The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-08

mountain Sustained from voting. Gen. Cavaig-
nae voted for the urgency.
Then the house proceeded to ballot on M. do
Remusat's motion. During this operation great
agitation prevailed in the assembly. The result
wa. that the proposition was adopted by $50 votes
against 273.
In consequences, the assembly retired immsdi-
afely TO the bursaux, to appoint committee. The
bureau finally named az a committee. Nd. Odiilon
Barrot, president; M. Moule, secretary, and az
members, Messrs. Martsl, Garnon Creton, Ter
naux, De Charency, Grmault, Moulin, Sau-
vaire- Barthelemy, Heurtier, Lacaze, Lequien,
Thomine Desmssures, Leon de Mulleville, Vitet.
Thi. committee chose the Due de Broglie, for
president, and M. Lanjuinais, member Of the
tiers partie, for secretary.
A meeting Of the ultra republicans took place
on Sunday, Jan. 10. 1t was the most numerous
meeting Of Reds that ever took place, and 1t il
the first time that they were able TO agree TO act
in concert in defence Of the republic. AT this
meeting l6O representatives were present, and
after three hours elaboration, Il was determined
that unity Of action was imperatively called for
on the part Of the opposition, and II committee
was named, first to regulate the mode, for the flu
ture, of convoking the members; and next, IN all
urgent cases, to adopt resolution to be commu-
nicated to the whole opposition for the purpose OF
posed Of the following members: NM. Cremieux,
Victor Hugo, Jules Fayre, Dupont (de Bassac, }
Pascal Duprat, Grevy, Charras, Emile de Girar-
din, Emmanuel Arago, Matthew de la Drome,
SchGlcher, Michel (de Bourges,) Edgard Quinet,
Ducoux, Jolly, Canet.
REPORT OF THE ASSEMBLY 5 COMMITTEE.
On the l4th ut. after i've days session, the as
sembly's committee which had got the so,ibriq,et
~ ~,
Nj. Lanjuinais
M. Lanunas reminded the assembly that on
the Sd January it had approved the explanations
given by the General -in-chief OF the army Of Par
is, and applauded his sentiments in favor Of the
rights of the assembly and the constitution The
next day the cabinet was dissolved, and after a
negotiation of some days it was reconstructed
The committee had maturely examined the propo-
sition Of NJ Remusat and the process perbaur ofthe
permanent committee, and had not thought that
the responsibility of the events which were re-
cited in them should be visited on higher author
ity than the ministers. That opinion was con-
hrmed by the perusal of the process rerbaur and
the explanations given to the committee by the
ministers Of the interior Of war
II was evident to all that the government had
long endeavored to excite doubts in the country as
to the stability Of the present state of things in or
der to bring about the restoration Of an imperial
regime. Seditous cries Of Yipe i'Empereur! had
been uttered with impunity. The general who re-
fused to sanction that cry was superseded in his
command. The ministerial press violently at
tackled the national assembly, to destroy its NOR
al authority. II was proved that those cries were
encouraged and excited by agents of the govern
ment. M. Baroche denied the charge, and oppos-
ed his own testimony to that Of the permanent
committee, although he only assisted at one ofthe
four reviews which took place at Satory. (Mur-
murs on the rght.) The ministers on being ask
ed why he permitted the government press to at
tack the assembly, replied that he had no journal
IN his pay, and TO show his impartiality he told
the committee that he had sent for the chief edi-
tors of those papers, and declared to them, that,
If they continued their attacks against the legsa-
tive assembly, he would deprive them of the right
of selling in the streets.
The minister added, that the dismissal Of Gen.
Changarnier, and the suppression of his double
command had been long decided on. Some diff
ferences arose in the cabinet on that subject, and
several members having rendered their resigna-
ton, they all resolved to resign. The first act of
the new ministry, said M. Laniuinais, was not
calculated to produce collision between the two
powers. The day one of them directed a crimi-
nal attack against the other, the assaant would
infallibly succumb. The committee completely
adhered to the statements expressed in the mes
sage of the 18th November, which lessened the
gravity of preceding events The committee had
divided. Two members proposed the simple order
OF the day, seeing nothing in the conduct of the
ministry TO justify blame; three presented re-
solution of dIstrust, not, however, on account Of
the dismissal Of General Changarnier, whose po-
silion was irregular, and against which they had
always protested. Six others declared that they
placed no confidence in the ministry, and another
also expressed his disrust, but in different terms
Finally eight to seven agreed to submit to the as
sembly the following resolution:
''The national assembly, acknowledging the
right of the executive power to Oppose of military
commands, blames the use it made of that right,
and declares that the general-n-chef Of the army
of Paris preserves the title to the confidence which
the national assembly testified to him in the sit
ting of the Sd instant, and passes to the order Of
the day."
The assembly afterwards adjourned at six
clock.
The effect Of this document upon the assembly,
says the correspondent Of the Daily News, was
blunted by the feeble voice Of the reporter. The
overstrained expectation Of the crowded chamber
was dashed with blank disappointment at so washy
and emascuate a result. The reception given to
the report by the press is not more favorable. No
organ, of any color, says word in it's praise.
Even the Debafs, from which some appreciation
might have been hoped, finds the censure of the
ministers too hazardous game, and would fain
have had only wreath Of flowers laid the
tomb of the defunct commander-in-chief Of the
army of Paris.
Debate in the Assembly.
The discussion of the report took place on
We inesday and Thursday, Jan. 10 and Is. The
great day was the 10th.
The greatest agitation prevailed in the hall,
and the Assembly was extremely numerous
All the public galleries We're crowded to excess
The Assembly resumed the discussion on the
resolution proposed by the committee on pub
lie safety.
Mr.. Flaudin, who with M. Lamartine, voted
in the committee for the simple order of the day,
next rose and said, that his colleague, be trusted,
of their conduct. The majority which had
driven the cabinet to adopt re-actionary policy,
he was sorry to say, now surpassed in violence
the opposition of the mountain, and formally no.