, 1869-12-28
VICTOR HUGO ON NAPOLEON
The 201h OF DccesnbcF, 1913, und the
2Q Of DEC etnper. &KIia


The famous Radical pager vi ra,i.. the R1pjxl. |
o. 9rntcf >. cst'stts az a;t.ck, b, Victor ]
Hnre, oa the Emperor Of the Fsrlco. II lake.
tte toru Of leuln &c nee oi tue events ot TAO
teu attAtle ex}K, ihu so,a or December, is33 and
1he I'd Vi HecemoeTp 1est. W. Reproduce eni,rr
lts eloqceLt protest a<-iIst tasra.nrd usarpanoa:
On 7bn,sas,. ,ne c% ss:n ., 'Is pecenoes & ,s,s
Cons'ls0tnt Aste1bly. aurroundtd b. AZ lupu..
!hR aftsy ol uoops, was N s-s:oH- trpuft aAi
ursb:en prcstnted ~ Dep, ty Wsldecx Rua.sea1,
IN aEe name Of the cnum1s,loo charged with kne
d1sy Of orepirg toe sotes tor the election OF
pftsjdtnt o. The republic, rerort by tee bF, Ia
Naa u-td: It's Toe ssa Of IT. o<n lnv,o ab4e
ptN et that the rat!on, by the adnlrao.a execa-
No. ,on fSn ~ toe tona4q f1 .w oo ne
sacred and tnv,o.Anle." All this 1rcnJ7r1 10 Yac
s1,est u rEofcutd senre On tie part Of 1890 COS
sln osl n;liEp The bUnle. Tta Pfeatoert Of t9e
Nat,ol !! CuLstiiuent Assembly, Almand Nartast
an ,he name Of the Frcrcn p+oo,e.
"Wttieat, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Doua-
ptstr. II rn IT par'e uhl. lhe cuId.tsou OF etg-
bllitJ tfe=cnoed ty Ar. ~ OF tne constitutions:
10. ~htssas. IL The e'ec.'oa bed throughout
tic who eateLt Of t&lr territory ot tae rep1n ,c
ios the elect on Of President, 1e hAs fccc1rd ltc
ahto;ntc msjorty o. votes:
"Nos, tnt Eefore, br virus of Articles q and Is
Of the cors't nilor, iht Assembly Nat1ocM pr,,.
CLAM biz T7tssdtht VI tbs rtpuhllr i5on The
rttsctt day Up 10 The secona Sunday IN Nay,
T'rra VS. Horeweet on tho heaeaes ia The
s..u.nsf. iu, - = = ue"'' = tesr t"e .-r<-
tdsul ii the Assent, Constituent sodeu:
xen rses1cett Ct the Republic to approasa tie
tribute AT lake tna ca.h Of Office"
Tie Rrtttte who fl.ltd Up the pass1ge-~Ay on
the r.rht, ntycd back 10 tnesr seats aud LETT tae
wsy u aFpIoach c!eaf. II was aEoat o'clock IN
the eftHlnz. hight was fa.liI z: The 1mren nai
sae CO. esaaoellss eesesta irs,n ,ae cens sa an
tho utht1u brought lhups on the tztouue. Tue
m PRESIDENT Z uade tlsp. aid the door On The rgat
nnsp, s:il young, va. seen to en,er tho bat,
ana mepns Iapial ~ ro ~ the ..ieuLe Hs "a cis1
CT - OF 1he Leg on Of uop0r.
All heads tulntd toEari that man. A pale
stEsff, on which 1he 1amn* rtEealed bonJ aud
peak d anEltF, q thick and long nose, mousIncne
q GUILD lick Of batf ressnR On Lartow trout an
eye tu all aud waA:iDE IN hIilllapcy, NJ Attru1e
tinid 1t d restiess 70 uolh ns 5easIn! ng ths Eu-
petot+ Such Hns the r1ilzeb Chtf1~A LJHls Saao.
Icon Het apaIte. Wbnc aoft OF uu1tuuT "a. ioI.
levin. his eltrJ. e resiei, Tor q lew mou,eass,
s'ratEs arn nfn On the ,ilo.ne. on the trout OF
which EeIe these dats &, =, 81, Il Fcbrusry, aud
atoye Il u we're the tire wosdt, L:a.rE5, EQua!>
ne:cre h.A election as pers',ert o: tic rtpus:ic,
Chs.ts g. Loals HspUeou Eouapane vas one
Il tht peop r's iepletc' tatlsts. lie sat IN tue
e:s'i1 Z ut tutc e'it'rgs, he wus ottea eeea to
taEt hts sea. OF The ha her oenches OF t1e iet 10
Inr nttn roS, 10 lhr c;sr!e co1mInly called The
MGutfain, tth1rd his elo rrccr1'o1, the i'epu'}
Fntllstd. The III Was Lot d Ls1 1yute IN the
atscu,is, rolwttA'an- ihe hts tnlsJ pEoinced
rtooul eno'tnp. TITS ~34 10 beeaate Tor al!,
ns veil fcr tteAds us fur tts, i. VAS the future
witch erttEtd toture u*knawa. Ia u
Nj uI lmnstte prnur. With was m8de up
! atrR IN cornec1ion WIN ct,tc.*ms OF The tno~t
divine Xii d. 1llr attasnt lists recouEtrt NJ. al
Tcpteit*, bis Encdcu attac.t, Sttesb nrH. Bo1-
huss E, tse iau I'd e'yic atd tar u1s Of inca: 10 his
lt,t:e hat. u's f-r ds d okc Of his exile, bis days
Of rrO.c!iptlon, Rts prison. Ct 1000 hook on ~
tiliets, Dis kntioe< N Han, ora~c, to 4 certain
tec.ee. IN berel spl, tlecoctn'lc lc and soclas',
TIT atus'ts o. m APE Tbrc sc1.ou', aad - tnese
, Who ttonsh, OF hts toshe-, hH nl=fostunes were
General ca.1,suac, who nad not been c,ec:e1
Fyestdcbt, cane Tor ard TO af 1oEn p1 ger IA the
hai d. Ut fhr Assem- III, nna Old 50 n thss ltcouc
siyse witch becomes :: patnsA lls ~ ~ bis ~.
CD the let! or tie ttnuhe by toe s1ce o. the Mn
ietr OF Justice, Mare, Attlsttrg Silently, with
nttns crcstet. 1t thai 10. n.taatoY y: tnc he map,
! tt: Assru bly, cave certa:n rapa With h,s xoolen
rrse! On tie able, The a7as whi.rers ceased, hll
;; !" viii now .esd she fc,m 81 tsc aatn."
L.a u sn tofvt ,ts1. ate! nAi ae'u .:ao'e day,
o. she ~ o. i. ,s III y ~ Se,.
llirnid.
lis 1ax SANE OF THE fsESca rEorLs, .us
: FFEsl1 EHrt 1HE RRrcBLic
) "Ahr. !. The Snuanal Assemely IS dissolved.
..AaT. lo,ve.st -natase 4: Eee.tanH>heL
Fam, II IL fie1ca iS c '@ people i coavoaea /,
erm,,ia.
AT. t. Tic CouLc,l u Stale L. lt.solseus
"AR7. Il Tne Nlnl.lct Of the ia1-ror Is
chsTfsd With the execution Of this degree.
/. "lA"t at tAt itt1st n Tie E's%t, tAsalef ~
: !" Lnr,s.SAro1zox noSArsErE,-
Al the same I'm e FA1,a c,rbet > 1ts@e1 D,p.
met house, By orilsr Of Loa,s Napoleon Dsaa-
Tnrre viii be an a~akenl1..
! Yes, inere x,l be NJ ans,crtrF. ..-
Sc., that t9tplr Will ee laid Asfsle. which. f0t
suc1 4 pt Gple. 10 a thsue, and ~heu France ahalt
4, be ~ aLeltd: when sne teAl have opentA her
q eyes: when she >hs}l dit:lnKui.h; wnea SIC enAN
see thAs vtlcn ha- passed tttotr her AID ii her
s.tc, the will Teco,ls lbas f1atet. viii terrible
cared 10 we'd ner 10 da1knese. aud whose LEAD sue
xitsr v nlie tho .ast hour shat oe sounded.
Scettlca eEllsd ard tps.ktth, taeI kAsd: Hope
fir I6thlrc. 1h.s rtqsne accotl:pR 10 3ou, Ii rae
shsne Of FtaLCc. lie ~. this thxtnc Is 1ndors-d
u tie Bsurfe: hope for nosh,rE. you are poss
and dFeautrsi u you nore Los 9rolnd az u 4
mre>sseo, nosed, l,ved, AID so-ust ii IS peuTned.
,heattlves g nc rt't,,s:,,oo; .hey iara p.st q
! II: hu.tntsr 60. On: and they 1--we "a u.rsa 50
e;ety CONT, i've, ard nors4; nen. sod.ax Ess'tt*
Ill right, tse .ofetd TO fat: Wny woull !ou
crztre al this: Why scnld Joo end The pre-tnt
tltCat,un; II II sold md asablt, II u The FEeseni
E11 fEe fGt1lf.
7hre VIZ soueih,ug religions ab,ut the no
+ ens. The a.sen was 10 'orger - Assembly
It WITS temple. The stRnlucance ol the o2sa <As
tie greater, II wss The ony oce taken 10 VII the
republic. February had seen The po!l;,cAi cein
! fu,uy slnEthed. ana TEE const,'ruo1 eLh eluAi
lustnts- oe', ps. tetsed tic otth oi the re-itLt
! TE's ca'h tAu the aoutie character at bec. ssItY
ard cfal utut; It MAS The EIecnt.1r-th~ AaAotdl'
tase pcws,-,bttrE It to the it2lasise, tue tu?eE
icr authority. II WIS telter still: II VA ihr te.
: ssrte q The GoLsIctlal uctlon xht ren lhe peo.
fHNk IN fiH man Inverted WITH
tT: rew the ran in power took II to the people
Thr rett:ecr. ~ iurcnot arg at a<esEa:1, hsart
tntiots n.tt'y ~ rerso: IN t,e Al rantro@!-
INF atsemhIy be 1ectised from :ae constitution
AZ, sxs,s sscie1ve .oL 11s ;s.i :;
citizen TesPoI he befote ,he entre conntry. NJ
was tte or1y ore ID that position There ~hs ta
this surtene AID only oath olesnrl'y NhTs
tr8 I'd 1t r. rise on The day the oAsa wAs takcn
n He Vas ore Of tcn+e who. IN preee1ce Of The cir
I ia: ns.h il rsne Of lie peonft md est no.;
it n their Possession Here ttis:
ain The rsese1ce Ct God. aod before The Frere!
swtss 6oel!,y 10 tie Dsmoe:a,'c Repnobc on
ard irdtsbtble. and TO fulfil al the duties t1poset
eu ne ~ lie cnr.H'pt
thus a aje..c FOL osmnla: tnep before III the ~
scn bls, silent snd fo3ecred, the citizen ChH'e.
:, Lout-Napo'ton FobsrNfc. rAs.l3g ns E1sai nanh
: sasd IN . rrn and loud voco:
a~kAn II:
:, Rtnre,en' autc Beulsy tot the Aeurtht', strc
:, yIce PIe%.dett OF The Repnb N- sna xho kne'
= Cnarlet 1oui%Saroison BonapArse iron hls u
4 Ia1ct, cried ont:
y y "Ue i. an hon.*: man, ktrlI tttp hi odiA-"
y TIE TIt Aidet1 II the Asse1air. who was q:
t;1rti.rr, est dnx ., Aed We oLls cite hste Ii
= ~4rcs Is registered n toa lanR<tr: we ca
Ged and U Al 70 ~!tress the cath n.cn his sec
D. taken. The SAtintat As-sIoly. hE 1nts nen o.
fa.r> tnss 1t re traDrcF3bed III she rtcanf* tuse!
I'd IN the Aea,te1tt, published sDd 1Trased u tn
uan1 ef OF ac,a Of tre leEsiAtuye."
,c II seemed 1hat al was oSet, snd y E2s ea
b. Mcstd that Cnb1!es-Lorlt-Ssp, ,lton BoGS2sttt
"a kereeicr,h Prcs1de.s Of soe Kkusb,sc 1u1l Ii
r, sccosd Sunday Of MAT, 1sSe, would defend frol
D. tue tFbube; ne did Tot tesces d. De felt tae toa
Il medic tird ulukelt further, II it xA rost:b!
D. snd 10 Aed something TO The oa,n which ,he ca
" esnuht1on, IN Crcet to hxre 1t SEGA th4: II VI
u tAktn freely ard II ottatcc~tl, on his nart !
a. s,ktt tcf the door. - Yon have tne door," 81
T. fht I4tf,t E, Of rre As4Mh.'. TIE st:enn al
" 4lenc+ red.u.led The c.txec. Louis Sapoltt
j, Benspar,e, cteH lcslh Paper, aLd rrai an
10 0,eel. In This Add;tss ne atunucced and q
IL "1 With, ~ xou Do, eatizeu Representatives,,
7, replace society On her touuta:iont, to na.nts
y, sms cratic t1tt1t1'tope, AID u erdstvot ~ 4
te~.% 7HY rfn