Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-02-01
REPUBLIC OF FRANCE.


SefDOIy lnat, UclDS ltself eIeCteO ny UNI
versal suffrage it had wished that the Pres
ident of the republic should derive his pow
ers from the same source, and receive the
baptism of power from the same hands.
The people had responded TO that appeal.
Nothing could exceed the dignity evinced
by the people on the occasion, and Europe
would admire that grand and magnificent
spectacle, and the camness and freedom
which had presided at the election. Not
less than 100000 citizens had deposited
their votes in the electoral urns. The elect
belonged TO no party. There was no vic.
tory, no defeat; no conquerors, no van
pushed. After so calm, religious and pat
rioiic manifestation no man could pre-.
sumo TO substitute the will of few for the
will of all.
By the number of the votes and the reg
uarily of the operation, M. Louis Napoleon
was the really elect of the nation, and the
Assembly had only to order that the exec.
utive power be transferred TO his hands.
After paying a tribute of praise and graft
tude to General Cavaignac, which was rat
flied by the loud acclamations of the en-.
tire assembly. NJ Rosseru concluded by
calling upon it to proclaim the President
and exclaimed, shave onfdence-God pro-
tec,s France"
General Cavaignac having then assembled
the tribune said:
IL have the honor of informing the Ma
tional Assembly that the members of the
Cabinet have just sent me their collective
resignation. and now come forward to
surrender the powers with which it had in.
vested me. You will understand better
than can express, the sentiments Of graf
itude which the recollection of the conf.
dence placed in me by the Assembly and
of its kindness for me will live in my
heart"
This short address was received with
deafening cries of vive ia repubhque."
M. Marrast then rose and said:
I'm the name of the French people:
"Whereas, citizen Charles Louis Napo.
leon Bonaparte, born in Paris, possesses all
the qualifications of eligibility required by
the 44th article of the Constitution; where.
as, the ballot gave him The absolute major
ity Of sufTrages for the Presidency; by vir-
,, tue of the powers conferred on the Assem-
bly, by the 47lh and 4s,h articles ofthe Con-
s,itution, proclaim him President of the
French republic from this day until the sec.
+ ond Sunday of May, 1852, and now invite
him TO ascend the tribune and take the oath
] required by the Constitution"
NJ. Louis Napoleon, who was seated near
NJ. Odillon Barrot, then rose and advanced
> toward the tribune. He was dressed in
black; on his left breast was crachat sci
with diamonds, and under his coat he wore
the Grand Gordon of the Legion of Honor
Having mounted the tribune, the Presiden,
r read 10 him the oath of fidelity TO the repub
: lie, TO which NJ. Louis Napoleon replied
"Je ieguere." He then asked leave to ad
dress few words TO the Assembly.
The President. have to state TO the AS
sembly, that NJ. Odillon Barrot has beer
appointed 10 form new ministry.
The President Of the republic then left
the Assembly in company with M. o. Bar
3 rot. M. l.. Malleyille, and other Represen
y ta,ves.
1t was observed that in descending from
The tribune the new President of the repub
3 lie advanced towards Gen. Cavaignac. who
. was sitting in his old place at the end ofthe
ministerial bench, and rendered him his hand
General Cavaignac appeared to be taken
by surprise. He did not at once accep,
the hand of the Prince, but then. as if sud
denly discovering what was intended, he
shook it cordially, The whole proceeding
was received with loud shouts of applause
by the Assembly.
: On the Goth, the Assembly met at hall
past two o'clock, and some important bu.
siness was transacted amidst general impa
tience.
Q nj. Odillon Barrot assembled the tribune
amid profound silence and attention, anc
5 said that the new cabinet perfectly concur
red in the declaration of principles made BY
the President of the Republic, and now
I come forward TO repeat the same engage
e ments, in the presence of France and o
Europe. Without entering upon an erpos
' of the situation Of the country, he woulC
give some explanation of the principle on
which the cabinet was founded, ard the
course it intended to pursue. The cabinet
was composed of men belonging TO the diff
. ferent political shades that had united in iht
election of the 10Th December. The nation
had evinced such an accord, such a spiri
of union, that the abinet should respond Il
it. 1t would neither be patriotic nor wise
= to disregard such manifestation.
The country wished for order, for ma
terial and moral order-order in the street
as well as in the administration of the Gov.
i eminent. That order could only be firm
y established on the day when the periot
of revolutionary agitation should be closed
ln strongly constituting The national force