, 1870-11-12
WAR IN EUROPE.

r Ekhf1G-4 HV ~AA1EA10ns
ban&
We have had IN armed demonstration Of q
Ut Of the National Guard, to-day, in front I
the Hotel do VILE. 1t Na8 convoked By
ncAfds posted on tho walls, and By adrnr-
scsnent1 in certain Of tha uewspapers- Those
curious OF participating In it were invited to
ssemhle At 8 in the morning. On the ptAoe da
Hote1de Vile, the object being to demand tho
IMMEDIATE election Of tho Commune Of PA1is.
his invitation appeared n answer TO N at8- |
ixl announcement posted yetterdty On the |
alls Of the twenty MAisiea, and other CON-
picuuus places, to the elect that the govern
aent had thought 1t desirzhle, untu within
!. .ctioos, but tsai it found il absolutely impoa-
ihls to cary cut ite intention, In Consequence
i the greatly moditied situAtion
nanssd By tho investment ,sa3 OF the tSs
ako place under tho cannon Of the ensmy, iat
Ilono that ths tizet duty waa the defence Of
he metropolis. Moreover. the government |
lid not deem It coneistent with iss oHu Dig /
7ity to appear to yield to the armod sunmona
/ had already received, and H1s at:ll threAt-
rnA with, Its determination being to pre-
serve order, and to p-oVe that public
2plnion sustained d thoss e power & &BsltevinEl
under prtstnt circumstances, prove an ele-
ment Of public danger and wtakan the efforts |
for Tho defense Of Tho city, the government
had decided that they must bc postponed un-
I'll the tiege should be raised. believe this
resolution met With xlmost unanimous ap-
prov2l. The extreme party, however, eeemed
determined to press for gard their oan rieHs,
and hence the invitation to the National
Guattls to unite In demonstration. Al
about II, eorns 500 or 400 persons hal con-
gregated in the square OF the Hotel do Vile,
who occasionally shouted "Nve Ia COM
- h &AAk% has
mented by the Eishty-fourtn Battalion OF tho
National Gnl1d, Cou1nandant Nxto, which
dep1oyed in two ranks In front OF the Hotel
de Vile. The arrival Of the battalion nt-
tracted considerable crowd End the
demand for Ia Commune became come
nevertheless, easy toperreiye thatthe demon
st1ation did not secure the sympathy Of tho
people, In fact, many Of tho groups aasem-
blcd IN the Plscc, and Ia thd streets adj scent,
protested loudly against 1t, ~ calculated TO
Compromise the the succeea OF the MEASURES
for the national dofeDoe. While the cummn-
tion was at its hight, General Tfochu asr!vod
Leaving It behind, be passed thFpuXh
the crowd. acclimed on eys;1
side. 4 little later. General Tamssier, Com
raander In Chic: OF thu National nuard, ap-
pearod On the sconce, with the sAme result
IN the meantime the report 1nn through Paris
Ct m attempt to coezcc tho government
Within compile Of hours, battalion after bat
talon made their way to the Place de FHotsl
de VILE, from Ill parts Of tue city. The
promoters al the opposition demonstration.
finding themselves outnumbered, and their
oliectdefeated, gradually withdrew Or mingled
with the crowd, and the members OF the gov
ernment then 1t the Hotcl de Vile, respond
ing to tho call Of tho Guard, now occupying
the entire Place, canc out and rcyteEed It,
amid shouts Of - Vim IA republiguc! Vava IA
Goure1ne1nent! No co1nmuue!" After the
review, the officers grouped themsslyes
| II. Iulea Favro Addrrseed thesn ~ follows:
GENTLEMEN: THIS Is I good day fos the DC,
| fence, for It Anlstns oncc more. aud in aHna,
aayc the county. This Intrepid union. devoted ts
| one and the same sentiment ts the expression oil
feelings which led 70 The formation Of the govern
| 1pcut Q. the 4th OF September. To-Day you onct
more cobsecratc lts legitimacy. You propose II
maintain It, Ia order thai With you It may pusg,
the soil Of Tho foul presence Of tue FOREIGNER y
end eren unto death; and. to acnieye Il. We ~
re5olyed to act with armness against those WIN
seek 70 divert Us from II tJ totnidaole chanoc
eslf the whole efforts Of the tnsAder7 OF France
But Palts u F.ances .b0lNaSk. and VII save &c
b {0sT 3 9y 5eq5 y eiss e
midst The seeds Of titsco1d, Jour good SENSE -
| f{4mp them out Of existence without any trouble
y naSs sssa sessP asRRs sss i
e1ection; but Ne Ill felt tnsi 50 long = the PEu1
l. aians threaten the Metropolis Us cltaEea my
only one psaee-tne IamparS some even /. o., y,
been yanquished they will return to inc elestofs
ulrk Al this vetT moment, DO you hear rue .
preuc appeal which Interrupts My ~ot1ss IL
: lie voice OF the cannon which tells rs 4
WHITTIER duty calls as. Gentlemen, one wos
more To the thanks Of the gove1nment Ehic
xort youE sc.1i sSn5 sSa ~ sSa 4o1 r1ssa ss
; riye Ios q wutd OF llaterna1 aily!ce: Do n
lei this dag enEcnde1 among us an5 ang
thougnt nor antmostE iE tna Rcas eao M FL ecneIo ,
ttpE W can consider ~ adxersa1!eA those
whom owe the honor OF being now in 70
,a IT TIT M naye 9ssa n: 1eson a. III
he lost uron them. They will see bJ yonf c3ai
: nir how grand thing IT'S to be united for =
ssr1siee 4 g county :. HeneetoF"'rd they :"
The enthusiasm this aaaFets created cann'
. be described, and The scene wss Fendeft
more impressive By the heavy booming
the cannon, which continually bu1st IN as il
eruph1size the eloquent periods Of the of1tt
, Immediately after hfs w1thdr1.A .aso =, L
! ia,ions Of the National Guards retired to ma
: room for Others. who, in spite oi e
>, reutial rain, kept tloekinE in until lo
4 | after nightfall, and compelled the rnembs1s
: The government again and xgEn 70 como Q
o and receive the asaurance OF their nupRe1f;, +.
/
10 ! rene, nor I,edru-Roliin, noE any OF the p
i mote1B Of this hostile demonstration sppes1
9 TO support it. There can he no two reasons q
4. upinious Of it's uutimoliness, and It IL condeu
edevenby the press OF thepAttE. The Commu
ia Just IN principle. and It IS admitted oy :
i | guvcrument ITSELF to be dasitaole. II E1l
established, there IL no douht: but to dooaa
Il, arms in hand, without references to the
ceptiopal circumstances In which Paris
. | plsced. Is the height OF political cxt1avsEan
. [ an in position to Affirm that Louis b1s
when invited to permit his name 70
i placed On ths 9ste, iot,nais r!oses rs :.
n cTLmcnt Of to eow discora- His rioE Was =
It j1: "Up,on frat fox the national defano
in Victor Hugo Is OF tha tA1na sentiment. Aoo
Z ia Victor Scheelche1. TIE itsue OF ,to-da
70 demonstration il to greatly strengthen
d. hands Of government, and to put IN emu
= the feeling, Of apprehension uppera;;ost
"a "a ctesstngly hostile attituae Of the ptomot
40 oi the Commune. Jules Favre's address
u. IT, highly rrss%ea, not ouly for &he patriotic 9
W ~" uments it expEsssoa. hut for tho 6rmuess
=. 10 ia tone, as veil as for ita couciliatory Oh
I'D EMoSDaI. Oct. lo.-Tts demonstrations
4As ont yesterday. The Commaudant
-. ,SS. H. The one @ Hundred and For.y-stzth !
mem nd d,sssssea ssse e,1',s .frss'
M4s then told them he VIZ gong 70 lead thcl
tile the Hotel de VILE But they not only ycf,
'ns. 70 Go-they revoltcd. seized him, And hat
him him over to the military authorities. it.
nth | ported that he has betu set 1t liberty pf,
her iuna1ly. beltsvc there u not tho siicl
Fish feaf of disturbance within tho wallis.
Ince On the question Of tho municipal e1ac1i
pte,, tho Ministry was divided. Against than
d. Gene1al Trochu, NM Pellst&n, ca,
the Fagts, Ncaed, and 5ulaa Favrs in favs
dan them, MN. Gambetta. 'hoeheforte, julie
omn.f ncu, jules Fef1F, and L. A1Ep.
opca Magnin. DoEian, and Gcnosal Le
}. vho, though Ministers, DO NOT beio1
who tho government, sustained tue viewa Of !
,ihce Favse and hls colleagues. OF the +
clue Mayors Of Paris. twelve uefe Of the
rber, opinion as to the inof,oltuneness Of
iohr- etec1iorr, namely, Nm. EtieEne Arago,
y ac- o,cetan, Ccrton, Richard, Teuallle, 81
milan Htnri Martin (ihe histo1ianl, Catno
N On couelas, o'IIeiily, Bocquet, Harisson
WAn B1Elertt.
ch.el To Iudso Of vhat has been done, it ,
con- bo knorn that, on tbe Sd of September
him, was litc.aliy without m army, aud .
!, the without AIMS The rampA1ts we're del
Iohr- by only SEQ cannon, Whereas ther
the now :, ,BG0. Each cannon has nox 100 Q:
ready; 1t tho above dAte oufy thil
2res- each we're available, and the fstricas
with \ cartridges II ting continued Ut prod
- As rato- At this tins the garrison cons
Tho SO. .000 mcu. namely: a1l COO EAtona1 G
IL An hstf of whom arc Armed With Ifust1 a
o,rs to tsere. or transformed .bfeecb-lozders
Han other half with percussion guns, :
Cd in. rumbcr Of which arc being every dty C
hn de- ed into the improved weapon O.. 600 u
Other Ill armed With the ChAtsoL lot 81, 400 TT
the line, and 5000 9r,s5 d ar7nes. si