The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-06-17
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TUMUlTU0US AND EXCITING DEBATE
IN THE
New National Assembly Of France.
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Our French Correspon dencc.

important Events in France-Opentng Of the Neo Ma.
tionai .assem6iy-7ne Position Of Partes-7ae Ma
cready Riot-The Scene in the .4ssem6y-.4spect of
Affairs The Nsw Ministry &c.
This week has formed important epoch In the
history of the year 1s49, being signalised by the
staation and Inauguration Of the first Legislative
Assembly elected by universal suffrage and convoked
under the authority Of the constitution | say the
first, because you must remember that the last was
not legislative, but constituent Assembly, and it
was not convoi,2 regularly under any constitution
but by the dct: Of the despotc power exercised by
the Provisona Government, which reigned after the
sonvulsisn of Fssygary
During the last week, the most sinister forebodngs
prevailed; and, if the event has not realized them
they were no. the less well founded. We now know
that trembling ON the brink Of another revo-
luton or, at least Of something nearly approaching
rs the present revolutionary times would admit of.
On Tuesday the ed all prepared for it, and
nothing but the most extreme diligence the part of
the government, and a favorable combination of
circ unsta pces, prevented it, The project of the
party of Montagnards TO annul the elections-to
declare the Assembly convention, and later to dis
solve it by revolutionary expedent, and thus to
seize the rcins OF power All these projects have fallen
to the ground. On Saturday and Sunday the most
extreme precautions were taken by the authorities
and the Montagnards their visions vanish one by
like the shades of the kings evoked by the witches
Of Macbeth.
The Legislative Assembly met on Monday, without
further impedimeRt Nevertheless, attempt was
made the rabble in which, however, none Of the lead
presented themselves The ostensibe object was TO
compel the Assembly to proclaim the Republic again
from the perst the Chamber The troops call
cd out and the mob very gently, but firmly pushed
away the breasts Of the cavalry horses Squads nof
dragons, accompanied by sari.ns de villa advanced
steadily along oil the principal streets abutting the
Chamber, pushing before them the crowd In an hour
the envrons Of the Chamber were completely cleared,
and the voceratious Of the popuace to dis
lance of more than quarter of mile on every side,
no longer disturbed the Representatives
The first act of the Chamber demonstrated tho
strange reactonary tendency of the great majority Of
its members. This the election of the President Of
the Bureaux You will recelcct that the Chamber is
resoy into Is sections called Bureaux
each consisting Of 50 members Each bureau meets
daily in separate room and celebrates apart from the
rest Of the Assembly. AL questions Of Importance
which brought before the Chamber first undergoa
deheraton in the bureaux sort of preparatory dec
son previous to the discussion in the Chamber In this
way many of them fall to the ground, by rendering
it evident that they cannot be successful in the
Chamber. Each Of these bureaux encs O month, dat
ing from the opening Of the Chamber elects Q Pre-
sdent and Secretary and the political character Of
these officers is taken indication of the opinions
Of the majority Of the bureaux respectively. In the
present case the Presidents have been selected by
jorites, less considerable from the reaction
AIRY party, with only or two exceptions They
as follows rresidepts-MM. Mole de Pouat Marshal
Bugeaud. General Bedeau Baroche, Dupin, De Remu-
sat, Gouin Due de Broglie THEIRS Quentin, Bauehsrt,
Msugun, Francis Arago, and General Cavaignac. Sc
cretsries-MM. de Larcy, Berard, Gasloude Victor
Lefranc Poujolat De Merode. Emile Leroux, Mortimer
Talhouet. HippOlyte EOrtOut. IabOulip.
Fresnrnu lie Verricr and Payer, are of the bureaux
not having yet completed their elections You will see
that this list includes the chief Of the
monarchical and reactionary parties.
The first division indicating the relative strength Of
question to the validity Of one Of the elections,
which attempted to be set aside on the plea OF the
undue influence produced by the celebrated Geographic
despatch Of M. Leon Faucher which alleged to
have deprived the ultra democratic party Of some
ly the strength of the socialists of every hue 1t ap-
peared that they mustered the occasion 179 votes
haps be stated at 200 This us rather belw the pre-
vious estimates
The members of the National Assembly have already
began to form the several political clubs, yoa
would call them in America, "caucuses," for prepar
ing beforehand the measures intended TO be taken in
the house. They assemble d in three distinct
unions The first and largest is that which formerly
called the reunion of the Rue dc POTTER 1t assembled
Tuesday when Count Mole called to the chair,
and committee was formed consisting Of the Due de
Broglie Marshal Bugeaud, Count Mole, NM. Theirs,
and Berrysr for the purpose OF IN to the
the Assembly for the offices OF president vice presi-
dent, and secretaries. The number of members who
attended this meeting which also held in the Rue
de Potter. on this occasion. was above 800; and as
considerable number have not yet arrived In Paris,
and others accidentally absent the total number
Of the party forming that reunion may perhaps, be
fairly stated Mt 400.
Another club Of the moderate party of ra Their more
democratic complexion, has been formed under the
auspices Of NJ Dufaure, and has commenced its meet
The humber who attended on the present occasion was
between 20 and So but this reunion may be taken
when plee, ut about 100 NJ Dufaurc is president
Gen. Bedeau and NJ Pallet vice presidents, and M.
Peupn aud Oscar Lafayette SECRETARIES. 1t is proba
BILE that Gen Cavagnac, aud the few members Of the
Assembly who hold the lato politics Of the National,
will join this reunion.
The party Of the Mountain has Of course also
sembd It's member under the Presidency Of W. Ledru
Rollin. Lamenas. Baune ana Devle, MN. Bertheon,
Peeticr, Rather, aud Conmssares being Secretaries
Seri,ant Baichot. Treasurer; and Drives Qucstor.
This party has agreed TO propose NJ Ledru Rollin
President of the Assembly Nm Lanmenais, Felix Pyat
Matthew (de la Drome) Devle, Baune and Boichot.
Vice Presidents; Mn. Gaabar Bertholon, PeIleticr,
Eadand Jules LerOux aud Commssares rs Secretaries
end Mini Drives, Marc Dupaisse and Rather as Cues
tors.
1t is worthy Of note in reference to the proceedings
Of the mobtaFnards that they have taken especial
the lower members OF the who have
been elected into the Assembly. Thus SERGEANT Bot
ehot is proposed Vice President of the Assembly
aud Is Treasurer Of the re- union OF the Mountain In
like name Serjcapts Rather and Cumm,ssaire are
Secretaries of the reunion Of the Mountain in which
the latter IL to be proposed as Secretary OF the AS
sembly, and the former one OF the Questors. The
policy Of the Mountain Is evidently to wheedle the
army.
Its above all things necessary in reading French
politics. that your readers should remember that the
ultra democratic party the party OF the
here means what you call In America Fouforism;
name although Of French origin together abandoned
here The great majority of the Aonia pro-
fessed socialists, and the remainder, such a. VI Ledru
Pollin himself although not socialists opinion find
themselves compelled to give the rest Of their
party, since Otherwise they would become politi
cal cyphers; and accordingly the whole party act to-
gether. though they reof one mind on this subject
nor rd