The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-27

"Orders were given this day to arrest the
members of the Mountain who had signed an
incendiary proclamationse aling the people to
RISE and which was torn down yesterday morn
ing.
81 am Just told that in Paris there is an army
of 100000 men, and not less. than 100 guns, eX-
elusive ofthose in the forts.
aYesterday Thursday evening" at o'clock,
the eight prisoners arrested on Monday morning,
arrived at the fortress of Ham. They were cs-
corted by 100 of the Gendarmerie Mobile and
squad of sergens-de-ville. 1t is stated that 10
men would have suiliced General Cavagnac
is lodged in the apartment formerly occupied
by Louis Napoleon. He asked to be allowed the
attendance of his valet-de chambre; his request
was Immediately complied with. Four occupy
the upper, and four the lower story. In the lat
Ter is placed General Lamorciere. The pris.
oners are, as you know, Generals Cavaignac
Changarnier, Leho, Lamoriciere, Bedeau, Colonel
Charras, NM. Roger du Nord and Baze. The
others are believe, ut the Mazas
Though there are no groups in the Boule-
wards, yet persons promenade on the pathways
as usual The chiefs are decidedly discouraged
1t is not merely the fidelity of the army, that has
discouraged the insurgents but also the ab
sence of all news of satisfactory kind from the
departments The chiefs are sitting in secret
council to decide on what is to be done under
these circumstances A few are in favor Of Il
renewal of the attempts; the greater number
express themselves discouraged, and prefer al
lowing some days to pass, in order to have news
from the departments They are in state of
despair at their hopes in that quarter not being
realized They circulated tie rumor yesterday
that the departments were already marching on
Paris, but the people, or that part of it that
fought Yesterday, or night be again induced to
do so, now see the falsehood of the rumor The
terrible lesson they received yesterday may also
have contributed to damp them. The weather
is moist and heavy, and rain has fallen, though
not abundantly nearly the whole of the day.
The shops along the Bouievards have all the
shutters up, though several have one half of the
doors open. Vehicles, with the exception of
omnibusses are allowed to move about, and the
public carriages are allowed to remain on the
stands, which was not permitted yesterday"
PROCLAMATION OF THE PRESIDENT.
In the name of the French people-The Presi
dent Of the republic:
Considering that the mode of election pro-
mulgated by the decree of I'd December had been
adopted under circumstances as guaranteeing
the sincerity of election;
But considering that the vote by ballot, as
actually practised, appears TO be better guar
anIee for the real meaning of the votes (inteM
gence des SuGrages0
Considering that the essential object of the
decree of the I'd December is to obtain the free
and sincere expression of the will Of the people
DEGREES.
Articles 2, 3, and Of the decree Of the 81 De-
cenber are modified as follows:
Art 3 The election shall take place by uni.
versal suffrage. All Frenchmen, aged 81, en-.
joying their civil and political rights, are called
on to vote.
Art g. They will be required to justify, either
by their inscription on the electoral lists drawn
up in virtue of the law of March Is, 1919, the
conditions required by that law.
Art a. The ballot will be opened during the
DAYS of the goth and 2lst Of December, in the
chef lien Of each commune, from s O'Clock ia the
morning TO in the afternoon. Tlc suffrage
will take place by secret ballot, by yes or no, by
means of manuscript or printe bulletin.
LOUIS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.
Given at the Palace Of the E,ysee, Dec. t.
(COuntersigned) DE MoRNy,
Minister of the Interior
The minister of war on the same day, issued
the following decree:
. Art l. Any individual, whatever his quality
who shall be- found in a meeting, rlab, or asso.
citation tending TO organize any resistance what.
ever 10 the government, or TO paralize IT, action
shall be considered as an accomplicc of tie in
surrecton.
Art. >. In consequence, he shail be imme
diateIy arrested, and given up "a the courts
martial which are permanently sitting.
And the following proclamation:
The minister of war decrees-Every person
prouagating false news shall be Immediately ar.
rested, and brought before a court martial as al
accomplice Of insurection.
A DE SAINT ARSAuD.
PARIS, December 1.
On the 9TH, the following document cmanated
from the war Office:
The President Of the republic and his govern
ment will not hesitate 10 employ any measure
calculated 20 maintain order and save society,
but they will always know how g. pay attention
20 the voice Of public opinion, and 10 the wishes
of we'll inclined persons. They have not hest.
tated 10 change mode Of voting which they had
borrowed from preceden.s in history, but which
in the actual state of our electoral habits, do
r,, appcar TO sufficiently insure the indrpen.
d.nre of the votes given. The President OF the
repubic desires that all the elec ors shsll b,
completely at liberty in the expression Of their
votes. whether they exercise public functions or
not. and whether they belong TO the civil pro
fessons or TO the army. Absolute indrpen.
denee. complete liberty Of voting, il what Louis
Napoleon desires TO see established.
De MoRNY,
Minister of the Interior.
PARIS, Dec. ..
The Office of the interior at the same timc
was busiy employed in causing pacards TO be
posted about the streets, contradlcting rumors
OF popular risings in the provinces, and giving
assurance Of continued tranquility.
On Saturday a great number Of prisoners con.
Gned in the cellars Of the palace Of the Tuil
ierirs were removed to the forts. Arrests con.
timed among the lower orders, end the barri-
cades were generally destroyed lnterments Of
persons killed in the instruction took place IN va.
Iious quarters. Agentleman named Du Barque,
a conservative, killed by accident on the Bonle-
ward Poissonniere, while standing al bis window,
rss buried in the church Of Bonnie Nouvelle.
His political friends wished to profit by the oc.
casion. 10 make pacific man Hesitation 10y at.
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