New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-21

The FRENCH REVOLUTION: history D AZ
CAaIrrE Newly Revised By ire Author, with
index In Three Parts Vols. LXXNiU. ~ LAAA-
Of Wiley Putna-ls Library OF Choice heading.
The most sophatc testimonial 70 the rare N7gor
and merit Of Carlylss writings rendered BY the
p,,,Iti.ude OF taysitted people who complain that
rbs- cannot understand him. For he Is Poet
-.le Poet we had Amos; said. OF our generation
ana 70 the mass OF those who make the complaint
Poetr- is utterly, meaning iess-unintelisi
Tbev suppose they know something Of ir-have
read any quantity Of verses. and mayhsp can ted
when the lines are correctly measured, but OF al
ina, DISTINGUISHES Poetry from rhymsi aad mea-
sursd P-ose they have not the tainrest conception
Tbe7 never suspected and left 70 themselves, never
would suspect that Isaiah was Poet nor that Pol
lock or John Quincy Adams was not Jingle IS to
them the essence OF Poetry.
carivle.s French Revolution Is bold attempt to
couabins the written Drama, the Epic. the History
il the same work, OF rather should say that
Ca.lvle's conception Of true and real History OF
the French Revelation requires al the various
elements which the Poet Dramatist. Historian.
would weave into tier several works. The am
IS lofty and Is fully justified by the execution There
IS no ether work extan; from which the reader VIII
CLEAN any thing Ike 50 good idea OF the meaning
the causes TIE essence of that astoundin. couvuI
sion which shook the world hall century ago
The book Is not new to many readers, yer tor the
sake of these who have not yet read it, and know
little Of Carlvle. we must make room for TWO
extracts;
And so finally. 81 eight in the evening this Ikird stu
pendous Voting oy rocal lge lorli1ei does begin
WHAT Punishment. Girondins undecided. Patriots de-
cied men afraid Of Royalty men afraid OF Anarchy
must answer here and now Infinite Patriotism dusNy
N the lamplictt foods all corridors. crowds all gale
RES stern!y waiting to hear Shriisoundins Usher;
summon you by Name and Department you must rise
70 the Tribune and say.
Eye.yvtne-scs have represented this scene OF the
Third Voting and OF the yotincs that grew out OF Il
scene pro;rac;ed Ike 20 be endless lasting with few
brief intervals from "Wednesday TIL sunday morning.
A. one OF the siran-as; N the Revolution Long
night 'vsar- it-e!i INTO day morning Paeness Is srea
over all faces and again the wntTy shadows silA ana
the dim lamps III; but through day AID n!snt ana
lac vlclssItuGe OF hours. Member alter Nsnuer IS
mounting continually those Tribune steps psu>ins aott
there in the clearer upper light 10 speak his Fecword
then diving down into the dusk and throug again Like
Phan:oms in the hour OF midnight most spectral pan
deronia Never did President; Vercnaud. nor any ter
res:ria President =uperintenG the Ike. King Lie
and % much else that depends thereon hangs trembling
in the balance Man after man mounts the ouzz hushcs
itself ill he have spoken Death Banishment lnpris
onmeni I'll the Peace. Many say. Death with wnat
cautious well studied phrases and paragraphs they could
menda,!on to mercy. Many too say Banishment some
thing short Death The balance tremoles can yet
guess whitherward Whorcst anxious Patriotism bellows
irrepTessible by Cshers.
The poor Girondns many OF them under such fierce
bellowin. OF Patriotism say Death jastiyins mo'irau
tia, miserable word OF theirs by bret casuis
t-y and iasuit.y Vercnud himself says Death JUST
flying by jesuitry Rich Lepeetier Saint Fargeau had
OF the Nobcssc and then OF thc Patriot Lett side
in the Constituent and had argued ana reported there
and elsewhere little, GGinS' Capita! Punishment
.i,aas hc poVC Deaf "A
cost him dear. Manuel did surely rank with the De
cded in Angus; last but ne has been sinking ana back
sliding since September, and the scenes OF Septem
Der. IN this Convention, above al, no word &c couIo
speak would find favor, nc Gays BsnishTnent ana
in mute wrath quits the place for evcr-much hustled
corridors Philippe Egse votes in his sou! ard
conscience Death the sound OF which and OF whom
even Patriotism shakes head and there runs SToai
and shuGdcr through this Hall OF Doom hooesperre
cannot be doubtful, his speech Is long Men see
the figure OF shr Sieyes ascend hardly pausins pass
ing merely this figure says La Mort sGns payfSe Death
without phrases and fares onward ana Downward
Most spectral, pandem0n!al
Aad vet /; the reader fancy il OF iunereal soro"iu
or grave character he is far mistaken The fishers
in the Mountain quarter says MERCER, had become as
Box keepers at the Opera; opening and shutting OF
Galleries for privileged persons for dOreans tsale
rnstresscs or other hiehdzzened OF condition.
rusiing with laces and tricolOr Gallant Deputies pass
and repass thiherwad treating them with ices refresh
nens and smailalS the high dilened heads beck re-
sponsye some have their card aud pm prickns down
the AYES and Eoes a game OF Rouge ei-T1tr taT
Their aloft reicus Mere Duchesse with ner unroG-ed
Amazons she cannot be prevented making long RchahSr
when the vote la Mort In these Galleries there
is rejection drinking OF wine and brandy as IN open
tavern en- pieiHc t;5a.s Betting in AL coffee
houses OF the nei.hbOrhood But within doors, fatigue,
impotence utternos ats all vIsases
lighted no only from time TO time by turns OF tue game
Members have fallen asleep ushers come and awaken
them to vote other Members calculate whether they
shall not have time 10 run and dine Figures rise Ike
phantoms pale in the dusky ampi.h utter from this
Tribune only word Death. Tot est optique. says
Mercer the world is all optical shadow. Deep IN
the Thursday night when the Voting done and Sec
retaries summing up sick Duchael more spectral
than another borne chair wrapt in blankets,
in nghtsown and nichtcap TO vote for Mercy vote
il is thought may turn the scale.
An no In proioundest sile nee President Nergnaud
with voice full! OF sorrow has say Ideclare, in the
the Convention. that the punishment pro
nounces on Louis Capet is that OF death. Death by
small majority OF Flity three Nay, II deduct from
the one side and add the other certain Twenty six
who said Death but coupled some iaintes Intellectual
surrnise OF mercy with ii the majority Will be bu! one
THE OLDEST MAN-(DAY OF THE FEDERATION
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