The northern tribune. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1847-1855, 1848-04-04

III cutting DdnudScS lOI IHG pun CREATURES
No one yet knows why this charge was
made against these poor people; although it
is said it was from a mistake on the part of
one of the officers, who thought there was an
assault, and commanded them to fire; but if
you could have seen the change that this firing
caused in all breasts it was one universal cry
for vengeance! One young man in the drug
gists shop told me they had made prone
made from the extremity of the Fau5ourg ST.
Antoine, with the praise of every one for the
manner in which they had behaved. But I
will tell you ouly the effect on the druggist
himself, who was a respectable, ne-looking
man of thirty, or thereabouts At first he
went about healing the poor people with quiet
ness but when he saw in what terrible
manner they had been wounded, could see
that all his feelings changed, till at length he
was in such state Of agitation that as he
turned from one dying patient to aid another,
l noticed him clasp his hands and exclaim, in
low tone, "cursed Guizot we will be aveno-
ed !" Judge, then, what was the feeling of
the still lower classes. That night I confess
to you did not sleep. though of the hor-
rors of the first revolution, and feeling entire.
ly with the people that they had good right to
be in anger, trembled for the vengeance they
might exercise on all. But the night passed
TRANQUILITY. The next day, as you know,
Louis Philippe found Paris too hot for him
and after his departure the Tuieries was given
up to the populace. cannot tell you how
sorry was when l heard this I feared for
the beautiful palace that admired so much
but 1t has passed nearly unscathed through the
fiery ordeal. AT this moment all is nearly as
tranquil as it was before the commencement of
these events.
Yesterday went to the palace of the Tuil-
cries. we are now you know part of the
people, we waited at one of the doors of the
palace for perhaps half an hour, in mob of
servant girls, of blouses, etc.; the door being
guarded by a boy of fifteen, with sword, a
man in blouse with a gun, and another fell
low in blouse covered with dirt, without
any weapon; while boys were riding on the
lions, in blouses, and saying to each other
"Ah we can come into the garden now, if
we do wear blouses /; it is ours now! p At last
we got into the palace. We were again
obliged to wait, as there was such crowd that
they feared to let too many in at time. AS
we looked through the glass door of the grand
stair caes dhonneav saw men descending with
loaves of bread and large pieces of undressed
meat on the points of their bayonets at
length we were allowed to enter. We mount
ed the staircase, and passed through all the
rooms formerly shown to strangers but, oh,
how it is changed since the last time saw it.
would think. In some of the entrance rooms
the beautiful chandeliers are broken but as
you proceed, they are left entire. Nearly all
the furniture was tai ken out and burned, the
frames are taken off of the mirrors, but the
glass remains untouched rough looking fell
lows were seated in few OF the splendid gilt
chairs which had escaped the fate of the rest,
smoking their pipes and saying" All, these
are not bad, one is quite comfortable in these
chairs" etc. One poor woman amused me
as we passed through the bed chamber, by
eXclaming, with the greatest naivete-"Ths
was the bed room how could they ever sleep
in such beautiful room :" One of her COM
panions demanded whys and she replied, " I
am sure could never sleep there, it is SO
beautiful y
! Nearly all the pictures have been respected,
except those of Louis Philippe, and two
Marshals of France, which were completely
torn away, as we'll as the names, SO that
nothing could tell us who they were; but
confess l was veIy curious to know, That of
Marshal Grouchy was also somewhat defaeed.
| At present every thing is guarded and re-
spected the national guard, every where at
tended by the school Polytechnic, and men
of the people IN blouses, armed with guns,
protect all After passing through the palace.
we passed the stables of the King, all around
which are the relics OF the burnt carriages
They say there were eleven burned. Then by
The Rue Richelieu we proceeded to the Boule-
wards. The Bbliotheque Royal is already
changed to the Bbliotheque Nationel all the
streets are barricaded, not an omnibus or "a
hackeny coach was to be seen, except where
they are turned over to form the barrcade.-
1t is an i'll wind that blows nobody any good
they say; should think the poor Omnibus
horses must believe it was the end of the
world.
In descending the Bouevards we found
men selling red ribbons, the republican colors
| | suggested to the lady who,was with me that