New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-08-01

the petitions OF the people; nothing more iesltl-
mate but they suffered the petitioners TO present
shemseles armed before the National Assembly
| nothing more fatal the speeches OF Vergniand
| while insiious, became infiamnatofy ne wouid
not call Louis tyrant, but he Supposed a case IN
| which every one would cali Louis traitor ana "
| rant both. Brissot, mole bold, exclaimed lh1'
one man Paralyzed France and that man
| her king. And all the while they set the Popa-
lace FIRE, they seemed 10 have little otter oe
sign in the coniagra,on than the roasting o. 'Heii
| own eggs. Their ambition prevai!sd-a secoHo
and more fatal time, they came into power; no
longer az ministers Of king but as delegates OF
| mob; no longer merely representatives OF the
| Middle Class but as desuoyers OF the class aoo'e'
and as mouthpieces Of the class below. Inc date
| Of this second rule Of the Girondins commences
| from the celebrated 10Th of August, the day OF
| the invasion and massacre of the Irlierles. NJ
| Duval, who was witness and actor, describes
ri;s scene with great effect and truth.
Petition, the mayor, had been at the chateau a,
midnight and had assured the king that the renaceu
instruction should be pacifed. Scarcely had the
king repeated this 10 the guard thar Tue
SQUAD of the ,ocsin-the roll OF the drum were heard
| Instantly the great gate toward the Carrousei IS
closed To your posts! is the cry. Ihey make
us take our arIss-then lay them down 20 pile thelii
en- futSceau. The greatest confusion reigns III I'll '
courts-every where we hear the cannoiners OF lie
guard venting imprecatiens the king and queen.
and declaring they will rather point tneif pieces
against the caateau than against the 7eue little
before FIVE in the morning RGderer comes TO US, ana
saws Gentlemen troop of Inisled citizens menace
this house and Us inhabitants if they resort TO vio-
lence IS your duty repel force by force hefe
| is the law, will read it to you: and he taxes
little book bound an ti-c0lor paper, reads us the
law puts up the little book again, and Is Oft
Quarter of an hour after the king visits our pests
in violecolored coat, his hat under MS ann, ns
sword at his sde-he passes before our ranks and
addresses a. d aae roiZ niterec w ell, they come,
don't know what they want, but my cause IS that
of good citizens we will make good front, eh !!
nous ferons bonnie contenance, nest pas and IN
thus spesknp 10 US he had the in his eyes and
his air ard carriage such to take all courage
fror, the intrepid. The queen also said few words
scarcely ar,icuate, struggling in vain 10 suppress
her sobs In this moment arrived the two hundred
gentlemen rather gent1ihommes, OF noble oirth
who had KEEP, in that part of the Louvre which nov"
forms the museum. The queen presented them to
US: Messieurs. these friends. they VIII
take orders. and shom yom hop TO die for your
king AS if there we're not enough OF ll!-seasoned
nprudence in these words, runner spread
that the queen had said, They will giUe-net take
orders This was a falseheod, but it suiiced as
pre,ext for the disatfeced, and Instantly two bat
ialions of the National Guard who had just arrived
broke rank and marched of to take position on the
Carrousel with two cannon. There they stopped
The fresh battalions arriving to the succour OF the
chateau and forced them take part In their revolt,
From that moment expired all hope in the National
Guard
..such was the sad and first effect of the appari
ton of these two hundred geatilbommcs. Most OF
them very aged, they seemed scarcely to bear the
weight of the sword. winch their only weapon.
Like the unhappy Louis they had only sna!ched a
few moments of repose upon benches and sofas and
their hair, like bis was in disorder. Nearly all in
embroidered coats. satin wastcoats and white silk
stockings, few only in uniform. their faces pale
and haggard, they rather resembled men for whom
sleep was necessary than champions for their I'M
peri!ed king God forbid that | should ridicuie
fidelity and devotion but the ryth is that their cos
tune, so little appropriate the OCCASION their pre-
tensions of exclusive loyalty made them regarded
with so unfavo.able eye that their succour brought
less utility than danger. And it not with this
handful of aged gentlemen. however honorable and
loyal, that Perganus could be saved
sNon tall auxilo, non detensorbus sts
''To complete a one of these personages thought
fl, in staggering tone say TO the National Guard,
+. Now Messieurs Of the National Guard now is the
moment 10 display courage We shall not fail in
that cried an officer in an extreme rage, but II is
no, bv YOUR side that shat! give the proof of ii
And INSTANTLY he went Of and carried with him his
company to Join the cannon already pointed against
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