The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-12-27
FRANCE.

"a inst
/ FRANCE.
The news ffdas- IsiA~eH Is most important,
the affairs Of chat eoliufry having engro-'gd
attention 20 the exclusion OF everything olse,
The long dreaded coup d'cfai has been made,
The President having seized the reins Of gov
ernineni, dissolved the Assembly, declared
Pari1 in a state Of seigo, arrested tho leading
opponents Of his policy, aud appealed TO the
people,
An this was done at an early hour on Tues.
day morning. the I'D inst, preparation for u
having b0cn perfected with Consummate skill
and secrecy during the preceding pight,. and
the whole thing was done aud completed be-
fore any one had the least idea that Il was 10
progress or IN contemplation.
An entire new Ministry was formed during
the night Of Monday. ...
Protlamations dissolying'thc Assembly, APP
pcaling TO the people, restoring universal sun
rAges and proposing new system Of Govern
mcnt, were printed at a private printers, Ia
the Elysec, and posted throughout Paris he
fore daylight Copies OF these and OF circu.
lars from the Ministry, and the Project OF Po-
lice, printed, IN like manner, were despatch
cd 10 all the Provinces, announcing what had
been done, appealing TO the nation at large.
and conveying stringent orders aud instruc-
tons to all the officers Of the Government
throughout the country.
The Presidents proposal il the instant rns-
toration OF universal outrage, the instant O.
lection by the people and by the army, OF \
President To hold office for ten years, support
ed by Council of state, aud 10y two Houses
Of Legislature, aud that during thc few DAYS
required TO complete the elections, tho rNec-
uiivc power shall feman in the hand, of the
President
The election j. 6xed 10 take place during
the present month, and the President prom
iscs 10 bow o. the will of the people, whether
they elect himself or any one else, and de-
clarcs that he holds power only until the will
Of the people eau hc made known. Mean.
time hc demands preliminary vote from
both the army and she people, 10 declar
whether thoy coniido 70 him the executive
power hd Interim; The army TO rccoril their
vote within fotty-right hours, the people be-
: ing allowed n lAaNnF iinao ,.. rs-. ~ .'..
The President declares himself TO have
been tur'cd into this measure, and It is asccr-
/ taiucd that Changarnicr, Ldmorioierc, Ihcr,
aud others of bis opponents, had decided To
demand his ARREST and Impeachment ON the
al inst, aud Nrrv together, aud IN the very
act of confirming this decision when they
were themselves arrested aud conveyed TO
Ninccuncs. wiwncc TINY wrrc next day re-
moved to Ham.
/ The temporary hall used Tor tho Assembly
has been taken down 10y the government, aud
Whcncycr members have attempted 10 meet
officially, they have been ordered to dispcrse
and arrested IL they refused More than two
/ hundred have been arrested IN all, many,
however being released ia few hours; but
all the leaders OF the opposition arc nqprison-
! ed. Nnny mepbers Of the Assembly have
given their adhesion TO the Prrsident-it IA
said as many as three hundred during The rst
day.
No organized resistance to tho government
was attempted, and telcgraphic reports from
I the departments declared the news to have
been hailed with enthusiasm by the provin-
cial population. subsequently, however, par
tial attempts at opposition were made in Par
is, and rumors reached that rity hostile to the
alleged unanimity OF feeling in the proyin-
ces.
'Barricades were erected in the more tuP-
bulent quarters OF Paris, but were all broken
by the troops, At one of them, two members
Of the Assembly, taking prominent places
were killed in the conflict,
A section OF the Assembly contrived to
meet at one or the Partisan Mairies ON Tues
day, and had decrccd the deposition of the
President, and his impeachment for high trea-
son but the meeting was dispersed by the
troops, aud the decree Tidi6uied aud diisrt-
rest, troops were placed in the houses OF some
OF the cx-oiIicers Of the Assembly, who were
exempted from arrest Among others, that
of NJ Dupin, President OF the Assembly, was
occupied by troops, and himself under a sort
of durance, although he was not actually ar
rested. The full rifor of martial law had
been proclaimed against all persons concern
cd in the barricndcs, and they were accord.
ingly shot without delay.
n c. - Al. - A
government seemed certain, and London adj
vices TO Friday night, did not vary material
ly,from the same prospect, but new elements
were constantly mixed in the struggle; 30
long as an actual contest contirf6e,i only, must
there be more or less uncertainty---buA the
difficulty OF obtaining reliable information was
indescribable.
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LATEST. 5000 ..
PARIS, Friday Morning.--A decree mp.
pears, ordering the voting on the goth inst
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