New-York tribune., 1870-09-27
THE NEW REPUBLIC.
HOW TIE PFPUBLIC WAS PROCLAIMED IN sA-
NOY-A TOlITICAL FARCE.
rrpoN Az OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENCE
=, c. s,,4 r. IIoro ot

AK I have had the opportunity Of seeing steam
cot ND for the new Republic, and the machine fairly
put in temporary working order. As the way things
have been managed here is no doubt a type OF the
way they have been managed in hundreds OF places
all over France. l cannot do better than TO SET
down what has come 10 my knowledge OF their curious
history You may lie else will ever pri. -
mere acciden; threw the facts into my hands anu 'no
majority OF the poor people d AK are IN DiSs, e.
rance Of the farce that has been acted 'ndel ul "a
nose Until 1850 i. Of Sunday, the 4th INST ,t,
in complete Ignorance Of everything 'la, - rrcced-
place at the thcatcr Of tie during inc '.Io ,l
ing dave. At that hour, large Iiu' NJ, de
was posted up the wen ol '"' ,,acnIobon,s
VILE, announcing the captuauon - % tbe
fn.ir,ue,,r,., army ami the caPtw0 %
t"ii"PNoN - .,'.'sn,,rs &c &C. This pacard was I'M
-, ,,r-,iuded by a swarm of people Wuo Ioou ~
win that curious stoidiiy when Aas i''iNor -,
ot,itrde of tl.c population in this quarter S''V "
-, r.. T, trith is tley are hardly 10 be caHedapCo
No 1trcrr they call themselves So ana are so les"l'
- ~, is a,soIutcly no enthusiasm whatever for the
49, And why there should he 1t w0ud be nara TO tell
II taking away all their young men, married ana u
married; there Is to attend TO the 1armhg"oA
and the vintage is unusually early this year, ana the
wheat 10 be soWn. with but old men and women
10 do the work Then every man that goes to the war
carries OF not cly lis own labor hut all tie money there
is in tic house and tie people are beginning TO l0ok
very blue.
No wonder then that in reading the dolcul paster sent
down here by tie old Ministry tho first Thought OF every
peasant man and woman should have been that with the
fan II the Empire, the must cease Some groaheu
out acw Dieus!" over the 10000 prisoners but not
single word was said about the Empcror's capture
Thstwas thing that tie public seemed entirely mdler
ent TO- on Monday afternoon tortcn paper was pOSleu
up in the Bathouse and ON The Hotel de Nie ahhouc-
ing the overthrow OF the Empire and the procla-
nation OF the Republic
And no, bcns my chronicle OF how things were licked
into share in this region Chamb6ry the chief city OF
Savoy iust about Laf an hours distance from AK
Here Gs soon the news that the Republic was pro
claimed Paris arrived, five men, whose names are here
under my hand tits not worth your space to print
thcm-hve men, hoveyer, with no authority from any
one, ana claiming any-walkcd into tho PrcfeeFS
Office and, telling him the which they had heard
and he had not ordered him at to sign his resgna
tion The poor Prefect "hd me no ifs but seized
sheet Of paQcr and signed at once! may add, In paren
thesis tL.t lie took the train for Switzerland
and IS there to-day. of march my gentlemen to the
Office Of the Prucureur-G G6n6ral, and order
him at 90 sign release from prison for certain
Jules Carret notorious character in Chamb6ry, whose
name is connected with divers unsayoTy propositions
among Others ole for tie substitution OF pOlygamy for
the won-out institution of marriage CaIret had been
shut up for some incompetence Of language at public
meeting and the ProcmcrG General had proved, to the
satisfaction q the Government that his imprisonment
was necessary. lie informed the five gentlemen how
ever that e had nothing to say 10 them on this OCCASION
had acted according his conscience and he mere
" the legal adviser Of the Crown executive Off
GER and that, they wanted CIret let loose they must
apply those who shut HIM Up. How the five founders
oflborty ccH.riyc1 know not, but, in one way or
another ty forced open the prison doors, and added
the relca.,d defender Of poygamy to their number,
making SIX. These men, one attempting to interfere
with them, Immediately announced themselves as De
parmeuta Commission and began issuing orders TO all
the Mayors Savoy, ting them TO summon the peO-
pio Of their resi- ncyc towns Immediately, for the cleo
ton ofEcw officers will tell you in a moment how
these orders oAeyed, hut, first, word about the
Mayor OF AK This Mayors name is Davat, and he has
held his Oiec during the last ten years You know that
tits only few weeks (snce the war began in facO that
the elections for le municipal councillors took place,
were TO have taken plr &c all France. They were
postponed hy authority in some parts Of the country but
went on in others ana elected here. The Mayor
called tho Council together and wished to proceed
% admin tie oath to support the Empire which the
law obliged al newly y-eected officers to take This was
on the 4th, ana some the members having heard the
news that the Emperor taken prisoner, declined Il
tarc the oatl until they how the cat would jump
A. soon as trcLaws camc that the Republic was de
cIared. the Council decided TO send address OF
concratuatian 20 the Ministry, but the Mayor, who
had bee q servant o. the Empire for ten years could
not mako u9 Lis mind that The surely true
snd p:cfcIItI to wait until i moro positively con
6rmcd.
However. tie others were not to be held back
-
The coune o- slcj tIo address, and il went off to
Paris vitlou; tine NJ. yorS naWe Meanwhile the coup
d6tat az Chaubtry, above described had taken place
and the s'= sas.Ors q their country had dispatched
ihcr command, TO tie Mayors o. the Department, TO
OF AK among ttilrs. Tie Republicans OF the vii
lacc wcc a c g. t4oir opportunities, with delicate
of 20 r 'iI. ay in wait iOr kilograms, and one
D.. Pest, g. -S.oWu physician, entered the telegraph
Office o. a1 oa. loar, J.s the operator had received
a dispatch. ] ii, assuming air OF authority de-
man3od 60, Grl thn young man, intimdstod, gave it
10 Liu. / r.,.cl o. Dc the order from ChaIhb6ry,
addressed &, tie Mayor, and ordering him to call
the peo..e together for the election Of officers.
The go5l doctor Ing that, ne managed
discIeetly. lis fortune WIS made, walked off with
the diIat.h, auo, Going about among his Republican
friends Jf t-e extreme Left, communicated its contents
% tholn a cd i3 put thcn all upon list Of can
iatcs, sai y cunning srOAC 10 insure their cleo
tor.
Tn aH that lad been done thus far, these mon re-
lied upon .i.l. things: the cowardce of the Imperial
oidcal a .- -,gc4cc, mind, of cowardice and disgust
~ cycrt tils lc.rius tae stamp Cf Repubicansm Of
the s0Ca.ad better class, and, finally, the ignorant
dulity Of tac cc!-mou people. With orc exception,
which VII g. -nd.n f. lis pace, Petit and his fellow
colsVitr.1 lave, thus far, Lad everything their own
way Vhe tlcy bad ged their plan they saw that
TO insure r respect among the tJWnsreoplo IL wOuld
be Hccss>.: TO have any paper sHmmcui1g them to
come tOsct si-aol 10y the lonGacc toned name Of
the Mayor and ccoIdHEly they decided TO take another
bo!d step. 1cy went 20 the Mayer showed him dis
patch, tod him what they lad done, and promised
hin, IL Lc would d-n the call, to put his name
on the Ht anl Ms sure his election. The silly
Mayor fe directly ito the trap and signed the paper
which still etcas Upon the wall the Hotel de Vne
The diS2t,i Loin Chamhtry or the authority Of which
II issued received ca,Iy i'm tAe morning and the
ral ous-, " nave been posted as soon as possible, in
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