The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-01-21
THE FRENC REVOLUTION.


How the bold and decided cause of Louis Ma
,olcon will end, it is difficult TO conjecture b
One thing, however, is certa;n that it has met
with no inconsiderable favor by more than one
IF the European powers. From ST. Petersburg
10 the Danube and the Rhine, the sun Of abso-
lutism has assumed an increased bri!liancy, and
the usurper Of the French Constitution is hailed
as the harbingrr of governmental security by
the heretofore trembling monarchs of the CONT
ncnt. In view of the intense interest that is
felt throughout the world as to the hnale of
this important move, we devote great portion
of our paper of to-day to the news received by
the Csnada, as published by the New York
Herald.
The first shot or discharge made by the troops
against the people, took place opposite the Cafe
Tortoni and it was directed upon a group of
twenty young men who were congrcgated to-
ccther, carrying on their shoulders one of them
who was reading to the army the pronuncia.
,nento of the Two hundred representatives who
declared Louis Napoleon an outlaw. At the
command of an officer, three platoons of SOL |
ders fired upon the young mcn-and this was
the beginning of the butchcry.
In the meantime, several persons assembled
in the houses of the Boulevard Montmartre and
b nne Nouvelle, seized the wagons they found
| ut hand, and from the windows of the houses,
| fred upon the soldiers As quick lightning
the massacre began, and, without reading any
"riot law" artillery and musketry were dis
charged upon the As matter of
course, those who were guilty escaped, whilst
the innocent paid the forfeit. This the
signal for the barricades and you will see in
the French papers, which mailed to you by
this steamer, that the prise d'armcs was Gen
eral.
From this moment the army occupied the city
of Paris, and took dcspotic command over the
citizens. You must be aware that the proc!a
ton addressed 10 the troops by the President,
provided them with means OF revenge for the
disgrT ,fu treatment they experienced in 1880
and 1913. This was naturally sufficient to ex.
&c the army; and they all seemed like very
devils A word motion, even, was the sig
nal of the death of any individual; and have,
alas the misfortune to number among the dead
two of my best friends, who, being the quietest
young men Of Paris, have undoubtedly not de-
served the horrible fate which they have met
On Thursday evening, | entered. as if by in
stinct, one Of the ambulanccs established in
the Street faubourg Montmartre, Cite Bergcre
and there in corner, shot through the lungs
lay one of them, lieless, and still keeping on
his charming face the mldness of his sweet
temper The second one one was among the
bodies carried to the cemctry Montmatre, COW
cred with mud, his soilcd kid gloves and patent
leather boots still on him. Who would have
b. licvcd that this respectable man had even said
a word which deserved deaih' Nevertheless h.
was lying corpse among hundred and fifty
Others who had not touched gun, and who
had been cooy murdered among the crowd of
s spectators.
The Archbishop of Paris, according to GER
tain reports, had been arrested and kept prisoner
, in his hotel. This rumor was denied, and am
told that if the fact did not take place, it was
, not because it had been proposed but 1t was de-
cided that this would be too unpopular, and OF
, course, would injure the interests of the party
Thi, noble priest, soon as he knew the terri
BILE events which had taken place on Thursday
evening, left his hotel, accompanied by one OF
! his wears, and visited everv place where the
wounded and dead had been deposited. Since
that time the respectable Archbishop is daily
visiting the families of those who have lost Ell.
Their relation or friend, and giving them help
and comfort.
{ private decree, signed by Louis Napoleon
has been issued, which restores the Church o
Ste Genevieve, generally know as the Pan
theon, to the Catholic religion. This, a matter
course, is a concession made to the Catholic
r clergy to obtain their favors and good wishes
.
| The press of Paris is reduced to two journal.
: La Satire and lie ConstitutionncL-for iii,
n others, which are daily published, are but the
3 re-impression of those two sheets. The Jour
d nal Dcs DeJats was on the eve of being sup
: pressed for having published letter Of Nj
r Mole, which was a protestaton against hi:
), nomination as member of the "Consultativt
s Committee" M. Berlin, its publisher, wa.
y sent for at the EIysee, and was told in very
strong language that he had better remain quiet
5 if he wished to be allowed "to live )" and from
!. that very moment, he accepted the office o
s being the only mirror of the government news
: papers. This cannot think right, and in my
e opinion it would have been more honorable fo
e the Debats to stop its publication.
e There are sad accounts from the departments
e Clamccy and many other towns have been in
t, yaded by socialist bands, who have murderc,
Is respectable inhabitants, violated females, an,
d committed other horrible excuses. Som'
small towns in the Var are still in the hands o
s. the socialists, and bands of from fifty to tw.
e hundred are securing the country districts, rob
t. biny and numbering. No alarm is felt bv tn
o government as to the result, but it will be
r. work of time to qucll the movement, and tn
d grcatest excuses are feared 1t is known tina
l. all this outbreak has been organized and tia
some chiefs of the Mountain direct the opera
tons. Oid,rs have been sent by telegraph l.
s. the authorities to show no mercy 20 these plum
Il dcrcrs and assassins, and several journalists
who had given the first signal for rising, have
" been arrested Great anxiety is felt for TIN
l. result Of the election. The conflict is now be
90 tween anarchy and order.
;. The following particulars of the affair a
~ Clancy from the Patric "a socialist in
&c surrccton broke out, on Saturday morning, i
RS the town of CIamccy. The fircmen Of the Ma
k tonal Guard, with fine gcndarnerie, attempte
. to repress the disturbance. Several person
= were killed, and many others wounded. TIL
rioters sounded the tocsn, and remained master
Is of the town, which the authorities evacuated
?, taking refuge in the neighborng hamlets. TIL
o mob from the country, to the number Of from
= 5000 to 5000 entered the town. The sub-prc
o lecture was piagcd and sacked. Three gen
% darmcs were massacred, and the insurgents de
s. liberated amongst themselves whether the,
e should rot torture. their victims before they kill
e cd then. AS soon as the project was in.orme,
Y of these events, he left at the head of squad
z ron of Chasseurs. On Sunday evening the ad
= vanced guard met, at about mile and hal
IT from Clancy, patrol Of the insurgents, win
e fired on the troops. The cavalry returned it
IS and five of the rioters fell. Fresh reinforce
y ments of troops arrive d during the night, ant
II this morning they bivouackcd within sight o
e y sounding. A battery of artillery was mo
mcntarly expected and which would be inn
r lncdiat'ly brought into play, in order to spare
n the blood of our brave troops. 1t is probable
: that, by this time, the riot has been put
, down"
Fright i'm England.
,, From the Times of Dec. 10
; 1t can hardly be questioned that the recent
!, measures ofth President have met with entire
:. approval in that powerful combination Of ALSO
+ lutte governments which extends from ST
i Petersburg to the Rhine, the Danube, and the
! kingdom of Naples. The destruction of con.
4 stitutional law, the failure OF republican gov
) eminent, and the ascendancy of military pow
U err, are perfectly consistent with the doctrines
which prevail over that large portion Of the
continent. Hitherto Lord Palmerston has no,
D been considered an ardent adherent Of this sys.
TEN, and we have yet 10 learn whether the coup