Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-08-30
The Abdication of Louis Philippe

The proclamation of the republic n
the hotel de Vile was the natural r,
: suit of the insurrection, and onca NOR
the Tuileries WAS the scene of terror an,
confusion. But Louis Philippe coul,
not keep aloof from the theater of ac
ton this time; his role as savior of so
ciety WAS about to be taken bv another
whose bencfactOr, however, he had no
been, and 10 him was To be mcted on
the portion which he had measured I,
Charles Y. According to the accoun
given by Admiral Hcrnoux, the wildes
confusion reigned at the Tuileries
Once more the royal cabinet was in
vaded by an unlimited crowd, as III tn,
early days of Palais Royal popularity
"Abdicate, abdicate , You have mo-
instant to lose " cried the imrroviset
councillors and they were Indignant
that Louis Philippe did not sign the
document they pressed upon him
quickly enough. This was the third
abdication which had been signed il
/ France since Napoleon set his sigma
ture to the famous parchment on the
historic little table at Fontainebleau
the first, that of the dauphin III favor
of his n"phew; the second, that of
Charles Y. in favor of his grandson
but the third was unconditional. "At
last We have it" cried an unknown per-
son, who stood behind the king when
his relutant hand had traced the words.
"WhO are Won, sir 2" asked the queen,
who was in the room, seated in digni-
fed attitude. Madame, | am a pro-
vincial magistrate. You haze it. and
yOu will repent it" said Marie Amelie :;
and by-stander records that her tone
and look We're worthy of the grand
daughter of Maria Theresa Marie
stipulated that should not be parted
from her husband. They went arm in
arm down the steps of the Clock Pavi-
ion and crossed the garden, thinking 20
find their carriages at the bridge. But
the insurgent mob had been ENJOYING
the pastime of burning them on the
place du Carrousel, where little later
they burned the throne of the once
popular monarch after they had drunk
his wine. The dine de Nemous sent two
hackney-coaches to the spot, and the
pair, with their two COM
panions, drove to St Cloud, where the
next savior of society was in his turn to
bid an unconscious adieu to his power
twenty-five years later. The royal
family had no money, and Gen1 Dumas
had to go to Versailles to get them some,
also to hire two travelling carriages, in
which they Immediately started for
Dreux.
On the 25th June. Lonis Philippe
learned the particulars of the violent
scene in the chamber of Deputies,
which had succeeded his departure. and
the definitive proclamation of the re-
public. Nothing remained for the pro-
'cribed king but to secure his safety as
'oon as possible by flight. Marie
Amelie's last act was to visit the beloved
lead, in the vault of the chapel. As
he fingered by the tomb of her Char
res. she said, with deep sigh, His !
leath has been our ruin. / felt. when |
le was taken from us, that it was the |
Misfortune of France, as well as our |
'wn The fugitive took the road TO |
1onfuer, without any of the obser-
ances which, until the last. had at
ended Charles the Tenth. At Grace,
he queen consented to let the king
mbark alone, and remained, with her
naid, Mdlle Muser, three long dread
nj days without news of him or her
hildren. What days of agony they
lust have been to the wife, mother,
ueen, No link was now wanting in
ne chain which bound her fate to the
raditions of her family. The crown
hat had fallen from her head had ever
at uneasily upon it /; she did not grieve
Jr it, except as a woman always prieves
opes, of those she loves, even when
er taste and her conscience are not in
ccord with them. She knew that her
usband was mortally stricken in this
strife. How thickly the
host must have mustered while she sat
stening and waiting tor some one to
Ill her what had become of her lost
ms widow and little children what
lie princes, away in Africa, would do 4;
neither the cOuntre-cOup of the revU- [
Ition would spread to them; whether {
le king had got safely off. 81 never ,
1t more strongly than now," she said, ,
the suffering which the July days in
so cost me. Il have been retracing
hat endured in those days, as asking
yself if in truth am more unhappy
wv than l was then" There is the
v of a sore conscience, and of a heart .
earning toward the relief which was
dden in her great fall in hose words. !,
lddenly some one came into Id bonn.
was the king, who had found II i'm
,ssible to embark, and had returned
her. They looked at each Othsr in
ack dismay. What contrast to that !,
terview at Naples, in which Louis
hilippe told her, having come into her
ON as suddenly, of the restoration q
lt rescue was coming to them from an ,,
respected quarter. The captain of an
nglish-steam-packet, and British
nsul who had been informed by J
ithful servant of the kings presence, !
fered to secure the safety of the royal !
uple. The story of the kings voyage : :
s well-known comic side, but no
e has ever laughed at Marie Amelie. :
'mple Bar. !
The DEPrH OF MID-OCEAN.-In her i
wage from Teneriffe to st. Thomas the
itish exploring ship Challenger o
unded and dredged every other day. q
le sonndings show that a pretty level Il
tom runs off from the African coast, +
opening gradually to depth of 3, 125 n
hons at about One-third of the way 7
ross to the West Indies. If the Alps, y
ont Blanc and all, were submerged at
is spot, there wOuld still be half
la nf water ahnyn them Eive hum