, 1870-09-24
Minister OF Foreign Affairs.
September 6, 1870


The LAAt Day OF tac Corps Legs.
lattf.
The De5ats gives the following graphic .c-
count OF the fnal ecene in the Legislative
body on Sunday; the last: in fact, OF that
bod 8 existence:
M. Girault (of the Cber) and 81. Dorian,
10th members Of the Left, attempted to re-
store order in t6e Chamber and at flrst sue.
ceedcd- The President maintained firm at
titude, and Count do pal1kao, hat in hand,
entered the hall, followed BY small number
Of members of tue majority; hut violent
attack was made on the door: the President
put on his hat. and Count de Palikao withdrew
with his supporters, but 1eappered fe + min
u'ss later, and then left. nor to return;
TIE Cbsmher was It length invaded By the
crowd wfici. had ti1el the passage; some
National Guards and {iardes Mobiles, their
knnrsacks on their backs. presented them
selves ut the entrance reserved for the Depu-
ties. II. Girault endeavored in vain to re-
move them, and to Induce the mempets of the
majority to return. 81. Jules Favre assembled
the tribune, and Was for mom-nt listened
10. "Let there be uo scene. OF vio-
1tnce," said he; ..let us reserve our
arms for the enemy. and tight to the
last At this moment union il necessary,
put he Loud interruption, followed with
cries Of '+Yes. yes" sud "yiye Ia repun-
hQue!" The disturbers ,rshel to the trib-
une. and surrounded II. Jules Fasre. Une Of
them attempted to speak. aud ~an only re-
moved with difficulty. In the meantime tho
Presto ent left his clsir, which remained uuoc-
rsried; hut behind the chair about dozen
/ National GuAEta aese ranged, and, from tiEno
| to time, when the upfo4r hccama too deafen-
ing. one otlthem sang the p,ee4Jent's bill.
| The Eruption into tho chamber continued
the door, and soon after th.. ae ats Of the Depu-
ties. on which only few members Of the
Lett remained. we've filled With a motley
crowd in bOnscr. roaESe yyunllcn slli{tH or in
the uniform Of the National Gaard;. there
were caps and kepts OF all colors and shapes.
ard come rnusksts from which tho bsyouets
had been removed, aial with tho muzzies os-
namen'cd With ersig- Of green leaves. were
waved overhead At o'clock cry ot ''yiTe
Rochefurts" aro>e. TO whrh was added. 81.
US 60 and release him from ..Sainte-pelaSie!
TIC tumult became indescribsble; some oi
the Deputies. and commenced scrio.
th. 1neelres at tho bureaus, hrete
The minmfss and other Documents coat,inc4 IL
The sfsyPtorits' desks on The heads Of tkose BE-.
lorc. 1hs Presidents lell, l,eas bring ruug, Nth
u'ict. int none remained. A cry Of TO The
Hotel de Tlllr!" was raised, and the crowd
graJn.lly left the haIl. Ate. the departure
of u. Schneider, At $3.50, the members Of the
Legislative ody witlldre~ to ouaof tho rooms
Il tue pses.doncy to continue the discussion
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the hall by tile crowd. The question on thu
order Of the Jag was the forms
tiou Of new government. 4 mem
! her Of the Left Centre eait that the member,
were not invested With powers to decide o,
; that Iotat; that their strict duty. ii they dit
not wlsEi to euctoact on the righta OF the ma
tionn1 sovereignty. w1a 10 choose committe,
Among the members OF the Chamber, chAtEet
wi Il adopting tie nectssary measures 10
maintaining o.tleE and for organizing the IA
ticnal defence. These words were we'll re
reircd: bu. Oh tue announcement being mad
that eevels1 me1uEer~ Of the Left hal fo.me
j themselves INTO Provisional Government
at the Hote) lie Vile. three Deputies. NM
: Grevy. Lefeyre pontalis. AMI Garnic1
! PrSes, were chosen By tue Chamber I
place thcmeclvcs il conmu:l1e.siun NTH til
: aboyc-nauaa1 colleagues. an! to come to q
understanding on the means Of acting .
:, cetnmcn. 1t was then about 6 o'vlock. II
delegates from the Legislative body pr
! cee1ed to the Hotel de Vile aud expl.ine
the object Of their mission. and. suhselne1
y Il, II. Jules Fayre Conveyed tue reply Of Il
government to. the Palais Bourbon. J.
= thanked the deputies for the cooperate
they lad offered. bnt said that slIcf1 cour
: would lead to no result. The Lesislati'
body il, in consequence, declared to be di
{ solved, and the Deputies who had remaint
g at the presidency withdrew. The Deputi,
! Of Ts1ls, with tie exception Of ". rhicr,
: assembled at the Hotel dc Vile. have forne
! tLemselyc. into government.