The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-26

rom the London Times, June
Whatever may be the uncertainty which still en-
shrouds the proceedings of the French Legislative
Assembly, the fears which have accompanied its
blth, the suspected violence of lts character, and
the burlesquc absurdlty OF its first CALCULATIONS il
has, at least, the great merit OF having superseded
an unpleasant and ntractable predecessor Public
justice has been done upon no less than 5S2 mem
bers OF the late Constituent body; for although
some have been excluded from the legislature by
the acceptance OF other functions and $50 members
have disappeared by the reduction of the whole
number from 800 to $50, yet it is to be remarked
that the entire race of adventurous politicians nv
whom and Tor whom the revolution of February
was specially effected, have been swept from the
scene, not so much by the triumph of their oppo-
nens as by the contempt OF the nation. The lesson
these men have received deserves to be a menora-
BILE one. They made revolution which has cost
France thousands Of lives, millions OF revenue and
years OF prosperily-they convulsed Europe-they
overturned nonarchles-they threatened society
they have bequeahed tous the chances of war-and
all this has been done for ID months purchase
ofpower. The eloquence Of Lamartine the cunning
and the ostentatlon Of Marrast the financial schemes
fGarnler Pages and Goudchaux, the foreign policy
OF Basidc, the invectives of Jules Favre, the i'm.
pudence OF Clement Tho mas, the low intrigues of
flocon-have all failed even TO renew their egls-
lave power on the second appeal TO universal
suffrage. The nation scarcely knows what it
would have, but one point is ascertaned-it will
have no more OF these men,. They are remember
ed, for the most part, by an incapacty for govern
ment, which was only surpassed by their audacty
ubu ainoittoH, W CoHlpltte tnclT ulScOm1ture,
they are rejected, not only because more moderate
men, connected with the old parties of the monar-
chy, have, for the most part been preferred to
them, but because the republicans themselves
desplse them, and prefer The reckless extrayagance
OF l.edm Rolin aud Lagrange TO the polite 81 creed
cf the National or the nIodrrn GlronlIns OF thls
party, II would seem that The military chiefs have
alone retained prominent position in the State
During the last days and nights of the Constituent
Assembly, when these men felt how rapidly that
power which they had bought so dearly was de-
parting from them, Their minds uctuated between
intense excitement and discouragem nt-betwecn
The most daring designs and the most abjcct
tears The secret societies OF the capital were
s'any sitting and in full activity; every exertion
had been made TO corrupt "a part of the army and
~ have IN readiness the disaiIected portions Of the
National Guards Of PARIS; considerable dctacii.
ments OF working men aud popular b ands connected
with the socialist party had Hooked to Paris from
the provincial towns Had the government f,tcr-
I'd IN its measures OF precauuon aud resistance, or
had II movokeda collision by more decided inter-
rupiioo OF The legal course Of events tuofhel atl,
would probably have ,nsucd, tet the rrrvailip!
impression emstv have been among the pop.acC