The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-18
THE BLACK CLOUD IHPARIs.
How 1t Passed Over the City-Thc Pre-
cautions Taken ut the TuiIerics.

The Paris correspondent OF the New York
World writes:
Yesterday, the 2sth OF October, was to have in
auguratcd the last French revolution. Al the
eleventh hour, indeed Its promoters backed out
and gave notice to their uhcrcnts that the affair
was adjourned to somc other time Iiut us things
turned out, they might ns well havo spared them
to make popular gathering anoY, mnossibs ssr as
When drew my window curtains in the MORN
Ing and looked oat upon tho wet and slippery
streets, the cold, Indictment skies, and the evil
dent discomfort with which every passcr-by un-
der his umbrella regarded the general condition
under no circumstances could Il mob assemble In
such weather. II could not hold together. No
huham ~ 6e,ng, & either Win or without an ulnbrcl
minutes exposed TO such n cold aud pcIting rain.
But recalled my Addison to memory:
'Thc dawn Is overcast, the morning lowers,
And heavily In clouds brings OIL the day:
The great, the Important day, big With the fate
or Cato, and Of Rome;''
away, and the sun sallicd forth, followed his cx
ample and renturcd towards the "promised
land" of constitutional reform-thc Place dc Ia
Concorde, on this side OF the Seine, and the hall
OF the Corps Legislatlf on the other. Between
these two all Is open TO the eye, and IL needed but
one glance to see that there was no revolution on
the bill OF fare for the day. The weather was
stu damp and chilly, though the sun smiled
inent and went home with bad colds. ~ ''>''''
There was indeed q time when there were
enough biouses present TO have inauguratcd q
row, and some OF these were apparently well dis
posed to do SO; but they were SO scattered and
mixed up In the temporary throng that 1t was
that, if indeed they had contemplated an out
break, they had come there TO Join in 1t, rather
did the people; and can safely affirm that for IY
far the larger part Of the twenty four hours there
were fewer persons IN that neighIorhood than on
any other day that have visited it since MY ar
rival in Parls. And the great majority OF those
who were there yesterday, were not At all the
kind OF people who get up riot. They were
either CuriOsity y-mongcrS, persons following
their proper ayocations, and going about their
was no disturbance, you must not suppose that
disturbance was not apprchcnlcd or that It was
sit nnproylded for; and It Is extremely fortunate
There are at lcast two forces In France which 1t
Is extremely difficult for any mob 10 oppose with
other is the army. Both yesterday were against
the threatened row. II was naturally enough
pocket, but even to many-perhaps to more
thnn eStimatc-Of those who get their bread
from fro hand an to ., mouth, and are always ready
absurd. will not enter into the political dis.
putes between the opponents and the partisans
10, this waS not the occasion nor the manner
to settle them. Because half dozen deputies
had vowed vengeance against him for refusing to
convoke the Legislature on the 26th Of October
and had declared their intention OF assembling
Sc ESQ on b 1Si aay ad Of taking such ac
had bacEed out, ono after another, until only n.
Raspatl remained firm, and then he backcd out,
to be filled with blood and smoke, and the people
fired OIL by tho troops, and the shops shut up, and
table OF cal,-slrvcrs and cotrec-house waters be.
rcaved OF his pOnr60ire-the five cents OF gratuI-
ty, Which makes his life "a blessing instead OF a
burden. The idea was absurd.
II cannot be denied, however, that there was
good deal OF readiness among the working classes
to enter into an encounter with the authorities
During the day Of the 25th. uud during q part or
the evening, passed through many OF the lowest
and 'unrcconstructedn streets Of Paris-notably
through the Faubourg St. hntoine-and the spirit
Of discomfort was very apparent. It is subdued
during the coming session OF the Legislature,
when some daring deputy VIII doubtless seek to
the approaching @ % election, Il on When ~ naFtsan fee a.
ings win be at their flood-tIdc among the peo-
ple-l shall nnd myself greatly mistaken. For
men, both OF the government and the opposition
parties, has prevented great public scandal Tho
demonstration whatever for yesterday. The for
mer took such precautions as would have made
no less than so, 600 troops in hand, fully armed,
ready to be thrown on any part OF Paris at a mo-.
ments notice, l. did not, through all the day, pre-
sent to the public observation n single additional
soldier beyond the customary guards and reliefs
OF every day; The Emperor took up his quarters
than usual, but, though there was provision taken
to close the iron gates OF the garden ut n mo-
were not Increased in number. That there sHc were
moro police officers than usual on the streets IL
true enough; and that they were generally to he
when a bunch Of forty Or ify people were we're
seemed to find anything to do. Then, 1t
was very polite rcqnest-'Movc oil gentle.
men, you please p'-and the little crowd would
break up and dispcrsc. In short, It appeared
to me that nine. e.tenths OF the people WHO Wis.,
tied the neigh6orhood OF the Corps Legislatif yes
terday were OF the same character as myself. we
came to see n row, and there being row to Bcc
we never thought or making one for ourselves
but quietly went home again. The AFFAIR remind.
cd me OF the old story OF the astronomer who by
some means or other, discovered that the moon
was filled with precious stones, and that the only
mode To cause those jew els to become GrolitC
and to fal upon this duh earth, for the sudden de-
iectatlon and enrichment OF It's inhabitants, was
Ing. he calculated, was at the same hour and at
the top OF his voice to shout "Boh % the desired
go about picking UP rubics ana damonts and
wilderness. The edIct went forth. Tho hour was
liked when all tile world was to give vent to one
tremendous shout. The hour arrived and univer.
sIa sal silence reigned Every man was 30 busy in
lost foycver.
or course, the promoters OF this abortion must
lose caste in public opinion, and even, probably,
In the opinion OF their own party. The journals
ofto.day which support the Republican stc!of tho
question are evidently discouraged and In q bad
the proclamation published by NJ. pIetri, the head
Keep out Of tho way on the asth, and quotng the
very text OF the most rigid law for putting down
whi have az ever s seen or heard Of Il
one from his oflce, or some one else, shall tic
trtcolored scarf about his waist and say q few
words to the mob, and shall cause q drum to he
beaten. II the mob IL unarmcd, there arc 10 be
Three rolls or the drum; If armed, however,
Say but what In any mob there may be
a man armed with an umbrella, q toothpick,
ma miharket'6asket or leg OF mutton, 1t follows that
the one drum beat may generally be all that ia re-
CURED. Then force may be lawfully employed,
ana force under these circumstances means ii
necessary, grape and canister, sabrcs and chas.
sepots: And whero do you suppose n. Pletrl
linds this lively little law-for II Is law actually
In present existence. Tho proclamation which
publishes It's words for tho government OF the
people at Paris, gives also It's date 7th June l84s
and the names OF its signcrs and original pronnl.
gators-AraHo lamartine, Marie GARNER Pages,
ana (oh, shade OF Bruins D Lelru Iiollin There
Is refinement OF cruelty In this hosting OF Tho
revolutionary engineer with his own pctaTd which
adns iresh anguish to the wounds Of the cxtrcm.
ISIS OF the party or "IrrcConCIlIbiHty, Ono can
ilnngine With what nrnaZcment NJ. Ictlru l,ollIn
WOULD read Ills own name put forward In defence
EInnIrR Nunnla0p