Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-05-07
PROVIDENCE.
DEATH OF LOUIS XVI.

an interesting feast. l. is copied fom h'ze-
lati's l. fe Of Napoleon Donaparie. WORK mat
is ea!cnaed To have u very popular run
The behaviour of Louis XVI on this irln', !
was simple mhnls, and affecting lie tes'"
ms defence chiciy upon pos''Wc deh''i vi
ans hnn \ ledge of The letters and do"ulneh's
IN It were broug't Hs proofs Hglin>i hin'. ftI'
Ivo"a.eI on his occasion, Ma!csherhes, "ho
II ,bl, volunteered THIS ser, CO oa the refusal
OF Target.) Trouchct aud Dcsezc, did them-
selves great and las'!nr honor b. Their e.o-
oucncc, mir pidiiy. ano disin;"rcs,e ed zeal Tie
Convention pronounced his condemnation hy a
! malorrv of OILS taenty.sx voi'es ont IT abo'e
seven hundred Tho sDa!ncss of th!s MAORI
~ was made a plea 10 set aside the scnoncc.
- DocreeI are passed by IA simple majority,
said a member % the Mountain. True,
was repl ed. :" but dcrrcCs may he recalled;
| whereas Tie lie of man cannot be recalled
| Some were far rel ewing themsc!ses 1 ON The
responsibility by an appeal 10 the nalon, hut
! ,bIs, II was thought, wnu!d befrhy dS'fusi OF
| the cause; aud mighi also brcea cv'l war
| The siitng o. the Consnnton which conclii-
| ed the trial lasted seventy two hours. II
might naturally he supposed, that si!cnce, re-
s:raint. sort of religious awe, would have
pervaded the scene; on the contrary, every
| aud the most grotesque confusion.
The farther end OF the hal! was converted
into boxes, where ladies. in studied dsha-
| bile, swallowed ices, oranges, liquors. and
re ceved the salntatrpns of the members, Who
| went and came as on ordinary occasions.
| lerc the door keepers on the Mountain SIDE,
opened aud shut the boxes reserved for the
mlstresses nf the Duke of Orleans Egalito; u;
ard here, though every s'gn ot APPRECIATION "r
disapprob b,tIon was strictly inrb. .dden, YOU
heard the long and indignant " la, has OF
| the mother du; chess, the patroncss of the
bands OF female Jacobins, whenever h.r ears
were not loudly greeted with ne we'"om"
SQUADS oi death. The nrr?r g'tt-'v rcH"r'''
FOR the people. vas, daring The mL"fc irIil,
constantly fall of strang RS and spectators, al
f avery description, drinking VINE and brady
as in A tavern Bets were made as 10 the Is.
size of the trial in all tho ncIghborg colce-
houses. Ennui, impnienoc, disgust, sat on
every coun,enance Each member seemed Ia
ask whether his turn came next. sick de.
putty, who was called came forward wrapped
y IN his night cap and night gown and the As
semb,y, when ihcy nehcId this sort OF pfan
; tom, laughed the figures. passing and re-
!, | passing, and rendered more ghasily by The pal
y | lad huh's M a SLOW and sopurhurnl voice
only pronounced the word dtdt.; he Duke q
d O.leans wts hootrd. al'to-t sp't upon, whe'
$ he voted for the c"nd.',.nii.on "f his relative
others cal. uaimg. # 'hc, sho'ld have 'me Il
90 to dinner, before th.y gave their verdict
e while the Women we prIckmg cards VII
J. pms, IN order u count the votes; some of tn
> D.pu' les fallen asleep. aud onls walked mp 1
cve Their sentence. NJ ,nuel, tho Secretary
iry,n. to filsjir Il few votes in .ayor -! ,h
uniortunlic X ~. ANA IN dIngcr ot BEN
> n,rir,rrrd for hs pains, IN the p ,ssaAts--a
This had Tie appe Iran"e of IL hdeous d'cLm
rather than Of the reality.
-, When Mtleshcrhns wen, TO carry the tiding
20 the King, he f,d.d h m with his head IT
e clinrd on the table. IA Il musng pos:nrc, m
: hc observed to him, ut his enter ng. - | hay
been c.r these two hours trying Ia rec"ile'
= what have ever done To incur the ill-mil :
INV sabj.cis The very cn;.caynr shnwc
he ,n ynducSs of heart, AMI 1 cers; s!m?lIrity
rh character; but It uou,d he long before OF
tau IL, trnn his child lrod to believe that
conll do no wrong, noild find just ground
offence IN his behavior 10 his People. II
execution of the sentence was fixed fnr II
2ia of Jtnuary, 1893. Lo"is mounted q
f,tai scatiola Mith !irn,nc IS. AZ or admInis'c Z
~ lng The last r,nent, lis coni Ss"r addies,'
,L | III II, "Snn of ST. Ioui. i=cen! :n'o llnhvc"
e. lie. however, nantes ed some rnpn.n ,nrc
- | S,ltbitiit 10 " ave. ana Nh'''h
~. III, spectators. staggering 10 one SIDE ot q
ina al,t inrm f,r that p'rpo.c. when the drni
'h hou, anl he was suddenly sciscl by the cS
inc cuinnnrs and uadrrwcnr the sentence "t
B. m.pc. |; /. said tat the Indecent hlsc a
ctrcr:.css of ihcs. mea 30 co.uplac their !
arose from orders having been issued 10 l
49,, soldiers, in case of any ai'enp' a! rescue,
.g; ire At the scafod, and that 'ncy were ar'
- If beng ihen,sel e, despatched # any ala
"N Neru citcn, or there were any symptoms
ale communion arnong the crowd. One prrS
tasted the blood, With n brutal cE l,inatl'
that II was "shockm!ly biter;" the hair II
,m pieces of the dress were sold 10y the after
hst ants.
cr M strong c,no'ion was cyinccd at tie n
men,; the place was like q f,ir but. I
days after Par;s, and those who voted for
death Of the monarch. began To feel serl'
eres and uneasy at what they had done. Ia
nrh XVI had occupied his time while in prls
= where his confinement was strict, chiefly
consong his wie and sister, and IN nslr'
ing his son. lie discovered neither hnpa'ien
=. IN regret, or resentment. Tho truth -, Z
mrd great and trying situations raise tho N
ST. above itself, and take out the sting of pcrs
al suffering. by the imnortancc OF the rel
- tions aud consequences they suggest.
read much, I'd often reverted TO the Eng
tusi. | history. where he found many examples
shop a ILL., ',,,,,.,.rohs aud an, ,unng them e.
S. demncd like hinsc.f by the people lie
attended during The whole time. and IN lhs
moments. by his old servant. Clery, who
land er left him. The names Of those who
. faithful in misfortune are sacred IN the p'g
h history The q icrn followed her husband
the block after an interval Of almost "
rning rLo,. ,yo,, c,rcums,,ncos or n distardly
a IL Ill H. .l,nrt Ian "A ~
- ton ag INST her. Dnt the revolutionary =
!, for had then attained us hig ge't Nfu'e"f y
:. riry. She expressed her arp.ahsns "n o.
~. ING torn in pieces by ihis m,b 90 her WI
the scaiTold. and was gravely assured by
land. of the rand Irines who acconp lned net, !