New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-26
FRANCE.
The Clubs PROCEEDINGS of the Assembly at
the Session of Jim. 20.

Leon Fauoher Minister OF the Interior announced
tina, he had been directed by the President Of the Re
public to present bill against Clubs The Assembly
had already enacted severe penalties with view 10 70
press and dangers alarming 10 society
II would have even pronounced more severe enact
ments, and prohibited Clubs altogether II II had not
hoped O. be able restrain them by its law OF the 2-h
July The experiment ofhe las, six months was deci
sive, aud the nsuficency Of the law was now demon
strate 10 the least clear sighted The Government had
ordered number of CLUBS to be closed In the Capital
and the Departments. and denounced the offenders 10
the tribunals IL had exeTted itself b. defeat the mach
nations Of the anarchists and 10 resssure the honest
and peaceable citizens Those Clubs. closed on one
point were ,6pened another. The au scity snd
cunning OF the iactous supplied the deficiency Of Their
numbers. Trade and manufactures were completely
parayzed wherever this last echo OF street anarchy
sounded 1t was impossible for regularly constituted
Government 20 tolerate any longer the expression obi
doctrines and passions calculated 10 dissolve society
In the Clubs hatred and rebellion we're preached nm
der every form They were the hOtbeds OF secret o.
cietcs and both lent each other mutual support 70
impossible that confidence could be- restored while
Clubs were permitted TO exist They iormei state
within the stale and no free Government could allow
such anomaly 10 subsist without enoangeriuP IT.
existence The right OF meeting was not IN question
The bill on the contrary. gave II new sanction The
destruction OF schools VI anarchy alone was cohIenpa
I'd Each Club tribune erected IN opposition q
thai of the National Assembly. The Convention itsci
acknowledged the incompAtOhty OF their coesistcEcc
and the National Assembly could not DO lees Tor order
than the Convention the eve of resgnug rs powers
into the hands of the country Alter useless EFFORTS u
moderate those meetings the Government perceived
toe necessity Of attacking the evil In IL root NJ Do
laure had declared the law insufficient ON the l9ih De-
cember last, la 1893. when II WA attempted 10 natu
raze Clubs In North Americs, Washington pronounced
against them an anathema which they have not tncr
recovered In country enjoying liberty Oh the Ffesa
and public discussion and where universal suffrage
was the foundation of the Government, there was ~
possible preiext for the establishment o. cubs ia his
r0nyicron the President Of the Republic had directed
the Csbne, 10 submit the following oil % the drDerh
ton OF the National Assembly
.Ass club. o.. u-racir5 Every ss'as A-i p-oe ally of
arrr5 a. CissAsr n rf-siieat' cl-' se,lr-' g.
deprivation o. e,d rshi' eans var = 20, 80 r. -
t independently OF The olsf -n, -' .t' la.S
such meeting. .hs b. .snisncei % De of iron 100 g i
Az pros o the o 18Th July asi f-.sife o. DO
The Minister Aiterward observed that il urgent
tina, the bill should Immediately come under discussion
and be referred 20 the buresuN with the least poss0
delay Several members cried out To MORROW 10.
morrow - when NJ Gent assembled the tribune, and
called his colleagues 10 reject without disc1ss1n
oil containing attempt against the SIN srnee Of the
Constitution The Assembly, however, on being con
suited referred the bill 10 the 6ureaux and decided
that report the urgency Of its discussion should De
presented 10 II on Saturday.
GA the 9TH, NJ Sensrd presented the report OF the
committee against the urgency Of closing the Clubs
The number OF Clubs which. when the bni Of July >
was passed only amounted 10 g. bad diminished 10 H.
OF which had been recently closed BY Government 10
consequence OF judicial decisions II there were rea
posed 10 H. would Il not De better that such result
should take place the usual forms IL had appeared
TO the committee that the soemnity oil formal and
ordinary discussion would add greater authority 10 the
law. Ia consequence the committee proposed not 10
declare urgency. NJ o. BsrroI, The President OF The
Council believed that the question OF the Clubs was
one which the moment il was brought forward, ought
to be decided with the breiest possible delay
Ledr R0llin supported the conclusions Of the
committee !, wss not the Chamber which brought
the oaestiou forward but the Government H. there
fore there were inconveniences connected with
the question the responsibility Of them ought not 10 Dc
imputed to the Assembly, but 10 the Cabinet AS 10
the right OF the Clubs 10 exist It was laid down IN the
Con,tl,ut,on and the Constitution ought 10 De respect
ed in all its provisions lie maintained mat there could
NOT be urgency for bill which WAS the absolute nesa-
lion of the Constitution The division was then taken
with the following result Number OF voters 100 so'o-
lutte majority ISL for the conclusions OF the commit
IL as agsinst IL 342 majority 70. In consequence
the question OF urgency rejected This resuit vas
received with loud cries from the eit Of we "A ne
publique - The Assembly rose at u o'clock In inde-
scribsole agitation
Military Preparations.
on the 29ih ult extraordinary precautions had been
adopted for the protection OF the National Assembly
af in Immediate rnoOd