The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-02-27
! have seen no account, at once 90 com
pressed and yet so clear, Of the attempted
assassination OF the Emperor, as this:
The prGic cl;!eg.

From the P,ris Dctrorl
The bombs were cast iron, ollang. aud in
the form Of a pear. arG in .5.Te = 81 mart
from four TO five inches in diameter The
shock Of one Of the caps, OF which each had
| several, on hard substance necessarily caus
I'd an explosion. The BOMBS we're loaded
with decorating powder. he first THROWN
| at the carriage Of the Emp ror was Just after
the Vehicle entered the Rue LampclIctier:
it did not touch tie Emperor, nor even the
vehicle, but il wounded about twenty per
sons On this the coachuiari whipped up his
horses, but almost Immediately second
| bomb burst, and one # the horses being
| struck hy the three f .jectiles fell to the
ground. ~ third bomb, thrown with more
precision, fell beneath the carriage itself, and
! burst with tremendous force, smashing part
| OF II IN pieces. The splinlcrs OF this bomb
waund d the second horse. which expired
some hours after. The COachmau named
L,donX, was. wounded in tie hand. Tny
tniy person IN the Carriage with the Empcrur
was General k0Shct, and lac, a. already stat.
cd received slight injury. The escape of
thclf maJesreS was quite miraculous. The
emperor received sight cut on the side OF
the nose by piece Of glass from the carriage
window. Anoibet piece Of glass struck The
Lnpelor at the corner Of the Left eve, but
left no trace. - Superintendent UetbcrL, Of the
police, who opened the door of the EmperaI )
carriage at The moment Of the thnd cXpo-
sion, was dangerously wounded, Tie car
rage ltseit was yesterday taken into the
court yard Of the Tuilerles, and visited by
great numbers Of persons. All the under
part and front Of the carriage had the appear
ance Of being blown to piece.
The bombs were cast at Birmingham, the
plot possibly ripened there. 1t seems not
improbable that the subject may cause an
unpleasant spondence between the two
Courts of Paris and London leading posi-
bly, to something Worse.
The Emperor in long address to the
Chambers thus closes:
cannot conclude without abiding to the
criminal attempt which has just taken place.
thank Heaven for the visible protection with
which its shielded the Empress aud myself,
and dcploro that so many victims should be
made when only one life was aimed at.
Yet these plots bling Their lessons with
them. Firstly, they prove The weakness
and impotence Of The parties who have re-
course to assassination and dcspera tc means :;
secondly that no assassination even, Il SAFE
ceSHiu'' ever "fEcl me cause OF those VINO
hired the assassin. Neither those who slew
Caesar, nor tho,e who asSaSsinat,d Henry
~. derived any advantage from their crime.
Goo sometimes allows The Nst to fail but
lie never allows the cause Of crime to tr!.
umph. These attempts, thefe.ore, neither
shake my security in the present or shake
my faith III the future. I'll 1--we. the empire
viii live with ne, and if should fail, my
very death would only tend to strengthen the
empire, for The Indignation Of the people and
cf be army wonld he an additional support
to the throne Of my soil.
Let us, then, look confidently towards the
future. let us attend to our daily work foI
:he welfare and greatness OF our country
God protect France.