Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-07-16

horrors of domestic perfidy What are
the ravages on the frontier to The poison
and dagger at our fresdes2 What is the
gallant death in the field, to assassination
in cold blood (! Listen, fellow-cilizens !;
there is at this hour plot deeper laid Cor
your destruction, than ever existed in the
shallow heads, or Ter could be executed
by the cowardly hearts, of their soldiery.
Where is that plot? In the streets? No.
The courage of our brave patriots is as
proof against corruption as against war;"
This was followed by shout from the gal
lery. "Is it in tho Tuilleries! No; there
the national sabre had cut down the tree
which cast its deadly fruit among the ma
ton Where, then, is the focus of This plot
where the gathering of the storm that is
to shake the battlements of the Republic
whe re that terrible dcposic Of combustibles
which the noble has gathered, the priest
has piled, and the king has prepared to kin
die! Brave citizens, that plot IS - he
paused, and looking myste'iously around,
while Il silence deep as dcath pervaded the
multitude then, as if suddenly recovering
himself, he Numbered outs the Tcmple"
No language can describe the shout and
the scene that followed. The daring word
was now spoken which all anticipated, but
which Danton alone had the desperate au-
dacity to utter. The gallery screamed,
howlcd, roared, danced, nourshed their
weapons, and sung the Marsciles, and the
Carmagnole. The club below were scarce
~ less violent ir their demonstrations of
Etp 10 T.. 4 1 4
ed his task; but his vanity ,hirs cd for
additional applause, and he entered into u
catalogue Of his services 10 rcpu5licanism.
In the midst Of his details, low bnt SIN
gularly clear voice was heard from the eA-
tromity of ;he hall
descend, man of massacre
saw Danlon st TT back as if he had
been shot. At length, recovering his
breath, he said fcebly-
Citizens, of what am accused ~
''Of the three days in September" ut
tered the voice again, in Il tone SO strongly
sepulchral, that 1t palpaby awcd the whole
asscmblage.
=" Who is it that insults me?" who dares
II rna!ign me What spy of the Grond-
lists, what traitor of the Bourbons, what
hireling of the gold OF Pitt, is among us?"
exclaimed the bold ru.lian, yet with Wis
age which, even at distance, could OBJ
serve had lost its usual fiery hue, and turn
cd clay color.
{" - replied Tie voice, and | saw tall
zig ire stalk up the length of the hall, and
stand ut the foot Of The tribute "De-
sccnd ~ was the word which he spoke !;
and Dnnion, AS if under spell, to my as
Constituent, obeyed without word, and
came down The stranger took his place;
none knew his name and the rapidity
and boldness of his assault suspended ali
in wonder like my own. can give but a
most incomplete conception Of the extra
ordinary eloquence Of this mysterious in
truder. He openly charged Danton with
having constructed the whole conspiracy
against the unfortunate prisoners Of Sep
tember with having deceived the people
by iniag nary alarms of the approach Of
the enemy with having plundercd the
national treasury TO pay the assassin; and
last and most deadly charge of all, with
having formed II plan for Il National Die
tatorship, OF which he himself was to be
the first professor. The charge was suili-
Gently probable, and was not now heard
for tho first time. But the keenness and
fiery prompti,udc with which the speaker
pour the charge upon him, gave.it new
aspec, ; aud could see in the changing
physi guomeS around me, that the great
Jacobin was already in danger. lie obvi
ou<lN felt tbs himself, for starting up from
the bench To which he had returned, he
cried out, or rather yelled,
Citizens, thus man thirstS for my blood.
Am to be sacrificed Am to he expo
sed to the danger OF assassination ?" But
no answering shout now arose dead 81
lrncc rcigncd all eyes were still turned
on The tribune. | saw Dnnton, at er gaze
OF total helplcssness on all sides, throw
up his hands like drowning mar, and
staggrr to his seat. Nothing could be
more unfortunate than this interruytion :;
for the speaker poured the renewed nvec-
tive. like "A stream OF molten iron, full on
his personal character and career.
Born bcggar, your only hope of
bread was crime. Adopting the profession
of an advocate, yoIr onl Y conception of
law was chicancry. Coming 10 Paris,
YOU tonk up patriotism as trade, and
turned the trade into an imposture. Train
ed to dependence, YOU always hung on
some one tli he spurned YOU You lick
ed the dlst before Mrabeau; you betray-
ed him and he trampled on you; you took
refuge in the cavern of Marat, until he
found you too base for even his base com
partnership, and he too s2urned you; you
then chung 10 the skirts Of Robespierrc,
aud chung to ruin. Viper, known only
by your coil, and your poisonS like the
original serpent, degraded even from the
brute into the reptile, YOU already feel your
sentence. pronounce ii before all. The
man to whom you now cling will crush
you. MAMMALIAN Robespierre, is not your
heel already lifted up TO tread out the life
of this traitor MAMMALIAN Robespier-
re. he repeated with still more piercing
sound, "do speak the truth Have not
stripped the veil from your thoughts Am
moi looking on your hearts = lie then
addressed each Of the Jacobin leaders in
brief appeal d" BiIlaud Narennes stand
torth-do YOU not long to drive the dag
OR into the bosom OF this new tyrant =