New-York tribune., 1870-09-07


ING WITH THE PEoPLE-AN INTERVIEW
WITH GEN. TRoCHU-How THE TUILLERIEs
WERE SAVED.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNBI
LONDON, Monday, Sept g. 1870.
!, The special correspondent Of THE TRIBUNE
at Paris .telegTaphs as follows The Rue Dix
Decembre has been rebaptized Rue Quatre
Sertembre, and the Avenue De l. Emperor is
now Rue Victor Noir. / have witnessed a
peaceful revolution in Paris, with as great re-
tons was ever the theater of. / propose to
describe strictly what / saw-and l had the
luck to see great deal
TIE APPEARANCE OF THE CROWDS.
Knowing that the Corps L6gislatif was to
hold an extraordinary sitting at 1 o'clock,
got into carriage at Q, and told the driver
to go to the Champs Elysees, hang about the
Place de la COncorde, and get over one OF the
bridges to the FaubOrg st. German. lie OBJ
iected that there were great crowds In the
route had carved out for him, and doubted
whether he would get along. Try" said /,
and so he did: and we succeeded. On the
Place de Ia COncorde there were many groups
of people and several companies of National
Guards; but still carriages could circulate. l
observed that the National Guards carried
laurels on their bayOnets and that numbers OF
citizens had sprigs of green, meant to repre-
not win victory over the foreign enemy; but
they were wOrn as emblems of victory over
the internal enemy, the Emperor.
Ny attention was attracted to one of the
colossal allegorcal statues at the northeast
corner of the Place, representing the city of
Strasbourg. This statue was decked out with
flowers, and an enormous placard was hung
around the neck bearing the words, Honor
and glory to Gen. Urich." A succession of
democratic orators mounted the parapet at
the feet of the statue, and harangued vast
crowd with great success. / could not get
near enough to hear the eloquence, but it was
about the Republic and the certain victory
which the Republic could bring.
/ then turned my carriage and went toward
the Place de la ConcOrde. The approaches
were occupied by troops, and it was impossl-
bic to cross; but observed the steps of the
Corps L6gislatif buildings on the other side of
the river covered with people, and saw that
the quays right and left were closely studded
with infantry, cavalry, National Guards, and
people, all mixed up together. At this mo-
ment drove slowly along the quay, parallel
with the OTangerie of the Tuileries, toward
the Palace. The Tuileries gardens were full
ing orders had been given to close the
gates, but that half an hour
before I had passed the people had forced
them open, and that neither the troops nor
the police had made any resistance. My
cOachman, who, / dare say, was an Imperialist
yesterday, but was very strong Republican
to-day, pointed out to me several groups of
people bearing red flags. told him that the
Tri-color, betokening the existence of the
Empire, still floated from the central tower of
the Tuileries.
THE TRI-CULOR FLAG HAULED DOWN.
While I was speaking and exactly at 800,
saw that flag taken down. Crossing on the
Pont de Solferino to the Quay d'Orsay,
witnessed an extraordinary sight from the
windows of those great barracks, formerly
peOpled with troops, every man of whom was
supposed to be ready to die for his Emperor.
saw soldiers smiling, waving handkerchiefs,
and responding to the cries of Vire la Re-
pubhQue" raised by gems ddrmes cavalry, sol
diers of the line, National Guards, and people.
Below, well-dTessed ladies in open carriages
shook hands with private soldiers and men in
blouses, all crying ViUe la RepubHQue." Nay,
strangers fell on each others necks, and
kissed each other with effusion.
In the neighborhood of the POnt-Neuf, saw
people on the tops of ladders busily pulling
down the Emperors busts, which the late
loyalty Of the people induced them to stick
about in all possible and impossible places.
saw the busts carried in mock procession to
the parapet of the Pont-Neuf, and thrown into
the Seine; clapping of hands and hearty laugh
ter greeting the splash which the craven
image of the mighty monarch made in the
water. l went as far as the Hotel de Vile,
and found it in possession of His Majesty
the Sovereign People; blous's were in every
one of NJ. Hausmann's balconies How they
got there, do not know presume that NJ.