, 1875-07-12

A FORGOTTEN GLORY.
One hundred aud si1 years. ngo, five clti- |
zons of Now Orleans pa;l with their lives for |
their disloyaty in trying to establish Re- |
public upon the soil Of North America. |
Their farno hns long since been forgotten. |
Their names are to be found only In the !
,nusty records of Paris and hlalrid. Theirs
was gallant, but hopeless, struggle. On
one side five mon on The other, France and |
Spain. The New orlenns Republican cele- |
brated July 1 by printing full aecount ot
this first organized attempt to found IN
American Republic.
Louisiana cost France more thin 1t paid her.
LOUIS XIV, seeking escape from hia load of
debt, gave The province named after Ills
grandfather TO Spnin. The helpless inhab-
itants protested in win. Twice they sent a
delegate to Paris, and twico tho Hing refused
10 even eco him. The Spaniards formally nc
cepted tho gift Nov. 10, 17G2. Tho first
Spanish Governor, uL1oA, did not arriVo un-
til 17Gc. Tho colonists hnd made mp their
minds to dislike him. md they did 80. He
seems to have been gay, good.hurnored, not
very dishonest ruler, who tried 10 suit his un-
ruly subjects, and found that he had set
himself m impossible task. They we're
Bcandalized bccpuso lie married without
tho consent of "Father D4doDERr," md hurt
because he sent to Havann for nurso for his
child ;--was not Louisiana able to furnish
good enough nurse7 The ooloniBts COM
planned of his presence ut Now Orleans, but
declared that ho hnd insul!ed thom when be
stayed Mt Bnlize for eight months. They shut
him and his wifo out Of society and then ac-
cnsed him Of naughty e1cluaiveness Ono Of
tho serious charges against him was that he
mado tho inhabitants Of Now Orleans 60 G
miles ont OF town in arlor to whip their
slaves, because, forHooth, Madame ULIoAs
norves were disturbed by the shrieks OF the
victims Of tho lash. When ho saw Tint the
colonists had agreed to tlisagree with him in
everything, ho gave mp trying to please them,
secluded himself, and studied science, to
which he Was doyotea. Meanwhile,
the popular discomfort grow apneo.
Twelve prominent citizous formed &
plot to overthrow the Spanish ALL
thority md establish a Republic under
the protection OF the British officer then
commanding at Pensacola, Oct. I'll, 17G8.
the crisis came, Armed bands occupied the
stracts of New Orleans. ULLoA lod to q
frigate which lay of the city. The Superior
Council met, expelled, in the stylo Of moro
recent days, all tho adhcrenta Of tho other
side, and adopted an addresa declaring TINT
the colony's allegiance was duo to France,
| not Spain. This was blind. The rcal In
tent, III the archives Of Paris show, was to cs-
tablish Republic modelled after tho Bwiss
| Government. U11oA reported to Madrid :
81 Ono plan WIS to transform tho colony into
Republic, under tho protection OF England
but seeing TIM. they could not obtain from
her the assistance they wished for, they came
| to the determination to rise without it, and tc
tra1nple under foot the orders Of their GOV.
oreign."
For several months tho co'onists wore lef'
to rule themselves. Then the future grew
dark. Franco and England both refused
! their aid. Bpain sent the Irish O'HE1LIY, witt
swonty-four atips and more than 9, COO troops
to seize tho robellious colony. When thu
floet came in sight, advancing up the Missis
sippi, ono Of the oonapiratorB, MARQUEE, pro
: claimed tile Republic, huslcss than hundred
! men responded to hia calf for troops
! OREuLY landed undisturbed. Four day
! afterwards tho twelve lenders wero arrested
month Of torture and trial ended in tn
: sentence Of Ave Of them to death. One hal
: already been killed whlo trying to speak Il
F, his wife. The 1ack Of hnngmnn saved tn
: 1--WE from tho scaffo3d. They were shot o.
i tho morning Of Oct. 90, 17C9,-tha frs
+ martyrs to American independence.