Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-11-14

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cspemte audacity TO utter The gallery screamed,
howled roared danced, fourshcd tLeir weapons, and
! sung the Marsecs, and the Carmagnoe. The club
below were scarcely less violent in their dcronStra-
tons of furious loy Danton had now accomplished
his task but ms vanity thrs;cd add tional a9pa,lsc.
and he entered into catalogue of his services to
republlcanism. In the midst of his detail, low but
sngularly clear heard from the extremity Of
the hall
:. Descend. of massacre
/ saw Danton start back as if he had been shot.
At length, recovering his breath, he said iecbly-
Citizens, of what am accused p
"Of the three days of September, uttered the voice
again in tone strongly scpulcra that II pa pably
awed the whole assembldgc.
Who is it that insults me Who darcs to malicn
me! What spy of the Girondsts. what traitor of the
BourbonS, what hircng of the gold of Pitt, is among
us - exclaimed the bid ruiian. yet with visage
which. nj a distance, could ob>crvc had lost It's
usual fiery hue, and turned clay color.
Il :" replied the voice, and tall figure stalk
up the length If the hail. and stand at the foot of the
Tribune. - Descend was the word which he SPOKE
and Danton, if under spell, to my asonlshment,
ohcyed without word, and came down The stranger
took his place; none knew his name and the rapidly
and bolducss of his assault suspended all in wonder
like my own. ] can give but "A most incomplete con-
ccpton of the extraordinary coqucncc of this mystic
rious intruder IL openly charged Dan,on with having
constructed the whole conspiracy against the unioriu
nate prisoners OF September with having deceived
the people By mag nary alarms of the approach If
the enemy iti having rundcred the national treasury
to piy the assassIn and las and most deadly charge
of all, with having formed Plan for National
Dictatorship Of which he himself To be the first
professor. The charge was suite. emily probable. and
was no, heard for the r.ttimc. But the kccnncSs
and rromPttude with which the speaker poured the
new charge upon him. gave IT aspect; and
could see IN the changng physiognomy around me,
that the great JacobIn already in danger He
! obviously felt this himself for starting up from the
bench To which lac had returned lac cried out, rather
yelled.
'.Cltizens, this man tlr,ts for my blood Am TO
be sacrificed Am To be exposed To the danger oil
assass nation - But no answering shout arose;
dead silence rcgncd; all eyes still turned ON the
Tribune. sax lanion. after gaze of total he'll less
ness on all sides, throw up his hands like drowning
man, and s,aggcr to his seat. Nothing could be-
unfortunate than his interruption; for the speaker
poured the renewed nyccti,c. like stream of molten
! IRON. full on his personal character and career:
born bcggar, your only hope of bread was crime.
! Adopting tic prot, s>ion of advocate. your cny
conception Of law was chicancry. Coming To Paris,
YOU took M p1riosn ~ trade and turned the trade
into imposturc Trained 10 dependence. YOU al
ways hung on some one till he spuncd YOU You
licked the dust before Mirabeau; you betrayed him
and hc ranplcd on YOU; YOU took refuge III the
of AIarat, until hc found YOU too base for even
his base comlanIon>hp. and lie too urncd You you
then chung t. the skirts Of Robcspicrrc ard cuug
TO rum Viper known only hy your coil, and your
posons like the original serpent. degraded even from
the brute into the reptile yen already feel your
tcncc pronounce il before all. The man 10 whom
You cling VIII crush YOU MaNimIlan Robes
pierre heel already Lifted up To tread ont
the life of Ibis traitor Macmillan Robcspcrrc he
repeated with still more piercing sound do speak
the truth Have | not stripped the veil from Your
thoughts! Am no, boxing o. your heart i'c
then addressed each OF the jaco5in leaders IN BRET
appcal hland NarcHncs stand torth--do ypu MT
1-tta into no. ia,
tyrant Bolot d IIcrhois, yon MOI sworn TO de-
siroy him Comhon, have You not pronounced him
pcrurcd rcridious and unfit to I've Sr. just have
Won not in Your bosom tie list Of those who have
Pledged themselves that Danon shall never be dlcta-
tor that his grave shall be dug. before he shall tread
on the lir> step If the throne that ms ashes shall bc
scattered To the four winds Of heaven hat hc siIal
never gorge on France
1 hollow Inrrnrr, Ike the echo OF the vaults be-
meath, repeated the concluding words. The mumur
had scarcely suts.dd when ths extraordinary appar
iton. ningng around hnn . long white cloak. which
he had hitherto carried on IN, arm, and which IN the
dim light. gave hin the look of one covered with
stroud cried cut in a voice Of still deeper spomaity,
George Jaqucs Danion, Won haye tbs nigl prononrc.
Cd the death Il your king; now pronounce You
own Bv the victims Of the 10Th of Junc-by the
victims Of the l0th OF Augu>t-by the victims of tie
I'd of systematically the thousands whom Your trcac-
cry has sent TO perish IN foreign grave-by the mil
lions whom tho war which you have klndlcd VII
lay in the field of saughtcr-I cite You appear be-
{ re 4 tribunal, where site Judge whom none can
p elu,e and none can defy. " thin year and a
month, cite you TO meet tie spir- OF your victims
before the Throne Of the Eternal
G lie stoned; not a voice heard. He descended
the steps Of the Tribune. and >talkcd slowly through
the hall: not Il hand raised against him. lie
pursued his way with much camncSs and security
rs if he had been supcnau. al vls.,ant. until ho
! vanished in the darkness.
THIS singular occurrence throw = complete damn on
their rcgic dal ard0r and no seemed inclined
to mount tie Tribune. the club would probably have
broken up for the night when loud knocking at the
door and the beating of drums. aroused the drowy
sittcrs on tie benches. he gallery iauch
awake as ever but seemed occupied with evident cx-
peotation Of either n now revolt. spectacle; Ps
to.s were taken out TO be new prmcd. AID the p)ini
and edges Of knives duly examined
The doors AT length thrown o7cn and crowd.
half of whom appeared 10 be IN the las; state of
inioxication and tie other half far from insanity.
came dancing and carousng into tho dv Of tho build
busts covered with laurelsthe bss e the rcricdes,
f Rayaillac and Clement. with flags before hcm III
scrbed. They were glorious. FIR they slew kings :.
{ The busts were presented tie President and thor
bearers, a pair of Joisnrdss. insisted upon giving
? him the embrace. in sgn Of fraternizaton.
q The President in return invited them the hon
ors of sitting and thus reinforced the discuss on
{ on the death OF the unhappy monarch commenced
once more. and tie vote carried by acclamatlon.
The National Convention still 10 be APPLIED 10 for
the completion # the sentence but the decree cf TIE
, Jacobns was the las II the 1nd-