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°milts a Lyon sent impitoyables."—Sparcu of M. 6cizor, 0i.:1. ptiii. West pas dans les associations. Elk est dams la presse."—MONTI.OSIER'S

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR.

Paris, Ifith April SIR—Tell the Globe, that the "wolf" has appeared ! Tell the Globe, that

its " trifling riots at Lyons," which were " all soon put down "—and in which

4, only 7 to 9000 persons took part," according to its statements of Saturday and

Monday last—turned out to be a rebellion! that for six days the people fought in the streets of Lyons ; that they often beat the troops and drove: them back ; adversaries ; that a republic was proclaimed in that city ; that the shopkeepers

and merchants, manufacturers, aristocracy, and middling, classes, (lid not budge

one inch to help the Government or the troops ; that thousands of soldiers and people fought and maintained their ground inch by inch against nearly thirty thousand troops ; that the movement was decidedly and expressly Republican ; have sacrificed them too, in order to endeavour to overturn a government which Las dared to attack the fundamental principle of human society, viz. that of

association. And tell the Globe—tvho, if it will persist in shutting its

heart to the " cry of the people," shall at least hear that cry — that at Charter and the Constitution.

St. ETIENNE similar scenes have taken place, though the details have not been supplied us ; that at PARIS a portion of the Republican party,

recently passed by the Chambers; that at Chalons, Strasbourg, Mar.

Tr Thrum, is suppressed by an ordinance of the Minister of the Interior ! Tell the St. Etienne! Tell the Globe, that the Government, which had proposed to reduce its army to 9. I0,000 men, now demands 360,000, men to keep down well as the result. the Patriots and Republicans with swords and bayonets. Tell the Globe,

that the Government demands nearly forty millions of francs extra for " the Department of War," not to make war for Poland, or for Italy, or for

French frontiers, or to unite Belgium to France, or in the interest of liberty shall conspire against the Revolution to destroy it—so long as no real securities and civilization in the world—but to make war in the Departments shall he given either by institutions, measures, or men, for the future and per- -a war of grape-shot, and cannon-balls, and obusses, and petards, against the manent enjoyment of rational liberty and of a representative government—so lives and properties of the French Patriots and French Republicans ! Tell the long there will be, there must be, civil war ; and though for a week, or a month, Globe, that the Government has proposed a law to punish WITH DEATH all it may be put down in this city or in that department, it will again and again

who shall hereafter construct barricades and fight behind them, and with the gallies all those who shall construct barricades, even though they shall not

fight ! Tell the Globe, that in PARIS, on Monday last, many houses were en- I am almost wearied of saying, and wearied of writing this. But I ton a great

teed by the troops, and all the inhabitants butchered in mid-day ; whilst in lover of peace, a great lover of order, a great lover of human happiness ; and their turn portions of the infuriated people actually fired on two of the sons of

vernment is at its wits-end; that the Law of Associations is a dead

letter ; that the manufacturers and merchants of Lyons, who madly asked the now govern France simply by the bayonet, to change their system—not to Government to put down all trade and other associations in that city, are now dream of eventual success—and not for the sake of f an Ordinate adherence to a imploring the Government to proceed no further ; declaring that they prefer line of policy, because once adopted, thus to rein the moral, physical, intellec-

millions of associations to one civil war, and especially such a civil war as that for the moment terminated in that second capital of the country. Tell I have intentionally said but little of the events of Paris. The conflict was

the Globe, that the master weavers and manufacturers are ruined ; that the short. The largest portion of the Republicans in the capital did not engage in associations of workmen are not put down ; that the Mutuellistes and Fernan- it. A portion of the Soeial Revolution party showed itself- in the Rues St.

diallers will continue to meet till they either effect a social change in their Denis and St. Martin : and assassinations have taken place of honourable citizens condition, or emigrate from their native land ; and that nothing has been by soldiers, and of honourable soldiers by wretches calling themselves Republi-

gained by the Government during the recent six days hard fighting in the. cans, but who were merely thieves or murderers. The events of Paris are doubtlers streets of Lyons, but a momentary triumph over a city reduced to ashes and grave, but nothing when compared to those of Lyons and the Departments. Only to despair. Tell the Globe, that the Republicans of France do more than talk a small portion of the Republicans took up arms in Paris. The wiser and more about liberty, or write about liberty that they die for liberty ; that they burst moderate portion opposed any movement at that moment. The National, and all asunder all the ties which bind them to their families, their houses, their its agents, friends, and readers, were opposed to the Paris insurrection, and heartlia, their altars, their trade, their city, the spots most endeared to them took no part in it. But a large portion of those who did, were men who could by the recollections of their infancy, and all the tenderest associates of their not and would not submit to the Law against Associations—who formed part of

lives ; that they arm themselves against illegality, against the violation the Society of the Rights of Man—who were resolved most resolutely, and are of the Charter, the Constitution, and the public liberties; and that they still not less resolved on defending to the last their right of association, the Ii- fight day by day, in the streets of Lyons as well as in other towns and cities, till hefty of the press, and the representative institutions promised in July 1830 to

the sword of the destroyer has laid them low, and till the hoofs of the cavalry the people. These men fought—fell—have been massacred, or have been taken have trodden them under foot. And tell the Globe, not to judge after the re- prisoners. The mass of the Republicans at Paris did not move, as they thought

!lilt is known ; nor treat with indifference the fact, that at least for six days, the the moment not favourable, and wished at least first of all to ascertain the result

inhabitants of Lyons held out against thirty thousand troops ; and above all, not of the war at Lyons. This mass rests compact ; nothing can shake it ; and of to believe those impudent stoclijobbing charlatans or scoundrels, who, because this.we may be assurer, that more than ever the Republicans, aye, and the Pa- ttie firing had ceased for the hour or the week, would endeavour to make them triots too who are ant Republicans, are resolved on continuing to form and to believe that the Patriotic party is vanquished, that the Republicans are defeated meet in their associations. Not one Patriotic or Republican society has disl- ike- ever, and that a military despotism may be established in France with impu.. solved itself in consequence of the passing of the Asosciations Law. The ar- ruty. I make this war against the Globe, because the Globe is thought by rest of two or three huudred members of associations at Paris has made no Pert eome persons to be a Ministerial paper in England ; because it is cited as such of difference to the mass. - The principle is the same ; and the mere defeat at in the French and German journals; because it advocated for many years with success of the Lyonnese, is nothing more than an incident in the history of tat talent and integrity the cause of the People; because therefore libels on the times in which we live. French people and the French character in that journal tend to separate the Of the movement at Sr. ETIENNE I know but little. The same Govern- people of France from the people of England—tend to create coldness and want ment which repeated for six days that "all was tranquil at St. Etienne," now

of sympathy where there should be only good feeling and love; and because the declares that a rebellion broke out and continued on the 11th, 12th and follow-

Globe is thus essentially injuring the great and good cause of Civil and Religious in g days; and has ordered the Chamber of Peers to try the offenders—or at leant Liberty all the world over. Let me assure the Globe, that it will have batter such of them as have not been already shot. But the movement of St. Etienne moments of reproach and self-condemnation for the course it is now taking. In I was evidently similar to that of Lyons. The people were provoked—exasperated times like these, the People, and not Governments, require the support of the wise --maddened ; and the people did not therefore sit down to calculate their forces, and the good. In times like these, when attempts are being made to overthrow all or the forces of their adversaries ; but they seized the first guns they could find, Constitutional Governments, and to bring Europe back again to the system and attacked the depot of arms, and s-vore not to submit to have their liberties principle of the Holy Alliance ( I speak advisedly and calmly, and PrinceVaLLEY- wrested front them either by had laws, violent measures, or illegal ordinance. RAND knows I can crush any one with facts who would dispute this my asser- I write to-day whilst events are transpiring. I am waiting for news—not ton) ; I say, in times like these, when even the Governments of France and Eng. Government news, but accurate and bona fide news, from the South and the land are more disposed to favour Russian and Prussian policy than to march at the Centre of France. My facts, then, are wanting ; but principles are ever the head of liberal and progressive institutions,—ves, in time like these, the Globe same. I write them to the British public through the columns of the Speetab,r, should look deeply and profoundly into the question of FRANCE, and should not to guard it franc being deceived respecting the nature of the resistance row see in this vast subject a party controversy or mere political news, but should going on in , ham) which is a resistance to the anti-national Law of Assn- probe the evil—show up and lay bare the corrupt and infected system— ciations and the anti. national march of the French Government. What will and entreat, implore the French Government, not to perpetuate in this country be the result ? Why, eventually, the people must triumph. a contest against national feeling, national sympathy, and national rights, Your obedient servant, 0. P. Q. Which at any rate must keep us in civil war, anarchy, and misery. I do not expect some papers, to aid me in this task. I have no right to LETTERS FROM PARIS, BY 0. P. Q. expect it from them. They are too " Stock Exchange" in their sensi- No. XIII. Whiles, and too mercenary in their propensities, to understand the vast REPCBLICAN RESISTANCE AT LYONS, ST. ETIENNE, AND PARIS, movements which are now going on in Europe, and above all in France ; TO THE ANTI-NATIONAL LAW OF ASSOCIATIONS, AND THE and they milt see in them an affair of rise or fill at the Bourse. But the Globe ought, from a regard to its former character, to speak out you THE PEOPLE—to open its eyes to the desolating„ the ruinous consequences of the

present system of French Government—and no longer to be deceived by those

12th April la34. who either ignorantly or wickedly deceive it. is is WHOLLY IMPOSSIBLE SP/Er.II IN CIIANIBER OF PEFIO3. THAT PEACE OR ORDER SHALL. EXIST IN FRANCE WHILST THE POLITICAL

MARCH 01"111E GOVERNMENT SHALL CONTINUE TO BE, BOTH WITHIN AND

SPITHOUT THE COUNTRY, svIIAT IT HAS KEEN SINCE Marten 1831. I have told the Globe this hundreds of times since that perio. I have told all those

who have taken the trouble to peruse my letters, that it must come to civil war —to contests between father and son—to actual fighting in the streets of the cities and towns of France. And now the fighting has begun—and has been

continues); and nearly six THOUSAND reesoNs, including troops and people, have fallen in the streets of Lyons ! Just think of this--six THOUSAND PER.. that they took possession of four pieces of cannon, and turned them against their SONS—each having a father, or a husband, or a brother, or a son, or a mother, or a sister, or a wife, or a daughter ; many dependent on them, and now

without food, without dwelling, without shelter, and without hope. Why, I cannot write these words without weeping like a child. I should curse my

citizens have expired ; that the churches, cathedral, and public buildings, have nature and my heart if I did otherwise. Six THOUSAND PERSONS dead at been destroyed by cannon-balls, bombs, and mortars ; that from day to day the 4 Lyous; fighting on the one hand to defend a bad and wicked and anti-national

law ; and on the other fighting to maintain public rights—the rights of a udiole

nation of thirty-three millions of people! For I will not have the people of that cries of " \lye la Republique ! " were heard from assembled thousands of Lyons calumniated. They are not pillagers or plunderers. It was not the re- citizens ; and that the poor and the needy have exposed their lives, aye, and hellion of the poor against the rich, or of the servant against the master. It was a rebellion, if you will ; but it was in favour of the rights of association— the rights of the press—the rights of personal liberty and personal protection—

and I will add, for it is the truth, it was a rebellion in favour even of the I am not about to occupy my time or yours with a recital of the events of these awful days. I can never be the historian of human misery. I regret the though by no means the most formidable or numerous portion, have loss of every soldier, as much as I do of every workman. I am not ignorant of likewise protested with their lives against the horrible Associations Law or insensible to the duties of a soldier, and even of a general. I equally deplore

the destruction of the houses of the rich, as I do the rasing to the ground of the seilles, Auxerre, and Dijon, other events of a most grave character have mnre humble teuarnenta of the poor. I am not about to blame the soldiers for transpired ; and that from North to South and East to West, the Republicans their conduct, or extol the courage of the people at their expense. This is not are giving the lie to the taunts of the Globe, which laughed and sneered at the my task, nor does it enter into my views of this subject. The civil war at "threatened resistance" to that infamous measure. Tell the Globe, that the Lyons—the civil war at St. Etienne—the civil commotions at Paris, at Bel- liberty of the press in Paris is put down by military force ; and that the font, at Strasbourg, at Auxerre, at Marseilles, at Chalons and everywhere, are

immense evils. I weep fr my soul over them all. But this is not enough.

Glebe, that the Government has convoked all the Peers of France to try It is the duty of those who dare to take upon themselves the task of becoming hundreds of Republicans accused of HIGH TREASON, at Paris, Lyons, and public instructers, to di. something more than mourn. They are bound to point

out the sources of evils, as well as the consequences; and the original cause, as I repeat, then, that so long as the Revolution of July 1830 shall be dishonoured

abroad and attacked at home—so long as such men as PERSIL, GUIZOT, SOUL?,

and Till eft% are at the head of public affairs—so long as the Counter-revolution

break out : for with that which exists, as it exists, the people of France are not, cannot, ought not to be, and will not be satisfied !

fight ! Tell the Globe, that in PARIS, on Monday last, many houses were en- I am almost wearied of saying, and wearied of writing this. But I ton a great

teed by the troops, and all the inhabitants butchered in mid-day ; whilst in lover of peace, a great lover of order, a great lover of human happiness ; and a sincere and devoted hater of bloodshed, scaffolds, civil war, and all sorts of

the King of the French, and moreover endeavoured to crush them with animal triumphs and animal conflicts. I raise then my voice again, to ask paving-stones! Tell the Globe, that these are all facts; that the Go- " Where are we going to? To what are we hastening ? Is our position tenable?" And I pray the Press of England to raise its voice, and to counsel those who letter ; that the manufacturers and merchants of Lyons, who madly asked the now govern France simply by the bayonet, to change their system—not to Government to put down all trade and other associations in that city, are now dream of eventual success—and not for the sake of f an Ordinate adherence to a imploring the Government to proceed no further ; declaring that they prefer line of policy, because once adopted, thus to rein the moral, physical, intellec-

tual, and even animal hopes and interests cf a mighty and a glorious people. that for the moment terminated in that second capital of the country. Tell I have intentionally said but little of the events of Paris. The conflict was

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