The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-04-24
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frat says ". MCCARTHY, ;:.the, ,idea.
conveyed. 70 the mind Of tho aunaccus-
toned visito. Ito the theatre in which
the Assembly meete) Is entirely that Of
an ordinary theatre during q morning
performance he can hardly for Q time
bring himself to believe that this is
great National Assembly. charged with
the regeneration Of q crushed and coz
quered country. He seems rather TO be
assisting at the representation Of some
comedy" After snying that admission
to The galleries is not eusily obtained. tie
essayist goes on TO remark that "the de.
bates are hot and angry, and earnest
enough sometimes to Danish from the
mind Of q. spectator any thought OF light
comedy"
''I was in the House OF Commons on
the famous night of the debate on Sir
Charles Dilke's motion, and I have seen
many another stormy soene in the same
House, not to speak Of some rather noisy
discussions 10 tho Capitol at Washing.
ton, and scenes in the Palais Bourbon,
Paris, when the Imperial Corps LeHis-
lRtif sat there, and the historical five
were doing the whole work Of opposi-
tiop.i But I, atheist, never heard such
vehement, persistent land : passionate
ciamor as lin the theatre of Versailles .
during the sitting Of this present Assem-
bly,. The whole 75O odd members seem
at times to be yelling with one throat.
Half are trying to scream down the
speaker; half the other moicty are shout
ing in his defence; the rest are bawling
out appeals for silence. II The orator III
the tribune shrieks defiance to his enc.
mics, and shakes his fistsat them, and
bangs tho front OF hia rostrum some
times with both hands together. Now
and then some interruption, shriller or
nearer than the rest, catches his car, and
he goes of into an episodical alteration
with that particular enemy, each 'skirl-
ing, as the Scottish fish.wives would say,
at the very top of his voice. The Presi-
dent endeavors to restore order by ring
ing his bell in a manner which would
suggest to English ears the notice of
departing train or an approaching muffin
man. The bell only adds another dread
full sound to the din; until the Assembly
has fairly spent itself With rage and roar
ing, there is no chance of quiet
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