New-York tribune., 1870-08-23

and unmstakable' announcement of Personal Gov
ernment (alias Despotsm and the probable reason
why il was not Immediately so understood py .no
masses Of the people, is that the repetition Oh 'e
nobly-sounding words of the Message of November,
1850 was still fresh IN their ears and the confidence
awakened by those words had not faded from their
minds. The National Assembly was unpopular with
them and they did not at once perceive that the
Republic was overthrown with it. Thus, the "a OF
December found Paris surprised, but not much
alarmed. 1t was not until toward evening that the
indignation of the intelligent classes began to COM
municate itself to the populace.
The proceedings of the remaining fragments of the
National Assembly, that day, betray their fatal
lack of unity, courage, and presence of mind. The
members of the Right, with some Republicans, num-
bering nearly 800 in ALL met in the Mayors Hall Of
the Tenth District, pronounced the deposition and
impeachment of Louis Napoleon, elected Gen.
Oudinot to the military command, and made show
of asserting their authority, until the afternoon,
when 30 of them, including Oudnot, were arrested
and carried to prison. Among members of the Ex-
treme Left among whom were Jules Favre, Arago,
Victor Hugo, and Eugene Sue issued an address
calling the people to arms-but in spite of all these
events the day and night passed away without any
disturbance of the peace.
The morning Of December Sd was dark and rainy.
The new Ministry was in power, the $1,000 troops in
Paris were so disposed to be instantly available,
and no plan of resistance had yet beenarranged. AT
o'clock singular incident occurred:
" Nine or ten omnibuses laden with arrested repre-
senatves passed under the escort OF ancers Ihese S
orsay Quay Vncennes. Those are REPRESENTATIVES
that they are carrying away some exclamed % iet us
of popular throngs. a movement took place in the
groups. Some intrepid men sprang forward Inc mrs,
,fI,,ax
Frederic Gourmet were among those VINO had thrown
themselves at the heads OF the horses lmediately'
they representatives incline toward the car
iage doors. They members of the Right, who,
beside themselves with bewilderment begged the people
The indignant crowd did as they were desired. You
see very well that there is nothing to done with those
folks said the of the people who had sprung
at the horses heads with great earnestness TO M'COu
net"
About o'clock, number of the Republican Depu-
ties, accompanied by hundred workmen, appeared
in the street of the Faubourg st. Antoine and the
first barricade was constructed. In less than quar-
ter of an hour and before the crowd behind the bar
ricade could procure more than three muskets, the
troops appeared. We give the that followed III
NJ. Tenot's words
Eight Representatives were standing upon the barr
cade Baudin, Brillier, Bruckner, de FOtte, Dulac,
Maigne Maadier and Schoelcher They signaed TO the
sOdiery TO halt Capt Petit responded by a negative
sign Seven of the Representatives then descended and
walked toward the troops. They were unarmed, in
halted instnctiyely NJ Schoelcher commenced speak
ing we Representatives of the people he cried
in the of the Constitution ash for yOur concur
in order to cause the law OF the country 10 he
respected. Come with US. 1t Will be your glory
"Silencev answered the Captan Il will not hear you
I obey my superiors. have orders-retre, or will
"You can kill us we will not finch. Wire Ia R(pub-
Hqe! Wire Ia Constitution the Representatives
answered, with voice. The officer had the arms
brought TO a ready and commanded, Forward
Several Of the Representatives. believing that their last
hour had come held their hats in manner indicating
death welcome, uttering cry or Iire ~
Rtpu6queP But the officer did not give the order to
fire. Nine ranks of soldiers passed suceeshiye marching
toward barrcade and turning aside from the Repre-
sentatiyes without harming them The latter continued
TO adiure them TO unite with themselves.
Nevertheless, some soldiers, more impatient than
the Others repused the Representatives menaeng them
with their bayonets quarterinaster TOOK ann at NJ
Bruckner; but upon a word, calm and worthy OF the
Representative, he raised his piece and discharged 1t IN
the air. the instant soldier made pass with
the bayone at Mschoecher in order TO force hm back
self saws unfortunateiy, one of the Republicans who
had remained upon the barricade believed undoubtedly
rive" He lowered his piece and fred A soldier fell
mortally wounded The head of the column, which was
than three or four PAGES from the barrcade
Representative Baudin, who had remained standing
harangue the soldiers, fell erushed-three balls had
shattered his skull"
The news of Baudns death spread rapidly through
Paris and the movement of resistance increased
until by evening it had assumed threatening proper
tions. In a council of war held by the Government
the policy which was carried ont the next day,
discussed and adopted. II bloody and unrelent-
ing Twenty four hours sufced for its success and
the triumph of one man, aided by his chosen instru
ments, over a whole people. We cannot enter into
the history of the slaughters Of Dec. 4, except to
say that NJ. Tenot established by Bonapartist au-
thorites the worst charges of wholesale murder
which have been made by the opposition. His re-
serve is so marked that the reader is impressed
with the belief that he withhOlds much ad-
ditional evidence For obvious reasons, he
cannot make use of Mr.. kinglake's state
ments. and therefore he does not refer to them.
The exact number of the slain and wounded, in fact
is of less consequence than the in which re-
sistance was suppressed. NJ. Tenot shows that
houses were entered indiscriminately in the Boule-
ward des Italiens and in the Faubourg st. Martin,
and the inmates murdered in cold blood He con-
tents himself with quoting the Government figures
of 3Si killed; while Mr.. Kinglake gives French
Colonel as authority that 24OO persons were killed
and wounded by single regiment.
By the evening of the 4th, Paris was quiet-not
submitting to the failure of an honest contest Of
power, but stupefed and impassive with horror.
After that, everything was possible.
We advise the admirers of the Empire. and the in
veerate apologsts for its perured Head, to read NJ
Tenots work. 1t should be read especially now,
when there are signs of maudlin pity because the
fate so we'll deserved and so long suspended by a
patient Heaven has at last fallen upon the culprt.
Messrs. Adams and Brandon have given careful
and intelligent translation. We notice of
date: Louis Napoleon took his seat in the National
Assembly on the 26th of September, 1Sis not Decem
ber" The copious notes added by the translators
greatly increase the value of the work for American
readers and an index makes it complete hstor-
ical monograph
Mem publications.