Mr. Pcrree produced
a copy ofthe circular, fraaked by the min
lister himself Mr. Faucher stammered
out a confused assertion that he bad never
read the contents. So much for the fiji.
Now for the equivoca,ion. Mr. Perree
read from provincial paper, most viz
ulent attack on the Assembly, published
on the 29th. Mr. Faucher replied thatthe
honor Of the Assembly was vindicated, for
that paper had been seized. The Assem-
bly, was contcnted with this explanation
until it learned that the seizure referred
to was made under General Cavaignac,
and that the minister's assertion was mis-
cradle bubble. Med.
REMARKABLE CASE OF RECOVERY FROM
INsANIrY.-A man, (says the Boston
Traveler) who has for the las, forty years
been confined as raying maniac in the
poor house, at Newton, has been suddenly
restored to reason. He has been regard