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After some months, a republic was determined on, which was to have a president at its head, chosen every five years by universal suffrage. AFTER SOME MONTHS A REPUBLIC WAS DETERMINED ON WHICH WAS TO HAVE A PRESIDENT AT ITS HEAD CHOSEN EVERY FIVE YEARS BY UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE
 whose badge was the tricolour; the Legitimists, who retained their loyalty to the exiled Henry, and whose symbol was the white Bourbon flag; the Buonapartists; and the Republicans, whose badge was the red cap and flag. A demand for a franchise that should include the mass of the people was rejected, and the general displeasure poured itself out in speeches at political banquets. An attempt to stop one of these led to an uproar. The National Guard refused to fire on the people, and their fury rose unchecked; so that the king, thinking resistance vain, signed an abdication, and fled to England in February, 1848. A provisional Government was formed, and a new constitution was to be arranged; but the Paris mob, who found their condition unchanged, and really wanted equality of wealth, not of rights, made disturbances again and again, and barricaded the streets, till they were finally put down by General Cavaignac, while the rest of France was entirely dependent on the will of the capital. INISTER GHISELF AND WHOSE BADGE WAS THE TRY COLOR THE LEGITIMISTS WHO RETAINED THEIR LOYALTY TO THE EXILED HENRY AND WHOSE SYMBOL WAS A WHITE BOURBON FLAG THE BONAPARTISTS AND THE REPUBLICANS WHOSE BADGE WAS A RED CAP AND FLAG A DEMAND FOR A FRANCHISE THAT SHOULD INCLUDE THE MASS OF THE PEOPLE WAS REJECTED AND THE GENERAL DISPLEASURE POURED ITSELF OUT IN SPEECHES AT POLITICAL BANQUETS ATTEMPT TO STOP ONE OF THESE LED TO AN UPROAR THE NATIONAL GUARD REFUSED TO FIRE ON THE PEOPLE AND THEIR FURY ROSE UNCHECKED SO THAT THE KING THINKING RESISTANCE VAIN SIGNED AN ABDICATION AND FLED TO ENGLAND IN FEBRUARY EIGHTEEN FORTY EIGHT A PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT WAS FORMED AND A NEW CONSTITUTION WAS TO BE ARRANGED BUT THE PARIS MOB WHO FOUND THEIR CONDITION UNCHANGED AND REALLY WANTED A QUALITY OF WEALTH NOT OF RIGHTS MADE DISTURBANCES AGAIN AND AGAIN AND BARRICADED THE STREETS TILL THEY WERE FINALLY PUT DOWN BY GENEREL CAVAGNEC WHILE THE REST OF FRANCE WAS ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON THE WILL OF THE CAPITAL
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