The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-07-15
Tho French Republic.

National Assembly 10 thus described BY the fars
correspondent Of the London Times, writing on the
evening of the 10th ult.:
"The term turbulent is far too weak to char
sctsrize the that took place yesterday in the
National Assembly, and which more than once
threatened to end in personal combat between
the Majority and Mountain At one moment the
representatives presented the appearance of men
laboring under an attack Of epilepsy in its most
appalling form. Foam at the mouth-the eyes
starting from the head-the brow and face bathed
in perspiraton-the paleness of concentrated hate
and longing of vengeance-the lips white, and the
hoarss voice essaying to articuate insults that
were arrested as they rose, from very excess OF
passion-the arms flung widely about, and the
fists clenched-expressions of the worst kind
thrown out at the courageous Minister, who still
kept bis ground undismayed.
Well might M. Leon Faucher affirm that such
those Of yesterday were the greatest dan
ger republican governments could encounter put
il that scene surpassed any thing Of the kind as
yet may any thing hereafter, unless acts Of vio
lence accompany words, was very near occur
ring in this latter shamfuI display. il not entirely
without profit II there be any yet in the Assem-
bly,. or in the country, that have been led asray by
the hypocrisy Of the revolutionary party who doubt
that moderate republicansm still exists separated
from Socialism from terror-if any fraction pf
the extreme monarchcal party thought it might
harmlessly coalesce with the Mountain for the at
tainment Of some party end--if there be still any
such, their error must now be made manifest to
them.
Nothing could be more admirable, more eour-
ageous, than the attitude of M. Leon Faucher
when face to face with the tempest He stood i'm
movable rock, with head erect, without a
change of countenance. The rush made by many
members of the Mountain a. the epithet abomi-
nable broke on their ears, and with which the
harangue Of M. Pelleter was qualified, caused a
counter movement the other side, and more
than hundred members Of the Right quilted their
places, and also rushed to protect and applaud the
Minister. The whole house was up, for person
al conflict was every moment expected People
| mounted on tables, on chairs, on benches, either
| to prevent the aifray to mnge in it,
Every yell uttered by the Mountain was re-
sponded to by the applause of the entire Right
and among those who first ranged themselves
around The Minister, to protect, encourage, and ap'
plaud, it was pleasing TO see Gen. Changarnier,
who at that moment flung aside his ordinary re-
serve of manner, and lent his example to The sup
portem of the Minister. The Moniieur of today
shows that this example was not followed by all
| his comrades, for find the names of Genera's Is
| Cavaignac and Lamoriciere voting with the
| Mountain The division. Yet it ia not the mere
term abominable applied to the doctrines of Mr..
| Pelletier that is the only cause of such scenes:
| There is each day some preliminary business in
| the Assembly, such as presenting petitions, ETC..
| which asbes the Mountain to fury. These men
do not come to the discussion of any question witt
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deposited on the table, either for the revision oI
| prolongation of the Presidential powers. This
manner of exercising the national sovereignty i:
| by no means to the tase of the Mountain and as
each repre- sentative ascends the tribune its angel
| can with difficulty be suppress
| The project of law which gave rise to tha
| stormy passage is intended TO organize the poles
| administration of Lyons.
"The Republican journal Ls Pays makes thu
| following comments on The scene of yesterday:
.. 1t is not sitting which We have to remark on
buta a regular contest of violent menaces, offensive
gestures, and insulting words. Have the repre-
sentatives of the extreme opinions sworn TO ruin
the Representative Government. Ii ii a fixed de
| termi alton on their part 10 take away from tn
French tribune, which was The pedestal Of 10 muc
| authority, dignity, power and prestige! For SOM
time back we have heard it affirmed that the AS
| sembly was menaced, and we have likewise seeI
| certain imaginary perils of an 18Th Brumaire
Yes the assertion is true, the Assembly is menaced
but by whom. BY itself.
F" All the persons who were present at yester
days sitting must bs of that opinion, and it woul
be impossible for a reaction not to arise in III
country against such scandalous scenes, were the
be TO us to say 80. we consider it our duly not I
humble voice which warns it and recalls it to th
respect of it's own dignity. Our voice is only th
echo of public opinion.''
Estimation of tho President at the SoutA.-Th
Richmond Republican, speaking Of President Fill
more's visit to Virginia, says: