Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1852-01-01
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HALIFAX, Dec 90.
FRANcE.-The news from Paris j:
OF the most important and exciting
character, and is regarded as the
commencement Of a new state oI
government affairs for France.
A coup d'etat was made by Presi-
dent Napoleon on the ID instant ol
the most bold and important charac-
ter. He seized the reins Of the
Government and dissolved the As
sembly, declaring Paris in a state ol
siege, and appealing directly TO the
people to sustain him in his move
menis to arrest the monarchical
tendencies of the Assembly.
The Presidents arrangements had
been made with consummate skill
and secrecy during the night Of the
lst inst. The whole thing was done
before the public had the least init
nation Of the event.
A new ministry was formed, and
proclamation issued restoring uni
versal suffrage and protesting a
new system of Government, with
the instant election by the people
and army Of a President to hold
office for ten years, supported BY a
council OF State and two houses OF
Legislature.
At daylight on Tuesday morning
he Presidents proclamation was
found posted througout the city. in
which he ordered the immediate dis
persion of the Assembly, with his
plan for a new form of government.
The election for President is to take
place during the present month, and
the President promises TO bow to the
will of the people.
Everything was consummated be-
fore the Assembly had the leas; idea
Of the intention Of the President
an entire new ministry having been
formed during the night.
Pending the election the President
proposes that the executive power
remain in his hands. He says that
he had been forced into his present
position by the course Of his oppo-
nents in the Assembly, and it is cer-
tain Thie:s, Changarnier, and others
Of his opponents, had decided to de-
mand his arrest and impeachment
on the I'd inst, and were almost in
the act OF moving in the matter,
when they and their principal friends
were arrested and conveyed 10 Vim
cennes.
Whenever the members OF the
Assembly have attempted to meet
officially they have been ordered TO
disperse and were arrested if they
refused. Two hundred members Of
the Assembly had been arrested and
many subsequently released, but all
the leaders of the opposition were
in prison.
Three hundred Of the members OF
the Assembly, it was said, had given
in their adhesion 10 the President,
and telcgrapbic dispatches from the
state that the Presi-
dents demonstration had been hailed !
with the utmost enthusiasm. Subse.
quently these reports were contra
dicted and several barricades erec-
ted in different quarters Of Paris,
but were speedily broken down by
the troops.
At one Of these barricades, two
members Of the Assembly, occupy
ing prominent places, were killed in
The conflict.
On Tuesday section Of the As
'embly continued to meet, and de-
creed the disposition of the President
and his impeachment for high trea-
son. The meeting was dispersed by
he troops, and the decree ridiculed
IN all sides.
Troops had been stationed in the
houses OF M. Dupin, and other ex-
officers of the Assembly who had
,een exempted from arrest.
The full rigor OF the martial law
lad been proclaimed against all
in the barricades, and a
arge number had been shot. il
Up to Thursday night the success
# the President seemed certain, and {
dvices received in London on Fri ;
lay do not vary the aspect Of affairs, I
hough new elements Of discord {
we're constantly arising. {
LArER.-A decree appears order I
ng the voting on the 20lh inst, 20 [
e secret instead Of public. There
we're rumors oi the fighting being !
ontinued to-day, but nothing con- /
rmatory has appeared in any Lon r
on paper. The latest published !
ccounts state that the instructions q
gere put down, after severe strug- Y
lie. (
Provincial reports satisfactory. v
1t is said that seven hundred n
'rench refugees left London for '
aris on Thursday evening. II is s
$50 stated that the French govern v