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The Bonapartist Revolution In Paris. "Th...
" "" «« Art 21 Uol ^ 1 ? * 1 w ^ 1 * ® *¦ reestablished . law of * e 8 ^ Th ^ a Jrench people are convoked in their " A * £ l 1 e * es . from the 14 th to the 21 « t of December . tlT £ fTe state of siege w decreed in the whole of ^ SF ^ oSES tf State isdissolve d " Art 6 . " The Minister of the Interior is charged with tbe esc ^ tiott of this ^ ecree ^^^ BoNApABTB / , A second proclamation is in the form of an « ' Appeal to the People " : —
" APPEAL TO THE PBOP 2 . B . « frenchmen , —The present situation cannot last much , or Each day the situation of the country becomes lotgej- Assembly , which ought to be the firmest sorter of order , has become a theatre of plots . The t intism of 300 of it members could not arrest its fatal Udencies . In place of making laws for the general wrest of the people , it was forging arms for civil war . it attacked the power I hold directly from the people ; ft encouraged every evil passion ; it endangered the Innae of France . I have dissolved it , and I make the hole people judge between me and it . The Constitution , Mvouknow , had been made with the object of weakening beforehand the powers you intrusted to me . Six millions of wtes were a striking protest against it , and yet
I have faithfully observed it . Provocations , calumnies , outrages , found me passive . But now that the fundamental part is no longer respected by those who incessantly invoke it , and the men who have already destroyed two monarchies , wish to tie up my hands in order to overthrow the Republic , my duty is to baffle their perfidious projects , to maintain the Republic , and to save the country by appealing to the solemn judgments of the only Sovereign I recognise in France—the people . " I then , make a loyal appeal to the entire nation ; and I say to you , if you wish to continue this state of disquietude and malaise that degrades you and endangers the future , choose another person in my place ; for
I no longer wish for a place which is powerless for good , but which makes me responsible for acts that I cannot hinder , and chains me to the helm when I see the vessel rushing into the abyss . If , on the contrary , you have stilt confidence in me , give me the means of accomplishing the grand mission I hold from you . That mission consists in closing the era of revolution , in satisfying the legitimate wants of the people , and in protecting them against subversive passions . It consists especially to create institutions Which survive men , and which are the foundation on which something durable is based . Persuaded that the instability of power , that the
preponderance of a single Assembly , are the permanent causes of trouble and discord , I submit to your suffrages the fundamental bases of a constitution which the assemblies will develope hereafter . " 1 . A responsible chief named for tenyears . " 2 . The Ministers dependent on the Executive alone . " 3 . A Council of State formed of the most distinguished men , preparing the laws and maintaining the discussion before the legislative corps . " 4 . A legislative corps , discussing and voting the laws , named by universal suffrage , without the scrtUin de litte which falsifies the election .
" 5 . A second Assembly formed of all the illustrious persons of the nation ; a preponderating power , guardian of the fundamental pact and of public liberty . " This system , created by the First Consul in the beginning of the present century , has already given to Franoe zepose and prosperity . It guarantees them still . Such is my profound conviction . If you partake it , declare so by your suffrages . If , on the contrary , you prefer a Government without force , Monarchical or Republican , borrowed from some chimerical future , reply in the negative . Thus , then , for the first time since 1804 you will vote with complete knowledge of the factand knowing for whom and for what you vote .
, 11 If I do not obtain the majority of-the votes , I shall summon a new Assembly , and lay down before it the mission I have received from you . But if you believe that the cause of which my name is the symbol , that is , Franoe regenerated by the revolution of ' 89 , and organized by the Emperor , is still yours ; proclaim it to bo o by ratifying the powers I demand of you . Then France and Europe will be preserved from anarchy , obstacles will be removed , rivalries will have disappeared , for all will respect , in the will of the people , the decree of Providence . " Done at the Palace of the Elyfi 6 e this 2 nd of December . jLouis Napoleon Bonapartk . "
A third is to the Army : — ** PHOCLAMATIOH OP THB PRESIDENT OF THB BBP 0 B 1 IO TO THB AEMY . " * Mdiera 1—Be proud of your mission ; you will save the coutvtry . I rely upon you not to violate the laws , but to command respect for the first law of the countrynational sotureisntY—of which I am the legitimate represervative . " You long suffered , like me , from the obstacles that prevented me doing you all the good I intended and opposed the demonstrations of your sympathy in my favour , rhoue obstacle * are removed . The Assembly sought to impair the authority which I derive from the entire na-« o &; it has ceased to exist .
" 1 make a loyal appeal to the people and the army , and I tell them—Either glv « me the means of insuring your prosperity , or ohoose another in my place . " In 1880 , as well as in 1848 , you were treated as a ? anquished army . After having branded your heroical aiBiuterentedness , they disdained to consult your sympathies and wishes , and , nevertheless , you are the elite of toe nation . To-day , at this solemn moment , I wish the l ?? r t h < > armv to be heard - - v <> te , then , freely as citizens ; but , as soldiers , do not * get that passive obedience to tho orders of the ohm
of the Government is the rigorous duty of the army , from the general down to the soldier . It is for me , who am responsible for my actions before the people and posterity , to adopt the measures most conducive to the publio welfare . " As for you , maintain entire the rules of discipline and honour . By your imposing attitude , assist the country in manifesting its will with calmness and reflection . Be ready to repress all attempt against the free exercise of the sovereignty of the people . " Soldiers , I do not speak to you of the recollections attached to my name . iThey are engraved on your hearts . We are united by indissoluble ties . Your history is mine . There is between us in the past a community of glory and misfortunes . There shall be in the future a community of sentiments and resolutions for the repose and grandeur of France .
" ( Signed ) Lopis Napoleon Bonaparte . " Palace of the Elysee , December 2 . " The Prefect of Police to the inhabitants of Paris : — " Parisians , —The President of the Republic , by a courageous initiative , has baffled the machinations of parties and put an end to the anguish of the country . It is in the name of the people , in its interest , and for the maintenance of the press , that the event is accomplished . >¦ ' "It is to the judgment of the people that Louis Napoleon Bonaparte submits his conduct .
" The greatness of the act makes you understand with what imposing and solemn silence the free exercise of the popular sovereignty ought to be manifested . To-day , as yesterday , let order be our watchword ; let all good citizens , animated as I am by the love of the country , aid me in my unalterable resolution . - " Have confidence in him whom 6 , 000 , 000 of votes have raised to the first dignity of the country . When he summons the entire people to express their will , the factious alone would place obstacles in the way . Any attempt at disorder shall be promptly and inflexibly repressed . De Maupas , Prefect of Police . " December 2 , 1851 . " The following circular has been addressed to the Commissaries of Police by the Prefect : —
" Monsieur le Commissaire , —The more circumstances become serious , the more important do your functions also become . Watch with courage and with unflinching energy for the pu rpose of supporting and maintaining the public tranquillity . Do not tolerate the slightest assemblage on any point of the capital ; do not permit any meeting , the object of whic h may appear to you to be suspicious . Let no attempt at disturbance take place without immediately putting a stop to it by inflexible measures of repression . I rely on your devotedness ; rely on my support . De Maupas . " It does not appear how many of the representatives are positively a ^ pested . Probably all who can be found are at least gardes d vue .
This morning ( says the correspondent of the Daily News , writing at three in the afternoon of Monday ) , at four o ' clock , General Changarnier was arrested at his lodgings , where several other representatives were assembled , who were also arrested . They were all conveyed to Vincennes . General Lamoriciere and M . Thiers were among these . ( Another account states that M . Thiers did not sleep at home on Monday night . ) At the moment of his arrest General Changarnier harangued the troops sent to take him ; but the soldiers refused to listen tohim , arid his voice was drowned in the noise of drums . , A battalion is still posted cloBe to his lodgings , and is employed in making searches in the neighbourhood . Gener tfy Cavaignac is arrested , as are also the following Members of
the Assembly : Charras , Roger du Nord , Bedeau , Lend , Baune , Greppo , Baze , Miot , Nadaud , and Valentin . Among those you will recognize several numes of the Mountain . The whole Board of the Assembly is said to have been arrested . Charras is said to have killed one of the men who attempted to arrest ) im . M . Dtipin Has returned to his former house in the Rue du J 3 ac , and has invited the representatives to meet there : His hotel is occupied militarily . M . Mallac , former chef de cabinet of M . Duchatel , has been arrested / Several offices of papers have been occupied mH > tJirily ; among these are the National , Opinion Publiqtie , Messager ,
Rdpublique , Ordre , and Avtinement , which papers are suspended . ( By a late account we find that all the papers , except the Constitutionnel , La Patrie ( Bonapartiflt ) , and the eternal Journal des Vcbats , always on the right side , are suspended . La I ' resse , which promoted the election of M . Bonaparte , to avenge its suspension and the imprisonment of Ernile de Girardin by Cavaignac , in June , ' 48 , has not escaped the gratitude of princes . The Director-General of the Post has been ordered to reserve to-day and to-morrow all the places of the mallespostes for the Prefects , Sub-prefeetn , and other functionaries who are repairing to their posts .
The President is making , at this moment , the round of the principal quarters of Paris . General Roquet , his aide-de-camp , has just ridden , at a walk , along tho Boulevards , with two or three orderlies . He is received with deafening cheers of " Vive la 116-publiquc !" AH the avenues of the Legislative Palace are beset with troops . A line of infantry extends from the Port ltoyale along the Quai d'Oruay . The cavalry oocupies the Place de la Concorde au far as the Rond Point , the Quai Billy , and tho bridge . The boulevards and streets generally are at thin hour , three P . M ., crowded with people . Tho President is removed from the Elys 6 o to tho Tuileries . The entranoe to the gardens is of course inaccessible . The Carrousel is full of troops and cannon .
M . Baze , the Questor of the Assembly , and tho moat obnoxious and implacable of Louis Napoleon ' s personal enemies , is said to have escaped .
It was at five o ' clock this morning that they took possession of their departments . At the same hour the troops were directed iu great numbers to the neighbourhood of the Assembly , and the other points of Pans which they were directed to guard . The arrest of the representatives , who were arrested at their own" houses , took place this morning at six o ' clock , by detachments of police , assisted by the Republican Guards . The number of arrests amounts , it appeals , to about sixtyvseven . The prisoners were carried , not to Vincennes , as was generally supposed , but to the Prison Mazos . ' # The approaches to the National Assembly and the Elysee were guarded at an early hour , but at the outside of the line of troops a considerable crowd had _ collected , and many persons exclaimed , « II a bien fait ; but there were fewer cries than usual m political
demons . , , At about eleven o ' clock an attempt was made by about forty members of the Assembly to force their way to the Legislative Palace , but they were all turned back . , ., A regiment of lancers was drawn up along the quay towards Passy . No carriages were allowed to cross the bridge opposite the Assembly . The steps and garden ot the Legislative Palace were occupied by the . Republican Guard in their yellow cross-belts . A correspondent of the Times writes : — " I have walked through the principal thoroughfares of Paris from seven o ' clock this morning until twelve o ' clock , the moment at which I am writing . I have entered into conversation with the Blouses reading the President ' s decreeand I have not heard one word of
, disapprobation by anybody at the Presidents coup d ' etat . The general remark of the operatives was , 'Ma foi , il a bien fait ; maintenant nous voterons puisqu ll a retabli le suffrage universel . ' I was passing the Pont de la Concorde about ten o ' clock , when I overtook M . Larochejacquelin , who was proceeding to the Chamber of Deputies , followed by a number of persons who appeared to wish to prevent him , by representing to him the danger . He , however , persevered , and the Iron gate was opened to him , and he was permitted to enter . Whether he was allowed to return I know not . The troops who occupied the Chamber of Deputies , when they saw a crowd advancing over the bridge , showed by the earnestness with which they raised their muskets , that they were determined to maintain their ground . When I passed
there again , in about half an hour , the troops were reinforced by several pieces of artillery . I met the President of the Republic at eleven o ' clock . He was crossing the Pont Royal , from the side of the Tuileries . He was surrounded by a numerous and brilliant staff of general officers , and was preceded and followed by a strong body of Cuirassiers and Lancers . He wore his usual uniform of a general of the National Guard and the Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honour . He bowed right and left and raised his cocked hat to the crowds , who then began to fill the streets . Most of the men raised their hats in return , and there was some cheering , but no enthusiasm . He was followed by an immense mob , shouting ' Vive la Republique ! ' which they were permitted to do in full liberty . I can safely assert that there was not one cry of ' Vive Napoleon ' as long as the cortege was within my sight . " T ... .
... . ^ , . __ The question most asked when Louis Napoleon ' s proclamations became known was , " But what will the assembly do ? " That body hasnot allowed its answer to be long waited for . As early as eight o ' clock some representatives assembled at the residence of M . Odilon Barrot , but it was immediately after decided to go to M . Daru ' s , one of the Vice-Presidents of the assembly . Towards eleven o ' clock nearly 200 representatives were assembled . They decided that they ought to proceed to the Legislative Palaceand formally claim their right to hold their
, sitting . They then proceeded to the Palace , and advance in a body towards the usual gates of entrance . They were there refused admittance , the officer of the troops on-guard at the gate informing them that the Legislative Assembly no longer existed , having been dissolved by a degree of the President of the Republic . Some of the representatives expressed themselves warmly , it is said , at such language , and even attempted to force their way in , in doing which one of them , M . do Larcy , was , I understand , wounded with a bayonet .
The representatives , after formally summoning the officers in guard of the entrance to afford them admission , left the place , and on the invitation of M . Daru , one of the Vice-Presidenta , proceeded to hia apartment to deliberate . They were on the point of commencing , when a message arrived from General Lauri » ton , colonel of the Tenth Legion , declaring that he placed the Mairie of the Tenth arrondissement at their disposal , and that the Tenth Legion was prepared to defend them from all violence . Thither the members of the Legislative Assembly repaired , and taking possession of one of the great rooms of the Mairie , proceeded to deliberate , M . Daru being in the chair . After a deliberation conducted in due form ,
and at which the short-hand writers of tho Momtevr were present , tho conduct of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte was declared to be illegal , and contrary in ev « wy reepoot to the constitution . In consequence they affirmed him to have forfeited all claim to the high dignity of President of the Republic , and passed a decree pronouncing hia d < 5 ch 6 unce , in conformity with art . 08 . of the constitution . Another decree frven tho officers of the army and niivy and the public functionaries from th « r oatli of obedience to Louis Napoleon . iiiittLv * * . - i * u The High Court of Justice is CWWked to judge the President and hit * Ministers . This decree was bigncd by all tho members present , with M . Daru ' s name at the head Amongst the other naineH are those of O . Barrot , Do Broglie , Mol 6 , Dufaure , Passy , Do Tocqueville , Gustavo do Ueaumont , Quentin Bnuohurt , Dui ' , ^* ; Tracy , Coquercl , Mortimer Ternuux , Be Ilerdre ) , * n dj PiuQatory .
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Leader (1850-1860), Dec. 6, 1851, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_06121851/page/3/
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