Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-01-14

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'Robesperre,' she wrote, it is not
enough to have assassnated your best
tr''Ed? Do you desire the blood of his
wife, my daughter? Two hous more and
, she will not be in existence. Robespieyre
fyou are not tiger in human shape, it
the blood Of Camille has not inebriated
you in the tossing Of your reason entirely,
- /: you recall still our evenings of inti-
macy,-it you recall the caresses lavished
on our little Horace, and how you delight.
ed TO hold him upon your knees, spare an
innocent victim. But if thy fury is that
OF the lion, come and take me also, take
my daughter Adele and little Horace
Come with hands reekng in the blood Of
Camille, and let one single tomb reunite
us
But Robespierre was inexorable, and
the young and beautiful Lucille perished
beneath the fatal AK Robespierre is one
OF the most inexplicable OF men. His mo,
raj character was irreproachable. No
brlbes could corrnnt him. He sincerely
endeavored TO establish republic upon
the basis of popular liberty aud virtue
Self aggrandlzement was no part of his
plan. But he was as mercless as the slide
OF the gLillotine. A. times, indeed he
seemed weary Of blood. On one occasion
he remarked, Death, always death and
the scoundrels throw all the responsibili-
ty on me. What a memory shall leave
behind me, if this lasts Life is a burden
TO me-
a young girl, Cecile Regnault, but seve
enteen years OF age, was accused of plot
ting the assassination of Robespierre. She
and all her friends perished on the scaf-
fold, and eight carts were filled with VIC
tins to avenge this crime. But the fck>
le populace at lest began to suspect their
idol of being unfriendly to the Revolu-
ton, and OF wishing TO arrest its torrent of
blood. In Sax months two thousand three
hundred ard seVehty'i We had perished
upon the scafiold in Paris alone. Robes
pierre. weary Of blood, attempted to
check their senseless atrocities. A con.
spiracy of very energetic men was formed
against him. AS he entered the convenN
ton of the Goth OF July, 1874, cries OF
Down with the tyrant = filed the houses
Overwhelmed by the clamor, Rcjespierre
in vain endeavcred 10 speak in self,de.
fence. President of asSassirs ? he shout-
cd. will you hear me? He was ARE ted
and led to the Hotel de Brionpe in tie
Place du Carrousel His friends rescued
hlm and carried him to the Mayors room
at tie Hotel de Vile.
1t WAS night aud all Paris was in q
blaze of commotion. .mobs surging through
the streets. A detachment of soldiers
We're sent by the convention to arrest
Robespier.e again. lie was sitting calm.
ly at the table awaiting his fate. One OF
the soldiers discharged pistol at him.
The ball entered his cheek, breaking biz |
jaw and producing terrible wound. H..
head drorped upon the table, deluging il |
with blood thus mangled, he was borne
on litter, just as the day was beginning |
to dawn, TO the hall Of the convention -
He was laid on a table in an anteroom.
while vast crowd gathered around t. |
gaze upon the fallen dictator. He was
overwhelmed with insults. The blood !
flowed freely FROM his wound coaguIating |
in his mouth, and choking him as it tricks
lei down as throat. After passing an
hour of almost uncomfortable agony, he, |
with L.S brother and several others of his |
friends were brought before the Revolu, |
tionary Tribunal. The trial occupied but |
few moments, and they were al doomed |
10 die.
At clock, of the same evening, the |
cart conveyed them through the Rue 81. |
Honore TO the Place de Ia Revolution. -
Robespierre assembled the scaffold with a
firm step. As the executioner brutally |
tore the bandage from his iutamed wound |
he uttered a shrek of torture which piers |
ced every ear. In another moment the |
AK of the glillotne glided swiftly down
its groove, and the head of Robespierre |
fell into the basket. There was q mos |
ment's silence, and then there came, from |
the lips of those who, but a short time |
before, we're shouting hosannah to his |
name. burst Of the widest applause
Thus died Rotespierre in the thirty-fifth |
year cf his age.
LET Us UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER.-The |
Philadelphia Press, which is presumed TO
speak for the administration, say in ref. |
ereuce TO New York and New York pol.
iticians
"The course Of the administration in |
arresting traitors will be governed by the |
circumstances that controlled it in other |
times. If the danger should again de.
maad the summary arrests of traitors in |
rev York. hey ,o,H be arrested
II by TRAITORS The Press means Demo |
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