New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-24


saucOn and Gex. Lastly, a reserve was pre-
pared at Chalons With the requisite material,
ready to proceed TO any quarter where it might
be wanted. Savoy and Nice wers to be guard
ed by two armies of 1000 men each; the
Pyrenees by one Of 10000; and the Atlanti,
COASTS were to be watched by an army Of
$4,000.
Even these forces did not prove sufficient,
and few months later, August %, decree
was Issued to this effect: "FrOm this moment
L" till that when the enemy shall be driven
I" from the territory Of tie Republic, all the
{" French shall be in permanent reputation ior
the service Of the armies. The young men
"shal 90 forth TO Gght; the married men
shall make tie arms and transport the sup
" plies: the women shall make tents and
clothes, and attend on the hospitals; the
children shall make lint out Of rags; and the
Z" old Hen shall cause themselves TO be carried
4" to the public places to exeitethe courage OF the
" warriors, and TO preach hatred Of kings and
glove Of the Republic" All the young TN.
married men, or widOwer5 without children,
from the aGe of is TO %, were TO compose
the first levy. They were to assemble immedi.
a'ey ia The chief towns of the districts, TO put
Themselves under drill and 10 ye ready 30
Start for the scene Of war at moments
notice. The men between % and 80 were
notified TO get ready, and, meanwhile, were
required to suppress the revolt OF the VEN
deans and other insurgents. and to Aeep tho
neoce Of the interior. The men between 80 and
90 were held In reserve for the more gradual
armlug OF ihe population. 10 CERTAIN par'''
.uch IA the Departments adjoining La Nendee,
Lyons. TouIon aud the Rhine, The whole pop
ulut,on able TO bear arils was at once called
out.
The mean. employed to arm, equip, and
subsst these leyIes wore adapted to tue crcum-
starces. Al the horse. and beasts Of harden
which were not necessary either Tor agriculture
or iluoulactures were placed at tic disposal OF
$50 army commi,saries. In the Departments
where manufactures OF arms could be estab-
lsbcd, tie public buildings and the public
, ces we're given mp 10 workshops. At Paris
lorcrs were erected 10 tie gardens Of the LpN-
rmburg, and machines for boring cannon on
tie banks Of tie Some. III The journeymen
eansnitLs were put INTO requisIion, as we're
also the watch aud cloek.lnaAers, VINO were
capable Of eAecn.ng certain parts IN the mau-
MA .ure Of arus. Tie result was chat very
soon tire workshops OF PIis began 10 turn out
p.u. hets at tue rate of thousand day.
A. there was d want of saltpe,er, orders we're
Issued 10 examine al the cellars, and those 30
.hsn The earth was found to contain salt
t.ter were dus up, and the mold lxiv.ated tol
rxirac, to inter.
The first leyie- produced in a month 6co, 600
mon; but .hesc were not sold.ers, and for four
or ave months ta5 armies Of the Republic suf-
,,rel continued series Of disasters from panics
asa want of sAiA IN both troops ond con-
us.lers. Dat ;he tide ot length turned, and
tie Rc,ublc pot only expelled The invaders.
bat carried IFS yiaiorious Standard inio TIE adj
i,,eo, countries. During al this period great
,rb.rra..inrat was caused 0y the position %
Blan.in. which. ike our Border States, halted
midway between thc principles Of Che Republic
aud tAoso OF liz adeersalie'. 81 The Be!siAns,
says Theirs, desired a revolution, but not
E. compiute and radical one, Ike the rcsoutIo0
~ Of France" Duw0UgieI, VINO had occupied
Belgium with a French army, was himseh,
Ike some OF our Owa generals. a luke@ann
republican. and favored the " BorJer.S,ato
l.. q s.t
6uked BY the Convention, which saw that 1t
Vas 10 time for ttmporzrg, and knew TIE
folly of half measures. The sense Of the reyO-
lutionary leaders Was expressed by TIE famous
speech OF Canbon, VINO, abiding to this Dor
- der-State policy said: 4" We must declare
q" ourselves u revolutionary power IN tue coun-
" tries which we enter. Ii is useless 10 at
" tempt to conceal our position. The despots
" know what We mean. Since 1t Is known,
- let Us boldly proclaim ii, and let, moreover,
- the Justice Of it be- aycwed. Wherever oar
a" generals enter, let them proclaim the SOW
IL" ereiguty Of the people, The abolition OF leu
4" dalsm, Of titles, OF al abuses; let oil the
I" old authorities be dissolved; let new local
.. administrations be Professionally formed, under
90 the direction Of our generals; let the prop
" erty of our enemies-that is to say, OF the
MOBILES, the priests, &c, be immediately Sc
auestrated and placed under the safeguard
of the Preach nation, in order thai 1t may
serve as Il pledge for the expenses OF tse
"war. No half measures Every State tina,
"w. not go tie length which We here pro-
" pose shall be our enemy, and shall deserve
ito be treated as ,uch. Peace and fraternity
:" TO all the frierda of liberty war to all The