The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-02-01

=, = dE;oAsn,: NO. 90.
Ehirlwind tbey had sowngs Thcir fate
SS0s nt-Amasal, but, alSsA now,
as then, 1fdnsss fdINts 'ths qsOS,
The following dsscfipttpp Of thS
pFs1raxt0 an execution Siths unfCFtH-
nate monlrch, wTitsSSeAss'1K. SIbisyg,
will be found interesting
THE 21st Of January, tHptClOct Of
the temple 'sttuck fvSs The King
awoke, called Clery, inquired the houB,
and. dresssd With great calmness He
corr g+ntulatsd' himsslcOn having re
ooversd bis strength by sleep. 'clery
kindlsd Ere, aud povsd chest of
drawers, out of which he formed an
altar, NJ Edgowortff ~ .op<his pon,
tihcal Ornaments and began 20 cels.
brato mass Clery waited on him and
the King listened, knseling with the
greatest devotion. Ho then received
the communion from the hands OF NJ.
Edgeworth, and, after mass, rose with
new vigor, and awaited with compos-
ure tho moment for going to tho scaf.
fold. he asked for scissors that he
might cut his hair himself and thus 90.
cape the performance of that humilia-
ting operation by the hands Of the ex.
scutioner but the Commune refused
TO trust him with pair At this mo-
mSnt the drums were beating in the
capital. All those who belonged tothe
armed sections repaired to their cem-
pany with complete submission, Those
who were not called by any obligation
to figure on that dreadful day kept
close at home Windows and doors
were shut up, and every ono awaited
in his own babitation the melancholy
event. 1t was reported that four or
five hundred devoted men were to
mako a dash upon tho carriage and
rescue the King. The Convention, the
Commune, the Executive Council and
the Jacobins were sitting. At eight in
the morning Santcrro, with deputa-
ton of the Commune, the Department
and the Criminal Tribunal. repaired to
the temple. Louis XVI, on hearing the
noise, rose and prepared to depart. He
had declined sseing his family again,
TO avoid tho renewal Of the painful
I scene Of the preceding evening. He
? desired Glory to transmit his last fare
a we'll to his wife, his sister and hi.
| children; he gave him scaled packet
. hair, and various trinkSts, with direo
! tions to deliver these articles to them
He thon clasped his haRd, and thank
l cd him for his services. After this hC
1 addressed himself to one Of tho munic
: ipal officers, requesting him to transmit
A his last will to the commune, This Of
fcer, who had formerly been priest
and was named Jacques Roux, brutal
4 " replied that his business was to con
: duct him to execution, and not to per
Q form his corn missions. Another per
y son took charge oft, and Louis. turn
, ing toward the party, gavo with firm
Q ness the signal for starting.
It "oficers Of gendarm9ie were placed
: on the front seat Of tho carriage. Th'
King and M. Edgeworth occupied tn,
{, back. During the ride, which wa
: rather long, the KingrSad in n. Edge
wOrthS previary the prayers for per
u sons at the point Of death and thetw
d genddrmes were confoundsd at his pie
IS ty and tranquil resignation. They ha
d orders, it was said, to dispatch him
tho carriage should be attacked. N
N hostile demonstration, however, too
70 place from the Temple to the Place d
=, Ia Revolution. An armed multitud
ls lined the way. The vehicle advance
slowly, amidst universal silence. a
the Place de Ia Revolution an sxtensiv
l. space had been left vacant about I'll
scAfIold. Around this space we're plal
y, tod cannon the most violent Of ii
rs FederAliSts were stationed about Il
40 scaffold and the vile rabbls, alWAy
at ready TO insult gOniuS, virtue and mi
ID fortune, when signal is given to
,g so, crowded behind the ranks of Il
h. FOderaliGts, and alone manifested son
d. outward tokens Of satisfaction, viii
be ell else buried in tho rscsSsss Ofths
ii. hearts the feelings which they expsl
Of SAced. At ten minutes past ten Il
'ir carriage stopped. LOuiS XVI, FiSiI