Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-12-07

49, the Museum Of Forsigs Litsss1ns
seDEATh oF isOBESRlEisd
4l'he coospirators 6adfrg themselves
.s6xDdoued, gave thems1es ~ e -
pair; the National Gu1 rushed mp
idly up the stair, and enlpscd abs ssea'
where Robespierre 60 sitting III
his .lhow on mis- knees md his heed
resting On his hand; Media discharged
Els pistol, which broke his undes js~,
and he fell under the table. ST. Jnst
implored lie Bus to put All end TO MS
life. @Coward, follow my example,
said ~ and blew out his brains.
.Booti.d WAS seized under the table,
notwithstanding 10 strike with q
which he wanted courage t.
y 1in his heart; Coilinhali aud the
Ydahg Kobospierre, thseD themselves
Z from the windows, and were seized ~
the inner court Of the building. Hen
riot had been thrown down the stairs
by Cofiinhaii, but though bruised and
mut,lated, he contrivcd to crawl into
rxh<ssteapce Of a sewer, from whence
he was dragged out by the troops Of
the Convention.
Robespierrc and Conthen being sup
oesed to be dead, were dragged BY tue
heels to Quai Pelletier, where It was
proposed to throw them into the river;
k6llkbelng discovered, when day re-
sstFned, that they still breathed, they
we're stretched on a board, and CAT
RED TO the Assembly. TIE memoers
having refused to admit them, they
were conveyed to the Committees u
General Safety, where itooesPierre
lay for some hours stretched upon the
table, with his broken jaw still bleed
ing, and suffering alike under bodily
pain, and the exccrations OF those
around him. From thence he was
sent to the ConciergerIe, where he
was confined in the same cell winch
had been occupied BY Danton, kieo
and Chaumctte. At length lie as
brought, with all his associates, 10 the
Revolutionary Tribunal, and AS soon
rs the identity Of the persons were
established, they we're condnned.
At four in tire morning. Oh the zJth
July, all Paris was in motion 10 witness
the dca:h Of the Tyrdnt. lie was
placed OH the chariot, between iienriot
ard Conthoa, whose remains were as
,nutila,ed as Lisown; the crowd, which
had so long ceased 10 attend the exc
cuticns, manifested the utmost JOY at
t:eir fate. The blood iro... h.s Jaw
burst through the bandage, and over
flowed his dress; his face was CHASTITY
yale. lie shat his eyes, but could moi
close his care against the iHpteca,ions
Of the multitude. a woman breaking
from the crowd, Observation-Disclosures
CTS Of al my kindred, your agony fills
rae with joy; descend to iieii covered
with the curses Of every mother III
Franccr' Twenty Of lis comrades
were executed before him; when he
ascen led the scaf1o!d the ext cu,ioncr
tore the banaage from his face; the
lower jaw fell upon his breast, and
uttered yell which filled every heart
with horror. Fog some minutes the
E-ightiul figure was held up to the
he was then placed under
the axe. and the last sounds which
reached his cars were cxultiag shouts,
which were prolonged iOr some min.
ctes after his death.
Alo; & with Kooespicrrc we're exc
cntcd ilerriot, ConthOn, St. Just,
Duras, Ccflinhaii, Simon, and all the
leaders of Inc revolt. st. Just alone
displayed the firsnness which had SO
often been witae>scda am w. the victims
~ HON they had sent to the sca1oid.
'ycpt with terror; the others
died u,,crirg hi'sphe mics, which were
drowpded in the cheers Of the people. /
They shed tears Of Joy. they embraced
each other j. transport, they CROW dcd /
round the scafiold, 10 behold the bloody
semains Of the tyraEts. "1es Robes
pierre, there is God!" said a poor
Q<n as he approached the liieiess
81 of one SO la.ely the obJect Of his
drsad; his fall was felt by all preseLt
as an Immediate manifestation Of the
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