The New York Herald Newspaper, May 28, 1848, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. Whole No. 5103. NEW YORK, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 28, 1848. = — HIGHLY IMPORTANT AND EXCITING NEWS FROM EUROPE. ONE WEEK LATER. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP HIBERNIA.': ke. be, &e. By the arrival of the steamship Hibernia, at this port, we are placed in possession of highly impor- tant intelligence from Europe, of a later date by one week, than we had previously received. Its details are extremely interesting and important in a commercial, political, and social point of view, as will be seen by the extracts which we publish below. The latest accounts from Liverpool and London are of the 13th inst., noon, The news from France is very important. An order had been received at Boulogne, from Paris, to put the wholeline of coast in a state of defence, and to mount guns on the detached forts, which are built alittle way out at sea. The gates of the upper town are also to be repaired and fortified. This looks like a preparation for war. ‘The triumph of the liberal party is complete, and Louis Blane and Albert have retired. Several bloody conflicts have taken place be- tween the Poles and Prussians. One of the most important points of this news is the declaratian of war by Pope Pius the Ninth, against Austria, and that at the last accounts the situation of the Austrian army in Italy was very perilous. After this, the electric telegraph report- ed the imprisonment of the Pope for backing out of the war. Serious skirmishes have taken place between the Hungarians and the Jews. The Danes, it appears, have completely blockad- ed the German ports. There is nothing important from Ireland. Lord Palmerston has officially announced, un- number of killed on the Prussian side was equally great. The town was destroyed by fire General Blumen, who commanded the Prussians, | then advanced upon Milosiau, where Mieroslawski had entrenched himself with a considerable party of cavalry and infantry. After a fierce contest, the Prussians, though infinitely superior in numbers, were driven back with considerable loss; 160 of them went over to | the Poles. ‘I'he following extracts will give you a faith- | ful account of the scenes of bloodshed that have since eusued:— At Xion, the Poles were about 700in number. On| Saturday, the 20th uls., this handful of men were a tacked by 6,000 Prussians. The struggle was terrible. It lasted four hours. Three times the Prussian hussars and cuirassiers were repelled with a great loss. At length the Prussians unmasked their artillery, and a fearful carnage ensued. Three hundred Poles remain- cdon the field. the remaindrr retreated towards Nowe liasto, The town of Xionz changed into a heap of ashes. Major Dombrowski, who commanded the camp, had his jaw shattered by nother ball deprived him of an ey et he continued still to fight, un a third shot struck himin the chest. The engage- ment at Miloslau was attended with still greater loss of life, and was marked by deeds of desperate bravery and heroism beyond all el, even in the annals of Polish history. ‘The Prussians had 10,000 men, with 1 pieces of artillery; Mieroslawaki only 1,200 men, mostly armed with seythes, "During the fight, the Polish ranks were strengthened by detachments which arrived from Pleshen. . ‘Three tines the town was taken by the Prus- ‘and three times they were driven from it. After cight hours of murderous fighting, the Poles remained | masters of the field, and the Prussian cavalry fled with such precipitation, that it broke the ranks of the infan- try. ‘Tho Prussians have retreated towards Schroda. General Colomb has concentrated 30,000, and is on the point of renewing the attack on the small band of Mieroslawski. —L: numbers have deserted from the Prussian ranks to the Poles. ‘There is no doubt of the Poles being determined either to fall, or to obtain « fuithful observance of the treaty. They are all unani- mous, Even the Archbishop of Posen, who has been reported as having blamed the clergy for their inter- ference, has now, on the contrary, issued a manifesto, in which he insists upon their duty to guard their flocks against the insidious practices of the Prussians. ‘The Poles deny that any barbarities had been commit- ted by the peasants. “Ou the contrary, they praise their forbearance and good behavior, whilst they re- tort the charge of the murders and excesses perpe- trated onthe soldiery. The other day, a sergeant, ac- companied by ten hussars, entered the house of Count Sadowski, who, at the great trial at Berlin, had been condemned to death, and after being afterwards libe- rated, lived quietly on his estate. ‘+Are you Sadow- ski, who was condemned to death?” asked the sergeant, and, on receiving an answer in the affirmative, he fired a pistol at his head, and laid him dead at his feet. Such conduct on the part of the military, would ex- n, if it could not excuse, the atrocities which the Germans attribute to the peasants. Since the fall of Xionz the Prussians have been beat in every skirmish. ‘The tactios of Microslawski are peculiar, and puzzle the Prussian Jeaders at the same time that they strike terror into the soldiery, who are awed by the daring courage of the Poles and the wild advance of the scythe-men. ‘The latter advance whetting their scythes, until they are close on the enemy, with an energy that sends sparks from the steel, and singing in chorus the well-known national air, “Noch ist Polen nicht verloren.” They keep step to the air. and on the first volley of the Prussian troops der date Foreign office, May 9th, the Danish blockade of Stettin, Halsound, Nortuch, and Wis- mar, from the 2d; Pillau and Dantzie from the 3d, and the Elbe from the 4th inst. Also, the block- ade by Austria of port of Venice, from the 23d ultimo. id There had been a decline in the middling and lower grades of cotton of one eighth of a penny per pound, The corn market was inactive, and prices feebly supported. There had been a decline in flour. The blockade by the Danes, of the northern ports of Germany, in some measure interrupted the 1m- provement visible the previous week in the manu- facturing districts, for, under present cireum- stances, the trade of Germany is completely sus- pended. There is, however, reason to hope that the mediation of England will soon put a stop to hostilities, and restore the intercourse with the northern ports. The war in Italy also operates disadvantageous- ly, for although France and England are eager to fer their good offices, there is a complication of circumstances which render conjecture as to the result difficult. Notwithstanding these drawbacks, trade conti- nues to improve. The season promises another abundant harvest; and should this expectation be realized, the prices of breadstuffs are not likely to advance, for another year at least. In France the state of trade has also improved, and the temporary Chancellor of the Exchequer anticipates a surplus revenue this year. There is no doubt that on his accession to office, the finan- cial state of the country was deplorable. THE LATEST INTELLIGENCE. By Electric Telegraph. [Fram the London Times, May 13.] A military insurrection took place at Madrid on the 7th inst., at 4 o’clock in the morning, which was suppressed after a sanguinary conflict which lasted several hours. The number of the dead was not known, but it was considerably greater than in the insurrection ef the 26th of March. Among the killed was the Captain General Ful- gosio, brother-in-law of Maria Christina. Thirty-four of the prisoners taken—one-half of them civilians, the other half military men—were tried and sentericed to death by a court-martial, and were about to be shot when the post left. The Paris papers of yesterday announce the for- mation of the new Ministry for France ; it consists of Messrs. Bastide, Recurt, Cremieux, Carnot, Cha- nas, Flocon,*Duclere, Bethmont, Frelat, and Ad- miral Casy. Tt was apprehended that an armed demonstra- tion in favor of the Poles would take place in Pa- ris this day. Some of the journals announced that the Pope had been deposed, and the republic proclaimed at Rome, but the news seems premature. Our London Cerrespondence. Loxpon, May 13th, 1848 Important and Bloody Events in Europe--Terrible Bat- He between the Poles and Prussians—Aspect of Affairs in Russia, Austria and Prussia—The probable Dis- memberment of the Austrian Empi Revolt of the Ilyrians and Crdatiens— Treatment of the Jews—The War in ltaly—The Revolution in Rome—Blockade of the Elbe—Blockade of Venice—Affairs in France, $e. $e The news I have to send you by this mail is, perhaps, of deeper interest than that contained in my last of the 6th inst, The known sympathies of your generous people for all who suffer, will make your readers hail with joy, not unmingled with grief, the soul-stirring accounts I subjoin of the rising of Poland! But blood» instead of ink, would be more suited to the fearful facts, Blood has run like water, and many a noble heart lies low that but a few weeks since beat loud with hopes of national pride and glory. ‘The white eagle has risen with a piercing shriek, and ix engaged in mortal strife with the black eagle of Prussia ; her white feathers are dripping red with gore, but it flows equally from her own wounds and from the wounds of her ene- my. To put your readers perfectly au fait of these memorable events, it will be necessary for me to give ou a short preliminary sketch of the causes that fea to them, ‘After the revolution at Berlin, when the people triumphed, one of their first acts was to liberate all the Polish prisoners who were under sen- tence of death or imprisonment for the last insurrec- tion, Prussia, at the same time, announced the re- organisation of Poland, and Garterisk left Paris to take tho lead of the movement, and, if necessary, to resist any opposition on the part of Russia, The German population of the Grand Duchy of Poson refused, how- ever, to be under Polish control, and « deéree of the King of Prussia announced the annexation of the so called German districts to the German Confederation Microslawski now took the lead, and declared his in- tention of resisting, by foree of arms, any spoliation of Polish territory. The Prussian King. on the other hand, was firm, and the game of death began. The Poles commenced by expelling the Jews and Germans; nishes took place with the Prussian troops, with of ten and twelve on either side, Large bodies of troops advanced, Posen was declared under martial law, and all persons taken in arms to be shot. Miero- elawski threatened reprisals, and a war of fearful exter- mination has commenced, ‘The first battle took place at Xionz, on the 20th April. A body of 1,000 Poles, under Dombrowski, for- tified themselves within the town, and bid defiance to the summons of the Prussian General to lay down their arms. A sanguinary conflict ensued, in which 200 Poles were slajn, and 700 mado prisoners, The they fall on one knee, and then suddenly rising rush impetuously on the foe. ‘This struggle for the liberty which they had hoped from Germany will be a war of extermination, Thirty-six pieces of heavy artillery and numerous field batteries are on the road, accom- panied by grenades and rockets to carry on the slaughter. On the evening of the 5th, heavy firing was heard in the neighbourhood of Wimario, which fort, as well as Fort Wilda, fired guns at intervals. At eleven o'clock the rappel was beaten in the streets of Posen, as it was reported that the scythemen were advancing on the town. The Preussische Staats Anzeiger gives the following particulars of the fighting a? Buck :— ‘aptain Boenigk entered Buck at half-past one jock, A.M., on the 4th instant. His force consisted of one battalion of infantry. He found the place in the possession of a civic guard, who assured him of their desire to maintain peace and order. Captain Boenigk quartered his soldiers in the town, and is said to have been careless in his mjegsures of precaution. He was surprised by the insurgents about four o’clock in ,the morning. The soldiers were partly disarmed. and some of them murdered by the citizens in whose houses they were quartered. All the officers were for a short time captives. They were liberated by ten soldiers, most of them Poles, who attacked the insur- gents and drove them back. i ~ Captain Boenigk then succeeded in rallying his men. He drove the insurgents from the town, which he oceupied till eleven o'clock in the morning, when he received information that fresh bands of insurgents were marching upon Buck. Upon this he evacuated that town and retired to Prinn. Six soldiers were killed, and sixteen wounded. One man’s eyes were thrust out by the insurgents in the morning. He diod during the night. An orderly from Buck informed Major Breetz, at Griitz, of these events, who sent off one company of foot to assist Captain Boenigk. About 10 o’clock: in- formation was received at Gritz that Buck was occu- ied by the insurgents, and that the troops were either Kitlea or taken. jajor Breetz collected all his availa- ble forces and marched upon Buck. Being reinforced on the road by the company that had preceded him, he approached the town, where he did not find that obsti- nate resistance ho had been led to expect. His en- trance was chiefly opposed by the priest of the place, who headed a party of scythemen. He was killed in doing so. The insurgents sacked Buck before they rity could not di of sufficient force to prevent these acta of V' . and Lieutenant Field-marshal the Count of Lamberg was wounded by the people. ‘Astothe burgher guard, they did not take to arms til the Jews had evacuated the town ; #0 by this means all they had todo was to protect empty shops, ‘These deplorable events seom but as a prelude to scenes more bloody, and every day we have further intelligence of reiterated plunder aud fresh murders. ‘The general meeting of the German Constitutional Committee was held on the 80th April, ‘The sitting was calm at the com- mencement. but scarcely had the second orator made report on the ministerial ordonnance respecting the de- puties to be sent to the Frankfort Parliament, when the ultra-Cuechs began to ery out,“ The Germans are trai- tors! Down with the Germans!’ ‘The President declar- ed the sitting was over, and the meeting broke up in the greatest confusion, It was with difficulty the speak er could be protected against the fury of the Czechs by some of the most moderate among them. There at pre- sent exists an aby. between the Czechs and Germans Ar reconciliation has become next to impossible, and a fearful combat is hourly expected. The insurrection in the Grand Duchy of Baden is completely put down. From Italy the news is satisfactory for the cause of independence. Radetuky is regularly blockaded in Verona, Charles Albert, though somewhat tardy in his movements, has driven’ the Austrians ovor the Adige, and if General Nugent does not effect a junction with Radetzky, he will be starved out. In forcing the Adige, the Sardinian troops were commanded by the King tn person, who was obliged to lay about him lustily with bis sword, to avoid capture by three bold Austrian dragoons. ‘An ‘Austrian general and two majors were slain, besides 200 of rank and file, The Austrians were commanded by Archduke Sigismund, son of the Viceroy of Milan, a fine young fellow, though he has the hanging under- lip of Ris uncle, the Emperor, But one of the most significant signs of the times is, that the Pope has been compelled to declare war to Austria, It seems the Pope refused at first, on account of his being vicar of peace on earth ;—the people insisted. ‘The (Genoa Gazette gives the following account of the wholo,affair:— “The Pope having refused, General the Duke of Rig- nano, informed his Holiness that he could not count upon’ the Civie Guard, who occupied all the posts, watching moro especially the dwellings of the Cardinals. Della Genga and others are gardés-d-rue, Doria, C sini, Mamiani and others, waited on the Pope and be- seeched him to yield ; he was obstinate in his refusal, hut ultimately allowed himself to be convinced by Ma- miani. Mamiani announced to the people that the ministry remained in, with the excoption of Cardinal Anotelli, who was replaced by himself (Mamiani), and that the’ ministry was to possess full power over all temporal affairs, including war. The official Gazette of the 1st of May was to re-produce this deoision of the Pope, All the correspondence of the cardinals that was soized was read to the public on the capitol by a senator. Mamiani harangued the people from the bal- cony of the Casino de Negozianti, and declared the fol- lowing points :-—1, No priest. was to be called to any public office whatsoever. 2, Formal declaration of war. 3, Pius IX. at the head of the government. 4. Daily oficial bulletin of the grand army. 5. Invitation to the youth of the Roman States to arm, and drive the bar- Parians from Itely., Some arrests’ have taken place, and the commandant of Ancona is especially spoken of Tho Roman people are perfectly united. “The cardi- nals, seeing the impossibility of getting away, are as- sembled round the Pope, who, it is said, had made every preparation for departing himself. The ministry had promised to co-operate with all the forces of the State n expelling the Austrians, and the Austrian Minister is to be sent away from Rome. Austria and the Jesuits had invented a cabal, in virtue of which all the German bishops menaced the Pope with a schism, in case he should declare war against Austria,” You wil] spe from all this that Europe is in a pretty mess. Denmark has notified to the different powers the blockade of the Elbe, and all the German ports. They have laid embargo on every German vessel they can lay their hands on. The commerce of Hamburg is at a dead stop, and those good burghers are writhing under the infliction, They are now arming their steamers and trading vessels to force the blockade, and will, in all probability, “catch a Tartar.” ‘The attitude of Russia in this affair is most myste- rious. A few weeks will probably show—conjecture were idle. The mediation of England has been accopt- ed, if we are to trust Lord Palmerston’s assertion. The Danes, however, have been driven out of Schieswig, and the Prussians are now in possession of Fredericia, in Jutland. The meddling of Lord Palmerston in the affairs of Spain has brought & rogular hornet’s, ost about his cars. He has had the whole correspondence before the House. and has been successively submitted to the lash of Lord Stanley and other members, Lord Lansdowne endeavored to excuse him, and was near making the matter worse, by showing a disunion in the councils of the minisrty. ‘The matter will now drop. The discussion of the navigation laws will come on on Monday. Six persons were killed last night, by a collision on the Great Western Railway. The Austrians have blockaded Venice by sea. The favorable turn of affairs in France has acted fa- vorably on our funds, but the state of Europe is so un- settled that the lapxe between this mail and the next may completely upsot every thing. England is perfectly quiet. A bright sun anda clear sky. ‘The drawing-rooms have commenced—the town is fall of beauty and fashion—and the Swedish night- ingale chirps forth her golden notes to crowded au- diences. Ireland is in statu quo. It is refreshing to turn from the scenes of blood and warfare, to the promising aspect of America’s younger sister, the French Republic. In my last, | announced the opening of the National Assembly. The Provi- sional Government have since resigned their power. left it; the booty was carried off by women who accom- panied them. The greater part of the inhabitants of Buck have fled. “The insurgents are spreading in all directions, This is no oe is downright butchery. Blood for blood is its motto. The insurgents of Stenrzewo are the same who surprised Buck. They were led by Cola- nel Niezolewski. Eugen von Szezanicky, whom w captured, was one of the leaders, and very active in th ‘tack upon our troops.” “ The call to arms issued by Microslawski.”’ saya the Cologne Gazette,“ has been universally responded to. The towns and villages are deserted by all capable of bearing arms, and left to the care of old men, women and child The Poles have no head-quarters, but keep constantly moving. In the last encounter with General Hirschfeld, they fought with a disregard of death that was wonderful. Although they were ex- posed to a raking fire from a battery of four guns load- ed with grape, and finally to the terrible carnage of shrapnell shellsand grenades charged with 150 bullets, they advanced undaunted over heaps of their own slain, and finally broke through Prussian ranks, o less than 460 Poles fell in this battle, without counting the wounded."’ This will be a favorable di- version for the Danes, who are no contemptible ene- mies, What effect this news will have in France can scarcely be foretold. On Monday, the question is to be brought forward in the National Assembly. Inthe sitting of the 10th inst.. M. Walowski demanded the armed intervention of France in favor of Polish inde- pendence. M. Arago seconded it. Count de Monta- lembert also desired the subject to be brougnt forward immediately. The affairs of Italy will also be discussed on Monday. A rising has also taken place in Gallicia, and Cracow was bombarded for two houts by General Castiglione. Tissouski, the co-dictator, is, if I mistake not, still at New York. Russia, Prussia, and Austria are each endeavoring to turn this new revolution to their own account. The first power has concentrated 200,000 men on tho fron- tier, and is biding its time, Austria has taken off the sequestration on the lands of Prince Czartoryski, and will endeavor to curry favor with the’ Polos, to oust Prussia in the contest for the imperial crown. I can only compare the state of Europe tothe Gordian knot, which must be cut through by the sword. ‘The dismemberment of sustria is fast approaching. Hungary is determined, so is Bohemia, to throw off the yoke. The chance of a separation from Austria is draw- ing nearer and nearer to a decision, Orders have been given for 10.000 muskets to arm thfe National Guard.— ‘The Hungarian Minister at Vienna bas had a long con- ference with Lord Ponsonby, and a similar conference has been held with the French Charge d’ Affaires, — ‘These conferences are said to have been highly impor- tant. The cabinet of Vienna on the one hand, is la- boring to detach Croatia, Sclavonia, Dalmatia, and a part of the Bannat, from Hungary, These provinces are preparing for a revolt. The lilyrians and Croatians have revolted at Kikin- da. They repaired in great numbers to the district Stadthaus, released 110 men under arrest, and then went to the Roman Catholic church, where they pillaged and destroyed every thing. Thence they went to a former assessor, who fled, and endeavored to with property to the amount of 60.000 lo was discovered, and though he offered to deliver up all that he had if they would spare his life, they cut off his head, stuck it on a pole, and caused his dead body to be dragged through the city fastened toa horse's tail, They then went to the assessor in office, and while he was attemptiug to effect his escape, they shot him dead upon the spot. ‘Magazines and houses were entered andglundered, Everything was destroy- ed. Beds and fuPhiture were thrown into the stree and the city treasury, together with the document A good deal of discussion took place about the new form of government. An Executive Commission of Government has been formed of five members, as fol- lows :— Arago...... Garnier Pages Marie . ‘These fiv point the members of ments. That Lamartine had so few votes is to be attributed tom speech of his in defence of Ledru Rollin, who would otherwise have been excluded. It is reported here to-day that Ledru Rollin has resigned. Louis Blanc is completely cut out. ‘The following is the composition of the sembly, as given by the Commune de Par Members of the ex-Chamber of Deputies. . . Magistrates and Advocates Clergy. Physicians. Ouvriers. . Manufacturers, , Military men. 725 Lamartine..... 715 Ledru Rollin. 702 overnment, with power to ap- e different government depart- jonal As- Municipal magistrates... 020. 4 + 39 Commissaries of government and employés. . «++. 03 Literary men and journalists, ........+e00+004 BL Farmers... . PEGs 16 This makes 830 in place of 900; but the colonies have not yet olected their representatives. The speeches in the Assembly are well worth your perusal, The Presse is still as violent as ever in its attacks on the government, It seems to be the béte- noire of M, de Girardin Although the moderate party are in power, and the west may be hoped, the ultra-republicans are a powerful body, and will not lose an occasion to do mischief. ‘The ‘very debates in the young assembly prove the passions which agitate them. Orders have been given to arm the whole coast of the channel, Boulogne and Dunkigk in particular __ Ataly. : f positive news from the seat of war in Italy. ardinian troops have obtained some advantages. A rumor has reached England of Verona having fallen into the hands of the troops of Lombardy and Sardinia, It was certain that the Austrians had been driven from all the points between Vallegio on the Mincio, and Pon- tone on the North Adige, above Verona. | ‘The king 1s represented to have greatly distinguished himself in action, and to have even condescended to use his sword, and fight like a soldier. Important from Rome. A report prevailed in Paris, yesterday, that the Pope, repenting his late hostility to Aust had revoked his declaration of war; that in conse- quence, the people had risen en masse, and deposed him from his temporal authority—placing him un- der restraint in the Castle of St; Angelo. The Journal des Débats confirms the above. It appears that Rome has regularly rebelled against him, and the probability is that his Holiness will be deposed as a temporal prince. In fact, the entire executive authority appears to be exercised by the new ministry, without any control on the part of the Pontiff.” ; We learn from Berne under date of the that M. Ochsenbein had resigned the pri idency of the directory of the diet and his other offices. This. resolution was adopted by,him in consequence of the question of the intervention of Switzerland in There is littl Th th inst., wore destroyed by fire, Fifty hussars who were in the Stadthaus, fired upon them, and did their utmost to stop the mischief, but they were too fow in | number, The rebels were furnished with long poles, | | to the ends of whieh scythes were attached, and with | these they attacked the military, The riding-master | | had his right arm cut off, and Lieut, Count Zichy had | | axcythe run through his body, and two privates were | | killed, and many disarmed — ‘The revolt commenced at | | Nousatz, where the Hungarian flag was destroyed, and a red one hoisted in its stead, Emissaries from Servia | | aro snid to have instigated the revolt. Many families | fled during the night, and after daybreak persons were | not permitted to leave or enter the city, At Presburg, the Jews have been atrociously trent- ed, their houses ransacked, their household furniture destroyed, and the wares taken from their shops, The plunder lasted 28 hours, when the Jews, numbering 500 families, retired from the town on the invitation of the authorities, and encamped in the open alr tn tho Schlossberg. Even the Jewish hospital has been | ransacked. the sick torn from their beds and badly treated, without difference of age or sex. Not even thoir tombs have been respected, The military autho- the affairs of Italy, which he opposed On the 9th itjwas to be decided i should be accepted ; if it were, question of intervention m the t would settle the ffirmative, [From the London Standard, May 11.) The late revolution at Rome deserves more conside- ration than our contemporaries seem disposed to be- stow upon it. We call the change a revolution, and the event fully answers that description. The civic guard occupy the whole city, to the exclusion of the regular troops of the Pope, and exercise their power by a strict and jealous superintendence of the cardinals They appoint and support a ministry who are invested “with full power to decide all temporal matters, war included;’* and in consequence war has been declared against the Empeor of Austria, in utter defiance of the expressed will of the Pope. Who does not see that this ministry ix, in truth, the real sovereign of the State—a Provisional government, in fact, moulded precisely upon that which has ruled France for the last eleven weeks? This provisional government has taken such steps to secure its authority as the circumstances of the place and time required, f his resignation | i about 17,000 men ; every precautio: , Firat. No priest is to be employed im any civil or military eapa- city. inst Austria is solemnly declared. jus the Niuth is to be the nominal head of the go- the same sense in which Charles the Pirst was Thin Pope! but the nominal head of that army which fought against him at Nase | by, &e. suet, Racouragenn ig to be given to the population to arm Surely this is a revolution, if ever there was one—a re} searcely qualified by leaving to the Pope the nominal headship of the government, after every sbred of temporal power is taken from hin. Every Christian believes that the prophecies of scrip- ture have been “written for our pied n nest though all must approach the interpretation of those that are apparently yet unfulfilledwith reverence and pious awe. On the other hand, we must anxiously avoid the guilt of the accused Jews, who neglected or refused to ac- | knowledge the plain accomplishment of the Divine pre- | dictions. ‘The question, therefore, seems properly to force itself upon our attention, Are we not now wit- nessing the fulfilment of one of the most striking pro- hecies of the Apocalypse—the overthrow of the mys- | He Babylon? We, at least, shall be thought free from being misled | by a strained interpetration of Scripture, when it is re- | membered that, reasoning upon purely political | grounds, we predicted more than six months ago, that | Pius the Ninth would probably be the last Pope of | Rome. At that time the convulsions that have since, | a8 it were, “turned Europe upside down,” were antici- pated, as we believe, by no man alive. ‘At that time, too, the outward conduct of the Pope left room for the j charitable hypothesis that the man was a sincere ene- | my of abuse of every kind. We therefore put the alter- native, that if Pius was honest, he would reform the abuses of the church, of which he was the head, as well as of the State, and in that way terminate the papacy; but that ifhe wax dishonest, and a mere imitator of his predecessors of the sixteenth century, he would find that he was three hundred years too late in renewing the game of the Borgias, and that the Pope and papal sovereignty would fall together. ‘This was a merely po- litical prediction, and to this we adhere ; for whoever shall conquer in the present strife. the temporal au- thority of the Pope is extinguished forever. If the Austrains prevail, as we trust they will, they will not be again guilty of the folly of re-establishing upon their weakest frontier that which has ever proved the disturbing power of Europe. If the French once more achieve the Protectorate of Italy, they, we may be sure, will use it as their predecessors used it 40 or 50 years ago ; in either case the papal States will disappear—in the ‘former, absorbed into the Lombardo Venetian kingdom ; in the latter, making part of the French kingdom of Italy ‘This is our political prediction. We are fully sensible how ill the columns of a news- paper are suited to the treatment of sacred subjects— not less sensible of our own want of qualification for the task; but there is something so remarkable in the downfall of the papacy, be it but temporary, be it final (as we devoutly believe it to be), that we cannot with- hold from our readers the striking fact, that a pious in- terpreter of Scripture prophecies, 147 years ago, fixed the event as foretold in the Apocalypse for this very year one thousand eight hundred and forty eight. The prediction will be found in a little tract, by the Rev. Robert Fleming. published in 1701, under the title of “ The Rise and Full of the Papacy.’ This little work, of which some editions have been lately printed at a cheap rato, is one cf the most remarkable and in- tevesting religious works that we hayaever seen. It is written in a pure Saxon style, a clear method, andin a sober Christian spirit, as far as possible removed from enthusiasm. ‘The book extracts from the Apocalypse, by reasoning almost strictly arithmetical, a prediction of the persesution of the French protestants in 1723 of the massacre of the protestants at Thorn, in 1724— of the movement against the Jesuits towards the close of the last century, and of the destruction of the French monarchy at its end, placing the consumma- tion of that destruction as to be effected before the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety-four—a prediction fulfilled to the letter by the murder of the king and queen, in 1793. Using the same canon of in- terpretation, Mr. Fleming foretells the obscuration of the papacy in the first years of the present century (the imprisonment of Pius VI. by Napoleon), and its final destruction for the present year 1848, Mr. Fleming died in 1716, b any of the extracted predictions of which we have spoken, 80 as to exempt him from the class of seers who propheey after the event. We strongly recom- mend his little book to all upon whom present events arc making the impression which they ought to make ; and we recommend it with more confidence, because though, contrary to our expectation, th reader may not recognise the justice of Mr, Fleming's conclusions, hhe must be delighted and edifled by bis Christian spirit. Highly Interesting from France, THE FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY—THE REPORT OF THE PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT. Sirtixa or May 8.--The President took the chair at \f-past twelve. arrangements of the tribune and elevated plat- form on whieh is placed the President's chair have been ehanged since tho last sitting,both having been ad- vanced Into the halt about twenty feet. A wide pas- sage consequently is now open for circulation between the estrade and the wall, M. Frevesve wished to protest against the grand fete which was to be given in a few days. The people were in want of food ; why waste money in fetes and nonsense? (Rumours.) “We have no money to waste.” said the honorable Member. “ Why then go on with what cannot be of service either to the State or to the people?” (Renewed rumours ; cries of “ the order of the day !”") The matter then dropped. The bureaux were drawn by lot, and it was decided that they should meet im the evening to name two con mittees, one of accounts and the other of rules and re- gulations, The Puxsipenr-—The next business before the Cham- ber is the remainder of the report of the Minister of Finance. M. Ductenc, under secretary of state for the finance department, began to read the portion of the document left unfinished, but his voice was so weak that it was impossible to hear what he said. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT, M. Ganviex Pacers, Minister of Finance, perceiving this, hurried to the tribune, and taking the manu- script, began himself to read it, The Provisional go- vernment, he said, found itself in presence of a mass of treasury bonds, which were just becoming due ; it found it necessary to adopt means not to let the trea- sury succumb under this heavy charge. and it renewed them by an arrangement which reconciled all the in- terests concerned. One of the prinolpal preoceupa- tiorfs of the government was, as it ought to be, the defence of the republic ; up to the present time it bad not been threatened ; it is resolved not to attack any one, but it will vigorously repel any aggression, from whatever quarter it may come. (Approbation.)’ The wants of industry also called for the solicitude of the government. It fully comprehended that it must ab- stain from any too direct influence with labor, which would have had the two-fold inconvenience of attacking the dignity of the man and of being un- productive. It hastened, however, to establish national discount banks and warehouses for the deposit of goods, which had the effect of reviving credit. The hon. Minister then stated that the government had considered it its duty to connect the departmental banks with the Bank of France; and then came to the question of the taxes. I shall, he said, contend, with all the energy of the deepest conviction, for the establishment of a pro- gressive tax on income; but the government considered that it could not deprive the assembly of the honor of establishing that impost. It was, however, necessary to provide for pressing wants, and, at my request, for I do not wish to avoid any rosponsibility, the govern- ment decreed the tax of 45 per cent, By increasing’ the price of tobacco for the dealers. conformably to the profits formerly reserved to them, the government has increased the revenue of the State. [could also have put a tax on the Rente, but I was unwilling} to do 80; that is a question on which you will have to decide, as well as on the interference of the State with insurance offices, and the establishment of « progressive tax on essions, proportioned to the amount and the de- of relationship, The provisional government placed at my disposal about 100 millions from the pro- perty of the civil list and of the crown, and an eq sum from the State property; I have besides the di monds of the Crown ; | have not wished to have re- course to these resources, but I considered it my duty, by way of precaution, to prepare alienation bills rela- tive to these matters. I did not, moreover, wish to cause the sale of the Rentes belonging to the sinking fund nor the canal shares, because | am convinced that the credit of France will not be long in reacqui ing the level which it lost ina moment of panic. In stead of having recourse to these means | considered it f 50 millions from the Bank of F me without interest, as « compensation for the large sums which the State had fers of the bank It was con- reviously allowed to remain in the without deriving any interest fro sidered just to impose some sacrifices on those whom the republic continued in its service. and we are happy to be able to say that every one expressed his willing- ness to submit to it, The Hon. Minister then stated what had been done with regard to the re-organization of the Court of Accounts, and alluding to the question of the re-purchese of the railroads by the State, said that it had been considered as more advisable that a question of sueh importance should eserved for the | decision of the National Assembly. After fdrnishing some further details of figures, the minister concluded | by saying: “ You have. citizens, to secure the liquida- tion of the past, and the realization of the great things which the world expects from us; our devotedness will | suffice for this important mission, and thanks to you, it may be said that the republic has saved France from the | bankruptcy. (Great applause.) THE WAR REPORT, M. F. Anaco, Minister of War, and ad interim of Ma- rine and Colonies, next gave the following account of the acts which been accomplished under his sponsibility in the two departments which had confided to him:—The first caro of his predecesso the war department had been to form a commissio: of defence, presided over by a member of the go- | yernment. That commission had almost completed its labours, In conformity with its advice, the govern- ment had ordered the assembling of an army of 50,000 men in the valleys of the Isere, the Saone, and the Rhone. Another corps, drawn in part from the army | of Africa, would be formed in the valley of the Durence The effective strength, continued the Hon. minister, of our troops in Algeria will have been diminished by , having, however, n n n re the fulfilment of | all por | of Siefly, | appeared illusory on the morrow. been taken to provide for the perfect security of that colony. He then entered into a detail of the measures taken to guaranty the security of the frontiers, and to arm the coast of Algeria, as well as of the distribution of arms made to tho national guard. ‘The number of | muskets delivered to that force amounted to 446,680; | Paris alone had received upwards of 150,000. You now | know, citizens, continued M. Arago, whence came the innumerable bayonets which on the 16th of April rolled like avalanches from all points of Paris towards the Hotel de Ville to defend order and liberty. (Loud lause.) They came from the arsenals of the republic, | Sale eet given arms to all, for the national guards in | ‘Sathein ae in blouse presented themselves with equal ardor to aay tothe emeute, “On ne passe pas!” (Renewed | applause.) The minister then eontinued to review the | acts of his administration, and concluded that part of his exposé by presenting a statement of the land forces | of the country. The republic, he said, is now able to pre- | sent to éte enemies, should any appear, an effective foree | of 50,000 men and $6,000 cavatiy, and a population all ready to take up arms to defend its independence. (Ap- plauie.) The minister then proceeded to give an at- count of his acts as ad interim Minister of Marine. | ‘The Assembly received with repeated marks of appro- bation the passage in his report relative to the suppres- sion of flogging in the navy, but the fatigued and | slightly hoarse voice of the hon, gentleman made his remarks scarcely audible. He concluded by assuring the Assembly that the republic might rely with confi- | denee on its navy for success in any naval combats it | might have to austain in support of the honor of its | flag. (Loud applause.) | THE REPORT ON PUBLIC Works | M. Manir, Minister of Public Works, next ascended | the tribune, and read a short report, When the revo- lution burst out, he observed, the country was under the influence of a commercial crisis of great intensity. Animmense mass of railway and other shares weighed on the mohey market, and impeded every kind of busi- ness. A state of things in fact existed, which had near- ly stopped manufactures, had checked all money trans- actions, had paralyzed credit, and thrown a vast mass of the pepulation out of employment. The provisional go- vernment, seeing this, found themselves called on to | establish national workshops, in order to afford means of living to the poor classes. ‘To supply work for so many thousands was by no means an easy matter, but by en- ergy and perseverance the government had succeeded | in their efforts. The creation and organization of nation- al workshops were the object of many criticisms. It was aid that the work done in these workshops was of no utility, and that the workmen had adopted habits of idleness ; but he (the minister) could not be sensible to those objections, for he knew what noble and shrinking misery the funds destined to the workshops hadrelieved. After all, however, the question was not whether the system adopted was the best possible for the employment of workmen, That was the great question of the future, and he had only to occupy him- self at that moment with the present. What he had done for the present, was to addregs instructio: engineers des ponts-et-chaussées, and to the com ries in the departments, to begin work on all points at once. He had endeavored to establish the greatest possible number of national workshops, and works on canals had been also undertaken. He turned his at- tention to the administrative system of the different branches of the service. Having only provisional authority, he could not think of changing the princi- ple on which that system was based. Radical reform could only be undertaken in calm times ; but, never- theloss, he had suppresse in division and two bureaux ; he had taken away the places given to favor, which had perhaps been purchased at the price of conscience ; and he had endeavored to create a simple and more economical administration, In this respect he had, on the whole, whilst securing the proper discharge of the different branches of the service, effected a saving of nearly 1,200.000fr. in the personnel alone, As to the railways in course of execution, by the funds of the companies alone, he had no need to speak of them, for he had no means of action and no rights over them. Measures respecting them would be proposed to the Assembly, and it would be for it to decide thereon. IMPORTANT REPORT OF THE FORFIGN POLICY OF FRANCE HISTORY OF THE EUROPEAN KEVOLUTIONS oF 1843. M. De Lamantine (Minister of Foreign Affairs) then read the report relative to his department. in the fol lowing words :—Citizen Representatives of the Peopl —There are two kinds of revolutions in history ; those of territory, and those of ideas. The former consist in conquests, and the overturning of nationalities and empires ; the latter in change of institutions. ‘To the first war is necessary—to the second peace is most dear ace, the parent of labor and liberty! Sometimes, however, the modifications which a people operates within its own breast become an occasion of disquie- tude and aggression against it on the part of other na- tions or other governments, or become a cause of irrita- tion and violent shocks amongst neighboring States A law of nature wills that verities shall be contagious, and that ideas shall tend to find their own level, like water. In this latter case revolutions participate, so to speak, in the two natures of the movements which thoy have defined ; they are pacific like revolutions of ideas,but they may be forced to have recourse to arms like revolutions of territory; their foreign attitude ought to correspond with these two necessities in their situa- tion; they are inoffensive,but still they exist; their poli- cy may be characterised by these two words—-armed di- plomacy! ‘These considerations, citizens, have from the first moments of the republic influenced the acts and the words of the provisional government in the ensemble and in the details of the direction of foreign affairs. It wished, and it declared that it for three things —the republic in France; the natural’ progress of the liberal and domocratic principle avowed. recognised, defended in its existence and in ite right; and, in fine, peace, if honorable and sure peace were possible on those conditions. (Cheers.) We are about to show you what have been, from the day of the foundation of epublic up to tbis time, the practical results of this attitude of disinterested devotedness to the demo- cratic principle in Europe combined with this respect for the material inviolabllity of territories, nationalities, and governments. {It is the first time in history that a disavowed and purely spirtual principle has presented itself to Europe, organised, armed. and allied to another principle, and that the political world trembles and modifies itself before the power, not of a nation but of an idea. In order to measure the power of that idea in allits extent they must go back to 1815. ‘The hon, minister, however, begged the Assembly to dispense with his going through all the historical details relating he to that period, and permit him to bring forward at once the state of France when the revolution of 1830 broke out. (Cries of “Yes, yes."’) He then depicted the state of debasement in which the late government had placed the country by its sys- tom of foreign policy; and then coming down to the revolution of 1848, the honorable minister continued thus :—Thus, after a reign of eighteen years, and a diplomacy that was supposed to have been able be- cause it was interested, the dynasty delivered France over to the republic more confined and hampered by treaties and limits, more incapable of movement, more destitute of influence and external negotiation, more surrounded with snares and impossibilities, than at any epoch of the monarchy ; bound by the letter, so often violated against her, of the treaties of 1815 ; excluded from all the East, the accomplice of Austria in Italy ‘and Switzerland, the complaisant helpmate of England at Lisbon, uselessly compromised at Madrid, obsequious at Vienna, timid at Berlin, hated sat St. Petersburgh, discredited for bad faith at London, deserted by the peo- ple of every country for her abuse of democratic princi- ples ; face to face with a moral coalition rallied from all quarters against France, which left her no alterna- tive between making a foreign war against all, or sink- ing into thesubaltern position of a secondary power, and jealously watched by the whole European world— | the republic, finding France in these conditions of is- solation and inferiority, had two lines of conduct to take : to rise inarms against all the thrones and territories of the continent, tear up the map of Europe, declare war, and send forth the democratic principles sword in hand, without knowing whether Hiwould fall on a soll prepared to receive it, or on ground where it would be drowned in blood. ‘The al- ternative was to declare republican peace and French fraternity to all nations ; to show respect for govern- ments, laws, characters, manners, wills, territories, and nations ; to raise very high, but with a friendly hand, the principle of independence and democracy thro out the werld, and say to nations, wi hurrying events. “We de not arm fire and sword, like barbarians ; we only arm it with its own brilliancy. We impose ‘on no people forms or | imitations premature or perhaps incompatible with thir nature, But if the lib of any part of Europe lights up from ours, if prostrate nationalities, if invaded rights. if legitimate and depressed independencies spring up, constitute themselves by their own hands, enter into the democratic family of nations, and make an appeal to the defence of rights, to the conformity of institutions, then France is there! Republican France is not only he country, she is the soldier of the democratic princi- ple for the future 2? (Cheers.) It is this last princi- ple, citizens, that the provisional government thought it their duty to adopt wnanimously, until the nation, odied in you, should take in hand its own destinic What have been the results on the continent of those seventy-two days of this policy of armed diplomacy ? YoufRhow them, and Europe contemplates their ac- complishment with an astonishment that has more of admiration than fear, All Italy, previously roused in her patriotism by the democratic and Italian mind of Pius IX, started into action successively, by the re- nd of the popular triumph at Paris, Reassured by our firm and frank disavowal of all ambition on the | part of France, she passionately embraced our princi- ples, and confidently advanced towards a future of independence and liberty in which the French prin- ciple will be her ally, Sicily rose against the domina. tion of Naples, She first claimed her constitution, Irritated by refusal, she heroically resonquered her soil and her citadels. ‘fardy concessions no longer ap- peased her ; she demanded a complete separation—she convoked her own purliament—she proclaimed herself mistross of her own destinies. and avenged her long sub- jection to the Bourbons, by declaring that the princes ‘of the house of Naples should be for ever excluded from ibility of succeeding to the constitutional throne At Naples, even the constitution promul- gated by the king on the eve of the Freneh Republic, ‘The monarch beset by the demonstrations of the people, descende by repeated concessions to the level «f a democratic royalty of 1701, Pius IX., accepting the part of an Italian patriot, retains the pontifical power. and makes Rome the federative centre of a real Republic, of which he already proves himself less the crowned chief than thg first cithon. He profits by the force of the move- ment which carries him along, instead of wasting his own strength by resistin This movement became every day more rapid. ny followe’” the example, | | war vainly attempted to find heir struggle against the heir princes gave way ; nation- Parma, Placentia, Moden support from Austria spirit of life in Italy ality triumphed. “Lucca yielded next. Venice pro- claimed her own republic, still ecided whether to isolate herself in her lagoons as a republic, or to join the constitutional king of northern Italy.’ The king of Sardinia, who was for a long time the hope of na tional unity in Italy, whilst at the same tine his Government was the terror of the liberal party at Tu- rin, caused this contradiction, fatal to his greataenn, to cease on the breaking out of the French revolution ; and he gave, as a pledge of sincerity, a popular conati- tution to Italian liberalism, Lombardy understood at this sign, that the hour of independence had arrived Milan, unarmed, triumphed in an unequal struggle over the army of occupation which enchained it, All Lombardy rose against the house of Austria, It only yet proclaimed its enfranchisement, in order not to inix up s question of institutions with « question of war, The cry of Italy forced the king of Sardinia to free himself, like the and Tuscany, from tho old nti-national treaties with Austria. He marched into Lombardy, Contingents hastened from all parts to this field of battle. The campaign of Italian indepen- dence is being pursued slowly by Italy alone, but in pre- sence of Italy and France armed, and ready to act if their principles or the safety of their frontiers should seem to them to be compromised in their watchfulne over Italy. Pass the Alpe! ‘The results of the policy of the French principle do not develope themselves with less logic in events and rapidity in conse- quences ; they even burst forth in the very centre of the contrary principle. On the 11th Match, a re- volution breaks out in Vienna. The troops are con- quered ; the palace of the Emperor is entered by the | people, in order to expel the old system in the person of its most inflexible statesman, Prince de Metternich. An assembly of the notable persons of the monarchy is convoked, All the liberties, which are the infallible arms of democrscy, are accorded. Hungary nationa- lizes and isolates herself by an almost complete sepa- ration from the Empire. She abolishes feudal rights ; sells the ecclesiastical properties ; #he nominates ® mi- istry of her own ; and, as a proof of her complete | paration, she even appoints a Minister of Foreign fairs, Bohemia, on her part, secures herself a separete | federal constitution. By these three different enfran- isements of Hungary, Bohei and Italy, Austria, volutionized in the interior, restricted abroad, only reigns over twelve millions of souls, ‘Three days after | the events of Vienna, the people combat and triumph in the streets of Berlin. ‘The King of Prussia, whose | enlightened mind and popular heart seem in accord with | those who combat with his soldiers, hastens to concede everything to bis people. A completely democratic law of tion is about to inaugurate a constituent assembly at Berlin Even before the meeting of the constituent as- | Prussian-Poland demands at Posen a distinct na- { tionality, The king consents, and begins to sketch hore | the first basis of Polish nationality, which other events will have to increase and strengthen in another direc- tion. In the kingdom of Wurtemburg,the king, on the 34 March, abolishes the censorship, concedes the liberty of the press, and the arming of the people, On the 4th March, the Grand Duke of Baden, too near to France not to allow the ideas which cross the Rhine to find their level, accords the liberty of the pross, the arming of the people, the abolition of feudalities, and finally the promixe of co-operating in the establishment of a unitary German Parliament, that Congress of Ger- manic democracy from which a new order of things is to issue. On the 5th of March, the King of Bavaria ab- dicates, and, after combats in the streets, makes over the throne to a prince who unites his cause to the popular causeat Munich. Betwoen the 6th and 11th March, a similar abdication of the sovereign of Hesse Darmstadt takes place, and power of the people, right of associa- tion, liberty of the press, the jury, the French Code at Mayence—all is accorded. ‘The elector of Hesse Cassel, | whose resistance to the introduction of democratic | principles was notorious in Germany, grants the same pledges to his people in arms, and adds thereto the | concession of the principle of a German Parliament. | Insurrection wrests from the Duke of Nassau the sup- | pression of tithes, the political and armed organi- sation of the people, and a parliament on the English model. On the 15th March, Leinsick rises in insur- rection. and obtains from the King of Saxony, already a constitutional monarch, his consent to the principle of a German parliament. On the same day an impe- rative popular demonstration obliges the Prince of Old- enburg to convoke a representation of the people.— rhe people of Mecklenburg arm themselves some da; after, and nominate a preparatory assembly for electing the Germanic parliament. Hamburg reforms in amore democratic spirit her already republican constitution. Bremen reforms her senate, and accedes to the princi- ple of German parliament. Lubeck, after violent dis- turbances, conquors the same principle. (Hear, hear.) Finally, on the 18th of March, the King of the Nether- lands abolishes the institutions which restrict liberty in the grand duchy of Luxembourg, where the tri-color flag itself float as a spontancous demonstration of French principles. All this decomposition of the old system, all these elements of federal unity, result im t Heretofere the | i | | | 8 ° German parliament at Frankfort. Diet of Frankfort has been the obedient instrument of the omnipotence of the two great Germanic powers, Vienna and Berlin, over the feeble allies of the confe- deration; but the idea of a constituent parliament sit- ting permanently in the heart of Germany arises on the promulgation of our ideas, ‘This parliament of nations, henceforth representing the people instead of represent- ing the courts. becomes the foundation of a new Ger- inanic confederation, which emancipates the weak, and which forms the centre ofa democracy, diverse but uni- tary. The liberty,more and moge democratic.of Germany, will necessarily place its support on a power also de- mocratic, without any other ambition than the alli- of principle ahd the safety of territories—that power is France. ‘The bases of this parliament, delibe- rated on at Frankfort at the end of March, were a pre- sage of the new destinies of Germany; | these bases are, a president of the Germanic confederation, elect- ed for three years. ‘This president is invested with the right of peace and war. ‘The parliament is composed of two chambers—one, envoys of the princes, and the other elected by the ‘people. It has for i cutive force an armed national guard. Its first session open- ed at Frankfort in the same month as our constituent assembly. Thus, from all parts, since the proclamation of the republic, under varied forms and analogous to the genius of the people. democracy organizes itself on the French model. I shall not trace through the other states of Europe the more or less rapid march of the national prineiple or of the liberal principle accelerat- ed by the revolution of February. Ideas overflow their channel everywhere, and these ideas bear the name of ; On every side you have that to choose between a certain and honorable peace and a partial war with nations for allies. (Cheers.] ‘Thus by the mere fact of a double principle at once disclosed to Europe—the de- mocratic principle, and sympathetic principle—the ex- ternal power, with one hand resting on the right of nations, the other on the inaggressive but imposing masses of four armies of observation, witnesses the up- heavings of the continent, without ambition as without weakness—ready to negotiate or to combat—to pre- ferve her present boundaries, or to enlarge them ae- cording to her right, her honor, and the security of her frontiers. Her frontiers? [ use a word which has loat part of its meaning under the republic. The demo- cratic and fraternal principle has become the real fron- tier of France. (Cheers) It is not her soil that en- larges; it is her influence, it is her sphere of radiation and attraction on the continent; it is the number of her natural allies; it is the disinterested and intellectu- al patronage she exercises over nations; in short, it is the Fronch system, substituted, in three di threo months, for the system of the holy alliance! The republic understood, at the first word, the new policy which the philosophy, the humanity, the reason of the age, were at last to inaugurate among nations, by the hands of our country! Twant no further proof than this of the divine origin of democracy, and that it will triumph throughout Europé as rapidly and gloriously as at Paris. (Loud applause.) France will have changed her glory; nothing more! If some few minds, back- ward in understanding what is real strength and true greatness.or impatient to push on the fortunes of France, reproached the republic with not having done vio- to nations by offering them liberty at the bayonet’s point, which would have resembled a con- quest, we will say to them ; “ Behold what a royalty of hteen years did for France abroad ; behold what the ablic has effected in | three months ! pare the France of the 224 February with the France of the 6th May, and wait with for glory, and give time tothe principle which works, which combats, which transforms, and which asaimi- lates the world for you. France abroad was imprison- ein limits which she could not break but by « general Europe, populations and governments, were all aguinst us. We had five great powers, compact united together by an anti-revolutionary interest, against France. Switzerland was betrayed, Italy sold, rmany hostile. France was obliged to conceal her olutionary nature, and to make herself aa insignifi- cant as possible, for fear of agitating a people, or dis- eting a king, Once that this weight was removed, hat other destiny has been given to her by repab- lican peace! The great powers regard with wnensi- slightest of her movements. Not one of them has p ited against the eventual and legitimate re- vision of the treaties of 1815, which a word of ours has blotted out just as well as 100.000 could do. England has no longer any cause to suspect us with respect to Spain! Russia has time to reflect on the only bond of unity that can exist between her and us; the reconstitw tion of Poland, independent and free (Loud cheers.) ‘The empire of Austria no longer treats, except of ran- soming I russia renounces all other aggran- a liberty. All this shows the leaning by necus- of being turned ns, pproaching ity on the support of France, i against ber by the policy of their governments; ‘Turin is becoming stronger ani stronger, by concentrating her power; Italy ts free. ery of distress would call France there, not 0 effect conquests. but to afford pro- tection. (Cheers) ‘The only conquest that we desire beyond the Alps, is the friendship of the nations that have been enfranehised; in a word, we were thirty-six millions of men isolated on the continent ; no Kuro- poan thought was permitted us; no collective action was possible; such @ system was one of repression and foree; the horizon was exceedingly limited; air was wanting to our dignity as to our policy. At present, our system is the system of a democratic truth, which shall swell to the proportions of a social universal faith; our horizon is the futurity of civilised nations; our vi- tal air is the breath of liberty in the free breasts of the whole universe, (immense cheering.) ‘Three months have not yet passed over; and, if democracy is to have its thirty’ years’ war, as Protestantism had, France, in place of marching at the head of thirty-six millions of men, counting in her system allies, Switzerland, Italy, and the emancipated populations