The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-10
Our French Correspondence.

PARIS, December ., 1851.
STATE efIGairS in Paris Condemnation of Louis
Napoleon, &c.
All open resistance has ceased, yet the fasllades
night after night, continue. Not word OF them,
however, appears in the few miserable, slavish
journals which, trembling before the despot, dare to
peep out from their dark corners. The only jour
naist in Paris at present, and may say indeed in
France $50 far as it is possible to learn anything Of
what is going on,) is the master of the Eyscc, who
under the false and lying pretext of saving the
State" has monopolized all power into his own
hands-havipg Ito sum up all in few words) dis.
solved the National Assembly in defiance of the
express words of the constitution seized upon all
its most eminent members who we're opposed to his
nefarous Designs and buried them alive in dungeons;
dis armed and crushed the National Guard robbed
the bank, and butchered in cold blood all those of
whatever class character, who dared, by a cry or
word, look, to manifest the slightest opposition
to Lis arbitrary will say that the perpetrator of
all these crimes is a. this moment the only ournal-
list in France; for no one darcs publish - liable
which is not sanctioned by his authority.
To show you to what extent this odio1s tyraa-
ny is carried, ] will mention what (among other
tbing) have heard, ard upon the best authority.
His slavsh journals, the Mnuen' and Patrte,
have been pulls hing lists of those who were said
TO have given in their adhesion to his government
Among them were the names Of many distinguished
persons who, and whose friends, were highly indg-
naDt to see themselves Included in such as they
thought, n dsgraceful category. Yet are such per-
sons denied the means III any way, except in con.
yesaion with their friends, to vudcate themselves
against the caumny of being announced to the
world as adherents OF the usurper No one knows
what has become CT M Gerardin, the famous Jour
nalist; he, like Generals Cavagnac, Changarnier,
tlo Lamoreceire, and hundTe DIS Of Others who were
feared, and therefore hated, has been probably con-
fined in dungeon or departed out of the country,
no one knows whittier have il direct from a gem
tleman, friend of mine, who is intimate with the
illustnous astronomer, nj. Arago, that Emanuel
Arapo, the ton, who is n member Of the Assembly,
has disappeared and can no where be found lie
has either been seized and imprisoned, has been
Obliged, like 80 many others, to con seal him H.
On hun sday, me DAY oGwhich most Of The fighting
IL tic streets done, this Icdeut occur red which
giveytu as n specimen Of the spirit whieh nov ac-
tuates tie govtrMent AID its nay tmi Ions A la-ge
body oilanceis were passing through the Rue Ri,he.
Heu, which was densely crowded at the same time,
VIII anAieus or curious cit Some inn group
OF persons cried out, Itte Ii RcJnbiq3.c The OH
Ger ID conmatd turned round aud said, looking ut
the group, " ~ Yotu 1T ttyHiiiyiu,' tuslng a
very Hr0ts and cortemptu6us eXpresaCn) A spirited
ieAos rellied using the ame wojGe, and 1diug "a
ttbS mime, upon which The fislr ordered the
tioope, gho, by The by, carried pistols ready cock
co IL tner harGs, u FIRE, which they do ins'anter
arc, ot coulte, the urainco "a fled ID al d.
rtctont Among TIE Vlptius 81 THIS Outrage was
an eldtriy Il an VINO wac perfectly innocent u any
ottrce. except ttet q! feeling pefhaps sentiment
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