The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-07-02
NUMBER 4
Camille DesaouIIEs.


Camille Desmoulins, tie third of the
Aaarats successors, was born in 1850. and
vas typical young Frenchman Of the vi
olentiy ambitious sort. 1t was be, who,
on Ihe 18th OF July. s769, climbed on a
IADie IN the garden o. the Palais ROYAL
ano 9 melted the mob to go and attack the
Bsstile, though be did not ioin them IN
this gallans exploit, but watched the sight
from sfar.
Well educated and the son of an hon.
Sraole magistrate, who deeply deplored
ms revolutionary excesses. and remopstra-
teo with Alm continually by letter. Cam.
ile DesmoulIns wrote like a gentleman.
ana affected the dress and manner Of a
oahay; his appearance was always nat
". de sported blue coat with opih
buttons, buckskin breeches and well var
nlshed boots, speekless white waist coat
white gloves, shiny hat. and a cane with
a gold knob. The portraits OF him show
a handsome youth, with large ewes. tinn
lips, daPper hands, and a carefully dressed
plg-tMl; but singularly enough the owner
OF all this beauty and fnery got ne capi-
tally with Alarat, who often paved his
white Walstcoat and said: "Its a LIGHT
neaIt near oeais under this frippery, but its
- oedLns Oamlll6 Desmoullne
iaunched out iurionsly against the cap
i've queen, whose devoted slave he would
certainly have become had she invited
ann 70 court at the outset of the revolu-
tion. He demanded that oven fbe infant
Capet (Louis XVIII should he noisons5
before he became a danger. and he was
lmplacabls in crying for the execution Of
GiIondins. But subsequently TO the 3lst
Of October, 1893, when the Girondins ar
Ter hye months spent in prison, were at
length led out TO the scaffold, a sudden
CONFUSION occurred IN Camille Desmou-
ms views. lie was appointed to be Dam
ION chlei secretary at the Ministry Of
JeStce' and found himself lodged at the
Puohc expense In that grand residence on
the Piace Vendome. "where." "a he
writes complaoeutly 10 his father. ''the
high Chancellors Of France lived before
he had also been recently married 10
lovely and gentle hearted girl. and ike
many another man who has reached the
TOP oi tree be began TO pine for domes.
tc peace, and wished 10 see happy faces
around him. Danton, who had nothing
more TO expect from violence either. had
got INTO the same sentimental mood. and
seconded Desmouins when the latter
9r0u6ht out new paper, lie Vieux Cor
oeiler, IN which he touch .ngly pleaded for
q cessation Of bloodshed, and a "reoonce-
llstion Of all parties under the tree Of lib
erty." Robespierre, however was not vet
ready for rest. s. long as Danton was
alive Robespierre could not be absolute
master Of the Convention, and he promp-
tiy seized the occasion of lie Vienx Cor
deliers appearance TO have both Danton
and DesmoHlins arrested and tried foE
treason. There Is no doubt that lie Vienx
Cordeller was leveled against Robespierre.
and that Danton and Desmoulins hoped
by its means to incite the people to hatred
Tor their rival. Had they been able to
continue the publication for few weeks
longer, or had they been animated by 9
spark Of that resolution which fred Tai.
hen three months later 10 beard Robes
pierre and impeach him, they might have
succeeded; for Paris was growing as sick
OF blood as they we're AS it was, they
let themselves be seized INCREASINGLY, anc
were gnIllotined together on the 9th o
April, l794.-[Tho Cornbill Magazine.