Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-06-06
Robespierre.
NY JOHN s. c. ABporr


IN the assembly Of the States General
The mobiles and the bishops refused to
meet with the commons. They resolv-
ed TO meet in separate halls, that each OF
the three orders, having a separate vote
the lords and the bishop, having two
votes. and the commons bnt one, tue
commons thus might be out-voted though |
in the immense majority Were they to
meet in they assembly, the commons
could, OF course, carry their measures
The poor were in a state OF terrible as
tress. The mobiles sent the Archbishop
Of AK, with very pathetic appeal
urging the commons, in behalf OF the
miseries Of the people, to proceed TO
business, By con. enling to the separation
Of the three chambers.
Robespierre, one Of the deputies OF
the commons, then an unknown young
man, pale aud slender, rose and SAID I:
Go tell yonr colleagues that We are
waiting for them here to aid u 10 as
.uaping the SORROWS Of the people. lei
them no longer 10 retard our work. Tel
them that our resolution is not to be sha-
ken by such stratag~m ss this. Il they
have sympathy for the poor, let them IN
imitation of their master, renounce tha'
luxury which consumes the funds Oh IN
Licence. di,mss those insolent laekey9
who attend them, sell their gorgeous
equipaees. and with the ,uperHuilies re-
icve the peri,hing. We wait for them
here"
We next hear of him earnestly sdvo-
eating the abolition of the death psna'ty'
DR.. Gui.lntin had introduced a new ma
chine, called, from the inventor, the Gu'l-
lotire, tor the infcion OF capital punish
ment, without inhicting pain. y gencr'
al burst of laughter was excited IN the
assembly as the doctor saii; with my
machine can clip Off your head in the
,gnkiug Of an eye, Without your feeling
it," I,may be remarked in passing, that
many who then smiled were soou be-
headed by the kten axe.
A party arose in France called the
Girondsis--so called because their lead
ers we're from the department Of the 81
ronde. They at first were in favor OF
constitutional monarchy, like that o.
England. But finding from the peTHdy
of the king and the court, this to be in
possible, they then advocated republic
There was another patty advocating thu
extreme Of democratic license, caIed IN
Jacobins. Robespierre was one OF TIE
leaders Of the latter party. lie brought
an exceeding vcnomed bill Of accusation
against the Girondiste, overwhelmed
them in their trial and they were At
sent to the guillo.ine.
Robespierrr, Danton aud Mara', the
heads of the Jacobin party were now th'
idols Of France. Charlotte Corday sooI
plunged her dagger into the bosom o
Marat. Herbet, at the bead OF the athc
lists Of Paris, organised formidable par
~. Robespierre, at The peril OF his life
threw himself into the breach to oppos
them. There are men, he said "whc
under the pretext Of destroying super
ftition. would make q religion of atheism
The legislator who would adopt the sy'
TEN of atheism, is insane. The nation
al convention abhors such = system
Atheism is aristocratic. The idea Of
great being Who watches over oPprcsse
innocence, and who Furnishes triumpha'
guilt, is quite popular. The people, Il
unfortunate, applaud me. i God d'
not eria ii could behore men TO 'Hre
him.
The conflict was short and deSperat
Each party knew that the guil!oine W
tie doom Of the yanqusted. Herbc
and his coadju,ors, nineteen in numbc
were on the 18th of March, 1874, in fl
carts conducted to the scafiold.
Danton and Robespierre now quarr'
led. Robe>picrre again conquered
the death struggle, and Danton "
doomed to die. Before the dawniug
the morning gems d armes entered
chamber and tore him from the arms
his wife.
A. he entered his prison, in the yau
OF the Luxemburg, he said sadly;
AT length perceive that in reyo
tions the supreme power ultimately re
with the most abandoned We are s.
rificed TO the ambition Of few dastar,
brigands. But they will not long EN-
the fruit Of their villainy. | drag !
bespierre after me. Robespierre folio
me 10 the grave"
As Dan,on, with Camille Desmouli
and others who we're to be executed VI
him, aligbte2 from the cart at the Sc